Jaffna vs Kandy, 9th Match at Kandy, LPL, Aug 05 2023 - Match Result

Worked off the pads into the acres of spaces at midwicket for a run and Kandy win by eight wickets.

Smoked it! He promoted himself up in the order and the move has paid rich dividends. Laces a drive down the ground and beats long-on

Exceptional striking! Lifts it over mid-off for a six. Tossed up on a length outside off, he gets into a nice position and heaves it over the man

Half-tracker just outside off, gives himself some room and then thumps a square cut, skittles away to the rope

Round the wicket, flighted delivery zooming in on the pads, flicked away with a nuanced flick of the wrist to midwicket

Launches the ball straight into the hands of long-on! Tossed up full on middle and off, takes a big stride out and swings big but doesn't get much power behind the shot, David Miller in the deep, is safe as a house, pouches it as easy as you like

Round the wicket, lobbed up fuller, yanks his front foot out and gets an under-edge to fine leg

Zips it quicker on a full length just outside off, goes for the late cut and gets beaten

Cries of catch it, gets a top edge and this goes behind square on off, a wild throw at the stumps leaks more extra runs, bowler couldn't pick it up cleanly. This is proving to be a very costly over! Nothing working for Jaffna at the moment

They are in a rush to seal this game and give a huge kick to their NRR! Backs away and slams an inside-out drive over cover and it goes all the way

Tossed up fuller on the pads, nails the sweep but finds fielder in the deep who keeps him down to one

Down on one knee and he clubs it imperiously over deep square for a six

Round the wicket, lobbed up outside off, thrashed away into the covers

Connected to midwicket

Dishes out a full bunger on the pads, he lashes it down the ground for a four

On a length around middle, nudged to vacant spaces at midwicket

Swings it in the air and it lands in no man's land at deep cover

Clubs him over his head and into the sightscreen! Tossed up angling into the pads, plants his front leg and powered down the ground

Thumps his over midwicket for a mighty long six! Went down on one knee and sends it several rows back of midwicket. Employs a classical shot to finish the over on a high

Dragged short and offers some room outside off, doesn't spin much and a thick edge skews away past short third for a boundary. Streaky