- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.1 cleans him up! Beautifully disguised slower delivery that pitches on middle and off. Seifert does not seem to pick it and has a wild slog across the line. He is way too early into the stroke and the ball squirms past the bat before smashing into off stump! 23/14.3 soft dismissal! Slowed up wonderfully on a length just outside off. Daniel, it seems, has pre-meditated the sweep and goes down on one knee too early. Because the length is much shorter than he expected, he has to reach out and all he does is spoon it up straight to square leg! 25/27.5 has this scraped the stumps? Looks like it! Flighted up on a length on leg stump. Bowes tries the slog sweep again but the length this time is a little shorter. That allows the ball to grip in the surface, bounce a little extra and kiss the outside edge on its way through to Mendis. But hang on, the umpires want to have another look. The square angle shows that the ball clearly clipped the stumps and Bowes will have to go! 51/310.2 knocks him over with an absolute corker! Another wrong'un fizzed through on a length just outside off. Shakib does not pick it and is camped in his crease, hoping to read it off the surface. The ball, though, spins back sharply and is just too quick for him. Nips past the bat and thuds into off stump. Noor is pumped, and the Titans are now four down! 69/411.2 stumped this time! Flighted up nicely outside off and this drops on the batter very late. Priyanjan tries to go inside out but is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball as it rips past the outside edge. Akin to the last over, he over-balances, leaves his crease and on this occasion, Mendis whips off the bails! 72/514.3 rips out off stump!! Slower delivery on a length just outside off. de Livera, looking for the lap, gets into position but the lack of pace means that he is too early into the stroke. The ball also grips in the surface, turns back in and thunders into off stump (quite literally)! 96/618.3 Shanaka bites the dust! Slower delivery on a length outside off. Shanaka does not quite pick it and looks to go inside out. Because of the lack of pace, he ends up dragging it to long on. Samarawickrama hurtles in from the fence, slides forward and completes a smart, tumbling catch! 125/719.1 Samarakoon has run himself out! Full toss on middle and leg. Samarakoon is late on the stroke and shanks it towards deep mid wicket. Hares back for the second but he could be on his way here. Mendis gathered the throw from the deep, which was a little wayward and then flicked it back onto the stumps, with replays confirming that Samarakoon was well short of his ground! 130/819.6 length delivery on leg stump and Rajitha finally gets bat on it. Flicks it away to deep backward square leg and because it is the final ball, he comes back for the second. The fielder throws it accurately at the batter's end and Mendis does the rest, with Rajitha half-way down the track! 133/9Extras9 (b 1, lb 3, w 5)TOTAL133/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.65)Did not bat: CBRLS KumaraFall of wickets: 1-23 (Tim Seifert, 3.1 ov), 2-25 (Shevon Daniel, 4.3 ov), 3-51 (Chad Bowes, 7.5 ov), 4-69 (Shakib Al Hasan, 10.2 ov), 5-72 (Ashan Priyanjan, 11.2 ov), 6-96 (Sohan de Livera, 14.3 ov), 7-125 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.3 ov), 8-130 (Lahiru Samarakoon, 19.1 ov), 9-133 (Kasun Rajitha, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Fernando 4 0 14 1 3.50 15 1 0 2 0 Hasan Ali 4 0 27 1 6.75 10 2 1 0 0 DM de Silva 2 0 14 1 7.00 3 1 0 0 0 H Kerr 3 0 24 1 8.00 6 3 0 0 0 MADI Hemantha 4 0 31 2 7.75 5 3 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 3 0 19 1 6.33 9 1 0 3 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.5 edged and taken! Kumara is absolutely pumped! Short and sharp outside off. Mendis throws his hands at it but cannot come to grips with the pace (not for the first time this over). Gets a faint tickle and the keeper does the rest! Can the Titans make the most of this opening? 47/111.6 goes through him like a hot knife through butter! Full, fast and at the stumps. Samarawickrama's feet go nowhere and he is caught on the crease. Tries to keep it out but the ball whistles past the bat before deflecting off the pads and hitting the stumps. Kumara is pumped again! 83/215.3 another big appeal, and given this time! Slightly slower and fuller on off stump. Perera has a wild slog across the line and misses it completely. The ball pins him on the back leg, in front of off stump and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Perera does not bother with the review and Dambulla Aura are now three down! 105/3Extras10 (lb 2, w 8)TOTAL134/3 (17.4 Overs, RR: 7.58)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Kusal Mendis, 7.5 ov), 2-83 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 11.6 ov), 3-105 (Kusal Perera, 15.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CAK Rajitha 3 0 12 0 4.00 9 0 0 1 0 CBRLS Kumara 4 0 31 2 7.75 11 1 1 2 0 R Ngarava 2.4 0 33 0 12.37 3 4 1 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 20 1 5.00 10 1 0 0 0 SMLD Samarakoon 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 2 0 1 0 SMA Priyanjan 2 0 16 0 8.00 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Dambulla Aura , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
11 August 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Dambulla Aura 2, Galle Titans 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Galle Titans: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 51/3 in 7.5 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 6)
- Galle Titans: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 100/6 in 16.0 overs (MD Shanaka 15, SMLD Samarakoon 2)
- Innings Break: Galle Titans - 133/9 in 20.0 overs (R Ngarava 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- Dambulla Aura: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 56/1 in 9.0 overs (WIA Fernando 30, S Samarawickrama 7)
- Dambulla Aura: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- WIA Fernando: 50 off 41 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 15.2: Review by Galle Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BCN Amarasinghe, Batter - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Aura - 105/3 in 15.3 overs (WIA Fernando 52)
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