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Jaffna vs Galle, 2nd Match at Kandy, LPL, Jul 02 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd Match (D/N), Pallekele, July 02, 2024, Lanka Premier League
(20 ov, T:178) 179/5

Galle won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
65 (47)
alex-hales
Cricinfo's MVP
92.53 ptsImpact List
zahoor-khan
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Scorecard summary
Jaffna Kings 177/7(20 overs)
Galle Marvels 179/5(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
GAM92.53--03/344.0592.53
JK87.9718(8)19.7423.241/161.3764.73
GAM78.789(5)7.858.462/232.0770.32
GAM71.5747(27)55.6871.57--0
JK60.920(1)- 1.7- 3.222/332.9964.14
end of over 2010 runs • 1 wicket
GAM: 179/5CRR: 8.95 
Sahan Arachchige5 (2b 1x4)
Dwaine Pretorius9 (5b 1x6)
Asitha Fernando 4-0-40-2
Jason Behrendorff 4-0-37-0

Galle Marvels start off the tournament with a win this evening, but the action from the LPL today isn't done yet. Join us for the Kandy vs Colombo game in about an hour. Until then, goodbye from this one! Take care!

Niroshan Dickwella, Galle Marvels captain: "Hales and I were just talking that we get through the powerplay. It was a tricky wicket - on the slower side. It was a good toss to lose. It was a used wicket, and we didn't know what the wicket would do. I wanted to take down the legspinner, but I got out. We dragged the game to the last over."

Charith Asalanka, Jaffna Kings captain: "I think we had enough runs on the board. When we were bowling, we gave them more pace - we could have bowled more slower balls. Dhananjaya and Fabian bowled fantastically. Credit goes to Niroshan and Hales."

Alex Hales is the Player of the Match: "Different to back in the UK. Little bit slower... Dickwella definitely made my job a lot easier. I was trying to get going in the powerplay, but it didn't quite happen."

Time for the presentations

6.22pm A thrilling finish where Galle's No. 7, facing just his second ball on a slow pitch, scooped the ball for four to get his side over the line. The momentum kept swinging this way and that for much of the second half of the chase, after Dickwella fired 47 off 27 balls to give Galle the perfect start. But Jaffna hit back through Allen, who struck twice - including getting Hales for 65 - even as Liyanage's cameo of 25 from 13 balls, and Arachchige's final-ball scoop, took Galle to victory.

19.6
4
Asitha Fernando to Arachchige, FOUR runs

wow, the shot which Pretorius wanted to execute off the previous ball is done by Arachchige in this one! He got across the stumps early, and successfully scooped this slower ball angling across and finishing a bit wide of off after landing on a length. The ball didn't quite seemed timed entirely well, but it still ballooned over the short-fine leg fielder's head for a four

Three needed off one ball...

19.5
1
Asitha Fernando to Pretorius, 1 run

ohh, just a single! That means Pretorius will be off strike, with Galle needing three off the final ball. Pretorius went to scoop this full-length ball angling into the stumps, but ended up toe-ending it to short fine leg's left

Pretorius on strike, with four more needed...

19.4
1
Asitha Fernando to Arachchige, 1 run

change of pace again, and on a length just outside off after angling across. Clipped to deep midwicket

Arachchige

19.3
W
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, OUT

slashed to point! Ohh, a late twist in the dying stages of the game. Asitha bowled a slower ball on the shorter side of a length, and got it to climb on top of off. Liyanage went hacking, but was beaten by the extra bounce, as he ended up finding the man at point

Janith Liyanage c Nissanka b AM Fernando 25 (13b 3x4 1x6) SR: 192.3
19.2
4
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, FOUR runs

runs away between point and short third! I think it was intentional even as it came off the outside half of the bat, as Liyanage opened the face of the bat at this low full toss angling into off

19.1
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, no run

ohh, dot ball to start! Almost a yorker-length ball just outside off, as Liyanage skips down to try and slash, but is beaten

Just nine required in the final over

end of over 1911 runs
GAM: 169/4CRR: 8.89 RRR: 9.00 • Need 9 from 6b
Dwaine Pretorius8 (4b 1x6)
Janith Liyanage21 (10b 2x4 1x6)
Jason Behrendorff 4-0-37-0
Asitha Fernando 3-0-30-1
18.6
6
Behrendorff to Pretorius, SIX runs

swung away over fine leg! A slower ball on a short of a length on off, as Pretorius swivels to pull hard and just clear the boundary for a crucial six

