9.35 pm Kings were on top from start to finish in the field. No mercy not just in the bowling but few mistakes in the field either. One early misfield on the boundary and a missed stumping as well as some close runout shaves, but otherwise Colombo was clinical. Will take something magical for Kandy Tuskers to turn this around in the chase. Join us for the start of the reply shortly.
19.2
W
de Silva to Patel, OUT, yorker on middle at full pace pings the base of the stumps at 130 kph.
MM Patel b de Silva 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
19.1
0
de Silva to Patel, no run, slower ball lands on a good length wide on sixth stump, left alone.
END OF OVER:19 | 1 Run | KAF: 105/9 | RR: 5.52
- Nuwan Pradeep1 (2b)
- Munaf Patel1 (5b)
- Isuru Udana3-0-21-0
- Thikshila de Silva1-0-6-1
18.6
0
Udana to Pradeep, no run, yorker on fourth stump, just misses cleaning him up.
Comes around the stumps for the last ball.
18.5
1
Udana to Patel, 1 run, slower ball lands full on leg stump, mistimes a flick aiming for the leg side and it caroms off the pads to backward point.
18.4
0
Udana to Patel, no run, full on off, driven firmly to extra cover.
18.3
0
Udana to Patel, no run, fullish length on fifth stump, backs away and is beaten flailing early at another slower ball.
18.2
0
Udana to Patel, no run, good length ball stays low angled across fourth stump, it was a cutter that bounced well short of the keeper.
18.1
0
Udana to Patel, no run, length ball angled across off stump, backs away to heave for midwicket and is beaten.
Mathews has hardly put a foot wrong today with his captaincy.
Udana returns for an over at the death. Slip in place. Over the stumps comes the bowler.
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | KAF: 104/9 | RR: 5.77
- Nuwan Pradeep1 (1b)
- Thikshila de Silva1-0-6-1
- Ashan Priyanjan1-0-4-2
17.6
W
de Silva to Fernando, OUT, slower ball at 89 kph lands short on off stump, backs away again to try to heave over the leg side but can't keep the hands back long enough, skews a skier to mid-off, too easy for Mathews waiting for it to come down on the ring.
MVT Fernando c Mathews b de Silva 7 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
17.5
1
de Silva to Pradeep, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, flicks a pull well short of deep midwicket.
17.4
1
de Silva to Fernando, 1 run, length ball on leg stump, backs away again and floats this swat well short of long-on.
17.3
4
de Silva to Fernando, FOUR, follows the batsman backing away from leg a touch with a back of a length ball, slashes at this and a thick edge goes wide of the keeper for four to third man.
17.2
0
de Silva to Fernando, no run, back of a length on fifth stump at 121 kph, batsman caught between a pull and a cut, is beaten flat footed.
17.1
0
de Silva to Fernando, no run, short on the stumps, ducks under the bouncer.
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | KAF: 98/8 | RR: 5.76
- Vishwa Fernando2 (2b)
- Ashan Priyanjan1-0-4-2
- Qais Ahmad4-0-8-2
16.6
W
Priyanjan to Embuldeniya, OUT, flighted full on fifth stump, another batsman defeated in flight charging. Priyanjan looks innocuous but the bottom falls out of the ball sharply with very tight overspin on this offbreaks. Embuldeniya gets under it far too much and punches an easy catch to Evans at long-on, taken five yards in from the rope crouching on his knees.
L Embuldeniya c Evans b Priyanjan 4 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40
16.5
1
Priyanjan to Fernando, 1 run, good length ball on the legs, flicked behind square.
16.4
1
Priyanjan to Embuldeniya, 1 run, good length ball on off, flicks this into the leg side for a very tight single as the bowler fields and fires at the striker's end.
16.3
1
Priyanjan to Fernando, 1 run, good length ball drifting on the legs, flicked to deep midwicket.
16.2
W
Priyanjan to Pathan, OUT, Irfan is defeated charging down the pitch. Good work by Priyanjan dragging the length back a touch and bowling it wider outside off, Irfan is stranded and has to go through with the shot anyway, can't control a slap through the offside and a thick edge flies to Chameera at backward point, easy catch jogging forward.
IK Pathan c Chameera b Priyanjan 18 (27b 2x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
