Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    8.3 Spears in a toe-crusher on off and he couldn't jam his bat down quick enough, surprised by the yorker. Huge appeal for an lbw but the umpire is not convinced. Fernando has been sent it upstairs. Bat is close to the ball but there is no spike as the ball passes the bat and thuds his front pad. It's pitching in line, impact is in line and wickets hitting. Three reds so the decision is overturned. Excellent review and a brilliant yorker! Much-needed breakthrough 72/2
    3.1 Castled! Bowling straight and bowling gas! Bangs it on a good length and it skids through, beating his drive and wrecking the middle stump! A fiery celebration from Dahani as he goes airborne with a vicious first-pump and a loud scream! 22/1
    12.2 Miscues the skier! Puts on the dancing shoes and gets the leading edge to Dahani at deep backward point, this time he manages to cling on and looks very pumped up. He got to the pitch off the ball but it was turning away viciously and he couldn't get a meaty connection. Pressure of dots induced a false shot 95/3
    14.6 Silva gets the last laugh! Avishka pings a sharp throw from backward point and he was struggling, a straightforward decision for the third umpire and he has to go after a cameo. That's a massive breakthrough. 123/4
    17.3 Gottim with a beauty! Comes round the wicket, hits the pitch hard as he shuffles across to guide it towards fine leg boundary but ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. He is absolutely ecstatic! 139/5
    not out
    42
    21
    2
    4
    200.00
    not out
    7
    4
    1
    0
    175.00
    Extras
    10 (lb 1, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    180/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Lasith Croospulle, 3.1 ov), 2-72 (Shevon Daniel, 8.3 ov), 3-95 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 12.2 ov), 4-123 (Tim Seifert, 14.6 ov), 5-139 (Shakib Al Hasan, 17.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Fernando403218.00122220
    Shahnawaz Dahani403729.25122310
    DM de Silva403819.5061310
    H Kerr3035011.6642210
    RS Fernando1012012.0012010
    P Jayawickrama402506.2582001
  • BATSMEN
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    0.5 Sounds the death rattle! What a sight for the bowler! A touch shorter and does enough off the surface to beat Fernando's defence and ping top of off! He has produced the first bit of magic today. Completely bamboozled him with a cracking delivery 2/1
    1.2 Castled! That's a huge breakthrough! Crackerjack. Pitched up at a searing pace and the off stump goes cartwheeling! He threw the kitchen sink at it, an ugly heave across the line and he is beaten comprehensively. What a start by Galle! Just got stuck on the crease and played down the wrong line 2/2
    11.3 Cleverly bowled! Absolutely stunned him with a back of a hand slower one! Big big wicket! On a length and cuts back sharply off the pitch, he was a bit early into the pull and ended up getting a thick inside edge back onto the stumps. Second wickets for the captain, he is leading from the front. 99/4
    9.2 Taken at deep backward square leg! Shanaka gets the prized scalp! Shorter outside off, goes for the full-blooded pull but didn't get all of it. Rajitha hangs onto it brilliantly making sure his backfoot didn't touch the boundary marker 78/3
    12.2 Edged and taken! Tossed up and it spun away viciously outside off. He was stuck on the backfoot, trying to make some room and lift it over midwicket but ends up getting a faint tickle to the keeper. Excellent catch, shows sharp reflexes as another one bites the dust and the asking rate has crossed 10. 103/5
    not out
    39
    28
    3
    1
    139.28
    14.2 Shanaka is on fire! Banged in short around a tight line outside off, tries to go for an upper-cut knowing third man was up in the ring but got cramped for room and nicked it through to the keeper. Wickets are tumbling! 120/6
    17.6 Launches the ball straight into the hands of Shamsi at long-off! Slammed away into the air, but didn't get all of it. Innings has started to peter out as the asking rate shoots up. 156/7
    not out
    2
    2
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    8 (b 1, lb 3, w 4)
    TOTAL
    180/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Avishka Fernando, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Kusal Mendis, 1.2 ov), 3-78 (Kusal Perera, 9.2 ov), 4-99 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.3 ov), 5-103 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 12.2 ov), 6-120 (Ravindu Fernando, 14.2 ov), 7-156 (Hayden Kerr, 17.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    CAK Rajitha403528.75123220
    MVT Fernando2020110.0064000
    Shakib Al Hasan402516.2581000
    L Croospulle1020020.0001210
    T Shamsi403809.5062210
    MD Shanaka402736.7583000
    S Prasanna1011011.0010100

Match Notes

Aura 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2BKG MendisWIA Fernando
2nd0DM de SilvaBKG Mendis
3rd76MDKJ PereraDM de Silva
4th21DM de SilvaS Samarawickrama
5th4AI RossS Samarawickrama
6th17AI RossRS Fernando
7th36AI RossH Kerr
8th24AI RossB Fernando