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Stallions vs Viiking, 5th Match at Hambantota, LPL, Nov 30 2020 - Match Result

RESULT
5th Match (D/N), Hambantota, November 30, 2020, Lanka Premier League
(19.1/20 ov, T:219) 152

Stallions won by 66 runs

Player Of The Match
97* (44) & 2/23
thisara-perera
Cricinfo's MVP
140.25 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Jaffna Stallions 218/7(20 overs)
Dambulla Viiking 152/10(19.1 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
JK140.2597(44)113.38126.992/230.9313.26
DBA80.8441(22)42.1935.832/262.8345.01
DBA56.910(8)105.411/251.551.48
JK52.6324(10)30.1335.471/240.4517.16
DBA44.591(6)1- 0.691/221.2645.28

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Thisara Perera, Stallions captain and player of the match: "Normally I never thinking about the wickets that have fallen. I back myself. It's a really good surface to bat and bowl first. I have to thank my bowling unit because they've done a really good job on this wicket. Now with my batting I give myself a little more of a chance by taking some time to get in at the start of my innings. In the past I was just hitting, hitting, hitting."

Dasun Shanaka, Viiking captain: "We were very much on top of the game at the start, but our execution after that was poor. I didn't expect to give away so many runs. I could have spoken to my fast bowlers and gone with different plans. Thisara took the game totally away from us. We need to change the team because this is not the best combination going forward."

***

What a cakewalk for Stallions this turned out to be, and this was their second comfortable victory in the tournament. Insane to think that this is how the game turned out when they had been 64 for 5 in the ninth over. Chaturanga de Silva and Wanindu Hasaranga supported Thisara Perera brilliantly though, as Thisara applied his considereable T20 experience to launch a roaring counterattack that saw him hit 64 runs off his last 21 balls, and make 97 off 44 balls overall. At one stage they were looking like they'd struggle to make 160, but they raced to 218 for 7, and Viiking were always going to struggle to challenge that against this Stallions attack.

Viiking couldn't really get much momentum going in their own innings. Dickwella and Tharanga didn't last long enough, and Paul Stirling could barely get bat to ball. Shanaka and Patel made a fist of it for a bit, but the required rate was getting away from them. In the end, Viiking went down in a hail of wickets.

With this win, Stallions have indicated that they are a team to be reckoned with at the LPL. If they can recover from such a horror start to record such a huge victory, they have depth and versatility going for them.

19.1
W
Chaturanga to Aftab Alam, OUT

terrible mix up, and that's the end of this game folks. Kumara wants the run and races out, but and Alam responds with a yes initially, before changing his mind and stopping short, Kumara is stranded as the throw comes in from Hasaranga at cover.

Lahiru Kumara run out (Hasaranga/PC de Silva) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Chaturanga de Silva to bowl the last over - his first of the innings.

end of over 191 run • 1 wicket
DBA: 152/9CRR: 8.00 RRR: 67.00
Lahiru Kumara0 (2b)
Aftab Alam1 (5b)
Usman Shinwari 4-0-16-3
Duanne Olivier 4-0-42-1
18.6
Usman Shinwari to Lahiru Kumara, no run

full outside off , Kumara tries to flay this away through cover but misses. End of a great bowling performance from Shinwari, who has picked up three wickets for 14.

18.5
Usman Shinwari to Lahiru Kumara, no run

shortish outside off. Batsman tries to club this away and misses

Danish: "Maybe I'm one of the few but kind of disappointed in Dasun today..he kept looking on from the sidelines for too long. Should have stepped up and came in much earlier imo. Had he done that they might have chased this if not gotten much closer." I think team selection definitely needs to be better from Dambulla. They have too many bowlers in the XI. And some - like Pushpakumara - were wasted today.

18.4
W
Usman Shinwari to Malinda, OUT

sharp bouncer at the throat, Pushpakumara is backing away and he can't handle that. Gets the bat across almost in self defence, and it takes a top edge and flies towards short fine leg. There's almost a collision between the keeper and Binura Fernando, but Binura pulls away at the last moment and lets Moores swallow that one with his gloves

Malinda Pushpakumara c †Moores b Usman Shinwari 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
18.3
1
Usman Shinwari to Aftab Alam, 1 run

fullish just outside off, Alam is backing away and has to reach to get bat to it. They take one as the ball goes to cover.

