there it is! Seifert ices the run-chase and that is a fitting end to a sparkling batting display! Dug in short on middle and leg. Seifert gets on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists enough and hammers it between fine leg and deep square leg. Galle back to winning ways; the Falcons, meanwhile, have now lost three on the bounce!
Kandy vs Galle, 9th Match at Dambulla, LPL, Jul 07 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
9th Match (D/N), Dambulla, July 07, 2024, Lanka Premier League
175/7
(17.1/20 ov, T:176) 176/4
Galle won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
New
GAM
Full commentary
6:35pm That brings us to the end of our coverage for Match 9. In less than an hour, the Colombo Strikers, fresh off a win yesterday, will clash with Dambulla Sixers, yet to get off the mark this season. Do join us for that game too. Until next time, this is goodbye from me, Chetan and Ranjith. Take care, folks!
Isuru Udana, Player of the Match: The wickets are very flat. Only thing is we have to try and take early wickets, that puts pressure on the batters. Think I did that today. There is not much swing, we have to try and put the ball in the proper areas. Just wanted to do the basics well and it worked today.
Niroshan Dickwella, Galle Marvels captain: It was a great team performance. Isuru bowled really well and that is why I gave him an extra over (in the powerplay), and he took two wickets. I don't tell them (the bowlers) much. They know their strengths and I ask them to come up with their plans, I back them. We wanted to take the bowlers on in the powerplay. Brilliant performance in the powerplay (getting to a record score in the LPL).
Wanindu Hasaranga, Kandy Falcons captain: We were 15-20 runs short. It was a fresh wicket and in the first 6-7 overs, the ball was holding up. After that, we batted really well - Fletcher, Angelo and myself. The wicket was fantastic after we batted, and we did not bowl with discipline. That is the main thing we did not do. If we had bowled with discipline, we could have defended that total.
6:24pm It was a cakewalk for Galle in the end, and that was largely down to the pyrotechnics Hales and Seifert unfurled in the powerplay. They blazed away to a record score and clipped the Falcons' wings, even before they could think about taking flight. Seifert then carried on and ensured there were no further hiccups, finishing with an unbeaten 82 and ending the game with 17 balls to spare.
Lots to think about for the Falcons. Apart from Shoriful, everyone came in for some tap. Their bowling in the powerplay was not great, and they bowled much fuller than Galle, paying the price ultimately. Hasaranga came back well after a 27-run first over but those runs, it could be argued, signaled the beginning of the end for the Falcons. Stick around, we should hear from the captains and the Player of the Match soon.
17.1
4
Shanaka to Seifert, FOUR runs
17.1
1w
Shanaka to Seifert, 1 wide
full and well outside off. Beyond the tramlines and given a wide once Seifert swishes and misses
Just five needed. Shanaka to bowl what could be the final over of this game
end of over 178 runs
GAM: 171/4CRR: 10.05 • RRR: 1.66 • Need 5 runs from 18b
Tim Seifert78 (48b 10x4 2x6)
Sahan Arachchige9 (9b 1x4)
Shoriful Islam 4-0-32-2
Lakshan Sandakan 4-0-46-1
16.6
1
Shoriful Islam to Seifert, 1 run
another yorker outside off. Seifert digs it out towards deep point
16.5
•
Shoriful Islam to Seifert, no run
into the blockhole outside off. Seifert wafts at it and for a change, misses
16.4
1
Shoriful Islam to Arachchige, 1 run
banged into the track again, on leg stump. Arachchige gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg
16.3
4
Shoriful Islam to Arachchige, FOUR runs
sweet timing! Too much width on offer outside off. Arachchige stands up tall on his toes and scythes it past backward point!
16.2
1
Shoriful Islam to Seifert, 1 run
very full just outside off. Seifert tugs it towards long on. Calls for two initially but then decides against it
16.1
1
Shoriful Islam to Arachchige, 1 run
short on off. Arachchige gets onto the back foot and pulls it towards deep square leg
Shoriful to bowl out. Just 13 needed now
end of over 1611 runs
GAM: 163/4CRR: 10.18 • RRR: 3.25 • Need 13 runs from 24b
Tim Seifert76 (45b 10x4 2x6)
Sahan Arachchige3 (6b)
Lakshan Sandakan 4-0-46-1
Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-42-0
15.6
4
Sandakan to Seifert, FOUR runs
four more! This is a proper drag-down. Sits up nicely for Seifert and he obliges by bashing it to deep mid wicket's left!
15.5
4
Sandakan to Seifert, FOUR runs
shot! Over-pitches the googly and pays the price. Seifert lines it up early and carves it over extra cover!
15.4
•
Sandakan to Seifert, no run
shortish on middle and leg. Seifert gives himself room but cannot beat extra cover with his cut
15.3
•
Sandakan to Seifert, no run
back of a length on off. Seifert taps it towards extra cover
15.2
1
Sandakan to Arachchige, 1 run
full outside off. Arachchige gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it towards deep cover point
15.1
1
Sandakan to Seifert, 1 run
slanted into the pads. Seifert comes forward and nudges it into the square leg region
15.1
1w
Sandakan to Seifert, 1 wide
wayward delivery bowled a mile outside off. Easy decision for the umpire once Seifert lets it go
end of over 153 runs
GAM: 152/4CRR: 10.13 • RRR: 4.80 • Need 24 runs from 30b
Sahan Arachchige2 (5b)
Tim Seifert67 (40b 8x4 2x6)
Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-42-0
Lakshan Sandakan 3-0-35-1
14.6
•
Chameera to Arachchige, no run
another bumper, this time on middle and leg. Arachchige looks for the pull again but this time, the ball whistles past his bat
14.5
•
Chameera to Arachchige, no run
safe! Sharp back of a length delivery just outside off. Arachchige looks for the pull but cannot free his arms. Spoons up off the glove and it hangs in the air, only to fall agonizingly short of backward point running in
14.4
•
Chameera to Arachchige, no run
dug into the track just outside off. Arachchige gets behind the line and defends
14.3
1
Chameera to Seifert, 1 run
into the blockhole on middle and off. Seifert gets his bat down in time and tips it to mid off. Dashes across to complete the single
14.2
1
Chameera to Arachchige, 1 run
back of a length on leg stump. Arachchige glances it down to fine leg
Walt: "Already been one chase that was cruising to the win end up crashing and burning agonisingly close...could we be in for another? " -- Does not look likely today...
14.1
1
Chameera to Seifert, 1 run
length on middle and leg. Seifert presses half forward and knocks it to long on
Language
English
Win Probability
GAM 100%
KAFGAM100%50%100%
Over 18 • GAM 176/4
Galle won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)Powered by Smart StatsLanka Premier League News
Instant answers to T20 questions
Galle Innings
<1 / 3>