- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.5 soft dismissal! Given plenty of air on a full length on middle and leg stump, and it leads to Nissanka's undoing. He is beaten in the air and goes searching for a delivery that is just not there. In the end, he pops it straight back to the bowler, who accepts the offering with glee! 35/110.3 brilliantly taken at long off! Given a bit of air on a length on middle and off stump, and Fletcher's eyes light up. He skips down the track, looking to take on long off. But he slices his shot a touch, and arrows it to Gurbaz on the fence, who takes the catch, realises he will step on the cushions, releases it, comes back into the field of play and completes the catch! 68/37.3 what a catch, put a cape on Samarawickrama! Banged into the track at the batter and this one gets very big on Mendis. He tries to pull it away but only manages to top edge it tamely. The keeper runs across to his right, and then flings out his right mitt to complete a sensational catch 54/216.5 what happened there?! Length delivery way outside off stump. Bandara initially looks for the scoop before trying to reverse ramp it. In the end, the ball skews off the top edge and flies to third man, where the fielder settles himself under the high ball and completes a smart catch! 119/710.4 and he departs first ball! Length delivery slanted into the batter on off stump. Brathwaite decides a week early he wants to play the sweep and does not watch the ball at all. It comes in with the angle, sneaks under his bat and smashes him on the back pad. The umpire gives it out, and Brathwaite does not even bother with the review! 68/411.3 cleans him up! Googly on a length on off stump and it seems as if Najibullah has not picked that one at all. He tries to cut it away but with the ball always spinning into him, it is a dangerous stroke. In the end, he plays all over it and the ball thuds into the stumps! 69/513.2 straight to third man! Banged into the track at the batter on middle and leg stump. Hasaranga backs away and tries to ramp it over third man. The ball, though, bounces a little too much for his liking and he does not have as much room to work with either. In the end, he guides it straight to third man, who does the rest! 79/619.3 knocks him over! Full and straight. Allen misses and Madushanka hits. This might have been slightly fuller than the previous delivery, and the extra pace means that Allen is late on the stroke. Goes past the bat and rattles into the stumps! 151/8Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL160/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8)Did not bat: C WijesingheFall of wickets: 1-35 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.5 ov), 2-54 (Kamindu Mendis, 7.3 ov), 3-68 (Andre Fletcher, 10.3 ov), 4-68 (Carlos Brathwaite, 10.4 ov), 5-69 (Najibullah Zadran, 11.3 ov), 6-79 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 13.2 ov), 7-119 (Ashen Bandara, 16.5 ov), 8-151 (Fabian Allen, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NLTC Perera 1 0 5 0 5.00 4 0 0 1 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 7 2 1.75 17 0 0 0 0 D Madushanka 3 0 41 2 13.66 5 5 2 0 0 Waqar Salamkheil 4 0 40 2 10.00 11 3 3 0 0 V Viyaskanth 4 0 38 0 9.50 7 3 2 0 0 JK Fuller 4 0 28 2 7.00 10 2 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 soft dismissal! Full delivery slanted across the batter outside off stump. Gurbaz looks to carve it over the off side but only manages to slice it terribly towards third man. The fielder settles himself on the fence and completes the catch 4/17.6 drags it on! Length delivery outside off stump that sticks in the surface and comes off a lot slower than expected. Avishka throws his hands at it but can only drag it off the inside edge onto his stumps. Massive moment in the game! 63/31.5 nicks it through to the keeper! Back of a length delivery outside off stump that keeps a little bit low. de Silva has a swipe across the line but is in no shape to play the stroke. The ball kisses the bottom edge and floats through to the keeper! 5/214.6 straight to Hasaranga, and the skipper roars in delight! Full delivery just outside off stump. Samarawickrama continues coming down the track and looks to go downtown again. This time, though, the ball is just under his bat enough to not get the requisite elevation. He arrows it straight back to Hasaranga, who picks up a sharp return catch! Is that the game? 107/712.1 huge appeal, and given! Slider on a length on off stump. Malik comes down the track without really gauging the line and the length and is caught in an awkward tangle. He tries to pad it away but he has misjudged it so badly that the ball hits him on the back pad somehow. Hasaranga goes up, and so does the umpire's finger. No bat involved, and Impact is Umpire's Call, with the ball then going on to hit the stumps! Malik has to go! 88/413.3 is that a nick? Very full delivery outside off stump. Perera jams his bat, trying to squeeze the ball out into the off side. But he is a little late on the stroke, and seems to feather it through to the keeper. The umpire, though, wants to have another look at it, possibly to check if this is a bump ball. The soft signal is not out. Does not seem to be a bump ball, and Ultra Edge returns a massive spike. The third umpire takes a ton of replays to confirm before sending Perera back on his way! 97/513.6 another nick, and another batter bites the dust! Length delivery just outside off stump. Wellalage, expecting the short delivery, is hanging back. Still, he has a massive swing at it. And guess what happens - he feathers it through to the keeper, who accepts the offering with glee. Brathwaite leaps up into the air to celebrate, and why shouldn't he! The Falcons have taken control of this game now! 99/617.5 holes out to long off, Brathwaite does the trick! Another low full toss outside off stump. Fuller's eyes light up and he looks to smack it over long off. The low full toss, though, means that he can't get under it enough. He strikes it cleanly but hits it straight down long off's throat! Fourth wicket for Brathwaite tonight, and he might just have secured another victory for the Falcons! 129/818.3 is that out? Low full toss angled into the batter. Madushanka squirts it towards the bowler and sets off for the single. Udana gathers, takes all the time in the world and then hits the stumps at his end. But has he done so quickly enough? Madushanka has done very well to get so close to his crease but in the end, the third umpire feels there is nothing behind the line and sends Madushanka back on his way! 136/9Extras15 (b 1, lb 9, w 5)TOTAL150/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.5 ov), 2-5 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 1.5 ov), 3-63 (Avishka Fernando, 7.6 ov), 4-88 (Shoaib Malik, 12.1 ov), 5-97 (Thisara Perera, 13.3 ov), 6-99 (Dunith Wellalage, 13.6 ov), 7-107 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 14.6 ov), 8-129 (James Fuller, 17.5 ov), 9-136 (Dilshan Madushanka, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB I Udana 4 0 27 1 6.75 11 3 1 0 0 CR Brathwaite 4 0 18 4 4.50 10 0 0 2 0 C Karunaratne 3 0 39 0 13.00 3 5 1 2 0 FA Allen 4 0 22 1 5.50 8 1 0 1 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 21 2 5.25 12 2 0 0 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kandy Falcons , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
14 December 2022 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kandy Falcons 2, Jaffna Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 0.4: Review by Kandy Falcons (Batting), Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - P Nissanka (Upheld)
- Kandy Falcons: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 63/2 in 9.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 33, KNA Bandara 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 95/6 in 15.0 overs (KNA Bandara 21, FA Allen 5)
- Kandy Falcons: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 1
- Kandy Falcons: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 2
- Innings Break: Kandy Falcons - 160/8 in 20.0 overs (C Karunaratne 18, I Udana 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 2 wickets)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 57/2 in 7.0 overs (WIA Fernando 31, S Samarawickrama 20)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (WIA Fernando 30, S Samarawickrama 20, Ex 2)
- Over 12.1: Review by Jaffna Kings (Batting), Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - Shoaib Malik (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 11
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 120/7 in 16.0 overs (JK Fuller 12, V Viyaskanth 1)
- Jaffna Kings: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 15
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