Colombo vs Kandy, 3rd Match at Colombo, LPL, Jul 31 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

That's that! Colombo are on the board as they claim a 27-run win with not a lot of fuss. Banged in short outside off, he looks for a hoick alright, can't get any connection.

Back of a length ball outside off, he stays back and cuts to deep point

Slower length ball on the pads as he looks for a massive sweep. Loud appeal but they don't take a review. The ball was heading down leg.

Ooh, some pace now. He backs away but Chamika follows him and beats him

Slower back of the hand ball outside off, Sarfaraz can't get a six but opens the face of the blade and neatly pats it past point

Swing and a miss! Slower off cutter was at a back of a length well outside off. Sarfaraz aims deep midwicket. Goes nowhere.

Another wild hack, another miss. Slower length ball outside leg. He clears his front leg once more, and is through the shot way too early.

Slower, dipping yorker that misses the leg stump by a whisker. He backs away once more and is completely deceived by the length.

Another wild swipe and he misses once more. On a length well outside off, he backs away again and is unable to reach the ball

Back of a length ball into the body of Sarfaraz who hacks the pull to deep backward square leg

Low full toss outside off, was the slower ball again. He pushes to long off.

On a length outside off, he drives to extra cover and sets off for another run.

UP AND OVER! He's been aiming fir that shot all innings, finally gets one in the middle. In the slot outside off, he backs away and hacks it over mid-off

Fuller outside off, he backs away again and gets squirts it to deep third

Backs away looking to swipe the back of a length ball on leg stump away. Misses it altogether. Oh, hang on they have taken a review out of nowhere. No edge there.

Length on middle, he lofts to long on

Slower length ball outside leg. He backs away looking for another mow, instead gets a thick inside-edge back onto his pads close to the stumps. They scamper for a quick run even as Dickwella takes down the stumps. The third umpire is called for, but Sarfaraz makes it easy

Pacy 140kph ball that hits Hasnain in the unmentionables. The ball rolls back to the bowler

Off the outside edge as the ball skews to deep third. Wasn't quite aimed there, but he won't mind. Fuller on off, he looks to get it to the on-side.

Banged in short outside off, he sways outside the line of it