short and wide, slaps this through cover and it'll go to the rope. Chandimal ices the match with a boundary to cap his unbeaten half-century. Colombo Kings clinch victory by six wickets with four balls to spare.
Stallions vs Kings, 11th Match at Hambantota, LPL, Dec 04 2020 - Match Result
Kings won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
That's all from us tonight. Come back tomorrow for another LPL 2020 doubleheader. I'm Peter Della Penna, good night!
Man of the Match Dinesh Chandimal: "I'm really happy with the innings today, especially against the new ball. I had a game plan before I go out to bat. If I stay through the Powerplay, I thought I had to finish this game. It was going to be tough for new batsman to come in [on this pitch]. The first two overs I tried to hit boundaries. Hasaranga bowled extremely well. [Russell] was cool as a cucumber. I know he's going to be a matchwinner. He gives so much advice, told me to stay in and he will go after the bowlers. The conditions were good. It was tough with the new ball, slightly spongy bounce, but at the same time you have to rotate the strike. I'm really happy with how we played."
Colombo Kings Angelo Mathews: "We were a little bit lethargic with our attitude in the last few games but today I thought we were there and we wanted to win and played some really good cricket. It's all about discipline and being aggressive. Jaffna has a very strong batting and bowling lineup so we had to play our A game to win against them. We are really happy that [Visyakanth] played today and I wish him all the best."
Jaffna Stallions captain Thisara Perera: "It was not a good score with this batting lineup. We were trying to get past 180 but it didn't work and we need to take some lessons. We lost too many wickets in the Powerplay. We need to take positives and negatives from this match. I am really impressed with [Visyakanth] and his bowling as a newcomer."
11.37 pm Despite Hasaranga's heroic efforts, Jaffna Stallions finally have a blemish on their record. Stallions were always behind the game after the triple-strike by Qais Ahmad in the first innings and Andre Russell's late flourish calmed any nerves that may have been building in the Kings camp.
full and wide, tries to punch this to the cover rope, fielder nearly overruns the ball before knifing it off the bounce and relaying back in.
3 from 6 balls needed to win with six wickets in hand. You never know...
Dhananjaya to bowl the last over.
full and wide, backs away from leg to create room to drive over the off side. Was really aiming for cover but sliced this more off the edge and it sailed over backward point. Great hustle to drag this back in at the rope by Binura. Saved one run as they come back for the third.
charges down the track to convert this into a knee high full toss on fifth stump, driven to long-off.
quicker ball darted in as a full toss at waist height on sixth stump, slapped straight to extra cover on the ring.
flighted full on the stumps, driven to long-off.
flighted full and wide, goes to drive and is beaten outside off.
flighted full on the legs, chipped along the ground to long-on.
short on the legs, pulled along the ground to deep square leg.
full and wide, driven to deep extra cover for a long single.
short on the stumps, pulled behind square to deep backward square.
another full toss, this time on the knees heading down leg, misses out on a freebie boundary and instead it flicks the pads to short fine leg.
low full toss, punches forward and gets a thick edge that skittles wide of the keeper to the third man rope.
slower ball cutter lands short on the legs, shuffles across to flick behind square.
full on off, prodded into the off side. Can't find a gap though.
Chathura stays around the stumps bowling to the new batsman Thikshila.
flighted full outside off, driven wide of long-off. They settle for a long single.
Russell is gone, but equation now under a run a ball after his flurry of sixes.
this one is even wider outside off, no doubt it would've been called a wide had he left it alone but Russell is in hitting mode and tries to tonk this over long-off again. Instead it comes more off the toe and swirls over long-off. Avishka settles under it 10 yards in from the rope and takes the catch with palms facing into his chest.
floated full and very wide, almost off the pitch, but not out of the reach of Russell who reaches out and flays this high and deep over long-off.
short and wide, cut behind point to the sweeper.
good length ball on off, punched to backward point.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota | |
Toss | Colombo Kings, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 4 December 2020 - night (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Colombo Kings 2, Jaffna Stallions 0 |
Over 20 • CK 151/4
Kings won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)