It's been a shambolic innings from the team fighting to get out of their huge rut. They lost seven wickets in the powerplay, which is kind of unforgivable. It looked like they were trying to attack their way into form, but no one could sustain it. And there was some very silly cricket in there as well - a needless run out, overambitious strokemaking, etc.
Madushka Balasuriya will have Stars' response shortly.
13.5
W
Karim Janat to Kumara, OUT, that's it. That's the show. Kumara spots a length ball on the stumps, tries to hammer it over leg, it misses, and it clips the top of his stumps. Aura are all out for 89 in the 14th over.
CBRLS Kumara b Karim Janat 1 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66
13.4
0
Karim Janat to Kumara, no run, length on the stumps, a swing and a miss, and it barely passes over the stumps
13.3
0
Karim Janat to Kumara, no run, fullish, angled in at the stumps. Kumara tries to bash it over mid on, but mistimes it and it dribbles away down the pitch
13.2
1
Karim Janat to Pramod Madushan, 1 run, length angled in at the stumps, punched to extra cover
13.1
4
Karim Janat to Pramod Madushan, FOUR, length ball outside off, and that's a beautifully timed shot. He waits for it and chops it powerfully behind backward point for four
Beastmaster: "I think Aura should declare. It will be the first time a team does that. At least they can have that, because they for sure ain't gonna win a game this LPL"
END OF OVER:13 | 5 Runs | DAT: 84/9 | RR: 6.46
- Pramod Madushan18 (24b)
- Lahiru Kumara1 (3b)
- Suranga Lakmal3-0-33-1
- Jeffrey Vandersay4-0-10-2
12.6
1
Lakmal to Pramod Madushan, 1 run, full, well outside off, throws the bat at it, gets a thick outside edge, which flies to the left of point who dives but can't get close to it. Cleaned up by deep third in the end
12.5
0
Lakmal to Pramod Madushan, no run, this is short of a length, seam away, hits the outside edge and it falls well short of slip
Two slips now
12.4
2
Lakmal to Pramod Madushan, 2 runs, short of a length outside off, fended away past slip (yes, there's a slip), to Bopara at third man who makes a nice sliding save
12.3
1
Lakmal to Kumara, 1 run, length ball outside off, chopped away square to deep point
12.2
1
Lakmal to Pramod Madushan, 1 run, length ball, seaming away slightly opens the face and runs it towards third man
12.1
0
Lakmal to Pramod Madushan, no run, fullish outside off, swinging away still. Madushan drives and misses
END OF OVER:12 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | DAT: 79/9 | RR: 6.58
- Lahiru Kumara0 (2b)
- Pramod Madushan14 (19b)
- Jeffrey Vandersay4-0-10-2
- Karim Janat2-0-15-0
11.6
0
Vandersay to Kumara, no run, slider angled across the batter, played gently into the legside