Kandy Falcons Vs Colombo Stars Qualfier 2 22 December 2022

2nd T20 • R.Premadasa Stadium • Colombo

B-Love Kandy

168/6 (20)

Colombo Strikers

169/4 (18.5)

CS won by 6 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Kasun Rajitha

4/20

Kandy Falcons s

Colombo Stars s

Info

Kandy Falcons s

168/6 (20)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

66.67

lbw b K Rajitha

Andre Fletcher

0.00

lbw b K Rajitha

Kamindu Mendis

79.31

b M Nabi

Ashen Bandara

95.24

c BAC Howell b K Rajitha

Wanindu Hasaranga

226.47

Not out

Fabian Allen

0.00

b K Rajitha

Chamika Karunaratne

120.00

c A Mathews b DC Drakes

Carlos Brathwaite

300.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.4)

168/6

Did not Bat

Isuru Udana, Oshane Thomas, Chamindu Wijesinghe

Bowlers

EXT

5.00

6.75

8.00

8.25

13.00

13.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

lbw b K Rajitha

1-3

0.3

Andre Fletcher

lbw b K Rajitha

2-4

0.5

Kamindu Mendis

b M Nabi

3-42

7.6

Ashen Bandara

c BAC Howell b K Rajitha

4-134

17.1

Fabian Allen

b K Rajitha

5-134

17.2

Chamika Karunaratne

c A Mathews b DC Drakes

6-141

18.2

Colombo Stars s

169/4 (18.5)

Batters

Nishan Madushka

137.50

c P Nissanka b C Brathwaite

Dinesh Chandimal

115.15

b K Mendis

Charith Asalanka

160.00

runout (A Fletcher / KNA Bandara)

Ravi Bopara *

181.25

Not out

Dominic Drakes

50.00

c FA Allen b K Mendis

Angelo Mathews

161.54

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(18.5 Ov, RR: 8.97)

169/4

Did not Bat

Mohammad Nabi, Benny Howell, Seekkuge Prasanna, Kasun Rajitha, Suranga Lakmal

Bowlers

EXT

5.50

10.33

4.00

9.75

19.00

3.5

9.91

Kamindu Mendis

6.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Nishan Madushka

c P Nissanka b C Brathwaite

1-13

1.6

Dinesh Chandimal

b K Mendis

2-103

12.3

Charith Asalanka

runout (A Fletcher / KNA Bandara)

3-120

13.5

Dominic Drakes

c FA Allen b K Mendis

4-124

14.4

Match Info

Date & Time

22 Dec, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Match

2nd T20,

Lanka Premier League

Umpires

Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Wayne Knights (New Zealand), Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka,TV)

Referee

Wendell Labrooy (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Colombo Strikers elected to bowl

Player of the Match Kasun Rajitha

4/20

Commentary

That is all we have from Sportskeeda's coverage for the Qualifier 2 clash of the Lanka Premier League. Do join us for the final tomorrow and keep following Sportskeeda for all the latest sporting updates. Till the next time from our side, it's goodbye from me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) and my fellow commentator and good mate Pradeep. Goodnight, Cheers!!!

Angelo Mathews (Colombo Stars captain): Absolutely it is mighty pleasing. Credit should go to the whole team. It was physically challenging. Wonderful to play in front of this crowd. Looking forward to getting some more support in the final. I didn’t know what to do after winning the toss but we decided to have a bowl. The wicket was very good today, and settled on nicely. Little bit of rain as well, today I thought Rajitha started off brilliantly which made a huge impact in the game. Whenever you get two wickets in the first over, the opposition is under pressure. The rest of the bowlers were also brilliant. No I mean, Brathwaite is still having a niggle but he is a very important player for us. Special mention to Charith and Dinesh which gave me and Ravi the platform to finish it off. All in all, it was a fantastic all-round effort by the whole team.

Wanindu Hasaranga (Kandy Falcons captain): Lost wickets in the powerplay, we were bad in the field, can't drop catches like that and let the opposition come back into the game, that cost us the game. Toss is not the vital factor, 160+ is a good score on this wicket, we just couldn't defend it. Came in at number 3 and looked to take the attack. I'm alright from that last game 100%.

Kasun Rajitha is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say (spoke in Sinhalese and translated by Roshan Abeysinghe): He's done nothing special, he's pleased the way he's bowled in the tournament and what he's achieved so far.

Colombo Stars won by 6 wickets (with 7 deliveries remaining)

Colombo Stars 169/4 in 18.5 overs
Charith Asalanka 64(40) | Dinesh Chandimal 38(33) | Kamindu Mendis 2/26

Colombo Stars 168/6 in 20 overs
Wanindu Hasaranga 77*(34) | Ashen Bandara 40(42) | Kasun Rajitha 4/20

It was a steep run chase for the Colombo Stars and they needed a brisk start to get themselves going. Nishan Madushka who struggled during the eliminator clash came out all guns blazing and tried to take the attack to the Kandy Falcons bowlers. It was one shot too many as Madushka was holed out trying to clear the infield.

