Lakmal to Amir, FOUR, high full toss outside off, Amir goes hard at it, throws his hands and gets an outside edge that races away to the third man boundary
19.2
W
Lakmal to Pulina Tharanga, out Pulina Tharanga Run Out!! Whips the full length delivery to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. The throw comes in at Lakmal's end and he fails to collect it. And they think of taking an overthrow, but Malik does well to back up, gathers the ball and has a flat throw at the keeper's end, who is quick to take off the bails, Pulina had no chance to make it. 1 run completed Pulina Tharanga run out (Shoaib Malik/Gurbaz) 14(9) [4s-2]
18.5
4
Riaz to Pulina Tharanga, FOUR, on the batter's pads and Pulina Tharanga has tickled it past the man at short fine leg, making the most out of this over is Tharanga
18.4
4
Riaz to Pulina Tharanga, no ball, FOUR, Riaz oversteps and goes full. Pulina Tharanga is quick to bring his bat down as he whips this through mid-wicket and gets a rollicking boundary. Free hit coming up!
18
W
Jayawickrama to Udana, out Caught&Bowled!! What a soft dismissal. The spinners continue to dominate proceedings against the Gladiators. Was a flighted delivery and Udana got al leading edge that popped back to the bowler. Tried to flick it away, but the ball spun away sharply, and ballooned back to Jayawickrama for the simplest of catches. They are seven down! Udana c and b Jayawickrama 8(13) [4s-1]
17
4
C de Silva to Udana, FOUR, tossed up delivery outside off, Udana chips it to the left of long-off where the fielder sprints across, but can't stop the ball, giving away a boundary
16
W
V Viyaskanth to Sahan Arachchige, out Lbw!! Sahan Arachchige has been adjudged LBW, and he has decided to opt for DRS. Was a leg-break around off by the bowler and Sahan Arachchige was down on his knee to play the sweep shot. Gets beaten due to the turn and is struck on the thigh. Nothing on UltraEdge, it's a flat line. Three reds and the batter is gone! Pitching around off, impact in line and it's crashing into middle and off. Viyaskanth ends his spell with a couple of wickets to his name. Sahan Arachchige lbw b V Viyaskanth 14(14) [6s-1]
15.5
6
V Viyaskanth to Sahan Arachchige, SIX, a flighted delivery by Viyaskanth, very full ball, Sahan Arachchige goes down on his knee and slogsweeps this over deep mid-wicket for a clean six. A round of applause from their fans in the stands
14.5
W
Riaz to Rajapaksa, out Bowled!! A perfect comeback by Riaz. Nails a yorker on middle and off, and Rajapaksa gets an inside edge that deflects back onto the sticks. That's the second wicket of this innings for Riaz, how impressive he has been! Rajapaksa b Riaz 23(25) [4s-1]
14.4
4
Riaz to Rajapaksa, FOUR, a boundary, after a long long time! Short ball outside off, Rajapaksa slaps it past the man at long-on and gets four runs
11.1
W
V Viyaskanth to Samit Patel, out Caught by Ashen Bandara!! Another one bites the dust! A half-tracker by Viyaskanth, Samit Patel rocks back in the crease and pulls it straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Ashen Bandara didn't have to move an inch and Samit Patel cannot believe he has hit this straight to the fielder. The bowler has a smile on his face, as even he knew this ball didn't deserve a wicket. Samit Patel c Ashen Bandara b V Viyaskanth 1(2)
10.3
W
Shoaib Malik to Gunathilaka, out Caught by Lakmal!! Gunathilaka's struggle comes to an end. Goes down on his knee to play the reverse sweep, gets a top-edge and he's gone! The fielder at short third man takes a rather comfortable catch moving to his right as Gladiators lose their third wicket. Proving to be another top performance by Jaffna who are not allowing the opposition to get any free runs, keeping things tight. Gunathilaka c Lakmal b Shoaib Malik 19(32) [4s-1]
7.2
Jayawickrama to Rajapaksa, 1 run, nudged through mid-wicket by Rajapaksa for a single more
7
Shoaib Malik to Gunathilaka, 1 run, Gurbaz misses a run-out opportunity as Gunathilaka was way down the wicket to take a single. Gurbaz was quick to move across and collect the ball. Had he managed to nail a direct-hit at his end, it would have been curtains for the opener. Instead they get an overthrow with no one backing up
5.5
W
Jayawickrama to Hafeez, out Bowled!! Flatter and quicker on middle and leg, Hafeez goes down on his knee to play the sweep, but the ball skids along the deck, keep straight and uproots the leg-stump. Hafeez walks back after playing a scratchy knock. Hafeez b Jayawickrama 15(13) [4s-3]
5.2
Jayawickrama to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, a terrific effort by Malik at long-on. This was lofted down the ground by Gunathilaka and Malik near the boundary leaps and gets his right hand to it and flicks the ball back inside play, saves four runs. Because for a moment everyone thought this would clear the boundary easily
4.2
4
Riaz to Gunathilaka, FOUR, 133.9kph, good length delivery around middle and leg, Gunathilaka swings hard and puts this away to the fine leg boundary as this comes off the inside half of his bat
3.5
4
Lakmal to Hafeez, FOUR, french cut! A length delivery outside off, Hafeez attempts a cut and gets an inside edge that rolls past the stumps, well past the keeper and away to the fine leg boundary. 18 runs off the over already
3.3
4
Lakmal to Hafeez, FOUR, on a length around off, Hafeez goes hard at it, and his bottom hand comes off in the process as well. However, he does well to time it as his chip shot, eludes the fielder at mid-off
3.1
4
Lakmal to Hafeez, FOUR, 132kph, pitched up by Lakmal, curving away from the batter, Hafeez reaches out for it with a lofted drive and manages to get a boundary at square third man
2.1
W
Riaz to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Kohler-Cadmore!! Sharp catch by Kohler-Cadmore at wide slip. Was a full length delivery outside off and Kusal Mendis went hard at it. Attempts a drive and gets a thick outside edge that has been taken at wide slip by the fielder. Galle Gladiators are one down as Riaz strikes on his first ball of the day. Kusal Mendis c Kohler-Cadmore b Riaz 9(7) [4s-2]
1
4
Perera to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, easy pickings! A loosener by Perera, this one down leg, and Kusal Mendis has swiped it past the fielder at short fine leg. A couple of boundaries in that over for Kusal Mendis and Galle are off to a good start
0.3
4
Perera to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis is off the mark with a boundary. Opens his bat face late and steers it to third man, where the fielder does well to stop it with a slide, but he is in contact with the cushions at the same time