Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    11.2 That's a corker of a delivery, nice revs on it, zipped it quicker and shorter and outside off, spins back as well, he tried to swat a cut and ends up edging it to the keeper, crucial dismissal, they really needed to see the back of him, now they have a chance to exploit the loose end 102/5
    0.5 Fraction short and angling across off, landed beautifully on the seam and made it swing across off, he pokes at it, tries to whack a cut shot and ends up getting a genuine edge to the keeper, early success for Kandy Royals; they have got the big fish! What a start, summoned midway through the over and he delivers the goods 5/1
    1.5 Fires in a pitch-perfect inswinging yorker on middle and Mendis plays all around it, troubled by the late away movement, Shaheen bowls it perfectly into the blockhole and snares their mainstay. Shaheen doing peak Shaheen things 8/2
    4.1 Samarawickrama is already walking off, came down the track in a bid to execute a cut, Moeen Ali tossed it wide of off and quicker as well, keeper whips off the bails very very quickly 30/3
    6.4 Lobbed up fuller and into the wickets, he skips down the wicket and was looking to close his bat and turn it leg-side, ends up giving a leading edge to cover, fielder charges in and takes a sharp catch, Hasaranga was the fielder who latched onto it in a jiffy. Time for a strategic break 67/4
    not out
    52
    33
    70
    3
    2
    157.57
    13.5 One big shot too many, lovely fuller googly, turning away from his bat and he was committed to slug it down the ground but finds Shankar at long-off who takes the simplest of the catches, he looks down on the pitch, knew he made a mistake. Not much batting to come and still plenty of time left in the innings 137/6
    15.4 Gets his man, tremendous riposte, bit short and floating outside off, he jockeys across off and stabbed it out straight to third man up in the ring, wickets continue to tumble, he uncouples the last recognized pair 151/7
    16.5 Dipping full-toss and it drops quickly into the pads, tried to deflect it away and misses it, given out after a polite inquiry for an lbw, he has sent it in the lab straightaway, it was swinging back so might end up brushing leg-stump. Nothing on the ultra-edge. Flat line when the ball passes the bat says third ump. Pitching in line, wickets hitting, original decision stands. They are in a real danger of getting bowled out inside the 20 overs 158/8
    19.5 Rams the yorker and slanting it across off, tries to spank it away to covers and doesn't connect, tries to sneak a run and the keeper throws it under-arm to Udara and he whips off the bails 188/9
    not out
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    0
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    Extras
    13 (b 4, lb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    192/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)
    Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman
    Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Ben McDermott, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Kamindu Mendis, 1.5 ov), 3-30 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 4.1 ov), 4-67 (Sharujan Shanmuganathan, 6.4 ov), 5-102 (Rubin Hermann, 11.2 ov), 6-137 (James Neesham, 13.5 ov), 7-151 (Wanuja Sahan, 15.4 ov), 8-158 (Malsha Tharupathi, 16.5 ov), 9-188 (Binura Fernando, 19.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AD Mathews0.30501011000
    V Shankar0.3001030000
    Shaheen Shah Afridi403428.595020
    N Thushara403117.7583010
    MM Ali3031210.3342210
    AM Fernando2033016.523220
    PW Hasaranga403308.2581210
    MADI Hemantha202021051200
  • BATSMEN
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    5.1 Around the wicket, lobbed up and drifts in viciously towards middle, plants front leg and tries to smother this through backward square, looks very close. Shuffled across and tries to slog sweep behind square on leg-side. Pitching outside off, impact in line and it shaves leg-stump, will remain out 38/2
    1.4 Shortens his length and kicking and screaming back at off, stands tall and tries to larrup it downtown, ball hits him high on the bat and it goes up in the air and hung their for a long time, taken comfortably at mid-on by Kamundu 12/1
    11.2 On a shorter length and veering into him as he backs away into the leg-side, gets cramped for room and just lobs it up trying to untangle, holes out to deep midwicket 88/6
    7.1 through the gate from over the wicket, stumps shattered, what a sight for the bowler, beautifully tossed up and it was dipping on him, he tries an adventurous slog sweep but he against one of the best in the business and he is a canny operator, tight in his lines, suffocates batters with his probing lines and lengths, seldom gives anything away and often induces false strokes 55/3
    8.1 Over the wicket, dangles a legbreak on middle and off, makes room and drives it to cover, Moeen Ali stopped midway in the pitch, single was never on but Moeen kept running towards the danger end and is short of his crease, Phillips took a few steps down the pitch and then stopped, reassessed but by then it was too late and he kept sprinting down the pitch 57/4
    9.3 Mujeeb has the last laugh! Haranga disconsolate after perishing. Lots of revs, legbreak drifts in at middle, slow through the air, he lunges at it and tries to clobber it over long-on, finds the fielder near the rope. Kandy are in a spot of bother 77/5
    17.1 Over the wicket, partnership broken but a useful one, fuller and spinning across off, half-hearted heave down the ground and gobbled by the fielder at long-on, reverse-cups it to perfection and the innings continue to peter out 144/8
    12.5 Springs down the track and he doesn't want to die wondering, tries to pummel it down the ground, brilliant running catc at long-off, came charging in from the deep and safely caught in his big bucket hands. Ball turned away from his bat and he couldn't get the middle of it 95/7
    not out
    39
    24
    38
    5
    1
    162.5
    not out
    11
    6
    14
    0
    1
    183.33
    Extras
    6 (b 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    169/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.45)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Lahiru Udara, 1.4 ov), 2-38 (Kusal Perera, 5.1 ov), 3-55 (Pawan Sandesh, 7.1 ov), 4-57 (Moeen Ali, 8.1 ov), 5-77 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 9.3 ov), 6-88 (Dale Phillips, 11.2 ov), 7-95 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 12.5 ov), 8-144 (Vijay Shankar, 17.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Fernando2.101908.7664000
    Shahnawaz Dahani403518.75105110
    W Sahan40241692000
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman403438.5104110
    M Tharupathi302919.6641220
    JDS Neesham20713.550000
    J Liyanage0.502002403110

Match Notes

Royals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12MDKJ PereraLU Igalagamage
2nd26MDKJ PereraDN Phillips
3rd17DN PhillipsPawan Sandesh
4th2MM AliDN Phillips
5th20PW HasarangaDN Phillips
6th11V ShankarDN Phillips
7th7V ShankarShaheen Shah Afridi
8th49AD MathewsV Shankar
9th25AD MathewsMADI Hemantha