Warriors vs Galle, 5th Match at Colombo, LPL, Dec 07 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

finishes with a big heave down the ground. This is fired in wide of off stump, and Madushanka clears the front leg and bashes this through long on for four.

that's it. That's the game. Madushanka gets low and slog sweeps that floated up delivery on the stumps, way over deep square leg for six. Perera's gamble hasn't worked.

fired in on the legs. It hits the pad and dribbles away square on the legside and they scamper

almost carries to deep square leg. This is swept hard and in the air. Jayaratne, the fielder there, runs in and puts in a big dive, but it bounces just short. Just the single

fired in on the stumps, turned to midwicket. They think about two as Mendis himself chases after it, but decide agaisnt

is that the shot that puts Gladiators ahead? This is too wide from Mendis - an left-arm spinner pitched well wide of off stump, allowing Madushanka to free his arms, clear the front foot, and launch it back over the bowler's head for six

aims a big sweep to this tossed up offbreak outside off stump, but only gets a thick under-edge and it dribbles past the keeper. They run.

darted in full, outside off, Opens the face and gets it to short third man for a single

that's wonderful stuff from Lakshan. Again opens the face, again gets it off the outside half, just beats the diving keeper, and it goes fine of short third again. He keeps Gladiators in the hunt with those boundaries.

outside half of the bat for four. This is length outside off stump. Lakshan opens the face and runs it fine of short third man for four. Excellent, thinking start to his innings

huuuuge wicket here. Warriors are refusing to die. And as this is Rajapaksa who is now out, they may have even inched ahead for the first time in this chase. This is a slower ball, length on off stump. Rajapakse tries to launch this over cow corner, but misses, and the ball clatters into off stump.

dropped! This is lifted straight to deep midwicket - straight into the midriff, but he drops it. Straight into the hands and out again. Powell is livid, understandably.

slower ball again, legcutter I think. Back of a length outside off stump. Madushanka lays into that, hitting it aerially, but deep midwicket runs across to keep it to two

slower ball, length outside off, drilled to the sweeper cover

attempted reverse sweep and an lbw appeal, as Madushanka fails to connect. This is a left-arm spinner, pitching outside off, and sliding on with the arm. But that's hit glove, not pad, says the third umpire, who sticks with the on-field umpires' not out decision, after the fielding team review.

down the track, trying to launch this flat, quick delivery on off stump over long on. But he mis-hits it, and just gets it to that long on, on the bounce

another flat delivery, outside off. Pushed just wide of short cover to sprint a single

a dart, fullish, outside off, Hit back to the bowler

dragged down slightly, but its quick, so Madushanka only chops it straight to point

offbreak, fired in outside off stump. Swept hard and aerially, but goes in the bounce to deep midwicket