- BATSMENRB4s6sSR10.5 a dolly of a catch. Gurbaz is done in by the flight, and pops up the easiest catch to Hasaranga, who swallows it with ease and celebrates with vigour. This is a tossed up ball outside off, which Gurbaz tries to hit down to long off, but is too early through the shot. 82/42.5 that's out! Or at least, it looks like it. This is a fullish ball wide of off, and Waseem is trying to drag this to leg, gets it off the inside edge, and sends it to midwicket, where Mohammad Haris has dived forward brilliantly and intercepted the ball centimetres from the ground. Mathews makes the first incision. 25/12.6 horrendous run out! Phillips is absolutely fuming. He punches his bat in fury, swings it through the air angrily, and even tosses it up on his way off the field. This is a back of a length ball that Phillips has pushed towards cover and called his partner through for an early run on. Gurbaz seems to respond positively first up, and then when Phillips is at least two thirds down the pitch, tries to send his partner back. Gurbaz makes sure to make his ground at the non-striker's end first too. That was Phillips' call, and there was an easy run there. 25/25.3 holes out to deep midwicket. Hasnain breaks through. This is a bouncer that gets up to about chest-height, over the stumps. Nipuna tries to hook it, but doesn't get a great connection. The deep square leg is back exactly for that shot. Doesn't have to move much, and swallows it easily. 42/319.3 slower one, length wide of off, Sadeera tries to hammer that over long on, but mis-hits it badly and sends it very high in the air, and Andre Fletcher - having come in from his position at long on - gets under it and holds it safely. End of a good Sadeera innings. 157/710.6 two in two! This is the fast googly, which has had many victims over the years. Shadab is the latest. He plays back to it, and the ball rushes into his stumps. Didn't have much of a clue where that ball was headed, Shadab. Falcons are pumped now! 82/518.6 top edge, caught by Dinesh Chandimal running back with the gloves. This was a length ball wide of off, that Wellalage tried to drag through midwicket. But the mis-hit went into the air, and Chandimal called early and got under it. Short third could have got there too. 150/619.4 two in two. This is a short ball outside off, and Wijesundara tries to club it over the legside, but ends up top edging it to deep midwicket who runs around and takes it comfortably. 157/8Extras15 (b 2, lb 3, w 10)TOTAL159/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Did not bat: M PathiranaFall of wickets: 1-25 (Muhammad Waseem, 2.5 ov), 2-25 (Glenn Phillips, 2.6 ov), 3-42 (Nipun Dhananjaya, 5.3 ov), 4-82 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 10.5 ov), 5-82 (Shadab Khan, 10.6 ov), 6-150 (Dunith Wellalage, 18.6 ov), 7-157 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 19.3 ov), 8-157 (Isitha Wijesundara, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 2 0 13 1 6.50 7 1 1 0 0 MD Shanaka 4 0 33 1 8.25 9 5 0 1 0 PC de Silva 4 0 32 0 8.00 7 4 0 0 0 Mohammad Hasnain 3 0 24 3 8.00 9 3 0 3 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 21 2 5.25 8 1 0 0 0 RTM Mendis 3 0 31 0 10.33 3 2 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 caught off the top edge by a diving deep third. This is angled across Chandi, who tries to crash it over long on, but it goes high into the air instead, and Sadeera Samarawickrama runs in off that boundary, and having misjudged it initially, puts in a dive to catch the ball in the end. Strikers have got rid of a dangerous player 6/13.6 Wijesundara claps back! This is another full one, but tighter into the stumps, and Fletcher tries to clear mid off with this lofted shot. Doesn't get the height on the shot though, and the fielder takes a comfortable catch. Wijesundara celebrates 38/32.2 on the stups, not a great ball, but it produces a wicket, partly because of Wijesundara's diving catch at backward square leg. Haris flicks it aerially, and Wijesundara dives to his right and grabs it it with both hands. Celebrates pretty hard too. 22/217.1 oh wow! A magic ball, that takes the outside of off stump at 150kph, and sends Kamindu back to the dugout. This is angled across Kamindu, and possibly moving away slightly, but in any case, the best batter of the match has missed this ball and had his off stump pegged back. Can Pathirana get more this over? 152/87.4 154kph bouncer! That is RAPID. And Mathews, a good hooker and puller of the ball, has nicked that through to the keeper. That is a top, top quality delivery from a hugely talented young bowler. That's serious heat, for a delivery that his so beautifully directed, right over leg stump. Gurbaz takes it over his head and Strikers are thrilled 64/48.1 Hasaranga got Shadab with a googly first ball, so, Shadab has bowled a googly first up to Hasaranga and got the Falcons' captain's wicket. He's caught at long on, trying to slog this over the legside boundary. Shadab is pumped, and lets Hasaranga know it. A bit of feeling in this one. 65/510.2 stunner from Shadab at backward point.n This was a back of a length ball just wide of off, Chaturanga slices at this and tries to send it behind square, but Shadab goes airborne to his right and plucks this out of the air. He's playing a huge role in this defence. 83/616.6 yorker into the stumps. Slower ball, fingers rolled over it, and Shanaka is early on the shot trying to bash this down the ground. He misses, and Binura finds the base of off stump. 152/7Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL163/8 (18.4 Overs, RR: 8.73)Did not bat: Mohammad HasnainFall of wickets: 1-6 (Dinesh Chandimal, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Mohammad Haris, 2.2 ov), 3-38 (Andre Fletcher, 3.6 ov), 4-64 (Angelo Mathews, 7.4 ov), 5-65 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 8.1 ov), 6-83 (Chaturanga de Silva, 10.2 ov), 7-152 (Dasun Shanaka, 16.6 ov), 8-152 (Kamindu Mendis, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Fernando 4 0 35 3 8.75 9 3 2 0 0 I Wijesundera 3 0 20 1 6.66 11 2 1 0 0 NLTC Perera 1 0 10 0 10.00 1 0 1 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 33 1 8.25 7 3 1 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 38 3 9.50 11 5 1 4 0 GD Phillips 1 0 9 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 DN Wellalage 1.4 0 15 0 9.00 3 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kandy Falcons , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Kandy Falcons advanced
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
18 July 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 0.6: Review by Kandy Falcons (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Over 4.6: Review by Kandy Falcons (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Colombo Strikers: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 68/3 in 9.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 26, S Samarawickrama 12)
- Colombo Strikers: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 115/5 in 15.0 overs (S Samarawickrama 42, DN Wellalage 8)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 17 runs, 0 wicket)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (S Samarawickrama 27, DN Wellalage 17, Ex 6)
- S Samarawickrama: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4)
- Colombo Strikers: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Colombo Strikers - 159/8 in 20.0 overs (NLTC Perera 0, B Fernando 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 1.2: Review by Kandy Falcons (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PSR Fonseka, Batter - ADS Fletcher (Upheld)
- Kandy Falcons: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 65/5 in 8.1 overs (PHKD Mendis 17)
- Kandy Falcons: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Kandy Falcons - 125/6 in 14.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 37, MD Shanaka 30)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (PHKD Mendis 13, MD Shanaka 36, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Mandatory - 18 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 15.5: Review by Colombo Strikers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PSR Fonseka, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- PHKD Mendis: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Kandy Falcons: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 3
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