BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Lasith Croospulle	b Sandakan	36	19	-	4	2	189.47

Shevon Daniel	lbw b Mendis	49	31	-	5	2	158.06

Bhanuka Rajapaksa	b Naseem Shah	30	31	-	2	0	96.77

Tim Seifert †	not out	54	35	-	4	3	154.28
Dasun Shanaka (c)	not out	6	4	-	1	0	150.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 1, w 5)	13
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 9.40)	188/3
Did not bat: Shakib Al Hasan, Akila Dananjaya, Kasun Rajitha, Tabraiz Shamsi, Richard Ngarava, Minod Bhanuka
Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Lasith Croospulle, 7.5 ov), 2-91 (Shevon Daniel, 8.6 ov), 3-178 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 18.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Naseem Shah	4	0	36	1	9.00	7	6	0	1	0
18.4 to PBB Rajapaksa, Wrecked the stumps! Fast and furious does it again, nails the yorker right in the blockhole. He tried to guide it to fine leg and exposed his leg stump, it rips through the stumps and Naseem gets his first wicket. 178/3
Ramesh Mendis	4	0	33	1	8.25	8	2	2	0	0
8.6 to S Daniel, Mendis strikes! Huge appeal for an lbw and the umpire doesn't hesitate to raise his finger! Beautifully flighted delivery that holds its line and beats his punch, thumps on the front pad and it looks very close.. 91/2
Mohammad Nawaz	2	0	21	0	10.50	4	1	2	0	0
Matheesha Pathirana	4	0	41	0	10.25	6	4	1	3	0
Chamika Karunaratne	2	0	20	0	10.00	3	2	1	0	0
Lakshan Sandakan	4	0	29	1	7.25	5	1	1	1	0
7.5 to L Croospulle, Inverses his stance and he can't execute the reverse sweep! Bowls at a tight line and he deflects it off his gloves to the stumps. A much-needed breakthrough for Strikers who have had nothing to cheer about so far in the innings. This will gee them up as Sandakan punches the air in ecstasy. He has kept things very tight in this over and induced a false shot. 87/1

Colombo Strikers (T: 189 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c Daniel b Shamsi	54	40	-	5	1	135.00

Babar Azam	c Shakib Al Hasan b Rajitha	104	59	-	8	5	176.27

Nuwanidu Fernando	c Shanaka b Shamsi	8	13	-	0	0	61.53

Chamika Karunaratne	not out	2	3	-	0	0	66.66
Mohammad Nawaz	not out	14	4	-	1	1	350.00
Extras	(w 7)	7
TOTAL	19.5 Ov (RR: 9.52)	189/3
Did not bat: Niroshan Dickwella (c)†, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Naseem Shah, Lakshan Sandakan, Matheesha Pathirana
Fall of wickets: 1-111 (Pathum Nissanka, 12.3 ov), 2-166 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 17.4 ov), 3-175 (Babar Azam, 19.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kasun Rajitha	2.5	0	42	1	14.82	2	4	2	1	0
19.1 to Babar Azam, Holes out to long-off! Bit of an anticlimactic end to an otherwise superb knock! Tossed up fuller outside off, just couldn't get underneath it, got toe-end of the bat and Strikers are in deep trouble now. Set batter is back in the hut. 175/3
Shakib Al Hasan	4	0	30	0	7.50	4	1	1	0	0
Richard Ngarava	4	0	40	0	10.00	8	4	1	1	0
Tabraiz Shamsi	4	0	27	2	6.75	10	2	1	0	0
12.3 to P Nissanka, Galle finally get a breakthrough! Stretches out and takes a big mow at it, got the height but not the distance as he miscues the slog sweep and launches it straight into the hands of Shevon who reached out with his hands and did well in the end to hang onto it, tracked it well from his bat, into the air and then in his hands. 111/1 17.4 to MNK Fernando, Holes out to long-on! He was looking to loft it straight down, but mistimes it straight to Shanaka in the deep, who makes no mistake. Lofts it straighter than he wanted to and couldn't get underneath it. 166/2
Dasun Shanaka	2	0	15	0	7.50	1	1	0	0	0
Akila Dananjaya	3	0	35	0	11.66	1	2	2	1	0

MATCH FLOW

Galle Titans innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 0 wicket)
Galle Titans: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (L Croospulle 25, S Daniel 22, Ex 3)
Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 87/1 in 7.5 overs (S Daniel 48)
Galle Titans: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 4
Strategic Timeout: Galle Titans - 115/2 in 13.0 overs (PBB Rajapaksa 14, TL Seifert 11)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (PBB Rajapaksa 19, TL Seifert 33, Ex 2)
Galle Titans: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
TL Seifert: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
Innings Break: Galle Titans - 188/3 in 20.0 overs (TL Seifert 54, MD Shanaka 6)

Colombo Strikers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
Colombo Strikers: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (P Nissanka 23, Babar Azam 24, Ex 5)
Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 63/0 in 6.0 overs (P Nissanka 25, Babar Azam 33)
Colombo Strikers: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 63 balls (P Nissanka 47, Babar Azam 48, Ex 5)
Babar Azam: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
P Nissanka: 50 off 37 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Colombo Strikers - 147/1 in 15.0 overs (Babar Azam 81, MNK Fernando 5)
Colombo Strikers: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 7
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Babar Azam 41, MNK Fernando 8, Ex 2)
Babar Azam: 100 off 57 balls (8 x 4, 5 x 6)

MATCH DETAILS

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Toss	Colombo Strikers, elected to field first
Series	Lanka Premier League
Season	2023
Player Of The Match	Babar Azam
Match days	07 August 2023 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena Prageeth Rambukwella
TV Umpire	Lyndon Hannibal
Reserve Umpire	Ravindra Kottahachchi
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle
Points	Colombo Strikers 2, Galle Titans 0