END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BLK: 203/5 | RR: 10.15
- Asif Ali2 (3b)
- Isuru Udana3 (2b)
- Kasun Rajitha4-0-42-1
- Lahiru Samarakoon4-0-31-2
Galle find themselves with a tall order as they have been set 203. That will take some doing. Hasaranga once again changed the tempo of the innings and raced to 67 in no time. Angelo Mathews batted at a swift strike rate as well and his 40-run-knock was laced with three fours and two sixes. Together, the seasoned campaigner and Hasaranga stitched a vital partnership that kept bowlers under pressure, and even Shakib was plonked for plenty. Can B-Kandy Love bowlers defend this colossal score? I will be back with the chase shortly.
Vinod Rajpal: "Well Jinxed @Denver for Hasaranga's wicket and denying him to make his best T20 score !" Denver, why would you do that?
Sabeen Karki: "@Denver, You jinxed Hasaranga"
AL Nurain : "Shakib must be in some pressure regarding the captaincy of tje National team. He is looking off today."
nabeel: "Hasaranga is the new highest run scorer this year for B-Love Kandy."
19.6
1
Rajitha to Asif Ali, 1 run, That's an effort delivery as he bends his back and spears a yorker outside off, gets a thick edge and it flutters away to short third. They get a scampered single
19.5
0
Rajitha to Asif Ali, no run, This time he gets it right! Fullish length wide of off, he goes for the full-blooded square cut and gets beaten
19.5
1w
Rajitha to Asif Ali, 1 wide, On a full length and swirling away outside the guidelines on off, wide signaled
19.4
1
Rajitha to Udana, 1 run, Pings an on-drive to long-on and insouciantly walks through a run
19.3
2
Rajitha to Udana, 2 runs, Forces it away into the covers and runs hard for the second run which also brings 200 up on the board - the highest score so far in LPL 2023
19.2
W
Rajitha to PW Hasaranga, OUT, One hit too many and he's gone but not before doing substantial damage to Galle! Everybody applauds him in the dressing room and the crowd are on their seats. Miscues one to square of midwicket and Shevon pockets the catch low down, it was on a length with no pace and drifting towards leg stump, couldn't get the requisite power
PW Hasaranga c Daniel b Rajitha 64 (27b 9x4 2x6) SR: 237.03
19.1
2
Rajitha to PW Hasaranga, 2 runs, Gives himself room and thumps it downtown, almost beat long-on but he does well, swoops to his left and intercepts the ball inches in front of the rope
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BLK: 196/4 | RR: 10.31
- Wanindu Hasaranga62 (25b)
- Asif Ali1 (1b)
- Lahiru Samarakoon4-0-31-2
- Richard Ngarava4-0-31-1
Denver: "Can Hasaranga score his best T20 innings (Previous is 77)? Even if he is not going to score 77 in here, feels like this is his best T20 innings."
18.6
1
Samarakoon to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, Scythed this full ball past point and the fielder in the deep keeps it to a single
18.5
4
Samarakoon to PW Hasaranga, FOUR, Likes to deal in boundaries only! Shorter and followed him up but he manages to hammer an upper-cut over backward point and fetches a four. Coruscating strokeplay continues from the blade of Hasaranga!
18.4
1
Samarakoon to Asif Ali, 1 run, Yorker-length outside off, drags it across the line to midwicket
18.3
W
Samarakoon to Mathews, OUT, Has he got enough? No, he hasn't! Fuller length and it skids off the deck, he tries to lump him for a six downtown but finds Rajitha at long-on who ran across to take a superb catch. A terrific innings though and a well-paced one
AD Mathews c Rajitha b Samarakoon 40 (23b 3x4 2x6) SR: 173.91
18.2
1
Samarakoon to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, Another good yorker that follows him as he shimmies down leg, gets inside the line and deflects it away to square leg
18.1
1
Samarakoon to Mathews, 1 run, Full length on the stumps, shovels it away to long-on, hustles and bustles for a run
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | BLK: 188/3 | RR: 10.44
- Angelo Mathews39 (21b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga56 (22b)
- Richard Ngarava4-0-31-1
- Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-46-1
17.6
1
Ngarava to Mathews, 1 run, Nails the yorker on leg stump, he waits for the ball to land and then smears it past short fine
17.5
1
Ngarava to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, Slow looping full toss shin high and follows him up as he moves away from leg stump, gets an outside edge and the ball skews away to cover-point
17.4
0
Ngarava to PW Hasaranga, no run, Brilliant yorker speared across off, tries to scythe that away past backward point, splays his front foot out to the leg side to give himself room but it not near the pitch of the ball
17.3
1
Ngarava to Mathews, 1 run, That's a fabulous yorker on middle, gives himself room and digs it out to short cover, pinches a run
17.2
4
Ngarava to Mathews, FOUR, Finesse! Clears his front leg and tugs it away past short fine leg for a whippy four. It was a touch short on the pads, he cleared his front pad and just helped it on its way.
17.1
4
Ngarava to Mathews, FOUR, Flips it on a shorter length around the line off, he waits and then powers it away to deep midwicket, fielder was in perfection position to stop it but it bounces steeply from a rough patch and that just sums up the day for Galle, even the outfield is conspiring against them!
END OF OVER:17 | 19 Runs | BLK: 177/3 | RR: 10.41
- Wanindu Hasaranga55 (20b)
- Angelo Mathews29 (17b)
- Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-46-1
- Kasun Rajitha3-0-35-0
16.6
4
Shamsi to PW Hasaranga, FOUR, Looks like nothing is working for Galle here! Tossed up on a length just outside off, he gives himself room and thwacks it, gets a thick outside edge that flutters away to third man boundary. No respite for the bowlers!
16.5
1
Shamsi to Mathews, 1 run, Prodded to long-on for a run
16.4
4
Shamsi to Mathews, FOUR, Blazed downtown and Shamsi gets out of the way in his follow-through! Nobody is safe on the ground as these two fire on all cylinders
16.3
1
Shamsi to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, Gives himself room and imperiously swats it through point for a run
16.2
6
Shamsi to PW Hasaranga, SIX, Rapacious loft for six over long-on and he thumps his fifty in style! Hasaranga, you beauty! That's excellent power hitting from Hasaranga. This was absolutely mauled
16.1
3
Shamsi to Mathews, 3 runs, A misfield allows them an extra run, no one backing up at bowler's end. Length ball drifting on the pads and he clips it to backward square and there was a bit of scruffy fielding behind square