Charith Asalanka and Dinesh Chandimal then forged a game-turning partnership and found the boundaries on a consistent basis. They never really allowed the required rate to creep up. Asalanka in particular looked in tremendous touch and played all around the ground during a whirlwind display of batsmanship.

Chandimal was dismissed after scoring 38 off 33 deliveries by the ambidextrous bowler Kamindu Mendis. He turned the game with a couple of crucial wickets. Asalanka raced off to 64 off just 40 deliveries and looked set to take the Colombo Stars over the line when a terrible mix-up cost him his wicket.

Some tight overs from Hasaranga and Kamindu Mendis followed which made the equation tricky for the Colombo Stars. However, the duo of Ravi Bopara and Angelo Mathews had other ideas. They smashed Wanindu Hasaranga for 20 runs in the 18th game to bring the equation down within touching distance. Bopara then finished off the match with a couple of boundaries of Fabian Allen.

Earlier in the day, the Kandy Falcons made a remarkable comeback after losing two wickets in the very first over. Led by a fantastic knock from their skipper Wanindu Hasaranga who remained unbeaten on 77 off 34 deliveries, the Falcons posted a more than competitive score of 168.

Ashen Bandara gave him good support with a 42 ball 40. For the Stars, Kasun Rajitha was the pick of the bowlers, with figures of 4/20 in his 4-over spell. Eventually it didn't prove to be enough as the Colombo Stars chased it down in the penultimate over.

That's the end of the game and Bopara and Mathews just eased through the target in the end. Some massive blows in the last two overs which seals the deal for the Colombo Stars. Sets up a final date with the defending champions Jaffna Kings.

18.5 Fabian Allen to Ravi Bopara, FOUR! GAME, SET AND MATCH! COLOMBO STARS STORM INTO THE FINALS! Falcons have been thrashed here in the Qualifier 2. Was short on the off-stump, Bopara made room and smashes it over extra-cover, goes one bounce into the fence to seal the deal. Spare a thought for Hasaranga, his sensational innings goes in vain!

18.4 Fabian Allen to Angelo Mathews, drops it short, tossed it up as Mathews on the backfoot punches it to sweeper cover for just one.

18.3 Fabian Allen to Ravi Bopara, short on the fourth stump, Bopara on the backfoot slaps it to sweeper cover for just one.

18.2 Fabian Allen to Ravi Bopara, EDGED BUT SAFE! Short on the off-stump, Bopara made room to cut but takes a thick outside edge to short third-man.

18.1 Fabian Allen to Ravi Bopara, FOUR! Just doing it with ease here the Stars. Was short on the off-stump, Bopara backed away and lifted it effortlessly over extra-cover, goes one bounce into the fence for another boundary.

Fabian Allen [3-0-28-0] is back into the attack

This over has turned the match decisively in favor of the Colombo Stars. Hasaranga conceding 20 runs. Bopara took it on but Mathews was the one who put the finishing touch, with back to back sixes to finish the over.

overs

159 /4 score

runs

Ravi Bopara

20 (12)

Angelo Mathews *

20 (12)

Wanindu Hasaranga

0 /39

17.6 Wanindu Hasaranga to Angelo Mathews, SIX! Mathews is in real hurry here, that's 20 of the Hasaranga's over, it's all but over for the Falcons here. Full on the leg-stump, Mathews swings and PUMMELED it way over deep mid-wicket fence for the third maximum of the over.

Massive blow from Mathews at the right moment. These two sixes might well decide the match here. Two telling blows from Bopara and Mathews. Bopara nailed that but Mathews was even better with his execution.

17.5 Wanindu Hasaranga to Angelo Mathews, SIX MORE! Hasaranga has been taken for cleaners here. Length delivery on the stumps, right in the slot as Mathews down on one knee has POUNDED it somewhere into the stands over wide long-on for another maximum.

17.4 Wanindu Hasaranga to Ravi Bopara, was short on the wide of off-stump, Bopara slashes it to wide long-off for just a single.

17.3 Wanindu Hasaranga to Ravi Bopara, SIX! KABOOM! Monumental hit from Bopara. Was a half-tracker, Bopara sits deep inside the crease and has DISPATCHED it into the stands over deep square-leg fence for a maximum.

17.2 Wanindu Hasaranga to Angelo Mathews, length delivery on the leg-stump, Mathews sweeps it behind square this time for just a single.