END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | JK: 218/5 | RR: 10.90
- Azmatullah Omarzai19 (6b)
- Fabian Allen4 (3b)
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe1-0-11-1
- Nuwan Thushara4-0-48-1
So Kings have 218 for 5 - easily the highest score of the tournament so far, beating the 199 set earlier today on this same strip. Nissanka and Avishka Fernando played excellent innings, and Azmatullah Omarzai did nicely to finish.
Join us in a bit for the chase.
19.6
6
Wickramasinghe to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, finishes with a six! This is a length ball, and that's what lets Omarzai get under it. He powers this over the long off fielder, who leaps and tries to intercept it, but doesn't get close to touching it.
19.5
1
Wickramasinghe to Allen, 1 run, full, almost a yorker, just wide of off. Allen tries to get under it but can't. Long off safely behind it.
19.4
1
Wickramasinghe to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, fullish, just wide of off, Omarzai stands tall and tries to slam down the ground, but he's only hit it on the bounce to long on
19.3
1
Wickramasinghe to Allen, 1 run, fullish, wide of off, Allen tries to clobber this over midwicket again, but doesn't hit it cleanly. Just a single this time
19.2
2
Wickramasinghe to Allen, 2 runs, length ball, just wide of off, Allen drags it in the air to deep midwicket
19.1
W
Wickramasinghe to WIA Fernando, OUT, finally some relief. This is a slower one I think, sticks in the pitch after pitching on a length. Avishka tries to bang it over long on. Gets a huge top edge to it instead, and long on runs in to take the catch
WIA Fernando c Chapman b Wickramasinghe 57 (30b 3x4 5x6) SR: 190
END OF OVER:19 | 32 Runs | JK: 207/4 | RR: 10.89
- Azmatullah Omarzai12 (4b)
- Avishka Fernando57 (29b)
- Nuwan Thushara4-0-48-1
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-39-2
32 runs off that one. Thushara will want to forget it asap.
18.6
6
Thushara to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, more carnage. Thushara goes wide and full again, and once more misses his length. Omarzai just stays in place and swings through the line once more, clearing the boundary yet another time. That's the fourth six in the over!
18.5
6
Thushara to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, this over is going badly for Thushara. This is wide, and in the slot, and Omarzai slams this hiiigh over wide long off for six. That's murdered
18.4
1
Thushara to WIA Fernando, 1 run, full ball, wide of off, hit aerially down to long off who fields it on the bounce
18.4
7nb
Thushara to WIA Fernando, (no ball) SIX, he's lost control of that and Avishka doesn't miss out. This is a belly-high full toss and Avishka bangs it high over fine leg for six. He will not only have to rebowl that, the next one is also a free hit
18.3
2
Thushara to WIA Fernando, 2 runs, better ball, angled into the stumps, full, fast. Driven wide of long on and they spring two to complete Avishka's fifty! That's come off 27 balls
18.2
6
Thushara to WIA Fernando, SIX, goes for another wide yorker but this is a little short and in the slot. Again Avishka has room to open his arms and mows this over long off for six. Wasn't the cleanest hit, but it cleared the rope easy
18.1
4
Thushara to WIA Fernando, FOUR, low full toss, wide of off, and Avishka Fernando opens his shoulders and bashes this along the ground in front of cover for four.
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | JK: 175/4 | RR: 9.72
- Azmatullah Omarzai0 (2b)
- Avishka Fernando38 (24b)
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-39-2
- Nuwan Thushara3-0-16-1
17.6
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, full toss, wide of off, Omarzai misses out as he tries to smack this through cover. Good finish to his spell from the Fizz
17.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, yorker, just outside off, Omarzai tries to drive but it comes off the outside edge and rolls through to the keeper
17.4
W
Mustafizur Rahman to Asalanka, OUT, that's Mustafizur's experience coming through. This is a slower ball, cutter, bowled into the surface wide of off. Asalanka tries to crash this over cover for six again, but doesn't get hold of it. Long off runs around to his right and takes the catch.
KIC Asalanka c Chapman b Mustafizur Rahman 13 (6b 1x4 1x6) SR: 216.66
17.3
2
Mustafizur Rahman to Asalanka, 2 runs, full ball wide of off, carved powerfully square of the wicket, and an outstanding diving effort by Chamindu Wickramasingha running around from deep point keeps the ball in and save two
17.2
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Asalanka, FOUR, another full toss, tighter into the stumps this time, and Asalanka smokes this aerially between mid off and cover who are both in the circle and gets a boundary
Over the wicket now
17.1
6
Mustafizur Rahman to Asalanka, SIX, knee high full toss wide of off, and Asalanka is on to that quickly, smashes that over cover for six. A gimme, but Asalanka's timing is excellent
Tamara: "First 200 score of the tournament coming up?" Nissanka might have made it happen. Let's see if Avishka, Asalanka and co can manage it.
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | JK: 163/3 | RR: 9.58
- Charith Asalanka1 (2b)
- Avishka Fernando38 (24b)
- Nuwan Thushara3-0-16-1
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-27-1
16.6
1
Thushara to Asalanka, 1 run, full delivery on off stump, driven to long on
16.5
0
Thushara to Asalanka, no run, full ball, just wide of off, jams his bat down and gets it towards backward point.
