Stars vs Dambulla, Eliminator at Hambantota, LPL, Dec 19 2021 - Match Result

that's it! Liyanage has played a gem here and is rightly the fella to finish it. This is short and wide, and Liyanage stayed in his crease and carved it over backward point for a one-bounce four.

back of a length outside off stump. dragged aerially towards vacant square leg for one

full on the stumps, It's a low full toss, actually. But Karunaratne has timed that so well it's a boundary. Just whips that between long on and deep midwicket, and the long on fielder can't get across to cut it off

slower ball, wide of off, Karunaratne drags it wide of deep midwicket, and Karunaratne calls for two. They get it easy

bowled into the body, hits the thigh pad and dribbles towards the keeper and they scamper a leg bye

almost in the blockhole, driven down the ground, they try to take two, but Stars have a run out chance. I don't know why Karunaratne insisted on the second. But, wow, the ball has been dropped by the fielder before the stumps were broken. So it's not out. A shambles all around. That should have been a straightforward run out.

slower one again, length wide of the stumps, bashed to the mid off fielder who takes it on the bounce. They take a single.

fullish ball angled into off stump, driven to long on

slower one, length ball wide of off. Liyanage slaps this to the cover sweeper

length on the stumps, Zadran tries to launch that over the straight boundary, but he's holed out! He's mis-hit that terribly. It's a slower one from Naveen, who learned from that last Karim Janat over. It takes the top edge, goes high, and Chandimal takes it about half a metre inside the rope.

length ball angled into off stump, opens the face and runs it to deep backward point. THat's a very good half-century for Liyanage

five dots in a row! How often do you see that in a 17th over of a T20? This is a short delivery angled into the stumps again, and a slower ball. Once more, Zadran doesn't pick it up and is through his shot too early

borderline wide, but Janat gets away with it. Wide yorker, just outside the tram lines. Zadran can't connect.

three dots in a row. This is 122kph, dug into the pitch again, angled into the body. Once more, Zadran is through the shot early, and it hits him in the ribs

digs this in short outside off stump, another slower one I think. Najibullah can't get bat to it.

slower one, length ball outside off. Zadran doesn't pick it and swipes at it, but misses

Length outside off, and that is launched! He stays back, uses the length and pumps this hiiiigh over long off for six. Giants looking to close this out now.

length ball angled into the stumps. Liyanage just gets his bat down, and it goes off the outside edge to third man, who has to run some distance to get behind that.

length on the leg stump, 147kph. Turned around the corner for a single

another short one, across the chest. Zadran swipes at it but misses. They appeal for a caught behind, but perhaps this is merely out of desperation. That's nowhere near bat or glove.