- BATSMENRB4s6sSR9.2 flattens middle stump! Given a bit of air on a length on middle and leg stump. Nissanka has a massive mow across the line but can't account for the spin enough. The ball goes past his bat and then flattens middle stump! Just what the Kings needed at this stage! 69/22.1 and he gets Fletcher! Length delivery just outside off stump and Fletcher, because of the dot balls prior to this over, is enticed into a wild hack across the line. The extra bounce and slight nip away, though, means that he slices it down to third man, where Viyaskanth does the rest! 8/19.5 soft dismissal, the Falcons losing their way now! Length delivery and Mendis, moments after Nissanka's dismissal, looks for the extravagant reverse sweep. He looks to go over backward point but does not get enough elevation, only managing to spoon it straight to the fielder in the ring! 70/313.6 bowls him around his legs! Flighted nicely on a full length on leg stump. Bandara shuffles across and looks for the paddle. The ball, though, dips very late and is anyway too full to be playing that stroke. It sneaks past the bat and then crashes into leg stump! 101/414.5 Samarawickrama is excited about this stumping! Fired down the leg side and missed by Najibullah. But he overbalances just a touch and Samarawickrama uses that time to whip off the bails. In fact, Samarawickrama has done brilliantly. The back foot is on the line, and Najibullah has to depart! 106/515.5 holes out to long on! Slower delivery on a length on leg stump, and that one just sticks in the surface. Hasaranga is way too early into his stroke and shanks it badly towards long on, where the fielder runs in from the fence and completes the catch! 115/616.1 in the air, and taken spectacularly by Gurbaz at long off! In the slot outside off stump and Allen looks to go downtown. He does not get it right out of the middle but it looks like he has gotten enough wood to clear long off. Just as it seems the ball would sail over the ropes, Gurbaz comes hurtling to his right, stretches out, flicks the ball into the air, crosses the ropes and returns to complete the catch! What a splendid fielding effort! 115/719.5 Brathwaite bites the dust! In the slot just outside off stump. Brathwaite winds up, clears his front leg and has a massive swing at it. He mistimes it though, and skies it towards long off, where Perera judges the catch to perfection and gobbles it up! Slightly dodgy celebration by Binura, but he and the Kings will not mind that wicket one bit! 141/8Extras8 (lb 4, w 4)TOTAL143/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.15)Did not bat: C WijesingheFall of wickets: 1-8 (Andre Fletcher, 2.1 ov), 2-69 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.2 ov), 3-70 (Kamindu Mendis, 9.5 ov), 4-101 (Ashen Bandara, 13.6 ov), 5-106 (Najibullah Zadran, 14.5 ov), 6-115 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 15.5 ov), 7-115 (Fabian Allen, 16.1 ov), 8-141 (Carlos Brathwaite, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NLTC Perera 2 0 17 1 8.50 6 3 0 1 0 B Fernando 4 0 23 1 5.75 11 0 1 1 0 Zaman Khan 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 3 0 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 24 2 6.00 9 2 0 1 0 V Viyaskanth 4 0 30 3 7.50 8 1 1 0 0 Shoaib Malik 2 0 14 0 7.00 3 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.5 in the air and taken at third man! Length delivery outside off stump that might have left the batter late. Gurbaz has a wild slash at it and gets a thick outside edge that swirls towards third man, where the fielder does the rest! 27/13.5 straight to deep square leg! Full delivery angled into the batter on middle and off stump. Avishka looks to heave it towards deep square leg but does not quite get it right out of the middle. The fielder on the fence settles himself and takes the catch! The Kings lose another! 54/24.6 soft dismissal! Well, that does change things! Dug into the track on middle and leg stump, and this one rushes onto Afif again. He has a swipe at it but is awfully late on the stroke, only popping it straight back to the bowler, who accepts the offering with glee! 62/3Extras19 (w 19)TOTAL98/3 (11 Overs, RR: 8.9)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.5 ov), 2-54 (Avishka Fernando, 3.5 ov), 3-62 (Afif Hossain, 4.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB I Udana 2 0 31 0 15.50 5 4 1 3 0 CR Brathwaite 3 0 32 2 10.66 8 4 0 3 0 C Karunaratne 2.4 0 15 1 5.62 8 1 0 3 0 PW Hasaranga 2 0 8 0 4.00 5 0 0 0 0 FA Allen 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0 C Wijesinghe 0.2 0 4 0 12.00 0 0 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Kandy Falcons , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Jaffna Kings advanced
Season
Match days
21 December 2022 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 6.1: Review by Jaffna Kings (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- Kandy Falcons: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (P Nissanka 22, PHKD Mendis 23, Ex 5)
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 67/1 in 9.0 overs (P Nissanka 33, PHKD Mendis 26)
- Over 13.1: Review by Jaffna Kings (Bowling), Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - Najibullah Zadran (Struck down)
- Kandy Falcons: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 115/6 in 15.5 overs (FA Allen 6)
- Innings Break: Kandy Falcons - 143/8 in 20.0 overs (C Karunaratne 14, I Udana 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 71 runs, 3 wickets)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 3.2 overs (20 balls), Extras 14
- Over 4.5: Review by Kandy Falcons (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Afif Hossain (Struck down)
- Rain: Jaffna Kings - 63/3 in 5.1 overs (S Samarawickrama 2, DN Wellalage 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 89/3 in 9.0 overs (S Samarawickrama 12, DN Wellalage 15)
- Rain: Jaffna Kings - 98/3 in 11.0 overs (S Samarawickrama 15, DN Wellalage 19)
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