Kings vs Gladiators, 14th Match at Hambantota, LPL, Dec 07 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary

fullish ball on the stumps, thumped back over the bowler's head for four. That's it. Azam finishes it in a hurry

length outside off, hit high into the air towards long on. It hung in the air for ages, but didn't clear the 30-yard circle by much. Laurie Evans running in from long on can't get there and they run two

slower, short ball and that's been hit into orbit. Sat up nicely and sent hiiigh over deep square leg for his third six

yorker on the toes, Rajapaksa makes room and misses, and the ball whizzes past leg stump

length on the stumps, pushed back down the pitch

this is short - waist high - on the body, and Rajapaksa swivels to hammer that over deep square leg for six. Gladiators are going to get there at a canter.Nine required now.

full on the stumps and Rajapaksa gets down the track, makes room, and drills this powerfully along the ground to the cover boundary.

full on the toes, jammed to short midwicket again

fullish on the stumps. Bhanuka pokes this to short midwicket.

tries to hit that square on the offside, but doesn't quite hit it right, and that's straight to short third man

flatter, fuller delivery, driven back down the pitch and there's no run

floated up from Kaushal, and Azam gets out the hard square sweep this time, to and hits it powerfully over square leg, and into a huge gap on the boundary for four. A couple of bounces before it passes the rope. Kaushal's not getting any turn, though he's spinning it hard

this is a topspinner outside off stump. Azam Khan tries to flay this through the offside, but only gets a thick outside edge to it and they don't run

this one is even bigger. Floated up on the stumps, Azam gets low and gets those fast wrists through the ball. That's way over cow corner

welcomed to the crease with a six over long on. Azam was down the pitch, got low and blasted this down the ground

backs away, and that's beautifully ramped to the fine third man boundary. Russell follows him with the bouncer, but Bhanuka bends backwards to create the room, and makes a nice connection with the ramp shot. He's got himself it to some kind of form for the first time in the compeition

shortish ball on the stups, and that is wristily turned behind square with substantial power for a boundary. Beat the short fine leg fielder by quite a distance

bouncer from Russell, which Bhanuka can't get bat to

full on the stumps, driven down to long on

fullish ball outside off stump. Azam tries to flick that aerially over the legside, but he just hits that on to his pads