Mathews to Hasaranga, out Bowled!! Finally! The Kings heave a massive sigh of relief. Hasaranga was looking for another one in the slot but Mathews got his yorker bang on! Tails in sharply and nutmegs Hasaranga to smash the base of leg pole. Hasaranga b Mathews 41(23) [4s-7 6s-1]
18.1
4
Mathews to Hasaranga, FOUR, he's changed the game in the space of 7 balls! This innings could prove very critical. Hasaranga takes on the full ball and manages ample contact to get it flying past the leaping mid-off fielder
18
4
Udana to Hasaranga, no ball, FOUR, this is getting bad to worse for Udana! Bowls a full toss that's well above the waist height and Hasaranga's somehow managed to get some bat while trying to take an evasive action. Past short fine in a hurry! Free-hit coming up...
17.5
4
Udana to Hasaranga, FOUR, Hasaranga is taking Udana to the cleaners! Sri Lankan coach Mickey Arthur, on air, is liking what he's seeing from Hasaranga! Udana goes round the wicket and bowls full just outside off, Hasaranga opens the bat face and forces the biff square of sweeper cover
17.4
4
Udana to Hasaranga, FOUR, handy runs these for the Stallions. Hasaranga once again stands a long way outside off-stump and slices the full toss through covers. Hat-trick of boundaries
17.3
4
Udana to Hasaranga, FOUR, that's more like it! Udana went short and slowe the last delivery and now he goes pacy and full just outside off, it's right in the slot for Hasaranga and he's nailed it straight past the non-striker
17.2
4
Udana to Hasaranga, FOUR, smart batting from Hasaranga! Anticipated a slower ball and he shuffled a long way across to pull it past the fielder at short fine, no-one in the deep and he'll collect his second boundary
17.1
W
Udana to Binura Fernando, out Caught by Laurie Evans!! Plenty of catching practice for Sussex's Laurie Evans today and he's done a mighty decent job. Fernando looks to use his power to slog one on the leg-side but doesn't get the desired connection on the slower ball, long-off moves across to his right and collects the catch just over his throat. Binura Fernando c Laurie Evans b Udana 11(17) [4s-1]
16.5
6
Qais Ahmad to Hasaranga, SIX, saunters out, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smokes it straight down the ground for a 75-metre maximum
16.1
4
Qais Ahmad to Hasaranga, FOUR, skips out of his crease and slices the heave off the toe-end, it goes high in the air and trickles in the gap between long-off and deep extra cover
15.5
Udana to Binura Fernando, 1 run, full and slanting in, Fernando goes hard on the off-side and slices a thick edge that drops short of the third man fielder
15.3
4
Udana to Binura Fernando, FOUR, goes round the wicket and angles it in towards the stumps, Fernando makes room and gets a thick outside edge on the loft that flies in the gap between short third and backward point
12.4
W
Russell to C de Silva, out Caught by Chandimal!! Dre Russ the death bowler. Simple bouncer but de Silva rushed on the pull shot, gets a top edge that flies straight to the keeper. All smiles in the Kings camp. C de Silva c Chandimal b Russell 0(3)
12
W
Chameera to Perera, out Caught by Laurie Evans!! There you go, he's sliced this slower delivery. Was close to the body, tried to go back and slash, but the foot that far across meant he needs extra time to rock back and get into a proper position, sliced straight to short cover. Big blow for Jaffna. Perera c Laurie Evans b Chameera 18(8) [4s-1 6s-2]
11.5
4
Chameera to Perera, FOUR, lovely steepler but lucky top edge flies over the keeper. In fact off the glove. Can never be in a position to pull from within the body line to a pacy ball if that front leg is across that much. In no position to play, gets really lucky
11.1
6
Chameera to Perera, SIX, oh my god! The confidence he had! The front leg was slightly across to suggest he was going to shuffle, then he stood ground, saw the ball landing in back of a length zone and pulled it over long-on
11
W
T Kaushal to Dhananjaya de Silva, out Caught by Priyanjan!! This is a really lucky wicket. Dhananjaya de Silva though stands his ground, reckons it's a bump ball, soft signal is not out, now that is interesting. Oh that seems to have hit the ground first and then bounced to the fielder off the bat, should be OUT. OUT it is. Dhananjaya tried the reverse sweep, but the ball was too full and close to him and he chipped it straight to short third man. Dhananjaya de Silva c Priyanjan b T Kaushal 2(4)
10.3
6
T Kaushal to Perera, SIX, want a six? Yeah, piece of cake for me! Perera continues his great form and what style to open the account. Gently use of the feet and then a powerful loft over long-on
10
W
Qais Ahmad to M Bhanuka, out Caught by Bell-Drummond!! Poor batting, Fetched a ball to leg from outside off stump when he could have easily hit safely over cover, and now holes out to the man at deep mid-wicket. M Bhanuka c Bell-Drummond b Qais Ahmad 21(24) [4s-2]
9.1
W
Qais Ahmad to Shoaib Malik, out Bowled!! Bowling a batsman through the gate when he's trying to defend gives a different level of satisfaction for a bowler. Malik thought he had the line covered, but this slider slipped past the bat and the exposed off stump clanged. Shoaib Malik b Qais Ahmad 8(5) [4s-1]
8.3
4
T Kaushal to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, fullish delivery outside off stump, Malik looks to drive off the front foot, gets a thick edge, Udana dives at short third man but the ball escapes
7.4
W
Qais Ahmad to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Laurie Evans!! In the air, no timing, neat catch at long-on. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Fernando lofts, mistimed completely and holes out, Big wicket. Avishka Fernando c Laurie Evans b Qais Ahmad 26(23) [4s-1 6s-2]
7.2
4
Qais Ahmad to M Bhanuka, FOUR, the reverse sweep and he's got that fine of the man at short third man. The full toss from Qais Ahmad, Bhanuka just sliced that fine
6.2
T Kaushal to M Bhanuka, leg byes, 2 runs, appeal for LBW, not given, bowler wants a review and Mathews sends the case upstairs. Is impact outside off stump? That's the only thing that can save the batsman. Looks like it is outside off stump. Ball-tracker confirms impact outside off stump. He tried to sweep this flighted delivery from outside off stump, missed and the ball hit him on the body. Waste of a review
5.4
6
Udana to Avishka Fernando, SIX, nice shot! Full and in the slot, just a simple, yet effective lofted off-drive, timing it really good to send it over the long-off ropes
5.1
4
Udana to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, gift and Fernando happy to accept. Low full toss outside off stump, Fernando leans forward and places the cover drive in the gap and wide of the fielder
3.3
6
Udana to Avishka Fernando, SIX, this is brilliant! Picks the slower delivery, goes down on one knee and helps it away over fine leg
2
4
Chameera to M Bhanuka, FOUR, unlucky for the bowler. Fullish and just outside off stump, Bhanuka looks to defend, gets a thick edge that rolls wide of slip
1.5
W
Chameera to Charles, out Caught by Bell-Drummond!! Clever from the bowler. Saw the batsmen being glued to the crease, so bowled a slower ball outside off stump, Charles goes for a real slap on the off-side, slices it to point, a good low grab diving forward. Charles pays the price for not using his feet and getting a proper balance while connecting. Charles c Bell-Drummond b Chameera 7(6) [6s-1]
1.4
6
Chameera to Charles, SIX, this is pure muscle. Clears the front leg and smashes this length ball in the slot, hit it flat and over mid-on