END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | KAF: 219/3 | RR: 10.95
- Seekkuge Prasanna4 (2b)
- Asela Gunaratne33 (20b)
- Dushmantha Chameera4-0-58-1
- Manpreet Gony4-0-42-1
What a start to the tournament from Kandy Tuskers, powered by openers Kusal Perera and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. It's going to be tough for any team to chase these down. A lot will be expected of Russell, and plenty from the likes of Laurie Evans and Angelo Mathews as well.
19.6
1lb
Chameera to Prasanna, 1 leg bye, yorker on the toes, after Prasanna backs off again. this time there's no bat involved and they scamper a single
19.5
4
Chameera to Prasanna, FOUR, Prasanna backs away and Chameera follows him with a yorker. Prasanna manages to get an inside edge between bat and pad and it screams away for four
19.4
1
Chameera to Gunaratne, 1 run, muscled down to long on, and Qais Ahmad sprints across to keep that to a single
19.3
2
Chameera to Gunaratne, 2 runs, full on the pads, I think that was headed to the middle stump. That's a plumb lbw, but the umpire seems to think there was bat there. There wasn't. It scoots out past square leg and they get a couple.
19.2
4
Chameera to Gunaratne, FOUR, slower ball, full delivery. Gunaratne goes back and blasts that way over the bowler's head for four.
Gunaratne on strike.
19.1
W
Chameera to Perera, OUT, what a catch! Chameera bowls hard into the wicket and KJP tries to bang that high over deep square. Takes the top edge though, and Priyanjan runs quickly back from short fine leg and tracks that ball down, completing a diving take about 15 metres from the boundary.
MDKJ Perera c Priyanjan b Chameera 87 (52b 9x4 4x6) SR: 167.30
Colombo Kings deep into damage control territory now. Who's going to bowl the last? Chameera.
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs | KAF: 207/2 | RR: 10.89
- Asela Gunaratne26 (17b)
- Kusal Perera87 (51b)
- Manpreet Gony4-0-42-1
- Isuru Udana4-0-33-0
18.6
4
Gony to Gunaratne, FOUR, bashed for four behind square on the legside this time. length outside off, and Gunaratne gets across to off swivels to send that screaming to the boundary behind deep square
18.5
4
Gony to Gunaratne, FOUR, almost a yorker on off stump, but Asela manages to squirt that away fine of third man for four. Just opens the face. Aponso the fielder could possibly have done more there.
18.4
0
Gony to Gunaratne, no run, big full toss, and Gunaratne has missed out, despite that being a slower ball. he backed away and couldn't connect, as it passed over leg stump
18.3
1lb
Gony to Perera, 1 leg bye, short of a length ball into the ribs. Kusal tries to pull that high over midwicket, but misses with that shot. It dribbles off towards short third man for a single
18.2
0
Gony to Perera, no run, full outside off. KJP tries to carve it square on the offside but misses
18.1
4
Gony to Perera, FOUR, KJP is just bossing this. This is his best T20 score now, and there's an outside chance of a 100. This is length just outside off, he moves across and connects just enough to get it fine of fine leg for a boundary.
Gony is in again.
END OF OVER:18 | 14 Runs | KAF: 194/2 | RR: 10.77
- Asela Gunaratne18 (14b)
- Kusal Perera83 (48b)
- Isuru Udana4-0-33-0
- Dushmantha Chameera3-0-47-0
17.6
4
Udana to Gunaratne, FOUR, another slower ball, but poorly directed. This is back of a length outside off stump and Asela gets around and hacks this across the line, getting it between deep midwicket and long on for a four
17.5
1
Udana to Perera, 1 run, knocked towards deep square leg for a single
17.4
6
Udana to Perera, SIX, stunning from KJP. What an innings this has been. Slower on off stump. and he lays into that, full extension of the bat, and the ball goes flyyyyying over wide long on
17.3
1
Udana to Gunaratne, 1 run, full and outside off, carved backward of point and fine leg gets across
17.2
1
Udana to Perera, 1 run, full, slower ball. Pumps that on the bounce to long off.
17.1
1
Udana to Gunaratne, 1 run, slower ball I think and Gunaratne tries to get shovel that over his shoulder and gets a top-edge. Chandimal tries to get across with the gloves but can only get a tip of a glove to it
Ice93: "If KJP was consistent enough early part of his carrier he could have been world class T20 batsman who we get to see in leagues around the world more often."
Udana is bowling.
END OF OVER:17 | 18 Runs | KAF: 180/2 | RR: 10.58
- Kusal Perera75 (45b)
- Asela Gunaratne12 (11b)
- Dushmantha Chameera3-0-47-0
- Ashan Priyanjan2-0-17-0
16.6
6
Chameera to Perera, SIX, after two dot balls to start, what a horror this over has turned out to be for Chameera. this is full outside off and KJP gets low to carve this hiiigh over cover point for six.
16.5
4
Chameera to Perera, FOUR, another superbly-timed offside boundary. Full and wide of off stump. Finds a gap through cover and this surges away to the boundary again.
16.4
4
Chameera to Perera, FOUR, boom! This is overpitched and KJP in this form doesn't miss out on those. He bangs that down past the bowler for four. Scorches its way to that boundary.
16.3
4
Chameera to Perera, FOUR, full and angled across again, but this time KJP nails the shot. He slaps this through cover point and beats the offside sweeper to get a boundary
16.2
0
Chameera to Perera, no run, fuller ball, angled across again. KJP tries to carve it behind point but can't connect.
