Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    6.6 good shout! This is slipped through on off stump, not a lot of turn. Hits Nissanka in front of middle, but he's some way down the track. Jaffna Kings review. The question is whether it's turning enough to hit the stumps. Nissanka has not got bat to it. And it's out. Ball tracker suggests that is hitting leg stump pretty flush, and Nissanka - who made such a good start - has to go. 57/1
    8.1 Gone! Babar absolutely nails the square drive, but it's uppish, and straight to David Miller at backward point. This is fullish, outside off, Babar opens the face and he hit it so well he only had to hit it a metre either side of Miller. But he finds the fielder who takes a great reflex catch around knee-height. 62/2
    14.4 Theekshana is having a blinder in the field! This one was held back a touch on a good length outside off, Udara who has made room outside leg has to reach for this drive. He ends up striking this in the air to Theekshana's right, where the spinner dives full stretch and grabs on with both hands 99/5
    8.4 spectacular catch! Maheesh Theekshana at deep square leg is even surprised himself that he's got that one in his hands. That was a short ball from Madushanka, and ABSOLUTELY SMASHED by Fernando, who pulls it, full blooded, off the middle of the bat. His mistake is that he doesn't get a lot of height on it, and Theeksana takes a couple of steps to his left, throws his hands up and intercepts a ball that was traveling rapidly - probably for a very flat six. King's catching is really bringing them back 64/3
    9.6 Kings are punching their way back into this match, and Wellalage strikes. This is is a slider, pitching outside off, going on with the arm towards middle and off. Iftikhar is down the track trying to launch this into the next galaxy. But it pitches short of where he would like it to, and it beats his inside edge, and flatters into the wooodwork. Another fine over from Wellalage. 69/4
    18.4 And now he's gone! But Malik is still fuming. As he should be. This was a top-edged slog sweep, with deep forward square leg running in and settling under it. Malik walks unsmilingly towards the fielder to thank him for holding on 139/6
    not out
    21
    18
    1
    0
    116.66
    19.3 Miller holds on at wide long-off! This was a pace-off and full outside off, Ramesh leans back and hammers this flat but straight to the man in the deep 144/7
    19.6 Length ball muscled to long-on, Naseem is running to the danger end for the second but is well short 146/8
    Extras
    3 (lb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    146/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.3)
    Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Pathum Nissanka, 6.6 ov), 2-62 (Babar Azam, 8.1 ov), 3-64 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 8.4 ov), 4-69 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 9.6 ov), 5-99 (Lahiru Udara, 14.4 ov), 6-139 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.4 ov), 7-144 (Ramesh Mendis, 19.3 ov), 8-146 (Naseem Shah, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    NLTC Perera1017017.0014000
    M Theekshana402115.2591010
    D Madushanka402325.75133010
    N Thushara403719.2593200
    DN Wellalage30923.00100000
    Shoaib Malik403819.5064100
  • BATSMEN
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    12.5 No maiden LPL fifty for Madushka! Chops on this back of a length ball from Naseem, as he looks to dab it behind square 128/4
    5.2 full on the stumps, and flicked aerially straight to midwicket. Pathirana strikes a vital blow! Did that come a little slow off the pitch, or did Pathirana roll his fingers over the ball and slow it down? Either way, Gurbaz mistimed it badly, and it ended up being a straightforward catch for Iftikhar, who just made a couple of steps to his right to take it 58/1
    10.3 Holes out! Sandakan tosses this up slower, and Asalanka is through the shot early, ends up toe-ending this attempted loft down the ground. Long-on runs in and completes a comfortable catch 97/2
    12.1 And he strikes straight away! Why wasn't he brought back sooner? This was a back of a length ball but pace-off. Thisara is into the pull too early, and his middle stump is knocked back 127/3
    not out
    1
    3
    0
    0
    33.33
    not out
    14
    9
    3
    0
    155.55
    Extras
    21 (b 4, lb 4, w 13)
    TOTAL
    150/4 (14.3 Overs, RR: 10.34)
    Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.2 ov), 2-97 (Charith Asalanka, 10.3 ov), 3-127 (Thisara Perera, 12.1 ov), 4-128 (Nishan Madushka, 12.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Naseem Shah3.302226.28141120
    Mohammad Nawaz(3)2025012.5044100
    C Karunaratne2024012.0023100
    M Pathirana302719.0082150
    PADLR Sandakan3030110.0042200
    RTM Mendis1014014.0020110

Match Notes

Jaffna 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st58Rahmanullah GurbazKNM Fernando
2nd39KIC AsalankaKNM Fernando
3rd30NLTC PereraKNM Fernando
4th1DA MillerKNM Fernando
5th22DA MillerTowhid Hridoy