END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | DAT: 148/7 (1 run required, RR: 7.40)
- Dushan Hemantha1 (1b)
- Maheesh Theekshana4-0-26-3
- Isuru Udana2-0-21-0
6:23pm Incredible. That was just incredible. A run-chase that ebbed one way, then flowed the other. And it all came down to the last ball. Nabi and the Sixers needed a single, but they could not get it. Galle needed a dot (or a wicket), and they got it. This, despite Galle only having eight to defend in the final over. Theekshana bowled a couple of loose balls but got the job done.
Prior to that, Hendricks had done superbly to keep the Sixers in the hunt with his half-century. Nabi's ball-striking, prior to the final over, was also clean. Zadran, for the time he was at the crease, also looked in pristine touch. Galle, though, almost always kept finding a way to come back, largely through constant wicket-taking, and it is perhaps fitting that we will need a one-over shootout to decide who goes home with two points.
Mohammad Nabi run out 25 (17b 1x4 2x6) SR: 147.05
Just one needed for a win. A dot or a wicket, and we go into a Super Over. Long on is the only fielder on the fence, the rest are up, aiming to stop the single
5 off 2. Nabi needs to find the fence
6 off 3, and the new batter Hemantha is at the crease. Advantage Galle now?
RR Hendricks c Hales b Theekshana 72 (57b 6x4 1x6) SR: 126.31
Eight needed off the last over, which will be bowled by Theekshana. Hendricks on strike. Who are you backing?
END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs | DAT: 141/5 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 8.00)
- Reeza Hendricks70 (54b)
- Mohammad Nabi21 (15b)
- Isuru Udana2-0-21-0
- Dwaine Pretorius3-0-27-1
9 off 7. Does Hendricks go after this ball or try to retain strike for the start of the final over? Udana stays around the wicket
10 needed off 9
Around the wicket now to Nabi
19 needed off 12 now. The Marvels need to break this partnership to stand a chance. If these two bat till the end, it is highly likely they will take Dambulla past the finish line. Udana to bowl the penultimate over, which means either Pretorius or Theekshana will bowl the last over
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | DAT: 130/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 9.50)
- Mohammad Nabi18 (12b)
- Reeza Hendricks62 (51b)
- Dwaine Pretorius3-0-27-1
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-19-2
Over the wicket now
Around the wicket now
30 off 18. The Sixers are perhaps slightly ahead at this stage. Can Pretorius change that?
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | DAT: 119/5 (30 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.00)
- Mohammad Nabi10 (9b)
- Reeza Hendricks59 (48b)
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-19-2
- Prabath Jayasuriya4-0-32-0
Just four runs off this over so far