END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs | LEICS: 156/8 (5 runs required, RR: 7.80)
- Claude Henderson8 (11b)
- Jigar Naik2 (3b)
- Chinthaka Perera2-0-15-0
- Janaka Gunaratne4-0-27-3
That brings an end to game one. Harsha Bhogle says that if the KKR-Somerset game ends with a margin of victory of less than 12 runs, both will go through. Let's see what happens there. Do slip across to that commentary tab.
Presentations:
Chandimal is Man of the Match: "I played my normal game since we lost three wickets in the early overs. I had a target of 145 for this wicket, but Shalika played really well to take us past that."
Udawatte: "Glad to see us finishing with a win. I knew our guys will come back hard in the end. The spinners did really well. Chandimal is one of our key players. He kept his cool after the early wickets and saw it through."
McDonald: "We got the start we wanted, and probably should not have lost after the way Razzaq played. It was a pretty poor campaign, but it was a good experience for our players. We wanted to chase it in 16 or 17, but our plan B was to try and ensure we win. But we couldn't even manage that."
The winners of the Friends Life t20 are out of the tournament. Paul Nixon can breathe a sigh of relief, for he can finally begin to enjoy his retirement. Ruhuna stay alive, but barely. A reasonably close game between KKR and Somerset will put both of them through, and knock Ruhuna out as well. But, for the moment, they look pleased as punch. This was Leics' game to lose when Razzaq was going bonkers, and their complete inability to play spin did them in.
Perera for the last over. His only over so far went for 10. That's exactly what Leics need now.
Shivam: "Both teams contriving for a close finish have unknowingly played in the hands of Som and KKR. They will have to work much less to achieve the NRR, as compared to the situation when one of these teams had a comfortable victory." Exactly. Unless that game is a comprehensive pounding one way or the other, this result could become inconsequential now.
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | LEICS: 151/8 (10 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 10.00)
- Claude Henderson5 (8b)
- Jigar Naik0 (0b)
- Janaka Gunaratne4-0-27-3
- Sanath Jayasuriya4-0-37-0
J du Toit c Karunanayake b Gunaratne 13 (14m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
More spin. Gunaratne.
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs | LEICS: 146/7 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 7.50)
- Claude Henderson4 (6b)
- Jacques Du Toit10 (9b)
- Sanath Jayasuriya4-0-37-0
- Janaka Gunaratne3-0-23-2
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | LEICS: 142/7 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.35, RRR: 6.33)
- Claude Henderson2 (2b)
- Jacques Du Toit8 (7b)
- Janaka Gunaratne3-0-23-2
- Alankara Asanka Silva4-0-29-3