END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | JK: 240/4 | RR: 12.00
- Thisara Perera12 (6b)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama38 (22b)
- Lahiru Kumara4-0-56-2
- Pramod Madushan4-0-55-1
This is a flat pitch, and there's a lot of dew around, but this is a MONSTER score, smashing the previous LPL record of 219. Aura have not batted particularly well so far. And Kings have an excellent attack. Aura up against it. Join us shortly for the chase.
19.6
1
Kumara to Perera, 1 run, length wide of off stump, dragged hard to long on for a single to finish
19.5
2
Kumara to Perera, 2 runs, full and wide again, and Perera throws his bat once more, getting another outside edge. Once more Perera gets a couple as fine leg has work to do
19.5
1w
Kumara to Perera, 1 wide, wide bouncer, but that's too high.
19.4
2
Kumara to Perera, 2 runs, full and wide of the off stump, which Perera throws his bat at again, but gets a thick outside edge, that flies fine of fine leg. They run two
19.3
6
Kumara to Perera, SIX, that's full and wide again, but not as wide and it's overpitched. Thisara latches on to this and hammers this over long on for six. That's pure power.
19.2
0
Kumara to Perera, no run, full and wide, Thisara reaches for it but can't reach.
19.1
2
Kumara to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, slower ball, length outside off, lofted wide of long off, and they have enough time to sprint three as there has to be some relay fielding out there
Actually, there's a short run. Samarawickrama not sliding his bat across. That's only two runs.
Actually, there's a short run. Samarawickrama not sliding his bat across. That's only two runs.
19.1
1w
Kumara to Samarawickrama, 1 wide, fires a legside wide first up
This is already the highest ever total at the LPL, by the way, beating 219. Here's Lahiru Kumara.
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | JK: 225/4 | RR: 11.84
- Sadeera Samarawickrama36 (21b)
- Thisara Perera1 (1b)
- Pramod Madushan4-0-55-1
- Dasun Shanaka1-0-13-0
18.6
1
Pramod Madushan to Samarawickrama, 1 run, full on the offside once more, sliced to deep backward point for a single
18.5
4
Pramod Madushan to Samarawickrama, FOUR, full and wide of off, and that's a little bit lucky. Sadeera tries to drill it through backward point, but it takes a thick outside edge and flies close to the short third, where Rajapaksa could have done more to try and get a hand on it. Flies past of him to the fence instead
18.4
1
Pramod Madushan to Perera, 1 run, full and wide on the offside, chopped to deep point, where the offside sweeper keeps it to one
Thisara is the new batter.
18.3
W
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, OUT, It's almost a yorker, and Madushan gets Malik with that. Excellent catch by Dasun Shanaka to complete the dismissal. This is wide of off, and Malik is low in his stance, trying to loft it over cover. Hits it hard, but doesn't get the elevation, and Shanaka, at cover, dives hard to his left to take the catch.
Shoaib Malik c Shanaka b Pramod Madushan 32 (15b 5x4 0x6) SR: 213.33
18.2
4
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, slower ball, but on the pads, and Malik is waiting for it, and swivels to bash this square on the legside for four, beating the legside sweeper
18.2
1w
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide, too wide again, this at least a few inches outside those tram lines
18.1
0
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, no run, that's better. Full and wide, but inside the tram lines this time. Malik tries to chop down on it and misses
18.1
1w
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide, full ball, pushed too wide though, and the umpire gets some exercise
As good as Kings' batting has been, the Aura bowlers have had to contend with substantial dew over the last seven overs or so. Which explains the full tosses.
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | JK: 213/3 | RR: 11.83
- Sadeera Samarawickrama31 (19b)
- Shoaib Malik28 (12b)
- Dasun Shanaka1-0-13-0
- Pramod Madushan3-0-43-0
17.6
4
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, full toss on the stumps, and that's a bad ball. Sadeera stays back and helps it over the fine leg boundary for a one-bounce four. Kings still motoring. Will they look for that 250?
17.5
2
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, length ball, slower one, wide of off stump. Sadeera throws his arms at it but can't time it so well. The sweeper runs around and cuts it off
17.4
1
Shanaka to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps. Malik closes the face and gets it down to deep midwicket
17.3
1
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, 1 run, length ball wide of off, chopped behind square on the offside
17.2
4
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, almost caught. Shanaka got the better of Sadeera here, who swats a bouncer but not that well. The deep square leg fielder (think it's Abell) makes a dive and almost gets a hand to it, but can't complete the catch and palms it over the boundary
17.1
1
Shanaka to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slower ball, length wide of off. Thumped through the offside, but straight to the sweeper
200 up with three overs to go. Thisara Perera not in yet. Could Kings have been looking at 250 if they'd managed their batting better? Could they get up there still?
Here's Shanaka to bowl his first over. Don't think he's managed his bowlers well in this innings either.
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | JK: 200/3 | RR: 11.76
- Shoaib Malik26 (10b)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama20 (15b)
- Pramod Madushan3-0-43-0
- Sikandar Raza4-0-35-0
16.6
1
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, another full toss, but on off stump. Drilled to long on
16.5
4
Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, length ball on the thigh, and Malik's not going to miss out on those. It's a terrible delivery - not a slower one - and Malik whips it backward of square for an easy four
16.4
1lb
Pramod Madushan to Samarawickrama, 1 leg bye, another slower one, on the legside this time. Sadeera tries to help it over fine leg but misses. Hits his pad and they scramble a leg bye.