So a high scoring game to kick us off for the 2024 Lanka Premier League. The champions showed their class with a commanding win.
W Hasaranga | Kandy Captain: Credit goes to the batters, Shanaka and Chandimal. We all know Angelo is the best finisher for Sri Lanka. Wicket was really good here, first few overs ball was swinging.
M Nabi | Dambulla Captain: Good knock from Chapman to get that 150 partnership. Everyone knows this is a batting wicket, we missed a few shots on this wicket.
D Shanaka | Player of the Match:
22:48 Local Time, 17:18 GMT, 22:48 IST: A clinical chase from the champions. They were posed a hefty target of 180, and lost two wickets pretty early.
17.2
Madushanka to Shanaka, SIX, short ball again, Shanaka top edges the pull but it sails over deep backward square leg into the shorter part of the ground. Finishes it off with a six, Kandy win by 7 wickets.
17.1
Madushanka to Shanaka, no run
Dilshan Madushanka [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
3 runs in 3 overs now
16.6
N Thushara to Mathews, FOUR, cute!! A length ball on off,
16.5
N Thushara to Shanaka, 1 run, short ball, Shanaka early on the pull and gets it high on the bat. In the air but falls short of fine leg who was inside the circle
16.4
N Thushara to Shanaka, FOUR, full and angling inwards onto leg, Shanaka backs away and goes inside out over extra cover for a boundary
16.4
N Thushara to Shanaka, wide, full toss, slides down the leg side
16.3
N Thushara to Shanaka, SIX, to deep square leg
16.2
N Thushara to Mathews, 1 run, full on the boots, clipped to deep mid-wicket
16.1
N Thushara to Mathews, FOUR, slower length ball, sliding down leg. Tickled away past the keeper towards the fine leg boundary
Nuwan Thushara [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
Time-out
15.6
Mustafizur to Shanaka, SIX, another one!! A short ball on off, Shanaka with a superb pull over deep mid-wicket into the stands. Down to a run a ball now