Match 15, Colombo, December 14, 2021, 03:00 PM
Kandy Warriors
146/9(20.0ov)
Colombo Stars
150/5(19.4ov)
Colombo Stars beat Kandy Warriors by 5 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Seekkuge Prasanna
Commentry
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Angelo Mathews, the skipper of Colombo Stars says that they can't control the wicket and they knew it was going to turn. Tells that it was a great game. Mentions that he could run one's and twos but sprinting is a little problem for him. Adds that they have the firepower in their team. Says that they didn't start well but the bowlers pulled things back nicely.
Angelo Perera, the skipper of Kandy Warriors says that 16 to defend in the last over should have been easy but it wasn't to be. Mentions that credit goes to Prasanna for the way he batted. Tells that he could not have done anything differently and says that Lahiru Kumara is one of the finest bowlers. Tells that they will keep on fighting till the very end.
Seekkuge Prasanna is the Player of the Match. He says that he is really happy about his performance. Mentions that his caoching staff and his skipper always backed him up and that's the result that he was successful today.
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Kandy Warriors were bossing the game for the majority of the second innings but they leaked a lot of runs at the fag end and that cost them in the end. Nimesh Vimukthi and Sachindu Colombage bowled well and they kept things tight in the middle. Vimukthi took couple of crucial wickets and put the Stars on the back foot. It was their pace bowlers who were taken to cleaners and in the end, Kandy Warriors failed to defend the score, where at one point they were on course to register their second win of the competition.
Colombo Stars have literally stolen this win from the Kandy Warriors and they would be over the moon. They did not start well with the bat as they lost Pathum Nissanka in the very first over and Angelo Mathews also struggled against the spinners. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and it was the partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Seekkuge Prasanna which gave them some hope. However, Chandimal perished at a crucial juncture in the game but Prasanna carried on his merry way and smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He scored 32 runs off just 6 balls and chased the target with ease in the end.
What a chase this has been from the Colombo Stars! Seekkuge Prasanna, you beauty! 32 runs off just 6 balls and he has taken his side over the line! Kandy Warriors should have won this game as they were ahead till the last over but Seekkuge Prasanna had some different plans.
In over# 20
6
6
6
1lb
Lahiru Kumara 18/0(0.4)
19.4
6
SIX! Seekkuge Prasanna you freak! He has done it for Colombo Stars! He is the hero for them. It is all over for Kandy Warriors. This was touch fuller, on middle. Seekkuge Prasanna hoicks it over long on for a maximum. He knew it as soon as he hit that and started celebrating. Lahiru Kumara is very upset with himself. COLOMBO STARS WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
19.3
6
SIX! What an innings this is from Seekkuge Prasanna! Fuller, on leg. Seekkuge Prasanna clears his front leg and smack it over deep square leg for a biggie. Equation in the favor of Colombo Stars now! 3 needed from 3 balls. Pace is clearly not working for Lahiru Kumara.
19.2
6
SIX! Top edge! Short ball, on middle. Seekkuge Prasanna tries to pull. The ball goes off the top edge over fine leg for a biggie. This match is swinging like a pendulum.
19.1
1lb
Good-length ball, on leg. Sherfane Rutherford looks to heave it away but gets hit on the thigh pad. The batters take a leg bye.
Who will bowl the final over? Lahiru Kumara it is.
In over# 19
2
6
1b
0
2
4
Binura Fernando 34/0(4)
18.6
2
Short of a length, on off. Seekkuge Prasanna pulls it to deep square leg for a brace. Big over for Colombo Stars. 15 from it. 16 needed from the final over.
18.5
6
SIX! BOOM! Short ball, on middle. Seekkuge Prasanna pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. Colombo Stars still fighting back.
18.4
1b
Swing and a miss! A full toss, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford fails to connect. The batters take a bye.
18.3
.
Full yet again, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford looks to steer it towards covers but misses.
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