Kings vs Giants, Qualifier 2 at Hambantota, LPL, Dec 21 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

four to end the innings! More fun for Karunaratne. Another short ball on off, and turning away, as he rocks back to slash that to deep point, who tries to intervene with his right boot, but the ball slides through. Kings make the LPL 2021 final with a 23-run win

another shortish ball on middle, and he makes room to cut to deep point. They pocket two, with the bails being flicked by the bowler rather belatedly

short delivery again on off, and pulled to long-on. They don't run

four byes behind the wicket. Tries to slog that pretty full ball outside leg but misses, as the ball then ends up beating him, the stumps and the keeper

short again on middle and off, and pulled between long-on and deep midwicket. Oh what Giants would give for these runs much earlier

short and wide of off, and slashed away to the left of deep extra cover

lands a yorker bang on middle, as Pradeep plays that like a low full-toss to jam it back

taken by mid-off! Tahir now tries to repeat what Karunaratne did earlier in the over, but fails to clear the fielder. It was a full ball outside off, and he presented the full face of the bat to try and loft, but that shot lacked power, as Malik took it easy to his left

good length ball just outside off, and pushed to extra cover from deep in the crease

excellent shot! He holds the pose there too. Full ball and right in the slot outside off, and he lofts that again with high elbows. Out of the reach of the bowler's outstretched right hand

sends that sailing over mid-off! Pretty full ball on off, and he lofts that with high elbows to lift that very high, with the fielder being placed inside the circle

swing and a miss. The ball is much fuller and just outside off, and he swings to the leg side early while getting beaten by the lack of pace

wide ball. Short and outside leg, and he pulls but misses. First bouncer called

swatted to mid-off. Short delivery outside off, and he rides the bounce to clobber that to the man inside the circle

fifty for Karunaratne. Short delivery outside off, and pulled to deep square leg, who fumbles while collecting the ball

six over fine leg, phew! Karunaratne moves to 49. Short of a length ball on middle and off, and he is across off to pull that powerfully and high over the man on the boundary

and some late entertainment here! Three fours in a row. He opens the bat and slices that good length ball wide of off, and finds the gap between third man and deep point

four more, this time to deep extra cover! Slower ball, and full and wide of off. He smashes that to beat extra cover to his left while playing with an almost angled bat

change of pace, and Karunaratne crashes that for four. Places that good length ball outside off between the stumps and the non-striker, and to the left of long-on

very short outside off, and pulled to the right of mid-on after climbing on to it