END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | CLS: 159/8 | RR: 7.95
- Thisara Perera0 (1b)
- Binura Fernando0 (1b)
- Mohammad Hasnain3-0-24-3
- Dasun Shanaka4-0-33-1
A great finish from Kandy Falcons has meant Colombo Strikers have ended with a slightly underwhelming 159 for 8. The last two overs were especially good - Shanaka and Hasnain taking three wickets between them, and conceding only 13 runs (there were also two byes).
We'll be back with the chase.
19.6
1b
Mohammad Hasnain to NLTC Perera, 1 bye, another bye to finish. This is a full delivery outside off, and Thisara tries to bash it to leg, does not connect, and they sprint through instead.
19.5
1b
Mohammad Hasnain to Fernando, 1 bye, yorker on the legs, Binura swings but misses, and it goes past the leg stump, but offside of where BInura is standing. Thisara Perera has called his partner through and though Chandimal under-arms it at the stumps, he misses
Hasnain On-a-hat-trick here. Binura Fernando on strike.
19.4
W
Mohammad Hasnain to Wijesundera, OUT, 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.
I Wijesundera c Mohammad Haris b Mohammad Hasnain 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.3
W
Mohammad Hasnain to Samarawickrama, OUT, 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.
S Samarawickrama c Fletcher b Mohammad Hasnain 62 (45b 7x4 0x6) SR: 137.77
19.3
1w
Mohammad Hasnain to Samarawickrama, 1 wide, full delivery down leg side. Might have flicked pad on the way through but it's called wide
19.2
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, throws his bat at a wide delivery again, and another edge results. This time deep third can get to it and cut it off
19.1
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Samarawickrama, FOUR, misfield lets it go through for four. This is wide of off, and Sadeera throws his bat at it. Edges it to deep third who should have stopped it but slips and lets it go past him
sahan: "Just joining in.. is the score about par for the pitch? or did Kandy just do well with the ball?" Certainly a much slower pitch than anticipated. I think about 165 is par here.
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | CLS: 150/6 | RR: 7.89
- Sadeera Samarawickrama56 (42b)
- Dasun Shanaka4-0-33-1
- Ramesh Mendis3-0-31-0
18.6
W
Shanaka to Wellalage, OUT, 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.
DN Wellalage c †Chandimal b Shanaka 28 (21b 3x4 1x6) SR: 133.33
18.5
1
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, tries to bash to leg but gets an under edge and deep square leg can keep that to one
18.4
4
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, finally hits one, and absolutely smokes it! This is a slower one, full, wide of off. Sadeera waits for it and flays it through cover point. Goes rocketing past the boundary fielder down there.
18.3
0
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, no run, short of a length about a metre wide of off. Again Sadeera can't make a connection. He tries to swipe this through square leg but misses
18.2
0
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, no run, length ball this time, wide of off, Sadeera flashes at it again and misses
18.1
0
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, no run, slower ball, full, wide of off, just over those guide lines and not called wide
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | CLS: 145/5 | RR: 8.05
- Dunith Wellalage28 (20b)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama51 (37b)
- Ramesh Mendis3-0-31-0
- Dasun Shanaka3-0-28-0
17.6
6
RTM Mendis to Wellalage, SIX, a six to finish the eighteenth! This is short, pitched outside off by Ramesh, but Wellalage has clubbed this over deep midwicket for six, against the turn. Was not in a great position to play that shot but swings his hands through it and gets a good enough connection to clear the rope by two metres.
17.5
1
RTM Mendis to Samarawickrama, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, swept but it comes off the under-edge and it goes to short fine
17.4
1
RTM Mendis to Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, driven to mid off and they sprint through
17.3
0
RTM Mendis to Wellalage, no run, pushed through, tighter into the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
17.2
4
RTM Mendis to Wellalage, FOUR, chopped nicely past short third. This is not that wide, but Wellalage goes deep in his crease and hits with the spin to beat both the infielder, and the offisde sweeper running around
17.1
1
RTM Mendis to Samarawickrama, 1 run, fired in flat, wide of off, turning in, goes back and drags it to midwicket without a lot of timing. That's Sadeera's fifty off 36 balls. An important innings.
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | CLS: 132/5 | RR: 7.76
- Dunith Wellalage17 (16b)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama49 (35b)
- Dasun Shanaka3-0-28-0
- Ramesh Mendis2-0-18-0
16.6
2
Shanaka to Wellalage, 2 runs, fullish, on the stumps, bashed down the ground over the bowler's head, and as long off has work to do, they take an easy two
16.5
0
Shanaka to Wellalage, no run, opens the face again, but Shanaka has bowled it tighter to the stumps, and pitched shorter. Wellalage misses
16.4
4
Shanaka to Wellalage, FOUR, that's been squirted nicely past backward point. This is full, outside off, opens the face and produces a much-needed boundary for the Strikers
16.3
0
Shanaka to Wellalage, no run, back of a length outside off, Wellalage tries to ramp this fine but misses
16.2
1
Shanaka to Samarawickrama, 1 run, shuffles to off, but can't capitalise. This is a short ball into the body that Sadeera is in a good position to bash through leg, but he hits it straight to short fine leg instead
16.1
1
Shanaka to Wellalage, 1 run, slower ball, floated up full, outside off, driven to mid off who makes a diving stop
