6
0
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W
1
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Match Details
BLK vs CS 18th Match, LPL 2023
BLK
160-820.0
Colombo Strikers won by 9 runs 🏆
CS
20.0169-9
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Player of the Match
Pathum Nissanka
Colombo Strikers51(38)
BLK - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 47 | 27 | 10 Over | 60 | 70 | 15 Over | 104 | 108 |
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CS - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 45 | 47 | 10 Over | 74 | 80 | 15 Over | 119 | 127 | 20 Over | 179 | 169 |
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Chamika Karunaratne(Colombo Strikers Captain):- "The wicket was very good and the way boys played was excellent. I backed Pathum and felt he can deliver. Bowlers were also excellent. Iftikhar was bowling well and one side was shorter for the left handers, so I tried to bowl him a bit more. I said y boys there is nothing 100%, there's always something more than that. We would come back better tomorrow."
Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy Captain): "No, we are going with the best XI tomorrow. We rested 3 players and came close to winning the target. They batted and bowled better than us. Dinesh was rested today and gave Sahan a chance. We were not good in the powerplay and we lost there. After losing first two games, I asked Angelo can he bowl. He practised a lot and he is the best all rounder in Sri Lanka. Happy he is contributing to the team and happy with the team's make up so far."
Pathum Nissanka(Player of the match):- "When Babar Azam departed early, we just tried to stick the basics and play some good cricket.After the end of the first innings, I felt it was still 15 runs short. However we played good cricket and that's a good win for us."
Player of the match- Pathum Nissanka
11:14 PM IST and Local Time: What a terrific game we have had here in Colombo and it is the Colombo Strikers who hold their nerves to win by 9 runs and keep their hopes alive in the competition. B-Love Kandy were always there in and there about but failed to get over the line in the end.
Chasing 170 for the win, B-Love Kandy lost Mohammad Haris early. Fakhar Zaman struggled here for his 11 off 14 balls. Sahan Arachchige also struggled for his 13 off 21 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga shone again with the bat and energised the innings with his 40 off 21 balls. Angelo Mathews scored 11 off 10 balls. Chaturanga chipped in with 16 runs. Asif Ali kept the hopes alive and scored 33 off 15 balls. Ashen Bandara scored 22 off 18 balls. But it was a bridge too far in the end as B-Love Kandy finished with 160/8 in 20 overs.
Matheesha Pathirana held his nerves for the Colombo Strikers picking up 2 wickets for 32 runs for them. A couple of wickets for Jeffrey Vandersay. A wicket for Naseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed and the stand-in skipper for the day Chamika Karunaratne. All of them did their job just enough and got the Strikers the win.
Earlier in the game. Colombo Strikers won the toss and decided to bat first. They rode on Pathum Nissanka's 51 off 38 balls and Nipun Dhananjaya's 40 off 29 balls to press forward in the innings. Babar Azam and Lahiru Udara fell cheaply. Mohammad Nawaz scored 21 off 19 balls. Cameos from skipper Chamika Karunaratne who scored 17 off 9 balls and Nuwanidu Fernando who scored 15 off 9 balls helped as Colombo Strikers ended with 169/9 in 20 overs with 9 extras given by the fielding side.
The bowlers of B-Love Kandy bowled decently. Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/21 in 4 overs. A couple of wickets with the new ball to Angelo Mathews who had figures of 2/23 in 4 overs. A couple of wickets for Isuru Udana while Chaturanga de Silva and Nuwan Pradeep picked a wicket each. Hasnain went wicketless in his 3 overs. All in all, a good performance from both teams and a good game of cricket.
So, Colombo Strikers win this game by 9 runs to keep their hopes alive in the competition. Stick around for the presentations.
Chasing 170 for the win, B-Love Kandy lost Mohammad Haris early. Fakhar Zaman struggled here for his 11 off 14 balls. Sahan Arachchige also struggled for his 13 off 21 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga shone again with the bat and energised the innings with his 40 off 21 balls. Angelo Mathews scored 11 off 10 balls. Chaturanga chipped in with 16 runs. Asif Ali kept the hopes alive and scored 33 off 15 balls. Ashen Bandara scored 22 off 18 balls. But it was a bridge too far in the end as B-Love Kandy finished with 160/8 in 20 overs.
Matheesha Pathirana held his nerves for the Colombo Strikers picking up 2 wickets for 32 runs for them. A couple of wickets for Jeffrey Vandersay. A wicket for Naseem Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed and the stand-in skipper for the day Chamika Karunaratne. All of them did their job just enough and got the Strikers the win.
Earlier in the game. Colombo Strikers won the toss and decided to bat first. They rode on Pathum Nissanka's 51 off 38 balls and Nipun Dhananjaya's 40 off 29 balls to press forward in the innings. Babar Azam and Lahiru Udara fell cheaply. Mohammad Nawaz scored 21 off 19 balls. Cameos from skipper Chamika Karunaratne who scored 17 off 9 balls and Nuwanidu Fernando who scored 15 off 9 balls helped as Colombo Strikers ended with 169/9 in 20 overs with 9 extras given by the fielding side.
The bowlers of B-Love Kandy bowled decently. Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/21 in 4 overs. A couple of wickets with the new ball to Angelo Mathews who had figures of 2/23 in 4 overs. A couple of wickets for Isuru Udana while Chaturanga de Silva and Nuwan Pradeep picked a wicket each. Hasnain went wicketless in his 3 overs. All in all, a good performance from both teams and a good game of cricket.
So, Colombo Strikers win this game by 9 runs to keep their hopes alive in the competition. Stick around for the presentations.
OVER 20
B-LOVE KANDY
160/8
Mohammad Hasnain
0(1)
Isuru Udana
5(5)
Matheesha Pathirana
2-32(4.0)
19.6 M Pathirana to M Hasnain
0 No run. Job done from Pathirana to seal the deal. Dot ball off the last delivery and Colombo stay alive in the tournament.
19.5 M Pathirana to A Bandara
W That's the game! Full delivery on fourth stump. Bandara got down on one knee trying to loft it over long on but got inside edge back on to the middle stump. Now it's a matter of just a legal ball for Colombo Strikers.
19.4 M Pathirana to I Udana
1 Full toss delivery and Udana plays it hard towards the square leg for a single. Not a no-ball, just to be clear.
19.3 M Pathirana to I Udana
2 Two from Udana. 11 from 3 now. Full, on off and Udana tried to punch it straight but got inside edge to leg side. Collects two as the ball traveled slowly and none was close to the circle.
19.2 M Pathirana to A Bandara
1 SPOT ON! Pathirana bowls a terrific delivery after being hit for a four. Bandara drives it towards the covers, player misfields but just keeps it for one.
19.1 M Pathirana to A Bandara
4 Boundary to start the final over! Length ball, outside off and Bandara pulledit towards the cow corner and piereced the long on-midwicket gap very fine. Down to 14 from 5 now.
A brilliant over from Naseem Shah may have sealed the deal for Colombo Strikers. Kandy now needs 18 off 6 balls.
OVER 19
B-LOVE KANDY
152/7
Isuru Udana
2(3)
Ashen Bandara
17(15)
Naseem Shah
1-28(4.0)
18.6 N Shah to A Bandara
1 And a good over to end the proceedings from Naseem. Bowled a quick one and Udana just plays it for a single.
18.5 N Shah to A Bandara
2 Couple now. Yorker, in the middle. Ashen dug it to leg side and snatched a quick two as no one was saving singles there.
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