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Best performances - Batsmen

TL Seifert
62(41) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 13 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
8 5 13 8 6 4 4 14
J Liyanage
56(36) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %94%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 24 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
4 1 5 0 24 2 15 5

Best performances - Bowlers

D Pretorius
D Pretorius
O4
M0
R23
W4
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
I Udana
I Udana
O4
M0
R37
W2
Eco9.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Galle Marvels , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Galle Marvels advanced

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

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

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Ashish Pant

That will be it from qualifier 1 but don't go anywhere as Colombo Strikers and Kandy Falcons are all set to face in the eliminator which starts in just about an hour from now. Andrew Fidel Fernando should fire up the comms soon enough for that game. Till then, this is me Ashish Pant, signing off on behalf on Abhimanyu Bose. Ciao!

Niroshan Dickwella: [Change in batting order] Another outing, another win. We wanted to give Janith [Liynanage] an opportunity as he was batting here and there. We wanted to give him a chance at No. 4. Even in the last game, I said so much competition for a place in this team, so unfortunately players miss out. [Review] I thought umpire had given it. I didn't feel the ball hitting my gloves, so I reviewed.

Charith Asalanka: We have another match. We need to be more disciplined in all three departments. I dropped a very important chance and I take responsibility for losing this match. I let my team down. It is my responsibility. It was a defendable score, we could have scored 10-15 more runs.

Dwaine Pretorius is Player of the Match: [how to bowl on this surface?] This one is really important to keep your length. They might hit you for a four and six but you need to keep banging that six to seven metres length. This pitch was two paced. We sat down as a bowling group before this and wanted to win the powerplay. Really important to win that. We put the momentum in our favour.

Time for presentation

6.12pm Marvellous Galle Marvels have booked a place in the final courtesy of an exceptional chase. A 178 chase was never going to be easy but Galle timed the chase to perfection. Alex Hales had a couple of reprieves and along with Tim Seifert, he took Galle forward as they reached 70 for 2 after the powerplay. Janith Liyanage was promoted to No. 4 and he repaid the team's faith as he collected boundaries at every given chance. He alongside Seifert stitched a 92-run stand for the third wicket and Jaffna never had a chance to come back. Both batters coasted to fifties and in the end, Galle sealed a win 11 balls to spare.

18.1
6
Shamsi to Seifert, SIX, And that's that. Galle have booked a place in the final. Jaffna go into qualifier 2. Seifert helps Galle get there in style. Legbreak on leg stump, he goes with the turn and sweeps him over deep square leg for a six and a win. He finishes unbeaten on 62 and Galle have beaten Jaffna by seven wickets.

Galle need three for a win. Surely the last over of the game? Shamsi to bowl out. An extra fielder comes into the circle.

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | GAM: 175/3 (3 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.72, RRR: 1.50)

  • Tim Seifert56 (40b)
  • Bhanuka Rajapaksa8 (7b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai3-0-33-1
  • Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-21-1
17.6
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Seifert, 1 run, Length on middle, miscued to long on

Galle need four more.

17.5
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Seifert, FOUR, Nails the pull! Banged in short, but Siefert was having none of it as he swats it away in front of square.
17.4
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rajapaksa, 1 run, Length on off, he plays with an open face to point and sets off
17.3
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rajapaksa, 2 runs, Flicked beautifully but that is an excellent stop from the fielder. Fuller on the pads, he flicks it to the left of deep midwicket, who puts in a dive and saves two
17.2
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Rajapaksa, no run, gets some extra lift this time does Omarzai and almost draws an edge. Was a short of a length ball angling across the batter, who jumps down and looks for a ramp again. Misses

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Galle 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st29AD HalesN Dickwella
2nd41AD HalesTL Seifert
3rd92TL SeifertJ Liyanage
4th19PBB RajapaksaTL Seifert