taken by the keeper to end the entertainment! Excellent catch, with is right glove stretched upwards. Chameera looked to continue to slashing, with his back knee down and outside off. But the ball was fullish outside off and took the outside edge as he looked to heave
Dambulla vs Stars, 6th Match at Colombo, LPL, Dec 08 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That's it from us for this match, but don't forget to hop on to the match between Jaffna Kings and Kandy Warriors soon. Until then, it's goodnight and goodbye from George and me, Himanshu!
Dasun Shanaka: "I thought we should come back strongly. Salt started strongly. 195 is a good total, and I knew it is defendable. I think bowlers should come up well in the next match."
Dhananjaya de Silva: "Our powerplay went wrong with the ball. We played very good cricket other than that. I thought they would get 210 or 220."
Phil Salt is the Player of the Match: "Just trying to enjoy my cricket and play with a smile on my face. You have to get off to a flyer on these wickets."
Time for the presentation
Salt, Zadran, Shanaka and Karunaratne did enough with the bat for Giants, and helped set 196, always an under-pressure chase. And in the end, the total proves just enough.
6.46pm A close finish in the end after what seemed like easily going the Giants' way. Just 18 runs separate the sides, as Stars fight but fall short. Too many starts thrown away by Stars in the chase, as Giants kept striking through Pradeep and all his colleagues, everyone of whom chipped in with at least a wicket each.
and wide again. Comes down the track to this good length ball and wide outside off
dropped at deep point! Oh my! Mendis the fielder, as he over-runs the ball and spills it. Chameera had sliced that full ball outside off aerially, and manages two here
Chameera almost clutching his right hamstring after that two...
slices this full ball outside off to long-on, where Tahir rushes forward, but is not able to prevent two
24 from 10...
full and wide of off, and left alone. Wide called this time
first bouncer called, as he misses his pull to this short delivery on middle and off. The ball went over his bat as he pulled
tonked over deep midwicket! Is there life in the game yet? Right from the meat of the bat, as he went down on his back knee to that good length ball on off, which is a slower ball
clears mid-off by a fair distance, as he lofts that slower ball on a full length on off. Good chase back by the fielder too
Dananjaya is the last man. Pradeep comes from over the stumps.
loud, loud appeal for leg before, and given out after a lot of thought. But Prasanna reviews. It is a fair delivery, which lands bang to the right side of his front knee, with his front leg nearly out of the way as he tried to hoick that to the on side. Replays confirm it would have clipped leg stump on umpire's call, and so Prasanna has to walk back
whacked over long leg for six! Full ball on middle and off, and another slower ball. He went down on his back knee to swing it high and far for the maximum
short and wide of off, and given wide as he misses his slash
sliced to just clear deep point! A yorker length just outside off, and he opens the bat face to loft that gently to the right of deep point
on a good length ball on middle, and he pulls that high. Slower delivery too, and the ball took the top edge to fine leg, where Zadran tried to grab that low in front of him, but the ball seemed to have dropped just short
lofted disdainly over the umpire's head! The ball was right in the slot outside off, and he drilled it back using his wrists like a half-helicopter shot
Chameera is the No. 10.
well grabbed by Shanaka at long-off while sliding across to his right! Another change of pace delivery - in fact bowled from back of the hand - on a back of a length outside off, as Chandimal danced down after making room and slashed to long-off. Good anticipation by the fielder there, since it came flat to him
skies that to midwicket, but is safe. Slower ball on a good length on off, and he swung with all his might
huge appeal for a caught behind by the keeper, but not given. But Giants review. It is a legal ball all right. Short of a length pitching on off, as Prasanna went for the pull with the ball passing over his bat and glove. Nothing on UltraEdge, and so it stays not out as Giants lose a review. By the way, first bouncer called
hoicked to long-off, as he plays forcefully to that full ball on off
tight call, and wide given. Very full and outside off, as the batter swings away from his body and misses
change of pace again, on a fullish length and a touch wide of off. Slashed toward deep point
veryyyy wide. Pitches on a good length around an imaginary tenth stump, as the keeper collects to his right
slower ball on a full length on off. Heaved to long-on
Karunaratne replaces Tahir
Over 19 • CS 177/10