- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 Oh dear what have you done!? This single was never on, but they took it anyway. Good length on off, and Sharujan pushes this towards short extra cover and sets off. Hermann had long given up, as Ackerman rushes in and underarms this perfectly to the base of the stumps - and just in case he missed, Dickwella was right there. Set batter is gone! 62/24.2 Huuuge appeal and given! Quick discussion and Sadeera reviews. Sadeera was walking down the track here as Chameera spots him and bowls it fuller. Strikes him on the outside of the front pad - with leg stump showing - and the umpire has a brief think before raising the finger. Dickwella behind the stumps was also very convinced judging by the enthusiasm of his appeal. There doesn't seem to be any bat, so the only question is whether this is somehow sliding down leg. And after a lengthy wait for ball tracking it's confirmed to be umpire's call on wickets hitting. Sadeera has to go. 33/18.3 Great review and another one falls! Appeal for leg before turned down but after some thought Dambulla review. This was the conventional sweep, that Sharujan misses. It pitched on middle and enough and straightened, but did it straighten enough? And ball tracking says yes! Three reds, Sharujan has to go! This was led by Dickwella and Ramesh, who succesfully convinced Chandimal to go for the review. Crashing into leg 68/312.2 Edged and gone! Absolutely nothing delivery, short and wide, and McDermott has given this everything. If he didn't nick this it would have certainly been called wide, but as it turns out he's got the faintest of edges - off the bottom of the bat - through to Dickwella behind the stumps 98/415.5 Excellently taken from Chameera! This was slow and short, and there's just not enough pace here for Liyanage to uppercut this clear of the fielder. Still a lot of work to do though, as Chameera moves quickly to his left and uses his long frame to dive with two hands and hold on well 133/5Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL197/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.85)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 4.2 ov), 2-62 (Rubin Hermann, 7.3 ov), 3-68 (Sharujan Shanmuganathan, 8.3 ov), 4-98 (Ben McDermott, 12.2 ov), 5-133 (Janith Liyanage, 15.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 41 1 10.25 3 6 0 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 50 0 12.5 4 5 2 1 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 41 1 10.25 10 5 2 0 0 A Dananjaya 3 0 23 0 7.66 6 0 2 1 0 RTM Mendis 1 0 5 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 V Lahiru 1 0 7 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 2 0 15 1 7.5 5 2 0 0 0 MJ Ackerman 1 0 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 Holes out at long-off! Skips out again, this time looks to loft it inside out but just doesn't get anywhere near the distance that he needs on the stroke, as Malsha Tharupathi at long-off comes in, settles under it and makes no mistake 12/21.1 Excellent work from Dahani! Seams back in from a back of a length, 134kph, as this is dropped to the right of Chandimal. The run was never on as Dahani picks this up in his follow through and just underarms to the striker's stumps. Dickwella was nowhere close 10/13.5 Top edge and another one falls! Banged in on a hard length as Hendricks looks to take this one. It's wide outside off as he looks to pull this towards cow corner. But it rushes him and the top edge hangs in the air as deep square leg settles under it to take it comfortably 31/310.5 Fifty and out! Oh dear! This was an innocuous delivery wide of off, length ball that just stuck in the surface. Pavan is looking to work it onside for a single but just closes the bat too early. Leading edge pops up easily for Mujeeb to take. Such an inopportune moment for a wicket to fall for Dambulla. 96/415.4 is this the game?! Another one pushed through fast on a good length, pitching on off and carrying on with the angle. Ackerman looks for the big heave over midwicket and misses as this hits the front pad. The finger goes up and after a brief chat with Ramesh Dambulla take their final review. Only height can save him here, but the three reds confirms the bad news...it's crashing into middle and leg! 145/614.5 There's the breakthrough Colombo have been desperate for! This was very well done by Tharupathi, who pushed this through flatter and quicker - seeing that Gulbadin had been camping on the back foot - and he's struck him on the back pad in front of middle and leg. Dambulla review, but this looked plumb and the three reds confirm it 138/516.5 Edged and gone! Dahani nails that wide line and length, this was not quite yorker length, but Ramesh just makes a mess of it as he has a wild swing. Thick edge through and Dambulla lose their seventh 154/719.3 Taken at deep square leg! This was dug in short and slow, Theekshana takes it on but just doesn't have enough to clear the man in the deep. Tharupathi is there waiting and takes this well falling forward 173/8Extras18 (lb 10, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL176/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.8)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Niroshan Dickwella, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (Dinesh Chandimal, 2.2 ov), 3-31 (Reeza Hendricks, 3.5 ov), 4-96 (Pavan Rathnayake, 10.5 ov), 5-138 (Gulbadin Naib, 14.5 ov), 6-145 (Marques Ackerman, 15.4 ov), 7-154 (Ramesh Mendis, 16.5 ov), 8-173 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB J Liyanage 1 0 10 0 10 2 1 0 1 0 Shahnawaz Dahani 4 0 20 2 5 16 3 0 3 0 W Sahan 3 0 34 1 11.33 5 2 3 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 33 2 8.25 10 4 1 1 0 M Tharupathi 3 0 26 1 8.66 6 3 1 0 0 RMMP Rathnayake 3 0 26 1 8.66 3 0 1 0 1 JDS Neesham 2 0 17 0 8.5 3 2 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Dambulla Sixers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
25 July 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Colombo Kaps 2, Dambulla Sixers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.2: Review by Colombo Kaps (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - S Samarawickrama (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Colombo Kaps: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Kaps - 61/1 in 7.0 overs (RA Hermann 38, S Shanmuganathan 7)
- Over 8.3: Review by Dambulla Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - S Shanmuganathan (Upheld)
- Colombo Kaps: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Colombo Kaps - 115/4 in 14.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 19, J Liyanage 11)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 29 runs, 1 wicket)
- Dambulla Sixers Impact Player Sub: Pavan Rathnayake in for Akila Dananjaya (Colombo Kaps innings, 15.6 ov)
- Colombo Kaps: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 4
- PHKD Mendis: 50 off 25 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (PHKD Mendis 44, JDS Neesham 5, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Colombo Kaps - 197/5 in 20.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 88, JDS Neesham 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 3 wickets)
- Colombo Kaps impact Player Sub: Shahnawaz Dahani in for Ben McDermott (Colombo Kaps innings, 19.6 ov)
- Dambulla Sixers: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Sixers - 71/3 in 9.0 overs (P Rathnayake 30, MJ Ackerman 19)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (P Rathnayake 26, MJ Ackerman 22, Ex 2)
- P Rathnayake: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Dambulla Sixers: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 10
- Over 13.1: Review by Colombo Kaps (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KADA Nanayakkara, Batter - MJ Ackerman (Struck down)
- Over 14.5: Review by Dambulla Sixers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - Gulbadin Naib (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 16 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Dambulla Sixers - 145/6 in 15.4 overs (RTM Mendis 0)
- Over 15.4: Review by Dambulla Sixers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KADA Nanayakkara, Batter - RTM Mendis (Struck down)
- Dambulla Sixers: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 13
- Over 17.2: Review by Colombo Kaps (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KADA Nanayakkara, Batter - M Theekshana (Struck down)

