gets it in the gap and down to third man fence for a boundary.
K Warriors vs Uthura, at Kandy, Aug 18 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
7:40 pm: The match is called off and the Kandurata Warriors win by 32 runs (D/L method) and most important they have 2 points on the board. The Uthura Rudras chase was pegged earlier on by Tanvir and Hastings, who picked up 4 wickets and 2 wickets respectively. Samaraweera picks up the Man-of-the-Match award for his 71 runs from 45 balls. Thanks for tuning in, do join us again tomorrow for back to back games, until then cheers and bye.
7:36 pm: It has stopped raining but the covers are still on.
7:26 pm: It is strategic time out and we have rain at the moment, the covers are on. Rain stops play.
slower delivery and du Preez was looking to wind up but then adjusts to play to mid-on.
play and a miss. A good delivery coming in from back of a length and beats the bat.
The ball is lost and they are trying to retrieve it meanwhile the box of balls come out. Tanvir with a different ball.
in the slot for du Preez and he hits it well over the long on fence for a massive six, good strike that.
hit in the air down the ground to long off fence as the fielders are inside the circle at mid-off.
slower delivery and Silva charges down the track and miscues it high in the air down to long on and Hastings takes the catch. It is all going wrong for Uthura Rudras.
plays down to wide long off and picks up couple of runs.
goes for the big shot and misses it.
short ball and a big hit from du Preez, who pulls it in space and lands over the midwicket fence.
the doosra and du Preez fails to pick it.
looks to defend and takes it on the pad.
blocks to the onside.
down the leg side.
comes forward and defends.
back of a length delivery and du Preez defends to the onside.
fuller delivery outside the off stump, goes after it and gets beaten.
The covers had come on after the wicket but it was gone as quick as it came, the new batsman walks in.
short of a length and Maharoof makes room and looks to go big, gets a faint edge through to the keeper.
makes room and drives to the left of mid-off and scampers through for a single, that was good fielding but no one is backing up as the throw comes in.
goes for the big shot and gets it high and over the midwicket fence for a six, stays back in the crease and launches it in space.
Tanvir is back and he will be bowling round the wicket.
uses his feet and blocks to the onside.