- BATSMENRB4s6sSR17.5 And now Haris must go! End of a potentially match-winning innings! Haris charges Theekshana and ends up yorking himself. Misses the ball and Gurbaz completes the stumping. His teammates greet him with a deserved round of applause! 176/50.4 Beauty from Thushara! Full and swinging in on middle, Fakhar could've worked this away quite easily to be fair, but instead he swings across the line and gets nowhere near it. 1/17.1 And he gets it! Would you believe it!? Chandimal's brilliant cameo comes to an end. This was too full to slog sweep and Chandimal misses it completely. Struck pretty plumb in front of middle and Chandimal decides to go off without burning a review. 69/29.5 Asela has the last laugh! Hasaranga swings hard once more, but this time there's some sharp turn on offer. It pitches and turns away past the outside edge, clattering into off. How big will this wicket be? 91/315.2 Bowled him! Kamindu makes room to slap this over the offside, but Theekshana who was bowling from around the wicket angled this in full on leg stump and skids it past the swing of the bat 146/419.2 Finally one goes to a fielder! Asif stands and pulls this towards deep midwicket, but doesn't get the connection. And for Jaffna it's just the man they want under it, David Miller, who pouches this safely 185/619.4 Mathews now top-edges this heave, but only manages to sky it straight up. Thisara comes under from mid-off and holds on well as this drops over his shoulder! 186/719.6 Holes out at long-on! This was a full and launched straight to the man. An anti-climactic end to an otherwise relentless Kandy batting performance! 188/8Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL188/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.4)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Fakhar Zaman, 0.4 ov), 2-69 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.1 ov), 3-91 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 9.5 ov), 4-146 (Kamindu Mendis, 15.2 ov), 5-176 (Mohammad Haris, 17.5 ov), 6-185 (Asif Ali, 19.2 ov), 7-186 (Angelo Mathews, 19.4 ov), 8-188 (Isuru Udana, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Thushara 4 0 40 4 10.00 9 5 1 2 0 M Theekshana 4 0 37 2 9.25 8 3 2 0 0 D Madushanka 4 0 43 0 10.75 5 5 1 3 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 25 0 6.25 7 2 0 0 0 DAS Gunaratne 4 0 41 2 10.25 8 1 4 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.5 Massive shout and the finger goes up immediately!. The wrong'un does it again for Hasaranga. Lynn got down to sweep but missed it and this looked plumb. But Lynn reviews it. This is actually one that is angling in and stays straight and low to stay under the bat. He is hit below the knee roll in front of middle. And it's clipping leg-stump, so umpire's call and Lynn has to go! Two in his first over from Hasaranga! 49/41.3 Holes out to deep midwicket! Goes for the slog-sweep but doesn't get a hold on it. Ball goes up high and Asif pouches a dolly 6/14.2 Gurbaz is run-out! Haris is quick to it and they make the most of that mix-up! This was full on middle and leg and Lynn squeezes it out towards point. Gurbaz was haring down for the single but Lynn was late to see him and immediately sends him back. Haris swept in and threw it to Udana at the non-striker's end and Gurbaz was miles away! 32/26.3 Brilliant catch at long-on! Wellalage goes for the big hoick to this full delivery just outside off. Skips out of the crease but doesn't get to the pitch of it. Kamindu Mendis misjudged the flight initially but does well to adjust and run in and put in a dive in front to grab it with his outstretched arms 48/316.5 Oh my! Udana, almost on one leg, has got the last recognised batter! Slower short ball outside off. Malik reaches out and looks to cut but can only spoon a simple catch to Mathews at cover 127/812.2 Hasaranga you beauty! It's a sharp legbreak outside off that spins in a lot. Miller was swinging for the hills and was completely beaten as the ball crashed into the stumps. Talismanic stuff from the B-Love Kandy skipper today! First a double-wicket over and now the dangerous Miller is back in the hut! 101/512.4 Hasaranga has his fourth! Wrong'un this time and this also takes some sharp spin from outside off. Gunaratne went for a big pull but was through with the shot very early. Was the impact outside off? Because otherwise, that looks out! Nope, impact is in line and that's crashing into middle-stump. Gunaratne has to walk back and Jaffna also lose the review 101/613.4 Perera misses the cut! It's a length ball on off that pitches and spins away. Perera moved leg-side but that was too low for the cut. It hits the off pole and Arachchige is pumped and so is Hasaranga. Perera goes for a duck 108/717.1 Yes he will! Tossed up full outside off, Theekshana dances out and wants to swing this down the ground but gets a leading edge to backward point where Arachchige takes a good catch diving in front. Takes it inches from the ground, the replay confirms 127/917.2 Swung high in the air and a juggling catch at deep midwicket means Hasaranga has his best figures in the LPL and B-Love Kandy are through to Qualifier 2 127/10Extras13 (lb 1, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL127 all out (17.2 Overs, RR: 7.32)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Charith Asalanka, 1.3 ov), 2-32 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.2 ov), 3-48 (Dunith Wellalage, 6.3 ov), 4-49 (Chris Lynn, 6.5 ov), 5-101 (David Miller, 12.2 ov), 6-101 (Asela Gunaratne, 12.4 ov), 7-108 (Thisara Perera, 13.4 ov), 8-127 (Shoaib Malik, 16.5 ov), 9-127 (Maheesh Theekshana, 17.1 ov), 10-127 (Nuwan Thushara, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 3 0 23 0 7.66 8 2 1 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 45 1 11.25 11 3 2 3 0 I Udana 1 0 2 0 2.00 4 0 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 3.2 0 9 6 2.70 12 0 0 0 0 SSD Arachchige 3 0 23 1 7.66 8 1 2 0 0 N Pradeep 3 0 24 1 8.00 7 4 0 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Jaffna Kings , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
B-Love Kandy advanced
Season
Match days
17 August 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- B-Love Kandy: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Mohammad Haris 13, LD Chandimal 38, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: B-Love Kandy - 69/1 in 7.0 overs (Mohammad Haris 26, LD Chandimal 41)
- B-Love Kandy: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 3
- Over 12.2: Review by B-Love Kandy (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - Mohammad Haris (Upheld)
- Over 12.5: Review by Jaffna Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - Mohammad Haris (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: B-Love Kandy - 112/3 in 13.0 overs (Mohammad Haris 38, PHKD Mendis 11)
- Mohammad Haris: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Mohammad Haris 34, PHKD Mendis 13, Ex 3)
- B-Love Kandy: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: B-Love Kandy - 188/8 in 20.0 overs (SSD Arachchige 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 6.5: Review by Jaffna Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - CA Lynn (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Jaffna Kings: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 58/4 in 9.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 5, DA Miller 5)
- Jaffna Kings: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Shoaib Malik 19, DA Miller 26, Ex 6)
- Over 12.4: Review by Jaffna Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batter - DAS Gunaratne (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Jaffna Kings - 121/7 in 16.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 31, M Theekshana 10)
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