- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.3 Spears in a toe-crusher on off and he couldn't jam his bat down quick enough, surprised by the yorker. Huge appeal for an lbw but the umpire is not convinced. Fernando has been sent it upstairs. Bat is close to the ball but there is no spike as the ball passes the bat and thuds his front pad. It's pitching in line, impact is in line and wickets hitting. Three reds so the decision is overturned. Excellent review and a brilliant yorker! Much-needed breakthrough 72/23.1 Castled! Bowling straight and bowling gas! Bangs it on a good length and it skids through, beating his drive and wrecking the middle stump! A fiery celebration from Dahani as he goes airborne with a vicious first-pump and a loud scream! 22/112.2 Miscues the skier! Puts on the dancing shoes and gets the leading edge to Dahani at deep backward point, this time he manages to cling on and looks very pumped up. He got to the pitch off the ball but it was turning away viciously and he couldn't get a meaty connection. Pressure of dots induced a false shot 95/314.6 Silva gets the last laugh! Avishka pings a sharp throw from backward point and he was struggling, a straightforward decision for the third umpire and he has to go after a cameo. That's a massive breakthrough. 123/417.3 Gottim with a beauty! Comes round the wicket, hits the pitch hard as he shuffles across to guide it towards fine leg boundary but ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. He is absolutely ecstatic! 139/5Extras10 (lb 1, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL180/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Lasith Croospulle, 3.1 ov), 2-72 (Shevon Daniel, 8.3 ov), 3-95 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 12.2 ov), 4-123 (Tim Seifert, 14.6 ov), 5-139 (Shakib Al Hasan, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Fernando 4 0 32 1 8.00 12 2 2 2 0 Shahnawaz Dahani 4 0 37 2 9.25 12 2 3 1 0 DM de Silva 4 0 38 1 9.50 6 1 3 1 0 H Kerr 3 0 35 0 11.66 4 2 2 1 0 RS Fernando 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 2 0 1 0 P Jayawickrama 4 0 25 0 6.25 8 2 0 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 Sounds the death rattle! What a sight for the bowler! A touch shorter and does enough off the surface to beat Fernando's defence and ping top of off! He has produced the first bit of magic today. Completely bamboozled him with a cracking delivery 2/11.2 Castled! That's a huge breakthrough! Crackerjack. Pitched up at a searing pace and the off stump goes cartwheeling! He threw the kitchen sink at it, an ugly heave across the line and he is beaten comprehensively. What a start by Galle! Just got stuck on the crease and played down the wrong line 2/211.3 Cleverly bowled! Absolutely stunned him with a back of a hand slower one! Big big wicket! On a length and cuts back sharply off the pitch, he was a bit early into the pull and ended up getting a thick inside edge back onto the stumps. Second wickets for the captain, he is leading from the front. 99/49.2 Taken at deep backward square leg! Shanaka gets the prized scalp! Shorter outside off, goes for the full-blooded pull but didn't get all of it. Rajitha hangs onto it brilliantly making sure his backfoot didn't touch the boundary marker 78/312.2 Edged and taken! Tossed up and it spun away viciously outside off. He was stuck on the backfoot, trying to make some room and lift it over midwicket but ends up getting a faint tickle to the keeper. Excellent catch, shows sharp reflexes as another one bites the dust and the asking rate has crossed 10. 103/514.2 Shanaka is on fire! Banged in short around a tight line outside off, tries to go for an upper-cut knowing third man was up in the ring but got cramped for room and nicked it through to the keeper. Wickets are tumbling! 120/617.6 Launches the ball straight into the hands of Shamsi at long-off! Slammed away into the air, but didn't get all of it. Innings has started to peter out as the asking rate shoots up. 156/7Extras8 (b 1, lb 3, w 4)TOTAL180/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Avishka Fernando, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Kusal Mendis, 1.2 ov), 3-78 (Kusal Perera, 9.2 ov), 4-99 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.3 ov), 5-103 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 12.2 ov), 6-120 (Ravindu Fernando, 14.2 ov), 7-156 (Hayden Kerr, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CAK Rajitha 4 0 35 2 8.75 12 3 2 2 0 MVT Fernando 2 0 20 1 10.00 6 4 0 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 25 1 6.25 8 1 0 0 0 L Croospulle 1 0 20 0 20.00 0 1 2 1 0 T Shamsi 4 0 38 0 9.50 6 2 2 1 0 MD Shanaka 4 0 27 3 6.75 8 3 0 0 0 S Prasanna 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Dambulla Aura , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
31 July 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Galle Titans 2, Dambulla Aura 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 1 wicket)
- Galle Titans: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 59/1 in 7.0 overs (S Daniel 32, PBB Rajapaksa 20)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (S Daniel 17, PBB Rajapaksa 31, Ex 2)
- Over 8.3: Review by Dambulla Aura (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - S Daniel (Upheld)
- Over 11.3: Review by Dambulla Aura (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LE Hannibal, Batter - TL Seifert (Struck down)
- Galle Titans: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 104/3 in 14.0 overs (TL Seifert 11, Shakib Al Hasan 4)
- Galle Titans: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Galle Titans - 180/5 in 20.0 overs (MD Shanaka 42, SMLD Samarakoon 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 2 wickets)
- Snake stops Play! A Snake finding its way onto the outfield briefly halted the game at the end of 4th over
- Dambulla Aura: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (DM de Silva 15, MDKJ Perera 35, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 67/2 in 8.0 overs (DM de Silva 23, MDKJ Perera 39)
- Dambulla Aura: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 133/6 in 16.0 overs (AI Ross 15, H Kerr 2)
- Dambulla Aura: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 5
- Over 18.4: Review by Galle Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - IC Soysa, Batter - AI Ross (Struck down)