Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    0.5 edged and taken! Early breakthrough for Pretorius! Back of a length in the fifth stump channel. Jags away just a shade and Chandimal, wafting at it away from his body and without any footwork, gets a healthy outside edge. Not the cleanest collection by Rajapaksa at wide slip but he does enough to hold on. Just the start the Falcons would not have wanted! 2/1
    11.2 that looks pretty adjacent! Yorker zipped into middle and off. Fletcher seems to be late in jamming his bat down but he did indicate that he had managed a scratch to the umpire. The umpire, though, was unperturbed and after a bit of thought, raised his finger. Fletcher, it seemed, wanted to review but eventually ran out of time. Mathews thought he had signaled for the review but long story short, the review was not allowed. Might not have been a bad thing for the Falcons - that seemed destined for the stumps! 77/5
    1.4 big appeal, and given! Reviewed straightaway! Fullish on off and this shapes back in sharply. Haris falls across and then fails to make contact with his flick. Gets rapped on the knee roll of the front pad and that looked pretty out. Was it going over? Was there bat involved? The answer is neither. No bat involved and three reds on Ball Tracking, with the ball smashing into middle and off. Haris has to go, and he takes a review along with him! 3/2
    5.1 soft dismissal! Looks like the back-of-the-hand slower ball. Pitches on a length outside off and Mendis throws his hands at it because of the width. He is into his stroke too early, though, and the tennis-ball bounce means that he slices it tamely towards backward point. Rajapaksa picks up his second catch of the day, and the Falcons are now three down! 32/3
    5.3 Rathnayake falls too! Wicket number three for Udana, and the Falcons lose another! Hard length on middle and off. Pitches and skids on, much like the last ball. Rathnayake looks for the short-arm pull but is hurried into his stroke. Splices it a touch and Nadeeshan snaffles up the chance at mid wicket! 32/4
    16.5 easy return catch, and Zahoor breaks the partnership! Hard length on middle and off, and this seems to stand up just a little. Might have been a seam-up ball that Mathews did not quite pick. Tried to go leg side but the extra pace meant he lobbed up it off the leading edge. Zahoor makes no mistake, and that is a vital breakthrough for Galle! 135/6
    not out
    65
    32
    7
    3
    203.12
    18.3 bowled'im! Sizzling yorker, honing into the batter's pads. Shanaka tries to dig it out but the ball seems to tail back in late. Goes well past the bat, pings into his back leg and then ricochets onto the stumps. Superb bowling, and Shanaka has to walk back after a four-ball nine! 153/7
    not out
    5
    3
    1
    0
    166.66
    Extras
    10 (lb 3, w 7)
    TOTAL
    175/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)
    Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Dinesh Chandimal, 0.5 ov), 2-3 (Mohammad Haris, 1.4 ov), 3-32 (Kamindu Mendis, 5.1 ov), 4-32 (Pavan Rathnayake, 5.3 ov), 5-77 (Andre Fletcher, 11.2 ov), 6-135 (Angelo Mathews, 16.5 ov), 7-153 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    D Pretorius4040110.0084200
    I Udana403037.50124100
    Zahoor Khan402927.2582040
    K Nadeeshan2024012.0042200
    M Theekshana403218.0050210
    J Liyanage201708.5032020
  • BATSMEN
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    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    0.6 goes straight up, and Dickwella falls! Fullish outside off, shaping away from Dickwella. He tries to access the leg side, which is not quite the way to go, especially with the swing on offer. Closes his bat face too early and the ball spoons up off the leading edge. Fletcher settles under it at point and snares the chance! 12/1
    6.4 holes out to deep mid wicket! Throws up the invitation on middle and off, and Hales cannot resist the temptation. Goes for the big slog sweep but does not get it right out of the middle. Rathnayake settles under it on the fence and does the rest. A useful cameo, but will that wicket bring the Falcons back into the contest? 91/2
    not out
    82
    49
    11
    2
    167.34
    11.3 chopped on! Back-of-the-hand slower ball into the track outside off. Rajapaksa tries to drag it leg side but is early into the stroke. All he manages is an inside edge onto his stumps, and Shoriful is delighted. Can that spark a turnaround for the Falcons? 129/3
    13.4 Sandakan gets rid of Liyanage! Fires this full down leg, perhaps as a response to Liyanage advancing without looking at the line of the ball. Swings at it but cannot connect. Chandimal has his wits about him and whips off the bails, with Liyanage stranded outside his crease! 147/4
    not out
    9
    9
    1
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    8 (lb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    176/4 (17.1 Overs, RR: 10.25)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Niroshan Dickwella, 0.6 ov), 2-91 (Alex Hales, 6.4 ov), 3-129 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 11.3 ov), 4-147 (Janith Liyanage, 13.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shoriful Islam403228.00114110
    MD Shanaka1.1019016.2834030
    PVD Chameera4042010.5066100
    PW Hasaranga403619.00102310
    PADLR Sandakan4046111.5055220

Match Notes

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Galle 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12AD HalesN Dickwella
2nd79AD HalesTL Seifert
3rd38PBB RajapaksaTL Seifert
4th18TL SeifertJ Liyanage
5th29TL SeifertSSD Arachchige