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    1.4 Massive appeal for caught behind and Wijesundara has got his man now! The previous one nipped away from almost the exact same spot, but this one jagged back in. Hendricks was caught by surprise as he pushed at it, and ended up getting the faintest of inside edges through to Gurbaz. The umpire takes his sweet time but eventually the finger goes up 1/1
    4.5 It's all happening here! And Colombo are ecstatic! This was a good slower one from Thisara and it loops on to KJP's boot. There's an appeal for leg before which is turned down, but as the appeal is happening Chapman sets off the for the single. By the time Kusal gets his bearings and sets off he's always in a losing battle. But it needs to be direct hit, as Thisara is not at the wicket, and it is! Pathirana sends in a dart running in from short third and KJP is gone! 25/3
    3.4 Binura with a beauty! Nuwanidu has looked so good but he had no answer to this. It pitched on middle, just short of a good length. Nuwanidu was caught in two minds as to whether come forward or stay back. His feet remain planted as this nips in sharply, to ricochet of his front pad on to the stumps 21/2
    7.1 Dambulla have been fire in the field and they now have another! This was a good length, seaming in from outside off. It's an inside edge into the pads and they set off for the single. The ball though as dropped right near the batting crease, and Isitha just chases it down in his follow through, picks it up and hurls himself at the stumps. Chapman knows he's a goner 38/5
    5.3 Edged and Dambulla are floundering! This is just short of a good length, angling away from off. Hridoy goes for the pull but he's way too early on it, ends up edging behind as Gurbaz snaffles it above his right shoulder 25/4
    15.5 Binura though has the last laugh! This was dug in short, it's the slower bouncer and it's at a nice head height for Nabi. He's got so much time to play it, he almost confuses himself on what to do. Ends up doing the worst thing and just chips it straight to short fine leg 100/6
    17.1 Cleans him up! Chamindu had to take a chance but this was good percentage stuff from Pathirana. Length ball, arrow straight. Chamindu looks to move across the wicket and scoop this fine, but he gets nowhere near it as the ball crashes into the top of middle stump 107/7
    18.2 Wellalage has swift revenge! This one was quicker and not as full, Hemantha looks to slap it high over long-off but does not get the connection he wants. Easy catch for the man at long-off 121/8
    19.6 Skier and a wicket to end the innings! Length on off, and Akila just slices this straight up in the air. Pathirana does well to keep his eyes on it and hold on. Dambulla are bowled out for 123 123/10
    18.4 Arm ball gets Wellalage another! Good length, and it skids through as Pradeep goes back to one he really should have come forward to. This looks absolutely plumb as it's hit him low and right in front of middle. Pradeep reviews in vain, but it looks to be crashing into middle and three reds confirm it 121/9
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    TOTAL
    123 all out (20 Overs, RR: 6.15)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Reeza Hendricks, 1.4 ov), 2-21 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 3.4 ov), 3-25 (Kusal Perera, 4.5 ov), 4-25 (Towhid Hridoy, 5.3 ov), 5-38 (Mark Chapman, 7.1 ov), 6-100 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.5 ov), 7-107 (Chamidu Wickramasinghe, 17.1 ov), 8-121 (Dushan Hemantha, 18.2 ov), 9-121 (Nuwan Pradeep, 18.4 ov), 10-123 (Akila Dananjaya, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Fernando411533.75183000
    I Wijesundera401614.00150110
    NLTC Perera201407.0031000
    Shadab Khan403308.25103110
    M Pathirana402526.25112100
    DN Wellalage201829.0060200
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    2.4 Chamindu has both openers! Gurbaz premeditates and charges down the track, probably frustrated by some good strokes not going for runs. Chamindu goes for the yorker and Gurbaz, who had made this into a low full-toss, simply misses. Off stump is disturbed 16/3
    0.5 Skied and Dambulla strike early! This was full on middle but straightens late. Angelo looks to whip this away, against the swing, but it's a leading edge that goes straight up in the air as Chapman runs in from mid-on and settles under it 1/1
    1.5 And just like that he's gone! Pradeep drags the length back a little for this one, and bowls it more in line with off. Waseem though is in the mood and he goes after it, but he doesn't find the connection. It's chipped well to the right of Chapman at mid-on, who scrambles to his right and dives full length to hold on to an excellent catch 16/2
    7.6 Phillips is gone! Tossed up the leg break on off and Phillips goes for the big sweep. Only ends up getting a top edge that goes straight up in the air for Nabi to snaffle running in from short fine leg 48/5
    5.1 Another one bites the dust! Do Dambulla have a sniff here? Good length outside off, the ball stops in the pitch and Sadeera is reaching out for this. Only ends up gently chipping it to point. 31/4
    8.1 Oh dear, what's going on!? Colombo are six down! Nabi darts this in quick and straight from around the wicket, and Wellalage has gone for a premeditated reverse sweep. He gets nowhere near it and middle stump is rocked 48/6
    18.1 And Dambulla have won it! They may be out of the tournament, but they've made history by successfully defending 123, the lowest total defended at the LPL. Thisara looks to go big, but ends up slicing this high to deep backward point. Chapman is the man waiting, and he judges this perfectly to hold on and sign off with a win 95/10
    9.3 Is this another? I think it is! This was full and nudged to point for a quick single, but it was an unnecessary risk and the pay the price. The throw with just one stump to aim at is bang on, and Shadab has to go 52/7
    16.1 And he strikes straight away! Isitha looks to go with the spin and slog sweep this over deep midwicket, but he can't clear the man in the deep. Colombo lose their eighth 85/8
    17.1 Colombo are nine down! Good length wide outside off, reaches for it and slaps it to deep cover. Thisara wants a desperate two, and Binura is forced to put in a dive at the non-striker's end. The throw from Hemantha though is a good one, and despite the dive Binura is short 88/9
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    TOTAL
    95 all out (18.1 Overs, RR: 5.22)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Angelo Perera, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Muhammad Waseem, 1.5 ov), 3-16 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.4 ov), 4-31 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5.1 ov), 5-48 (Glenn Phillips, 7.6 ov), 6-48 (Dunith Wellalage, 8.1 ov), 7-52 (Shadab Khan, 9.3 ov), 8-85 (Isitha Wijesundara, 16.1 ov), 9-88 (Binura Fernando, 17.1 ov), 10-95 (Thisara Perera, 18.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    C Wickramasinghe401323.25141000
    N Pradeep2.102039.2373100
    N Thushara201708.5050200
    A Dananjaya401814.50142000
    Mohammad Nabi401112.75190100
    MNK Fernando1013013.0011100
    MADI Hemantha10212.0050000

Match Details

Toss

Colombo Strikers , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

16 July 2024 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Dambulla Sixers 2, Colombo Strikers 0

Match Notes

Colombo 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1AK PereraRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd15Rahmanullah GurbazMuhammad Waseem
3rd0GD PhillipsRahmanullah Gurbaz
4th15S SamarawickramaGD Phillips
5th17GD PhillipsDN Wellalage
6th0NLTC PereraDN Wellalage
7th4NLTC PereraShadab Khan
8th33NLTC PereraI Wijesundera
9th3NLTC PereraB Fernando
10th7NLTC PereraM Pathirana