Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators, 8th Match, Lanka Premier League 2021 - HighlightsDMG vs GGD, 8th Match, Lanka Premier League 2021 - Highlights

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Ramesh Mendis, SIX, Mendis finishes the innings in style! He's making this a habit, isn't he? Precious cameos these. Shuffles across early, gets one that's short and he dispatches this all the way over fine leg

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, superb batting! This was decently bowled by Lakshan, might have been full but was the slower ball and there was no room provided. Mendis still somehow got leg-side of the ball and sliced it over mid-off. Excellent shot

N Thushara to Karunaratne, out Caught by Suminda Lakshan!! Thushara has his revenge instantly! Well-disguised slower ball, don't think Karunaratne picked this as he came down the charge for the loft. Had to check his shot very late and that robbed him of the desired connection. Holes out to long-on. Handy little cameo though. Karunaratne c Suminda Lakshan b N Thushara 13(5) [4s-1 6s-1]

N Thushara to Karunaratne, SIX, my word, what a shot! This isn't all that full but there was width and Karunaratne launched it over extra cover, clean as a whistle. All the way. Such quick hands there. Expensive over this from Thushara

N Thushara to Karunaratne, FOUR, streaky runs but Karunaratne and Dambulla will take it any way they come. Got to feel for the bowler though, Thushara almost nailed the yorker, low full toss and Karunaratne gets a thick inside edge. Beats Ben Dunk down the leg-side and races away very fine

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, clever batting! Slower ball outside off, shortish and Mendis carves it over short third man. He can be inventive with his hitting

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Shanaka, out Caught by Suminda Lakshan!! Mishit, into the skies and Suminda takes a fine running catch, moving across to his left from deep square leg, judging the skier to perfection. Dhananjaya has another to his name. Dug this slower one into the surface, Shanaka wanted to heave it over mid-wicket, ended up skying it big time. This is a massive blow for Dambulla because we all know how dangerous Shanaka can be at the back end. Shanaka c Suminda Lakshan b Dhananjaya Lakshan 37(32) [4s-3 6s-1]

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Shanaka, FOUR, much-needed boundary for Dambulla! Shanaka picks the slower ball early, hangs back and slaps it easily over extra cover

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Shanaka, 1 run, well wide and on a length, Shanaka leans into a square-drive through point

Suminda Lakshan to Shanaka, SIX, that's gigantic! He's charged down to the pitch of it, and smoked this high over long-on for six!

Suminda Lakshan to Shanaka, FOUR, steps across to this, as slip runs across the keeper in anticipation, and sweeps this cleanly and fine towards the long leg fence for four

Samit Patel to Maqsood, out Caught by Noor Ahmad!! Maqsood comes down the track and goes inside out, lofts this high in the air towards deep cover, where the fielder comes around to settle under this for a catch that was made to look easier than it actually was! Maqsood c Noor Ahmad b Samit Patel 5(8)

Noor Ahmad to Shanaka, FOUR, rank half-tracker wide outside off, and that's hammered away with a cut to deep backward point for four!

Noor Ahmad to Najibullah, out Bowled!! Another attempt at the reverse-sweep, stepping across this time, head falling across, and the ball misses the bat, deflects of Najibullah's sciatic area, and ricochets onto the stumps. Najibullah b Noor Ahmad 0(3)

Noor Ahmad to Dickwella, out Stumped!! Might've seen him coming, Noor Ahmad. A charge down the wicket, Noor Ahmad drops it short and wide, hurries through and misses the cross-batted slaps from Dickwella, and through to Ben Dunk who whips off the bails. Dickwella is so far down he doesn't even attempt to get back. Dickwella st Ben Dunk b Noor Ahmad 30(22) [4s-4]

Hafeez to Munaweera, out Caught by Dhananjaya Lakshan!! That's good anticipation by the man who's a bit squarer but runs towards cow corner, as Munaweera charges down and whips it aerially towards cow corner, where Lakshan runs across to pick up a terrific catch! That's the end of Munaweera. Munaweera c Suminda Lakshan b Hafeez 12(13) [4s-1]

Noor Ahmad to Munaweera, 1 run, Struck in front trying to reverse-sweep, massive appeal, and they might go for the review. They should. And they are reviewing for the LBW, the Gladiators are. Unless there's bat on this, that is plumb. Yup, massive inside edge on this, and the decision of NOT OUT with prevail.

Hafeez to Dickwella, FOUR, a drag-down outside the line of off, Munaweera picks this up from the line and carts it over the infield towards cow corner for a one-bounce four

Hafeez to Munaweera, FOUR, gets across once again and laps this away for four through fine leg

Dhananjaya Lakshan to Dickwella, FOUR, short and into the body, Dickwella swat-pulls this down to deep backward square leg for four!

N Thushara to Dickwella, FOUR, short ball into the body, Dickwella swivels into it and crunches a pull shot through the cow corner region for four. He's getting into the rhythm now, this man..

N Thushara to Dickwella, FOUR, takes the risk and it pays off, as he reaches out to a slower, length ball that's far too wide, Dickwella gets on his knee and runs his hands through the ball, gets the placement right - in the air and through the covers for four

N Thushara to Philip Salt, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! That's short and wide, Philip Salt is inveigled into this and checks his cut shot, ends up guiding it straight to Mendis at point who can't believe how easy the catch was. Salt departs after a streak of carnage in the second over. Philip Salt c Kusal Mendis b N Thushara 20(12) [4s-4]

Lahiru Madushanka to Philip Salt, FOUR, short and into the body, Philip Salt pulls this away through cow corner for four!

Lahiru Madushanka to Philip Salt, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Salt reaches out and flays this through point for four! Blazing away this over..

Lahiru Madushanka to Philip Salt, FOUR, fuller length ball outside off, and that's swatted away hard down to long-on for four

Lahiru Madushanka to Philip Salt, FOUR, length ball outside off, Philip Salt clubs this bottom-handed through the covers for four! That's racing away to the boundary!

N Thushara to Philip Salt, 1 run, dropped! Absolute trainwreck! Tries picking up a pitched up slower one from outside off, swats in into the on-side, gets a leading top-edge high in the air towards midwicket where the fielder settles under it, cups it and it just pops out of his hand. Regulation chance put down...