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COLOMBO KAPS 189/8 (20 OVERS)
- Ben McDermott57 (34)
- Kusal Mendis79 (53)
- Dasun Shanaka1/16 (2)
- Akif Javed4/40 (4)
GALLE GALLANTS 191/5 (19.2 OVERS)
- Sahan Arachchige*38 (16)
- Sam Harper65 (45)
- Hasan Mahmud2/31 (2.2)
- Wanuja Sahan2/19 (3)
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya
On that note it's a wrap from us. It's another double-header tomorrow at the SSC - the last set of matches at the ground - so if you're in the area don't miss out. Till then, on behalf of the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!
Dasun Shanaka: "Good all round performance. At one stage they were cruising but we managed to pull the score back. Credit to Viyaskantha, Akif and Eshan Malinga. Sam Harper had a good partnership with Asalanka and great work from Sahan Arachchige putting the finishing touches. Great from Akif using that back of a length, particularly with local batters struggling against that extra pace."
Player of the Match goes to Sam Harper: "Beautiful ground, good day for shots. We knew 190 was a good total, so was always going to be hard chase. Kusal and Benny batted beautifully through the middle and showed the blueprint on how to play the spin."
Kusal Mendis: "We didn't score well in the last four overs, including me, that was a problem. 200-210 was a good score, so we were about 20 runs short."
Time for the post-match presentation...
11.03pm Sahan Arachchige fittingly with the winning runs as his 38 off 16 saw his side home, it built on a brilliant 65 off 45 from Sam Harper that anchored the innings while there were several cameos throughout the chase. In the end Colombo Kaps will know they were about 20 runs short, something that was a direct result of Galle's excellent death bowling efforts - led by the impressive Akif Javed. It nullified a brilliant 79 from Kusal Mendis and an equally impressive 57 from Ben McDermott. But having been put into bat, Colombo were just unable to stick the landing. Galle on the other hand, backed themselves to chase and did so quite comfortably in the end.
4 needed off the final over. Can Mahmud pull off a miracle?
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | GAG: 186/5 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.78, RRR: 4.00)
- Sahan Arachchige34 (15b)
- Mohammad Nawaz15 (7b)
- Binura Fernando4-0-54-0
- James Neesham3-0-26-1


