20/08Result
Final (N), Lanka Premier League at Colombo, Aug 20 2023
Kandy won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Angelo Mathews
Angelo MathewsB-Love Kandy
20/08Result
Final (N), Lanka Premier League at Colombo, Aug 20 2023
Kandy won by 5 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Angelo Mathews
Angelo MathewsB-Love Kandy

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | DAT: 147/4 | RR: 7.35

  • Kusal Perera31 (25b)
  • Alex Ross2 (3b)
  • Angelo Mathews2-0-11-0
  • Mohammad Hasnain4-0-38-1

AB: "This is all set to be a belter...Highest chase is 149 and Kandy will fancy their chances. Psychological edge too by restricting Dambulla below 150..."

9.08pm So a stop-start innings ends up on a pretty middle of the road total. There were contributions from Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Perera, but on a sluggish surface none of them were really able to dominate the bowling for any significant length of time. It meant that even with just the loss of four wickets, Dambulla really weren't able to cut loose. That said, this will be pretty close to the highest chase on this ground, which is 149, but Kandy would've taken this at the start of the day for sure. Fidel will be with you for the start of the chase in a bit!

19.6
4
Mathews to Perera, FOUR, Sliced behind short third to end the innings! This was full and wide and Perera gives this one all he's got. Dambulla end on 147 for 4! Will it be enough?
19.5
1lb
Mathews to Ross, 1 leg bye, good length ball, 117kph, strikes the front pad as he swings across the line. Big appeal, not given. Mathews goes for the review. This looked to be sliding down leg initially. Oh! Closer than I initially thought, umpire's call on the wickets hitting.

Mathews holding his groin now. Another potential injury for Kandy.

19.4
1
Mathews to Perera, 1 run, good length on off, swiped to deep midwicket
19.3
0
Mathews to Perera, no run, short ball, outside off, left alone. Umpire says it's okay
19.2
2
Mathews to Perera, 2 runs, Outstanding work in the field! No wicket but he's saved vital runs! This was heaved to deep midwicket by Kusal, but the man in the deep catches it. His momentum is carrying him over though and he manages to throw it back on the field just in time
19.1
1
Mathews to Ross, 1 run, good length wide outside off, 120kph. This would have been a wide but Ross toe ends it to backward point for one

Mathews, having bowled the first over, will now bowl the last over as his second of the game

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | DAT: 138/4 | RR: 7.26

  • Kusal Perera24 (21b)
  • Alex Ross1 (1b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain4-0-38-1
  • Nuwan Pradeep4-0-30-1
18.6
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Perera, 2 runs, Looks to hack this across the line and gets a top edge but it falls over short fine, who back peddles but can't reach it
18.5
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Perera, no run, Slower ball on a back of a length, looks to carve this offside but can't make a connection
18.4
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Ross, 1 run, good length ball, 118kph, hacked high into the onside, but falls well short of deep midwicket

Four men in the deep on the leg side for Ross. Just deep point on the offside

18.4
1w
Mohammad Hasnain to Ross, 1 wide, Short ball, outside off, but this bounced too high

Alex Ross is the new batter

18.3
W
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, OUT, Sliced high and cover settles under it! This was a good length ball on off, that DDS looks to muscle over the offside but he's too late on the stroke and ends up slicing it straight up for Mathews to complete a simple take

DM de Silva c Mathews b Mohammad Hasnain 40 (29b 0x4 3x6) SR: 137.93

18.2
2
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, 2 runs, Yorker on middle, 136kph, dug out towards short third, but it's a misfield and it allows the second
18.1
2
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, 2 runs, short outside off, pace-off 122kph, early on the pull and mistimes it towards deep midwicket. But they run hard to make this two

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | DAT: 130/3 | RR: 7.22

  • Dhananjaya de Silva36 (26b)
  • Kusal Perera22 (19b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep4-0-30-1
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-30-0

Great recovery from Pradeep after that early six.

17.6
1
Pradeep to de Silva, 1 run, Wide yorker-cum-low-full-toss, inside edge on the drive on to the boot.
17.5
1
Pradeep to Perera, 1 run, Quality outswinging yorker on middle, dug out towards long-on for one
17.4
0
Pradeep to Perera, no run, And another player and a miss! Wide yorker goes under the bat
17.3
0
Pradeep to Perera, no run, Swing and a miss! This was in the slot, full and wide, but Kusal can't get anything on this as it's angled away
17.2
1
Pradeep to de Silva, 1 run, full on off, driven hard to mid-off for one
17.1
6
Pradeep to de Silva, SIX, That's gone miles! This short ball sits up and DDS just flat bat clobbers it over long-on. 92 metres!

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | DAT: 121/3 | RR: 7.11

  • Kusal Perera21 (16b)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva28 (23b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-30-0
  • Nuwan Pradeep3-0-21-1
16.6
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Perera, 2 runs, Slog swept to deep midwicket now, there's a man and it reaches him on the bounce
16.5
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Perera, FOUR, Scorched through the covers! He really leathered this, my word. This was full outside off and Kusal hammers this to the cover boundary
16.4
1
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, 1 run, Pulled but not cleanly. It's in the air but falls short of deep backward square leg
16.3
0
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, no run, swing and a miss! Slower ball goes under Dhananjaya's big heave
16.2
2
Mohammad Hasnain to de Silva, 2 runs, good length outside off, 116kph, waits for it and punched through cover for a couple

Kandy 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st49PHKD MendisMohammad Haris
2nd45LD ChandimalPHKD Mendis
3rd11AD MathewsLD Chandimal
4th2AD MathewsPC de Silva
5th25AD MathewsAsif Ali
6th19AD MathewsLD Madushanka