- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 And he's gone! Animated appeal for caught behind! Given not out, but the Jaffna players went up in unison. They review, and ultra edge shows the nick. This was a bit of a jaffa from Perera, who pitched it on a length but managed to get some extra bounce and seam movement away from the batter. Madushka wafted at the this and grazed it through 2/112.5 Bullet throw from the deep has Chandimal! What a moment in the game. This was on a length on the pads, and Chandimal whips it towards deep square leg and immediately calls for two. But the throw from Zaman is an absolute arrow! Right on top of the stumps, and even a dive doesn't save Chandimal. 90/39.3 Wellalage strikes against the run of play! Sees Asalanka charging and Wellalage drags this down a touch and pushes it through quicker. Asalanka goes for heave over mid-on but ends up top-edging it straight to Viyaskanth at short third man. 77/216.3 But Theekshana hits back! Huge moment in the game! Theekshana tosses this up once more, not cowed by the earlier stroke, but crucially takes pace off the ball a touch. Mathews comes down the track and looks to hoick this over on the onside, but the ball spins past the inside edge and crashes into middle and leg! 114/419.4 Edged and Sadeera grabs a tough chance! This was a another slow off cutter, Nabi swings and gets a thick edge, which Sadeera behind the stumps dives full length to his right and grabs 159/5Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL163/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Nishan Madushka, 0.4 ov), 2-77 (Charith Asalanka, 9.3 ov), 3-90 (Dinesh Chandimal, 12.5 ov), 4-114 (Angelo Mathews, 16.3 ov), 5-159 (Mohammad Nabi, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NLTC Perera 2 0 16 1 8.00 6 0 2 0 0 B Fernando 4 0 48 1 12.00 9 2 3 5 0 M Theekshana 4 0 34 1 8.50 7 1 2 0 0 Zaman Khan 2 0 21 0 10.50 2 3 0 0 0 V Viyaskanth 4 0 24 0 6.00 8 2 0 0 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 18 1 4.50 8 0 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.1 And he strikes straight away! And it's the crucial wicket of Gurbaz. Good length wide outside off, pace-off, 101kph, and Gurbaz looks to carve this over the infield. But the ball holds up in the surface and all he can do is slice is down the ground, where Rajitha runs back from mid-off and completes a straight forward catch 49/118.4 Avishka holes out! My, my, my, do we have a twist in the tail?! This was a gimme on the pads, but crucially pace-off from Lakmal. Avishka wants to pick this up over deep square leg, but can only get enough on it to find the man. 153/66.5 Plucked out of the air! Moment of magic from Mathews. This was the off cutter from Howell and it sticks in the surface. Afif is forced to check this drive and it seems to be just evading Mathews and short extra cover. But the Stars skipper leaps up, sticks a hand out and grabs it! 56/214.6 Lakmal gets the breakthrough! And it's Sadeera. Good length on off, 128kph, Sadeera looks to drive this inside out but slices it straight to Mathews at extra cover. Is it a little too late though? 128/316.5 Castled! Malik goes for a pull, but this is too full and it crashes into off stump! 146/417.4 Chips it back to Nabi! This was tossed up outside off, 90kph, holds up in the surface and Wellalage is early on the drive, offering and easy waist high return catch to Nabi 149/519.2 What a catch from Drakes! This went miles straight up in the air off Thisara's bat, as he looked to heave this over cow corner. Drakes comes under it around midwicket, and holds on to a phenomenal catch under immense pressure. 162/818.5 full on off, sliced behind point. They hare for two, but Theekshana isn't the quickest and he's running to the danger end. The keeper picks up the ball, and whips off the bails in a flash! And yes, Theekshana is short! Oh my, oh my, oh my. 154/7Extras8 (lb 1, w 7)TOTAL164/8 (19.2 Overs, RR: 8.48)Did not bat: Zaman KhanFall of wickets: 1-49 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.1 ov), 2-56 (Afif Hossain, 6.5 ov), 3-128 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 14.6 ov), 4-146 (Shoaib Malik, 16.5 ov), 5-149 (Dunith Wellalage, 17.4 ov), 6-153 (Avishka Fernando, 18.4 ov), 7-154 (Maheesh Theekshana, 18.5 ov), 8-162 (Thisara Perera, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CAK Rajitha 3.2 0 27 1 8.10 9 3 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 42 1 10.50 5 3 2 1 0 S Prasanna 0.4 0 11 0 16.50 1 1 1 0 0 RS Bopara 1.2 0 14 0 10.50 3 2 0 1 0 BAC Howell 3 0 17 2 5.66 9 2 0 1 0 KIC Asalanka 2 0 15 0 7.50 4 2 0 0 0 DC Drakes 2 0 14 0 7.00 4 1 0 1 0 RAS Lakmal 3 0 23 3 7.66 7 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Jaffna Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Jaffna Kings won the 2022/23 Lanka Premier League
Season
Match days
23 December 2022 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 0.4: Review by Jaffna Kings (Bowling), Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - KNM Fernando (Upheld)
- Colombo Stars: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (LD Chandimal 34, KIC Asalanka 17, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Stars - 57/1 in 6.3 overs (LD Chandimal 37, KIC Asalanka 18)
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Stars - 93/3 in 14.0 overs (RS Bopara 10, AD Mathews 1)
- Colombo Stars: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 1
- Colombo Stars: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Colombo Stars - 163/5 in 20.0 overs (RS Bopara 47, BAC Howell 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 74/2 in 9.0 overs (WIA Fernando 17, S Samarawickrama 14)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (WIA Fernando 17, S Samarawickrama 30, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 137/3 in 16.0 overs (WIA Fernando 47, Shoaib Malik 2)
- Jaffna Kings: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 5
- WIA Fernando: 50 off 42 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match Coverage
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