- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 Gone. Fuller in length, on off stump and swings into the left hander, tries to play on the front foot, goes through the gate and hits the off stump 0/15.3 What a superb take by Najeebullah! Good length ball, just outside off, Chandimal once again gives himself some room and tries to hit it over mid-off, hits the bottom of the bat and Najeebullah at mid-off, jumps in time and took it with one hand 43/34.2 Gone! Tossed up, just outside off, Asalanka went for the sweep, did not kept it down and it went straight in the hands of Mendis at square leg who made no mistake 34/25.5 Another one bites the dust! Good length ball, bit slower in pace, tries to hit it over mid-on, mistimes it and goes in the air and Najeebullah at mid-on took another good catch 44/46.1 Another one goes down! Back of length, just outside off, Bopara tries to cut that one, gets a thick outside edge and good take by keeper behind the stumps 44/519.1 Full ball, just outside off, Mathews tries to play a big shot down the ground, mistimed it and went high in the air, Allen at wide of long-off took a well judged catch. 106/106.2 Thomas is on a hat-trick! Full ball, just outside off, Howell tries to drive hard on the off side, thick outside edge flies down to third man and Wijesinghe took a lovely catch 44/66.6 That is number 3 in this over! Back of length, just outside off, cuts in the air straight in the hands of Fletcher at point who took a sharp catch 46/716.2 Gone! Full and just outside off, angling across the right hander, Lakmal goes for the big booming drive, gets a thick outside edge in the safe gloves of keeper, who took it with ease 85/817.4 Superb delivery! Slower ball from back of the hand, pitched up and on middle stump, Vandersay plays all over it and gets bowled 102/9Extras9 (lb 6, w 3)TOTAL106 all out (19.1 Overs, RR: 5.53)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Niroshan Dickwella, 0.2 ov), 2-34 (Charith Asalanka, 4.2 ov), 3-43 (Dinesh Chandimal, 5.3 ov), 4-44 (Navod Paranavithana, 5.5 ov), 5-44 (Ravi Bopara, 6.1 ov), 6-44 (Benny Howell, 6.2 ov), 7-46 (Karim Janat, 6.6 ov), 8-85 (Suranga Lakmal, 16.2 ov), 9-102 (Jeffrey Vandersay, 17.4 ov), 10-106 (Angelo Mathews, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB I Udana 4 0 37 2 9.25 9 4 2 0 0 C Karunaratne 3.1 0 11 4 3.47 11 0 0 2 0 O Thomas 4 0 20 3 5.00 14 2 0 1 0 FA Allen 4 0 20 1 5.00 13 3 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 12 0 3.00 13 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.2 That is a fantastic catch! Short in length, just outside off, goes for the big cut shot, gets a thick outside edge and third man running towards his right and dives forward, took a superb catch. That's the start which is Stars are looking, Rajitha was a fielder 7/1Extras7 (lb 5, w 2)TOTAL108/1 (16 Overs, RR: 6.75)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Minod Bhanuka, 1.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CAK Rajitha 3 0 19 0 6.33 12 4 0 0 0 RAS Lakmal 2 0 19 1 9.50 6 1 2 0 0 JDF Vandersay 4 0 22 0 5.50 11 2 0 0 0 BAC Howell 3 0 16 0 5.33 8 1 0 1 0 ND Paranavithana 1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0 0 0 0 Karim Janat 2 0 13 0 6.50 4 1 0 1 0 RS Bopara 1 0 7 0 7.00 3 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Colombo Stars , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
17 December 2022 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kandy Falcons 2, Colombo Stars 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 4 wickets)
- Colombo Stars: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Stars - 56/7 in 9.0 overs (AD Mathews 8, RAS Lakmal 2)
- Over 10.2: Review by Kandy Falcons (Bowling), Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - RAS Lakmal (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Stars - 71/7 in 13.0 overs (AD Mathews 14, RAS Lakmal 11)
- Colombo Stars: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Colombo Stars - 106/10 in 19.1 overs (CAK Rajitha 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kandy Falcons: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (ADS Fletcher 27, PHKD Mendis 20, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 63/1 in 8.0 overs (ADS Fletcher 30, PHKD Mendis 22)
- Kandy Falcons: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 7
- PHKD Mendis: 50 off 45 balls (5 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 88 balls (ADS Fletcher 43, PHKD Mendis 51, Ex 7)
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