- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.5 stupendous catch taken by short third man charging left! Length ball on fifth stump at full pace, Gurbaz shuffles across to heave for the leg side but instead gets a top edge that swirls behind the keeper. Colombage recognizes instantly that the keeper has no chance to shuffle backward and instead he races 20 yards to his left across from short third man on the ring and dives to claim it. Wonderful read of the situation and sharp catch after doing the leg work to get there. 33/111.2 length ball on fifth stump, Kusal tries to slog this over the leg side rope but doesn't get the elevation. He picks out Colombage at deep midwicket who runs 20 yards to his left and plucks this catch sharply in stride at head height. Colombage bowled a poor over a little while ago but has taken a pair of sensational catches and made each look far simpler than they were in reality. 91/217.1 clever from Samit! Mendis charges but telegraphs it a touch early and the left-arm spinner drags the length back. Mendis goes through with the shot anyway after being beaten badly in flight and splices a tame push high over extra cover on the ring. Fielder takes it at head height after backpedaling a few steps. 129/516.1 clear instructions to attack during that last break but Taylor fails in the first shot after play resumes. It was full on middle, tried to slog this flat over long-on but Anwar is there on the rope to intercept a would-be six with a catch reaching above his head. 125/316.2 Malinda on a hat-trick now. Tuskers had to attack with eight wickets in hand but now they've lost two in two. Full and wide, tries to slog sweep this over deep midwicket but can't clear the man on the rope, taken comfortably two yards in from the rope clutching this in front of his face with palms facing out. 125/419.4 knee high full toss results in a wicket at wide long-on. It was there to bash over the ropes but just got under it too much. Fielder at deep midwicket Ramesh is called off at the last moment to avoid a collision. 155/6Extras6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL156/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.8)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3.5 ov), 2-91 (Kusal Perera, 11.2 ov), 3-125 (Brendan Taylor, 16.1 ov), 4-125 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 16.2 ov), 5-129 (Kusal Mendis, 17.1 ov), 6-155 (Kamindu Mendis, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Anwar Ali 3 0 37 0 12.33 5 4 2 1 0 CAK Rajitha 3 0 16 2 5.33 7 0 1 0 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 16 0 8.00 5 2 0 2 0 RTM Mendis 4 0 21 1 5.25 7 1 0 0 0 S Colombage 1 0 18 0 18.00 1 1 2 0 0 PM Pushpakumara 4 0 28 2 7.00 6 3 0 0 0 SR Patel 3 0 18 1 6.00 8 2 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 clever bowling from Munaf! Drags the length back slightly on a similar line along fifth stump. Dickwella is still in driving mode after the last ball but this one is nowhere near full enough in length for the shot, thick edge through to the keeper. 4/15.5 holes out to long-off. Gunaratne gets this one fuller to tempt him into a lofted drive. But can't clear one of the two men on the rope in the Powerplay. Always a weak dismissal in the first six overs picking out one of the two boundary riders. 42/216.1 deja vu! For the second time today a wicket falls first ball after the strategic timeout. Slog sweep played to a full ball from Dilruwan, doesn't middle it and picks out deep midwicket five yards in from the rope. 135/48.1 charges down the track but doesn't quite get there to middle it. Samit splices this high to long-off and a simple catch is taken after the fielder shuffles 15 yards left along the rope. 56/317.1 slower ball lands short on the stumps at 110 kph, hammers a pull flat to the man at backward square adjacent to the umpire. Gunaratne takes the catch falling sideways to his left tracking the tailspin. 142/5Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL157/5 (19.2 Overs, RR: 8.12)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Niroshan Dickwella, 0.3 ov), 2-42 (Upul Tharanga, 5.5 ov), 3-56 (Samit Patel, 8.1 ov), 4-135 (Angelo Perera, 16.1 ov), 5-142 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MM Patel 3 0 20 1 6.66 9 2 1 0 0 MDK Perera 3 0 23 1 7.66 6 2 1 0 0 DAS Gunaratne 4 0 27 1 6.75 8 2 1 0 0 S Prasanna 4 0 36 1 9.00 5 5 0 0 0 N Pradeep 2.2 0 16 1 6.85 6 0 1 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 2 0 24 0 12.00 2 3 1 0 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 9 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kandy Tuskers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
3 December 2020 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dambulla Viiking 2, Kandy Tuskers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kandy Tuskers: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Tuskers - 63/1 in 8.0 overs (MDKJ Perera 35, BKG Mendis 10)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (MDKJ Perera 19, BKG Mendis 28, Ex 3)
- Kandy Tuskers: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 3
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Tuskers - 125/2 in 16.0 overs (BKG Mendis 53, BRM Taylor 13)
- Kandy Tuskers: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Kandy Tuskers - 156/6 in 20.0 overs (DAS Gunaratne 18, MDK Perera 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Dambulla Viiking: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- Over 7.4: Review by Kandy Tuskers (Bowling), Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batsman - SR Patel (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Viiking - 56/3 in 8.1 overs (AK Perera 20)
- Dambulla Viiking: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- AK Perera: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (AK Perera 33, MD Shanaka 16, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Viiking - 135/3 in 16.0 overs (AK Perera 67, MD Shanaka 31)
- Dambulla Viiking: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
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