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Best performances - Batsmen

TL Seifert
104(63) 12x4 - 6x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 23 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
8 4 0 20 27 18 12 15
RR Rossouw
RR Rossouw
67(42) 8x4 - 3x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 20 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
0 8 6 6 21 4 5 17

Best performances - Bowlers

Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai
O4
M0
R33
W2
Eco8.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Zahoor Khan
O4
M0
R33
W2
Eco8.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Karthik Krishnaswamy

11.15pm And that is that from the first LPL 2024 game in Dambulla. It turned out to be a cracker, and we thoroughly enjoyed bringing it to you. We hope you enjoyed it as well. Until next time, goodbye!

Charith Asalanka, Jaffna captain: "I'm very pleased, first of all I want to give credit to the bowlers. To keep them under 190 was amazing in these conditions. I was planning to keep them under 200, and knew we can chase it."

Niroshan Dickwella, Galle captain: "I think we were 10 runs short. In the powerplay they really bowled well, they won the powerplay when we were batting. Ball was moving a bit, and we wanted to keep wickets in hand, and then go at the end. Their fast bowlers hit the deck and there was seam movement and swing as well. All these three games, we have played good cricket, even today."

Azmatullah Omarzai is the Player of the Match. "When I went in, there was no time to get set, you had to go from first ball, so I went and played my natural game. We were not under pressure because they were one bowler short and we knew we could go for it in the last over."

11.03pm Another terrific contest between two of the better teams in this competition. Jaffna have leapfrogged Galle to the top of the table. Both teams have the same points total at this stage, but Jaffna have the better NRR. A century from Tim Seifert earlier in the day, but both he and Galle are perhaps now paying for a slow start. Terrific efforts from Mendis, Rossouw and Omarzai to ace the chase for Jaffna. Excellent spell with the ball earlier in the day from Omarzai, we mustn't forget, particularly the new-ball swing.

19.4
4
Arachchige to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, and there's the win. Galle triumphed in a thriller between these sides a few days ago, and now Jaffna have had their revenge. Another terrific game. Floated up wide of off, goes hard at the drive, and the thick edge flies away to the right of the keeper, and that is that

I failed to mention it, but Omarzai has been batting bare-headed through this over.

19.3
6
Arachchige to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, full-toss, angling into the stumps, and Omarzai levels the scores with a spanking hit! It was a hittable ball, yes, but how well does he put it away. Pumps his fist after clearing his front leg and launching it over the midwicket boundary
19.2
2
Arachchige to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs, very full, angling into leg stump, and he gets his feet out of the way and whips into the gap between deep midwicket and long-on
19.1
4
Arachchige to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, and he starts with a wide half-volley that's dispatched. Uses all the width to free his arms and drill it to the right of extra-cover

It comes down to 13 off the last over, with Arachchige to bowl his offbreaks. Over the wicket to Omarzai.

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | JK: 175/5 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.21, RRR: 13.00)

  • Charith Asalanka14 (8b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai19 (9b)
  • Dwaine Pretorius4-0-34-1
  • Isuru Udana4-0-42-1
18.6
2
Pretorius to Asalanka, 2 runs, in the air, and it stays in the air a long, long time, but Tharupathi can't get to it! Slower offcutter wide of off, and Asalanka looks to hit over the covers. He's reaching for the ball, he slices it high, and Tharupathi, running in from deep point, can't quite judge it with the ball swirling around in the wind. Has to dive to his left in the end, and he can't get his hands to the ball

15 off 7.

18.5
6
Pretorius to Asalanka, SIX, and that's a gorgeous, gorgeous shot. Full, angling in towards off stump, and he steps across and picks it up wristily, lovely use of the bottom hand to get it up and over the midwicket boundary

Back round tjhe wicket to Asalanka.

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Jaffna 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25BKG MendisP Nissanka
2nd34RR RossouwBKG Mendis
3rd36RR RossouwWIA Fernando
4th41RR RossouwAI Ross
5th6RR RossouwKIC Asalanka
6th49KIC AsalankaAzmatullah Omarzai