- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.4 flighted fuller on fourth stump, this time he stands upright in the crease and tries to heave this offbreak over mid-on, the ball doesn't really turn and it results in a skier over mid-off, taken comfortably on the ring by the batsman's fellow countryman Hazratullah with palms facing into his chest. 22/19.5 fullish length on fifth stunmp, Perera charges down the pitch but is beaten in flight, doesn't middle the shot and it slices in the air like a shanked wedge and Gunathilaka does extremely well to adjust after running left, then reaches across his body to the right and plucks this out at rib height. 9/10 on difficulty and he claimed it well. It may have looked straightforward but the slice away on that ball through the air was wicked! 97/211.3 Afridi in the action plenty this over! Sandakan floats this up to encourage a meaty slog, but Mendis picks out Afridi at midwicket in the ring again, never had to move and takes it ever so casually standing upright at waist height despite the searing pace on the ball off the bat. 106/316.6 full on off, tried to heave this high over mid-on but beaten for pace and an inside edge drags this a touch back onto off stump. 171/419.3 full outside off again, but not nearly as wide, Gunaratne stands upright and tries to clear mid-off with a lofted drive but skews this too high and it comes down comfortably to the fielder on the ring. Simple catch at chest height. 194/5Extras10 (lb 4, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL196/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.4 ov), 2-97 (Kusal Perera, 9.5 ov), 3-106 (Kusal Mendis, 11.3 ov), 4-171 (Kamindu Mendis, 16.6 ov), 5-194 (Asela Gunaratne, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Dananjaya 4 0 43 1 10.75 8 4 3 0 0 Mohammad Amir 4 0 31 1 7.75 10 4 1 0 0 M Shiraz 4 0 52 1 13.00 6 5 2 4 2 Shahid Afridi 4 0 25 0 6.25 7 2 0 0 0 PADLR Sandakan 4 0 41 2 10.25 6 4 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR17.3 slower bouncer on the legs at 125 kph, drags a pull down the leg side for a long one, they try to hustle back in vain for a suicide second so Gunathilaka can keep strike but a brilliant direct hit from the boundary by Asela Gunaratne catches him four yards short. 150/70.4 the culprit from the previous ball makes up for the error with a good catch at short fine leg! Full on the legs again, Zazai can't keep this flick down and it comes at a comfortable height to Kamindu Mendis, taken fingers up, palms facing out at chest height moving to his right. 3/13.2 soft delivery, soft dismissal. Gunaratne charging in off 15 paces to bowl 86 kph, fullish length ball on fifth stump, driven loosely in the air to mid-off, no elevation trying to clear the man on the ring who takes it with a bunny hop at head height. 24/25.4 runout next ball at the non-striker's end. Full delivery punched firmly to extra cover and Rajapaksa has set off like a headless chicken for a non-existent run. Ridiculous. Never a run. Sharp relay to the bowler who takes the bails off before Rajapaksa can dive back in. Out by a full yard. 45/37.6 clever from Dilruwan! Siriwardana was getting comfy ambling down the track. Dilruwan drags the length back and a touch wider too outside off. Siriwardana nowhere close to meeting the ball and waves at it in vain. Easy stumping. 74/48.5 soft again from the Gladiators. Afridi channels Azam from earlier. Full ball floated on fifth stump, drives this without much conviction straight to extra cover in the ring, comfy catch at head height. Golden duck from Afridi. 85/515.5 no mistakes this time! Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges in from deep square leg for a skied flick off the pad. He's not going to let his fellow countryman down. Calls off the deep fine leg fielder and takes a very good catch lunging forward. It was swirling and there is a bit of wind at the ground but he judged it quite well. 8/10 on difficulty but he made it look far easier. 138/6Extras8 (b 1, lb 4, w 3)TOTAL171/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Hazratullah Zazai, 0.4 ov), 2-24 (Azam Khan, 3.2 ov), 3-45 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 5.4 ov), 4-74 (Milinda Siriwardana, 7.6 ov), 5-85 (Shahid Afridi, 8.5 ov), 6-138 (Shehan Jayasuriya, 15.5 ov), 7-150 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MM Patel 3 0 35 1 11.66 6 4 2 0 0 MDK Perera 4 0 26 1 6.50 7 2 0 0 0 DAS Gunaratne 4 1 28 1 7.00 12 5 0 1 0 N Pradeep 3 0 24 0 8.00 7 4 0 1 0 S Prasanna 1 0 12 1 12.00 2 1 1 0 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 33 1 8.25 7 3 1 1 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Galle Gladiators , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
30 November 2020 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kandy Tuskers 2, Galle Gladiators 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.2: Review by Galle Gladiators (Bowling), Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batsman - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Kandy Tuskers: 50 runs in 5.0 overs (31 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (MDKJ Perera 14, BKG Mendis 33, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Tuskers - 92/1 in 9.0 overs (MDKJ Perera 26, BKG Mendis 43)
- Kandy Tuskers: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 4
- Kandy Tuskers: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (BRM Taylor 28, PHKD Mendis 20, Ex 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Tuskers - 159/3 in 16.0 overs (BRM Taylor 35, PHKD Mendis 21)
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 33 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Kandy Tuskers - 196/5 in 20.0 overs (BRM Taylor 51, S Prasanna 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 3 wickets)
- BRM Taylor kept in place of MDKJ Perera from the start of Galle Gladiators innings
- Over 5.3: Review by Galle Gladiators (Batting), Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batsman - MD Gunathilaka (Upheld)
- Galle Gladiators: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Gladiators - 74/4 in 8.0 overs (MD Gunathilaka 33)
- MD Gunathilaka: 50 off 31 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Galle Gladiators: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 2
- Over 11.3: Review by Kandy Tuskers (Bowling), Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batsman - GSNFG Jayasuriya (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (MD Gunathilaka 30, GSNFG Jayasuriya 15, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Gladiators - 138/6 in 15.5 overs (MD Gunathilaka 75)
- Galle Gladiators: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
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