Jaffna vs Stars, 9th Match at Colombo, LPL, Dec 10 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

And with that, it's a wrap from us. Be sure to join us again tomorrow for another double-header. Good night!

Post match

Dhananjaya de Silva: "Our plans didn't work out at all, we need to rethink all of this. [I chose to bowl first] because of the conditions. We had three seamers and we wanted to take advantage of that. [Going forward] we're going to have to rethink some of our combinations and tactics."

Thisara Perera is named Player of the Match: "I think as a batting unit we've done a really good job. Yeah [batting first] was an advantage, it was a good toss to lose. In these conditions it's difficult to grip the ball, so we didn't want to bowl first [after the rains]."

After a horror start on the opening night, the Jaffna Kings are starting to show why they're defending champions, as they go top of the table on 6 points. Thisara Perera once again stole the headlines with a 20-ball half century to go with his 19-ball effort on Wednesday. But this was a team effort if there ever was one; despite their openers falling cheaply, the middle order came through with several cameo efforts and Thisara provided the icing on the cake.

Then with the ball, Maheesh Theekshana ripped the spine out of the Colombo line-up, picking up both openers inside the powerplay before returning later to remove the set pair of Dinesh Chandimal and Ashan Priyanjan, who had briefly threatened with a 41-ball 61-run stand. He would finish with figures of 4 for 25. Wahab Riaz and Wanindu Hasaranga would combine for the rest of the scalps, highlighting the bowling depth at Jaffna's disposal.

Colombo though will have a lot to ponder. Their decision to bowl first was questionable, but more worrying will be the continuing troubles faced by their batters. Their net run rate took a big hit today as well.

Wahab goes around the wicket.

So last man in now..

And Colombo decide to take their strategic timeout after the first ball of the over. Odd timing. We might see a change in strategy aimed at improving their net run rate.