Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Babar Azam
Babar Azam
59(52) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 22 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
3 1 4 2 6 4 7 32
MNK Fernando
28(31) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %67%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 7 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
1 0 2 4 5 0 9 7

Best performances - Bowlers

M Pathirana
O4
M0
R24
W3
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
I Udana
I Udana
O4
M0
R39
W3
Eco9.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Ashish Pant

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs | BLK: 130/8 (28 runs required, RR: 6.50)

  • Mohammad Hasnain7 (12b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed16 (21b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne4-0-28-0
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-24-3

11.20pm All teams have played one game so far and only two teams are yet to register on the board so far. Colombo lost one today but came back strong and will want to carry on the form. Another double-header tomorrow and we will in nice and early. Till then, this is me Ashish Pant signing off on behalf of Madushka Balasuriya and Ranjith. Night!

And lastly, the Strikers captain, Niroshan Dickwella: Was a good innings, got some runs yesterday. Did not get runs today, but got the win. We wanted to bat today. It was really important to win the toss. I knew the wicket was dry and it would turn. We assessed the conditions and saw in the first game, it was turning. We knew we had Vandersay and knew it would turn.

Kandy captain Wanindu Hasaranga: Toss did not play a role. This is the third game on the same pitch. We don't know about the wicket. When we were batting, the ball was gripping, there we lost some crucial wickets at crucial times.

Babar Azam is the Player of the Match: Tried to build a partnership. The pitch was two-paced. It was tough to bat. I was trying to build a partnership. It was not an easy pitch, so tried to take it deep. There was extra bounce then I realised here we need proper batting till the 15th over and then we can charge. The rest of the boys played well.

11.06pm Everyone though Colombo Strikers were 10-15 runs short at the midway mark, but with the bowling attack they have, anything they can on the board will prove to be a handful. Kandy never really got going in the chase. Matthews top scored with 25 off 22 with hardly any other performance of note. Naseem Shah was brilliant with the new ball picking 2 for 19 while Matheesha Pathirana grabbed 3 for 24. Jeffrey Vandersay also managed two wickets as Kandy could only manage 130 for 8. Babar's innings of 59 proves to be the difference eventually. Do stay tuned for the presentation.

infernos : "@ashish who should be MoM? Babar, naseem or matheesh???" Babar gets my vote.

19.6
0
Karunaratne to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, That's that! Colombo are on the board as they claim a 27-run win with not a lot of fuss. Banged in short outside off, he looks for a hoick alright, can't get any connection.
19.5
1
Karunaratne to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Back of a length ball outside off, he stays back and cuts to deep point
19.4
0
Karunaratne to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, Slower length ball on the pads as he looks for a massive sweep. Loud appeal but they don't take a review. The ball was heading down leg.
19.3
0
Karunaratne to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, Ooh, some pace now. He backs away but Chamika follows him and beats him
19.2
4
Karunaratne to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, Slower back of the hand ball outside off, Sarfaraz can't get a six but opens the face of the blade and neatly pats it past point
19.1
0
Karunaratne to Sarfaraz Ahmed, no run, Swing and a miss! Slower off cutter was at a back of a length well outside off. Sarfaraz aims deep midwicket. Goes nowhere.

Kandy need 33 off the final over. Can Sarfaraz conjure up something? Chamika to bowl

Kandy 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4LD ChandimalPTM Dabare
2nd24LD ChandimalPHKD Mendis
3rd6AD MathewsLD Chandimal
4th32AD MathewsKNA Bandara
5th9PWH de SilvaKNA Bandara
6th9Sarfaraz AhmedPWH de Silva
7th9Sarfaraz AhmedAamer Jamal
8th22Sarfaraz AhmedI Udana
9th15Sarfaraz AhmedMohammad Hasnain