3.5 Ratnayake draws first blood! Floated a length ball on middle-leg, commits off the front foot and plays the flick shot half-heartedly, doesn't get quite hold of it and picks out the lone on-side sweeper fielder near the ropes. Rogers didn't have to move an inch there, pouches it with his safe hands. 25/1

12.6 Malinga gets the big wicket! Off-cutter ball around the fifth stump channel, 109.5 kph. Mishara tries to thrash it through the cover area, plays it away from the body early, and slices it straight to the backward point ring fielder and Ratnayake takes a sharp catch. 87/6

4.3 Bowled'em with the arm ball! Non-turner length ball skids on middle-off, Nafay backs away to play it square but gets squared up, misses the length and now trudges back to the hut for a silver duck. The gamble with bowling Asalanka has paid off inside the powerplay! 31/2

7.2 Spinners keep on taking wickets today! Floated a fuller length ball on the off stump channel with a hint of turn, plays with the full face of the bat and lofts it over widish mid-off. Nawaz rushes to his left side from long off and grabs it with the reverse cup technique. Brilliant stuff! 51/3

8.6 Trapped in front Good length ball skids on with the angle, commits off the front foot and plays across the line, fails to connect and thuds the front pad. Rajapaksa opts to review it. Ultra Edge confirms no bat is involved. All three reds on ball tracking and hitting the middle stump. That's plumb. And that brings an end to Rajapaksa's LPL 2026 campaign with the bat, finishing with just a single double-digit score across 8 innings. 62/4

10.6 Caught at long on! Floated a fuller length ball on the stumps, Wellalage tries to break the shackles as dot balls were piling up, goes for the big heave across the line and generates just enough power to loft it to Kalupahana at long on. More trouble for the Jaffna Kings! 68/5

16.1 Catching practice for Colombage! Pace on fuller length ball outside the off stump line, hangs back and places the full face of the bat, splices it with the outside part of the bat and chip it straight to the short third ring fielder at the edge of the circle. 106/7

18.2 Chips it to cover! Sprays a low full toss wide outside off, backs away early and extends his arms to flay this one in the air to the right of extra cover. Asalanka moves to his right and completes the catch 120/9

17.4 Short of a length ball on the stumps, attempts to guide it through third man but gets beaten by the extra bounce off the pitch, feathers an outside edge to the keeper behind the stumps and Shiraz starts to walk towards the dugout, didn't even bother to wait for the umpire's decision there. 113/8

19.3 Cleaned him up! Floated a fuller length ball on the off stump channel, goes for the big heave with the cross bat across the line, connects with thin air and the ball crashes onto the off stump. 123/10

0.4 Miscues it to deep square leg! Massive wicket this one. Shortish length ball outside off shapes away a wee bit, plays the swivel pull shot and skies it high towards the on-side sweeper fielder. Mathew waits for an eternity near the ropes, settles underneath and gobbles it up. 7/1

8.1 Rogers has holed out! Floated a fuller length ball wide outside off, got down on one knee and played the slog sweep, connected with the toe-end of the bat and mis-hits it to deep midwicket. Wellalage rushes in and completes the catch. 74/3

1.2 Mathew is pumped up and Asalanka departs! Fuller length ball angling in on the stumps, a hint of inwards movement and attempts to heave it away, doesn't get quite hold of it and picks out the deep midwicket sweeper fielder. Nafay makes no mistake there. 10/2

8.6 Bowled him with the arm ball! Length ball angling in with the arm, Kalupahana gets cramped for space as he tries to play the square cut late, expected the ball to spin away, but this one straightens and keeps a bit low, crashes onto the middle-off stump. Game on! 75/4

13.3 quicker and fuller outside off, Karunaratne goes for the big slog sweep and plays it a bit late, outside edges to the short third fielder for a regulation catch. Soft dismissal and some late hopes for the Kings. 103/5