- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.4 Another slower ball and this time he picks out deep square leg. Gives himself room by backing away but Pathirana follows him and gets the slower ball full. Avishka flicks but just cannot get enough bat to clear the fielder. Lakshan moves to his left and completes a good catch. 24/115.2 Gets the wicket now. Mendis it is who departs for an excellent 46-ball 87! Was on a length outside off at 145kph. It is the pace that did Mendis in. Looks for a loft over mid-off, but is a touch late. The bat turns in his hand and the ball spoons straight up. Babar at mid-off, gets to his left and pouches a comfortable catch 144/216.5 Oh, drags it back onto the stumps but Samarawickrama has played a splendid hand. Fuller outside off, he tries to force him through the covers, but think Karunaratne took the pace off the ball again. Samarawickrama can only get a thick inside-edge that rattles his stumps 164/317.1 Pathirana comes back and cleans up Perera with a pacy length ball! On leg stump, he backs away looking to go across the line. Is nowhere near it and sees his stumps in a mess. 168/418.5 Cleans him up with a 138.7kph full toss! Gets it on the stumps as Ross looks to shuffle across for a scoop. He misses, Naseem does not and the leg stump takes a firm beating. Naseem has bowled his heart out today. 179/519.4 Pathirana gets his third and it is the slower ball that does Kerr in! Slower length ball on the stumps. The you miss, I hit kind of stuff. Kerr misses and Pathirana hits. He was looking to go across the line, is through the shot much early. 186/6Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL192/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Avishka Fernando, 4.4 ov), 2-144 (Kusal Mendis, 15.2 ov), 3-164 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 16.5 ov), 4-168 (Kusal Perera, 17.1 ov), 5-179 (Alex Ross, 18.5 ov), 6-186 (Hayden Kerr, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 21 2 5.25 13 3 0 0 0 C Karunaratne 4 0 55 1 13.75 8 6 4 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 3 0 37 0 12.33 4 1 4 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 31 3 7.75 9 3 0 3 0 JDF Vandersay 4 0 33 0 8.25 4 1 1 1 0 D Lakshan 1 0 14 0 14.00 1 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.3 And he holes out next ball! Drags this slog sweep from outside off, he gets it nice and clean but just doesn't get the distance. Finds the man at deep square leg. Big wicket in the context of this chase, Dickwella was shaping up to do some real damage 17/18.5 Babar is gone! Appeal for leg before not given, but as it's Babar Dambulla review. This was full, and possibly pitching on leg. Babar goes for the sweep and is struck on the front pad. It's the googly, so it should be striking the stumps, only question is, is it pitching outside leg? And no it's not, it's three reds! Great review, one pushed for by Noor. Huge wicket 79/212.2 Chops on! Nissanka goes across the line, looks to slog this from outside off, but ends up dragging an under edge on to the stumps. 108/317.6 Kerr holds on in the deep! Lakshan skips down the track and slices this leg break to deep extra cover, where Kerr completes a good catch 158/4Extras9 (lb 6, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL182/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.1)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Niroshan Dickwella, 1.3 ov), 2-79 (Babar Azam, 8.5 ov), 3-108 (Pathum Nissanka, 12.2 ov), 4-158 (Dhananjaya Lakshan, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB H Kerr 4 0 27 1 6.75 8 3 0 0 0 DM de Silva 3 0 25 1 8.33 6 2 1 0 0 Pramod Madushan 3 0 36 0 12.00 4 3 2 0 1 P Jayawickrama 2 0 16 0 8.00 6 1 1 0 0 Hasan Ali 4 0 38 0 9.50 8 5 1 1 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 34 2 8.50 14 4 2 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Colombo Strikers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
05 August 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dambulla Aura 2, Colombo Strikers 0
Match Notes
- Over 0.1: Review by Colombo Strikers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - WIA Fernando (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- Dambulla Aura: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 58/1 in 9.0 overs (BKG Mendis 31, S Samarawickrama 14)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (BKG Mendis 39, S Samarawickrama 15, Ex 0)
- Dambulla Aura: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (BKG Mendis 65, S Samarawickrama 37, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 144/2 in 15.2 overs (S Samarawickrama 41)
- Dambulla Aura: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 4
- S Samarawickrama: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Dambulla Aura - 192/6 in 20.0 overs (DM de Silva 15, Hasan Ali 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
- Colombo Strikers: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 64/1 in 7.0 overs (Babar Azam 29, P Nissanka 16)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (Babar Azam 32, P Nissanka 16, Ex 3)
- Over 8.5: Review by Dambulla Aura (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - Babar Azam (Upheld)
- Floodlight Failure: Colombo Strikers - 84/2 in 9.4 overs (P Nissanka 20, MNK Fernando 4)
- Colombo Strikers: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 3
- Over 14.4: Review by Dambulla Aura (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - D Lakshan (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 138/3 in 16.0 overs (MNK Fernando 42, D Lakshan 12)
- Over 16.4: Review by Dambulla Aura (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kottahachchi, Batter - MNK Fernando (Struck down)
- Colombo Strikers: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 8
- MNK Fernando: 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (MNK Fernando 26, D Lakshan 18, Ex 6)
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