Colombo vs Sixers, 10th Match at Dambulla, LPL, Jul 07 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

bludgeoned down the ground, and that's the game. This is full, Pathirana missing his yorker. and Chapman stays deep in the crease and whomps this down the ground, over straight long on. Clears the boundary with ease, and Sixers are finally on the board.

tries to club this on the offside but can't beat the field

short, wide and, larrupped over the deep point boundary. This is easy pickings for Chapman, but good timing nonetheless, lifts it just over that boundary, clearing it by a foot or so

powerfully struck. This is a short ball, waist high. Chapman tells himself to watch the ball, and he stands tall and slams that flat and hard over deep square leg for six. Sixers will breathe easier after that

yorker on the stumps, dug out towards square leg and they scamper through

low full toss on the stumps, unambitiously pushed to long on for a single

shortish one on the stumps, dragged towards deep midwicket

shortish ball, wide of off, slapped to the offside sweeper

unconvincing scoop, almost caught again. This is a slower one I think, pitching outside off and back of a length. Tries to shovel it over the shoulder but gets it high on the bat. Both short third and short fine leg could have got there, but neither get a touch as they converge, and it skips away to the boundary in the end. Wow.

short again, and pulled to deep square more safely this time

in the air but it falls just safe. This is a shortish ball that Udara swats at without going through with the shot and it goes off the top edge towards midwicket. Square leg tries to get close but it's too far from him

rapid bouncer over off stump. Chapman swats it with some discomfort towards long on, and gets it inadvertently into enough space to give him a second

length ball outside off, opens the face and runs it to deep third

fullish ball on the stumps, pushed towards mid on and they scamper through

full delivery outside off, pushes this to cover.

full delivery just wide of off, Chapman gets his bat down on it and it goes off the outside edge to the short third

fullish ball, flicked away through deep midwicket, they look for two but settle for one

another wicket! Taskin has got both openers, and Strikers have a sliver of a chance now. This is a hell of a comeback over. This is a slower one, dug into the pitch, on about off stump. KJP tries to send this high over the deep square leg rope, but mis-hits it and it settles comfortable into the hands of Angelo Perera, about 15 metres in from the square leg boundary. Taskin has gone for 45, but dismisses his two tormentors.

full delivery angled into the stumps, clipped behind square on the legside for a single

Taskin gets a wicket! After all that punishment, finally something to celebrate. This is a short of a length ball wide of off. Hendricks tries to drag that over the deep midwicket boundary, but it's straight to the fielder on the rope instead. Easy take there, and Sixers finally lose their first.