the Falcons win! Slower delivery on a length down the leg side. Waqar has a swing at it and deflects it off his thigh pad past short fine leg. But it does not matter, in terms of the result. The Falcons strengthen their position at the top of the table!
Kandy vs Jaffna, 13th Match at Kandy, LPL, Dec 14 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
6:45pm Right. That will be a wrap from us for this game. But there is still one more game to go in this Pallekele leg of the LPL. The Colombo Stars will be taking on Dambulla Aura in a game that promises just as many twists and turns as this one. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Ranjith. Goodbye and take care!
Wanindu Hasaranga, the winning captain: We are playing very good cricket throughout the tournament. Bowlers are doing their job perfectly and the batters are also doing their job perfectly. We have good batters at the death also like Chamika, Fabian and Ricky. So my plan is to bat till the 14th-15th over and then allow them to play their game. He (Brathwaite) is an experienced player. He bowled very good lengths and that is important on this kind of wicket.
Thisara Perera, the losing captain: First of all, I have to say that a win or a loss is part of the game. We can learn from these situations. I think this was a 170-180 wicket. We did not click otherwise we could have chased this down. We can learn from these matches and we will definitely come back strongly.
Fabian Allen, Player of the Match: It was a difficult moment when I went out to bat. I just backed myself to execute. We are playing good cricket and our bowlers are pretty decent. Have to give credit to Carlos and how he bowled. (On his bowling) I just wanted to go out there and execute.
Time for the post-match presentation!
6:35pm Well, that eventually turned out to be a convincing victory for the Falcons. The Kings got off to a brisk start, ransacking 50 runs in the powerplay. But akin to the Falcons, they struggled to inject impetus into their innings through the middle. Hasaranga and Allen applied the squeeze and once that happened, they were always playing catch up. They were not helped by the hands their experienced players played either. Both Malik and Perera looked scratchy at the crease, meaning that more pressure was piled on Samarawickrama. The youngster fought hard, scoring a 41-ball 48 but support was unfortunately not very forthcoming.
Kandy, meanwhile, would be thrilled with how they defended what seemed a par total (at best) at the half-way stage. As has become the norm, their bowling display was headlined by Brathwaite and skipper Hasaranga. Allen, too, used the conditions on offer, with the rest of the bowlers chipping in. Karunaratne had an off-day but with the Falcons having secured another win, you feel they might not be fretting over it too much.
banged into the track outside off stump. Waqar looks for the cute little ramp but does not get any bat on it
Two legitimate deliveries and the Falcons will be home
in the slot on middle and leg stump. Waqar gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it over the bowler's head for four
19 needed off 3 balls now. Three sixes and we are going to a Super Over
banged into the track outside off stump. Viyaskanth is awfully late on the stroke and splices it down to mid off for a single
short and wide outside off stump. Viyaskanth reaches out for it and chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs
length delivery just outside off stump. Waqar slogs and chunks it off the inside edge into his thigh pad
Karunaratne to bowl the final over. 23 runs to get
full delivery on off stump. Waqar comes forward and strokes it into the off side to get off the mark
yorker outside off stump. Viyaskanth digs it out into the off side and trudges across to the other end
sharp and rising bumper outside off stump. Viyaskanth has a swipe across the line but is too late on the stroke as the ball whistles past the bat
25 needed off 9 now. And just one wicket in hand. The Falcons would want to close things out in this over itself. Waqar is the last man in but he will be off strike
is that out? Low full toss angled into the batter. Madushanka squirts it towards the bowler and sets off for the single. Udana gathers, takes all the time in the world and then hits the stumps at his end. But has he done so quickly enough? Madushanka has done very well to get so close to his crease but in the end, the third umpire feels there is nothing behind the line and sends Madushanka back on his way!
slower delivery dug into the track outside off stump. Madushanka is too early into his attempted dab and the ball squirms past the bat
oh, hello! Slower delivery that lands right in the slot. Madushanka backs away and swats it over the bowler's head for a maximum
31 off 12 now, with just two wickets in hand and two lower order batters at the crease. Surely the Falcons will not botch this up? Udana to bowl the penultimate over
yorker on off stump. Madushanka jams his bat down on it and squeezes the ball out towards extra cover for a single
Madushanka is the new man in. Can Brathwaite finish with a five-for?
holes out to long off, Brathwaite does the trick! Another low full toss outside off stump. Fuller's eyes light up and he looks to smack it over long off. The low full toss, though, means that he can't get under it enough. He strikes it cleanly but hits it straight down long off's throat! Fourth wicket for Brathwaite tonight, and he might just have secured another victory for the Falcons!
full toss outside off stump and Fuller misses out. He nearly swings himself off his feet but only connects with fresh air
full delivery outside off stump. Viyaskanth opens up his stance and carves it towards deep point for one more run
length delivery outside off stump. Viyaskanth throws his hands at it and powers it past extra cover for a couple of runs
Mid on in the circle
full delivery outside off stump. Fuller walks across his stumps and drills the ball down the ground for a single
36 needed off 18 balls at 12 runs per over. Can Brathwaite pick up another wicket to halt the Kings' charge?
full delivery outside off stump. Fuller hangs back again and punches it down the ground for a single
slower delivery that just does not get up from a back of a length. Fuller swipes and misses the ball by quite some distance
Over 20 • JK 150/9
Kandy won by 10 runs