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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

BKG Mendis
BKG Mendis
87(46) 4x4 - 8x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 32 runs
  • 0x4 - 5x6
0 1 9 7 7 5 18 40
S Samarawickrama
S Samarawickrama
59(35) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 17 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 2 10 15 3 5 5 15

Best performances - Bowlers

M Pathirana
O4
M0
R31
W3
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Naseem Shah
Naseem Shah
O4
M0
R21
W2
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

END OF OVER:
20 | 20 Runs | CLS: 182/4 (11 runs required, RR: 9.10)

  • Chamika Karunaratne20 (7b)
  • Nuwanidu Fernando56 (39b)
  • Pramod Madushan3-0-36-0
  • Hayden Kerr4-0-27-1

And on that note it's a wrap from us. But don't go anywhere just yet as the game between Jaffna Kings and B-Love Kandy will be starting shortly. But from me and Ashish, it's goodbye!

Colombo skipper Niroshan Dickwella: "I think we really did well in the first 10 overs with the ball, still did well to keep them under 200 in the death overs, but it was about 20 runs too much in the end."

Player of the Match goes to Dambulla skipper Kusal Mendis, he also gets the Striker of the Match award for the most boundaries: "I think we batted really well in the first six overs. It was a little slow in that period but after that it was good. The bowlers have also done very well."

Presentation ceremony coming up...

Abdul Samad: "Just imagine what the result could have been had Chamika gone before Lakshan.."

Affan: "Imagine if Nissanka had gotten out an over earlier
"

6.57pm So it's a 10-run win in the end for Aura, and it looks like Chamika Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis also patched things up after that last ball. Despite that slightly fractious end, Mendis will have a lot to be chirpy about after his 46-ball 87 laid the foundation for Dambulla's massive score. Colombo put in a valiant effort in the chase, but in the end they just didn't have the consistency of hitting to see it through. All the Colombo batters got starts, with Nuwanidu going on to be unbeaten on 56 off 39, but it Dambulla's bowlers held their nerve at the death - particularly Hayden Kerr with a 4-run penultimate over - to see the win through.

19.6
4
Pramod Madushan to Karunaratne, FOUR, And finishes with a four, carved off the back foot over cover! But Dambulla get the win!
19.5
6
Pramod Madushan to Karunaratne, SIX, Massive six, out of the ground! Low full toss hoicked over deep square leg
19.4
2
Pramod Madushan to Karunaratne, 2 runs, yorker on the stumps, dug out towards square leg. And that should be that!
19.3
1
Pramod Madushan to Fernando, 1 run, top edge on this short one, goes high up but falls short of fine leg running in

Some heated words here between Mendis and Chamika

19.2
1
Pramod Madushan to Karunaratne, 1 run, yorker outside off, hacked down to long-on

25 from 5

19.1
6
Pramod Madushan to Karunaratne, SIX, Huge six! Low full toss on the stumps, heaved over deep square leg!

31 needed from 6

Colombo 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17Babar AzamN Dickwella
2nd62Babar AzamP Nissanka
3rd29P NissankaMNK Fernando
4th50D LakshanMNK Fernando
5th24C KarunaratneMNK Fernando