Finishes it in style! This is short and pulled away over backward square leg, and Bopara has done it again!
Dambulla vs Warriors, 18th Match at Colombo, LPL, Dec 16 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
18th Match (N), Colombo (RPS), December 16, 2021, Lanka Premier League
130/9
(19.2/20 ov, T:131) 135/4
Warriors won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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KW
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And with that it's a wrap from us. Kandy and Colombo have locked in a virtual knockout tie for tomorrow evening, which promises to be a cracker! Until then good night!
11.10pm Ravi Bopara is Player of the Match: With a score like this you either knock it off in 15 overs or you go right to the end. But yeah, it was the plan from the start [to make steady progress].
Stand-in Dambulla skipper Niroshan Dickwella: "It was disappointing to lose the last three games. We have to think about our batting and come back in the Eliminator." He adds that they have no news yet on the extent of Dasun Shanaka's injury.
Kandy captain Angelo Perera: "I think we have played really entertaining cricket throughout the tournament and tonight was no different. Most of our games have also been crunch games. [As for the game against Colombo] there's zero pressure. We've told the boys, just don't worry about qualifying, just enjoy your game."
Tinura: "When Warriors signed Bopara, my impression was "Okay, that's just another mediocre signing from Warriors". Boy I was wrong!"
10.55pm And Kandy live to fight another day! That was backs to the wall stuff and thanks to the steady heads of Ravi Bopara (59* off 50) and skipper Angelo Perera (29* off 22) they've pulled through here. A couple of their batters lost their heads, and Imran Tahir was threatening throughout, but the target was always low enough that they would get it if they went deep enough.
The win was of course built earlier on the work of their seamers, who picked up seven wickets between them, and despite Ramesh Mendis's best efforts with bat and the ball, Kandy persevered.
19.2
6
de Lange to Bopara, SIX runs
19.1
•
de Lange to Bopara, no run
Length ball hit back to the bowler.
two needed off the final over. De Lange again.
end of over 197 runs
KAF: 129/4CRR: 6.78 • RRR: 2.00 • Need 2 runs from 6b
Angelo Perera29 (22b 3x4)
Ravi Bopara53 (48b 3x4 1x6)
Imran Tahir 4-0-17-2
Marchant de Lange 3-0-32-0
18.6
2
Tahir to Angelo Perera, 2 runs
Googly and hit square on the leg side for a couple.
18.5
1
Tahir to Bopara, 1 run
Goes for the sweep, and he misses. They take a single though.
18.4
1
Tahir to Angelo Perera, 1 run
Length ball, skidding on. Pushed to long on.
18.3
1
Tahir to Bopara, 1 run
Short and wide and cut past extra cover.
18.2
1
Tahir to Angelo Perera, 1 run
Cramps him up but gets it behind square on the offside.
18.1
1
Tahir to Bopara, 1 run
Length ball pushed to long-on.
7 off 12 now. Here's Tahir, but is it too late
end of over 1812 runs
KAF: 122/4CRR: 6.77 • RRR: 4.50 • Need 9 runs from 12b
Angelo Perera25 (19b 3x4)
Ravi Bopara50 (45b 3x4 1x6)
Marchant de Lange 3-0-32-0
Ramesh Mendis 4-0-19-2
17.6
4
de Lange to Angelo Perera, FOUR runs
And that's another! These are invaluable runs by the captain! Gets on his toes and guides this expertly past third man.
17.5
4
de Lange to Angelo Perera, FOUR runs
And he gets this through! short and pulled past a diving mid on!
17.4
1
de Lange to Bopara, 1 run
Full and whipped towards midwicket. And that's 50 for Bopara, vital knock, but is matchwinning?
17.3
1
de Lange to Angelo Perera, 1 run
Late cut towards third man.
17.2
1
de Lange to Bopara, 1 run
Slower ball on the stumps and pushed to midwicket.
17.1
1
de Lange to Angelo Perera, 1 run
back of a length and knocked away square on the leg side.
equation is now 21 off 18. Here's de Lange. Still no Tahir. This could be the crucial over.
end of over 179 runs
KAF: 110/4CRR: 6.47 • RRR: 7.00 • Need 21 runs from 18b
Ravi Bopara48 (43b 3x4 1x6)
Angelo Perera15 (15b 1x4)
Ramesh Mendis 4-0-19-2
Tharindu Rathnayake 4-0-28-0
16.6
2
Ramesh Mendis to Bopara, 2 runs
Back of a length and spinning into the stumps, worked square on the leg side.
16.5
1
Ramesh Mendis to Angelo Perera, 1 run
short and cut late to short third man.
16.4
2
Ramesh Mendis to Angelo Perera, 2 runs
Short and on the stumps, just pushed square on the leg side.
16.3
1
Ramesh Mendis to Bopara, 1 run
length and pushed towards long on.
16.2
2
Ramesh Mendis to Bopara, 2 runs
Goes for the sweep, but well fielded on the boundary by the man running around from a squarish fine leg.
16.1
1lb
Ramesh Mendis to Angelo Perera, 1 leg bye
Spinning sharply, misses the flick, but takes a run off the pads.
30 off 24 needed. Here's Mendis again.
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