- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 Mathews strikes! He gets a massive breakthrough, Gurbaz holes out to deep square and the fielder didn't have to move a muscle to gobble it up. He was itching for a big shot, doesn't like to go in a shell. Took a step down the pitch and cuffed it straight to the man. Brilliant start for Kandy 2/12.1 Edged and taken! What has he done? Mathews is on fire! Back of a length, gets it to lift off the deck from a slightly short of a good length and he gets in a tangle, hangs back, dangles the bat out and nicks it through to the keeper. Big blow landed by Kandy. He was caught in two minds to what do , tried to block and then bail out of the shot 7/26.6 Miscues the sweep and another one perishes! Top-edge and he holes out to deep square, he tries to get on top of the ball but completely miscued skying towards the fielder in the deep who was in a great position to pouch it. Everything working to plan for Kandy, won the toss and opted to bowl, couldn't have asked for a better start 34/311.2 Goes full and induces a false shot, a harmless delivery outfoxes David Miller! On the pads and merrily whipped away straight to the man at deep square who reverse cups it. That is a huge breakthrough; he is a dangerous customer. Miller is livid with himself as Kings find themselves in a huge spot of bother! A very vital incision to get the big fish who hasn't yet made a mark in LPL. 58/413.1 Bagged at mid-off by Hasaranga! Superb catch hustling in and timing his dive to perfection, plucks it as the ball started to die on him. Perera sprang down the track and misced it completely, getting the splice of the bat. Wickets continue to tumble and their progress is beset once again 72/513.5 Lots more air, and that's smooshed high in the air but he didn't get the distance. That was pounded but Hasaranga at long-on takes a stupendous catch to send him back in the hut. 75/613.6 Appeal for lbw and given! Huge shout and umpire didn't hesitate to adjudge it lbw. He takes the review. It's a fair delivery. Length ball, jags back from middle and off and raps his front pad, no bat involved as confirmed by the ultraedge. What does ball tracking say? Pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting the wickets. Crashing onto the middle stump and the on-field decision stands. Pradeep is on a hattrick! 75/714.6 Zingers are alight! Tossed up beautifully on a fuller length and gets a hint of spin, he is caught in two minds whether to defend or go for the drive and is squared up too. Ball rips through the stumps as Kings stare into the abyss. 78/816.1 Hits him plumb in front of the stumps, was looking to defend and played down the wrong line, not picking him at all. That's stone dead lbw. Tossed up fuller and it spins in ever so slightly beating his defence and that's a straightforward decision for the umpire who agress with Hasaranga 86/9Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL117/9 (20 Overs, RR: 5.85)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.5 ov), 2-7 (Charith Asalanka, 2.1 ov), 3-34 (Towhid Hridoy, 6.6 ov), 4-58 (David Miller, 11.2 ov), 5-72 (Priyamal Perera, 13.1 ov), 6-75 (Thisara Perera, 13.5 ov), 7-75 (Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, 13.6 ov), 8-78 (Maheesh Theekshana, 14.6 ov), 9-86 (Nuwan Thushara, 16.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 2 0 8 2 4.00 9 1 0 2 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 23 0 5.75 13 4 0 0 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 23 0 5.75 13 4 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 9 3 2.25 15 0 0 0 0 I Udana 2 0 17 1 8.50 4 2 0 1 0 N Pradeep 4 0 36 3 9.00 11 4 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR12.1 Launches the ball straight into the hands of long-on! Tossed up full on middle and off, takes a big stride out and swings big but doesn't get much power behind the shot, David Miller in the deep, is safe as a house, pouches it as easy as you like 102/26.1 Chopped on! Throws it away, goes for the big swing towards midwicket but is a touch early into the pull and ends up making a mess of his stumps. It was short and zinged in from outside off, that's a vital breakthrough and a much-needed one for Jaffna - he is the danger man in form while Fakhar has been struggling to find his timing. 31/1Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL118/2 (13 Overs, RR: 9.07)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Dinesh Chandimal, 6.1 ov), 2-102 (Fakhar Zaman, 12.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NLTC Perera 3 0 23 0 7.66 7 3 0 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 35 1 8.75 9 3 2 0 0 N Thushara 2 0 12 0 6.00 4 1 0 0 0 N Burger 2 0 17 1 8.50 4 1 1 0 0 V Viyaskanth 1 0 13 0 13.00 1 1 1 0 0 DN Wellalage 1 0 17 0 17.00 1 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
B-Love Kandy , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
05 August 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
B-Love Kandy 2, Jaffna Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 38/3 in 9.0 overs (DA Miller 10, PARP Perera 2)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- Attendance: 10,024
- Over 13.6: Review by Jaffna Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - V Viyaskanth (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 86/8 in 16.0 overs (DN Wellalage 13, N Thushara 0)
- Over 17.3: Review by B-Love Kandy (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - DN Wellalage (Struck down)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Jaffna Kings - 117/9 in 20.0 overs (DN Wellalage 38, N Burger 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 0 wicket)
- Nishan Madushka kept wickets in place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz from the start of the innings
- B-Love Kandy: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: B-Love Kandy - 57/1 in 9.0 overs (Fakhar Zaman 22, PWH de Silva 12)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Fakhar Zaman 24, PWH de Silva 27, Ex 1)
- B-Love Kandy: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 1
- PWH de Silva: 50 off 21 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
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