18.5
1
Behrendorff to Liyanage, 1 run

wow, superb work by Madushan at short third! He dives to his right to keep this to a single, and save a certain four. Liyanage dabbed at this length ball angling into leg really late, almost giving the impression that he was bowled

18.4
Behrendorff to Liyanage, no run

ahh, slower ball! Liyanage is beaten in looking to slash at this length ball just outside off after making room, as he played with a flat bat

18.3
1
Behrendorff to Pretorius, 1 run

now on the bounce to fine leg! Short of a length on middle and off, as he swivels to pull it off the higher side of the bat

18.2
1
Behrendorff to Liyanage, 1 run

on the bounce to long-off, as he backs away to loft this fullish ball angling into a stump-to-stump line

18.2
1w
Behrendorff to Liyanage, 1 wide

angles this in, and bowls on a shortish length outside leg. Liyanage made room to try and clip, but missed, and hence it was called wide

18.1
1
Behrendorff to Pretorius, 1 run

on a length, and slightly wide of off. Slashed to long-off

Behrendorff from around the stumps

Michael: "Anwar with the jinx" --- Could be too early yet!

end of over 1819 runs • 1 wicket
GAM: 158/4CRR: 8.77 RRR: 10.00 • Need 20 from 12b
Janith Liyanage19 (7b 2x4 1x6)
Dwaine Pretorius0 (1b)
Asitha Fernando 3-0-30-1
Jason Behrendorff 3-0-26-0
17.6
2
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, 2 runs

much fuller ball shaping in to finish just outside leg. Clipped aerially to deep square leg, with Rossouw giving the chase to his right from deep midwicket

17.5
4
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, FOUR runs

ramped over the keeper! This is good awareness from Liyanage, who must have noticed both deep third and fine leg inside the circle. Asitha bowled a slower-ball bouncer rising on top of middle and leg, as Liyanage waited before lofting it very late

17.4
6
Asitha Fernando to Liyanage, SIX runs

six over long-on! He stands after a bit of room, and bullies this length ball angling into leg with his front leg out of the way. Another big six in this over

17.3
1lb
Asitha Fernando to Pretorius, 1 leg bye

very full, and angling in to hit his front pad outside leg, as he looked to flick. The ball rolls away towards square leg

Pretorius

17.2
W
Asitha Fernando to Rajapaksa, OUT

taken at backward point! The fielder went low to his right, and grabbed a crucial catch as he fell forward. Asitha bowled a full toss this time, angling the ball across and getting it to finish on off. Rajapaksa opened the face of the bat looking to slice it away, but ended up getting it off the outside half of the bat to fall to a full toss

Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Viyaskanth b AM Fernando 13 (13b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100
17.1
6
Asitha Fernando to Rajapaksa, SIX runs

flung away over deep midwicket! Asitha bowls on the fuller side of a length on middle and off, and Rajapaksa swings for a huge six with his front leg out of the way

Asitha back

end of over 1710 runs
GAM: 139/3CRR: 8.17 RRR: 13.00 • Need 39 from 18b
Janith Liyanage7 (4b 1x4)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa7 (11b)
Jason Behrendorff 3-0-26-0
Dhananjaya de Silva 4-0-16-1
16.6
4
Behrendorff to Liyanage, FOUR runs

another full toss, and this goes for a one-bounce over square leg! He got his front leg out of the way, and whip-slogged it off knee height to keep Galle afloat in the chase

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AD Hales
65 runs (47)
7 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
slog sweep
12 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
66%
WIA Fernando
59 runs (48)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
18 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
86%
Best performances - bowlers
Zahoor Khan
O
4
M
0
R
34
W
3
ECO
8.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
D Pretorius
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
5.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
TossJaffna Kings, elected to bat first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days2 July 2024 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsGalle Marvels 2, Jaffna Kings 0
Language
English
Win Probability
GAM 100%
JKGAM
100%50%100%JK InningsGAM Innings

Over 20 • GAM 179/5

Janith Liyanage c Nissanka b AM Fernando 25 (13b 3x4 1x6) SR: 192.3
W
Galle won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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