18.2
Usman Shinwari to Aftab Alam, no run

yorker, fired in at the stumps. Alam backs away and digs it out back to the bowler

18.1
Usman Shinwari to Aftab Alam, no run

fullish, speared into the pads, just defended

Sarthak: "17.3 - Consecutive 2nd bouncer. No ball ?? Am I mixing up a rule here @afidelf??" I don't think the second one was head high though.

end of over 186 runs • 1 wicket
DBA: 151/8CRR: 8.38 RRR: 34.00
Malinda Pushpakumara0 (1b)
Aftab Alam0 (2b)
Duanne Olivier 4-0-42-1
Thisara Perera 3-0-23-2
17.6
Olivier to Malinda, no run

short again, chest high, outside off stump. Pushpakumara pokes at it but doesn't connect.

17.5
W
Olivier to Mendis, OUT

another chest-high short ball, and this time, Olivier emerges the victor. Mendis tries to lean away and ramp that over the wicketkeeper, but can only get an edge to that ball and Tom Moores comfortably completes the catch. Some reward for Olivier, who has been expensive

Ramesh Mendis c †Moores b Olivier 10 (8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 125
17.4
6
Olivier to Mendis, SIX runs

Mendis finally connects, and he connects beautifully. Another ball at the chest, and he aims that big swipe across the line again. Comes right out of the middle of the bat and goes flat all the way for six.

17.3
Olivier to Mendis, no run

short again, outside off stump, and Mendis lets this one go.

17.2
Olivier to Mendis, no run

bouncer and that's hit him on the visor of the helmet I think. The stem guard on the back of the helmet goes flying off, as Mendis' misses with his heave across the line. The umpires are in to make sure the batsman is ok.

17.1
Olivier to Mendis, no run

length on off stump, Mendis throws his head back and tries to clobber it over cow corner, but it hits the toe end of the bat and dribbles away to the offside

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
DBA: 145/7CRR: 8.52 RRR: 24.66
Aftab Alam0 (2b)
Ramesh Mendis4 (3b)
Thisara Perera 3-0-23-2
Binura Fernando 4-0-41-2
16.6
Perera to Aftab Alam, no run

short ball, over the top of the stumps. Alam clears the front leg once more and misses with his swipe

16.5
Perera to Aftab Alam, no run

short of a length just outside off. Aftab clears the front leg and tries to thwack this over cover but misses

16.4
1
Perera to Mendis, 1 run

back of a length outside off, run down to third man

Prafin: "I thought Ramesh Mendis was batsman. Am i wrong or some strategy?" I think he's batting too low too.

Aftab Alam is new to the crease and is at the non-striker's the batsmen having crossed.

16.3
W
Perera to Madushanka, OUT

another one goes! This is banged into the pitch from Thisara Perera, and Madushanka tries to heave this away to leg. It takes a top edge and Usman Shinwari runs around from mid on to complete a good running catch

Lahiru Madushanka c Usman Shinwari b Perera 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
16.2
1
Perera to Mendis, 1 run

cutter, which gets a bit of extra bounce. Dropped into the infield for a single

16.1
2
Perera to Mendis, 2 runs

fullish outside off, Mendis aims a big shot down the ground but only gets an outside edge. Olivier runs around from third man to keep it to two

Viiking need a small miracle from here. Here's Thisara to Ramesh Mendis the new man.

end of over 1616 runs • 1 wicket
DBA: 141/6CRR: 8.81 RRR: 19.50
Lahiru Madushanka0 (1b)
Binura Fernando 4-0-41-2
Usman Shinwari 3-0-15-2
15.6
W
Fernando to Shanaka, OUT

out now! Is that the game? Slower ball this from Binura, who goes full and wide again, but rolls his fingers over this one. Shanaka tries to bash this over extra cover again, but mis-hits it high into the air. Long off has a long time to get himself underneath it, and completes a straightforward catch. Good response from Binura, knowing that Shanaka has to go hard at everything.

Dasun Shanaka c PC de Silva b B Fernando 35 (21b 3x4 2x6) SR: 166.66
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
NLTC Perera
97 runs (44)
8 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
25 runs
2 fours2 sixes
Control
80%
SR Patel
41 runs (22)
1 four4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
Usman Shinwari
O
4
M
0
R
16
W
3
ECO
4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
NLTC Perera
O
3
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
7.66
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
TossDambulla Viiking, elected to field first
Series
Season2020/21
Player Of The Match
Match days30 November 2020 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsJaffna Stallions 2, Dambulla Viiking 0
Win Probability
JS 100%
JSDV
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Over 20 • DV 152/10

Lahiru Kumara run out (Hasaranga/PC de Silva) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
W
Stallions won by 66 runs
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