Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

RR Rossouw
RR Rossouw
108(50) 12x4 - 6x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 39 runs
  • 4x4 - 3x6
0 8 13 31 23 20 4 9
GD Phillips
58(32) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • square drive
  • 16 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 1 4 10 7 12 8 12

Best performances - Bowlers

Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai
O4
M0
R31
W2
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
AM Fernando
AM Fernando
O4
M0
R38
W2
Eco9.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Jaffna Kings , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20

Match days

10 July 2024 - day/night match (20-over match)

Colombo Strikers replacement

ND Perera for AK Perera (Colombo Strikers innings, 14.3 ov)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Jaffna Kings 2, Colombo Strikers 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

6:50pm That brings us to the end of our coverage for this game. But don't go anywhere, we have more LPL action lined up for you. Andrew Fidel Fernando will be bringing all the action from the evening encounter between the Galle Marvels and the Kandy Falcons. Until next time, from me, Chetan and Ranjith, this is goodbye!

Rilee Rossouw, Player of the Match: (On what changed after a slow start to the season) We moved to this ground (laughs). Kandy was a bit slow and not a batter's paradise. This has been beautiful (to bat on). (On how he approaches the innings) You give yourself a bit of time, see if it is a flat wicket and then you can go hard. We have batting till No.9 so you can have intent from the first ball. I love being at three, but I am happy to bat wherever my team needs me.

Charith Asalanka, Jaffna Kings captain: I should give credit to the bowlers. At one point, I felt they could have gone to 220 but we pulled it back very nicely. Thinking was that he (Rossouw) had a better record batting at three. Myself and the coach had a chat and told him to bat three, and he was fairly happy. We want to continue doing good things (after moving to Colombo).

Thisara Perera, Colombo Strikers captain: (On the collapse) Tough day, we started well but could not execute our middle part. We have to think about what we have to do in Colombo. (On swapping wicket-keepers today) Normally, Gurbaz is a proper wicket-keeper. We gave a chance to Sadeera (earlier in the tournament) and these are proper keepers, so they can do (the job behind the stumps).

6:36pm Ravishing Rossouw. That was the story of this innings. A clinical run-chase in the end, and it was all down to the partnership between Avishka and Rossouw. Both of the Kings' openers fell cheaply but that did not deter the pair. Rossouw began the fireworks, with Avishka following suit soon after. Even when Avishka departed, Rossouw was not to be halted, registering the fastest-ever hundred in the competition and just the second ton in LPL cricket in a run-chase. Rossouw's knock was so good that towards the end, we almost started running out of superlatives.

Another iffy outing for the Strikers with the ball. Their fielding was not great, but their tactics with the ball were questionable too. Wellalage, who bowled beautifully in the powerplay, did not bowl thereafter and by the time Pathirana arrived, the game had arguably passed them by. Shadab was also held back, perhaps because of Rossouw's presence and those decisions, along with a general lack of penetration, meant the Strikers, despite starting off well, could not curb the Kings.

18.3
4
Fernando to Asalanka, FOUR, what an effort but Phillips cannot prevent the boundary! The Kings canter to a seven-wicket win by nine balls to spare! Full outside off again. Asalanka goes after it and shanks it towards long off. Phillips prioritizes the catch but is unable to get to it. Dives forward and because he could not reach it, the ball bobbles away past him and into the fence!
18.2
2
Fernando to Asalanka, 2 runs, slower ball that lands right in the slot outside off. Asalanka chips it over extra cover but Phillips hares around from long off to rein it in
18.1
1
Fernando to Rossouw, 1 run, low full toss outside off. Rossouw brings out the sweep and helps it towards square leg for a single

Just six needed. Can the Kings finish it off in this over? Binura to bowl

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | JK: 183/3 (6 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.16, RRR: 3.00)

  • Charith Asalanka5 (6b)
  • Rilee Rossouw107 (49b)
  • Taskin Ahmed3-0-38-1
  • Matheesha Pathirana3-0-33-0
17.6
0
Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, no run, off-pace and into the track outside off. Asalanka has a wild slog across the line and only connects with the fresh Dambulla air
17.5
1
Taskin Ahmed to Rossouw, 1 run, back of a length on middle and off. Rossouw absolutely laces his short-arm jab but cannot beat deep mid wicket. Just a single
17.4
4
Taskin Ahmed to Rossouw, FOUR, the Rossouw show continues! Juicy full toss outside off and Rossouw will have that for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Arches his back to get under it and carves it over cover!

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Jaffna 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9BKG MendisP Nissanka
2nd21RR RossouwP Nissanka
3rd120RR RossouwWIA Fernando
4th40RR RossouwKIC Asalanka