That'll do it for Galle Titans! Slightly overpitched in his hitting arc and he doesn't miss out. Beautiful sound of the bat as he hoists him for a six over long-on and seals the deal!
Titans vs Aura, 2nd Match at Colombo, LPL, Jul 31 2023 - Match Result
That's it from this exhilarating affair but the action continues in the LPL! Next up match No.3 between B-love Kandy and Colombo Strikers. Hop over to the other tab for the build-up. Goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, and our scorer Chandan Duorah.
Phew, it turned out to be an absolute humdinger of a contest as Galle Titans eventually managed to win the nerve-jangling affair in the Super Over! It was a game of fine margins but credit to Dambulla Aura for taking the game deep despite losing wickets at regular intervals and not giving up. Titans couldn't stop the haemorrhaging of runs in the last five overs and some timely hits from Alex Ross ended the match in a deadlock so it had to be decided in the Super Over! It was Rajitha who bled plenty of runs in the last over but then he came back to make amends in the Super Over by only conceding 10 which didn't ruffle the feathers of big guns Bhanuka Rajapaksa and man in red-hot-form Dasun Shanaka as they got to the target in three balls.
Shanaka was declared player of the match for his all-round heroics. He raced to 42 off 21 deliveries and gave a much-needed impetus at the backend of the innings and later gave an upper hand to Galle by prising out Dhananjaya de Silva - returning superb figures of 3/27.
Dasun Shanaka, Galle Titants Captain: Really pleased with the way we played today. I think we could have done slightly better with our bowling but credit to their batsmen as well.
Kusal Mendis, Dambulla Aura Captain: We need to improve in some areas. We can do better in next few games. Last three overs, we gave away a few loose runs. (I) and Avishka didn't start well in the first six overs.
A touch short and it's outside the tramline on off, he is under the pump!
Serves a juicy-full toss outside off and a lusty swing over extra cover goes for a four! Ideal start for Galle!
Errs slightly in his length and goes the distance! Overpitched on off, he plants his back leg and lifts it over cover for a scintillating boundary, one bounce over the rope! They have got 10 on the board, would that be enough? Rajitha has done his job superbly in this Super Over!
Tries to play a cheeky scoop over the keeper's head, can't execute it and it's a precious dot
That's a stunning yorker on off, getting it right in the blockhole, he digs it out to long-off and keeps them quiet.
Miscues the skier! Haring in and spears it on a full-length outside off, he couldn't get underneath it and it's a regulation catch for the fielder at long off.
Nails the wide yorker to perfection and he cannot connect on this occasion!
Right then. It all comes down to this over. Both teams have fought valiantly in this contest. He starts off with a wide yorker, gets a thick outside edge that skittles away to third man boundary! Fortuitous but they all count
Oh my word! The game is not over yet! Bowls a searing yorker on sixth stump line and he cannot lay bat on it. Keeper has a shy at the stumps but misses as they manage to sneak a run. Don't go anywhere, it will be a Super Over - the first of this year's LPL!
Grassed! What have you done? Massive moment in the game, slashed away to deep backward point, fielder took a few steps in and got his hands to it but then it popped out as he landed. That could be the game!
Collared for a soaring boundary to deep square boundary! Slower ball on a shortish length and too straight, easy pickings for Ross
Hits a full-length outside off, he clubs it down the ground and gets it over long-off for a 82 meters six. Sits deep in the crease and he was waiting for that length. 8 from 3!
Comes down the pitch and heaves it over cover for a couple of runs
Gets away with it. On a length and plugging away in the channel, went for the late cut but gets beaten. Close to the tramline
A bit short of good length outside off, splayed his front-foot towards leg side and then muscles it away into the acreage at deep midwicket
cleverly varying line and length, well-directed shortish delivery on middle and off, goes for the pull but not on top of it, midwicket gets around it
Pitched on a length and thumps his pads, Shanaka is convinced he got his man, decides to use the review after umpire turned the appeal down. He is going for the pull towards midwicket, missed it by a fair margin. Pitching in line, impact is line but it's a few inches away from leg stump
Pace off the ball again perhaps getting a bit too predictable. This time he waits patiently at backfoot and uses the width to slam it away past backward point region for a sizzling boundary
Fraction short and wide, hacked away to sweeper only for a run
Pace off the ball, shorter on the body, collapses his back leg and plays a nuanced flick of a wrist to backward square
Launches the ball straight into the hands of Shamsi at long-off! Slammed away into the air, but didn't get all of it. Innings has started to peter out as the asking rate shoots up.
Pitched up but outside the guidelines on leg side
Powered down the ground! Dishes out a low full toss and he tonks it downtown, fielder at long on runs across and gets his hand to it but cannot stop it completely
Excellent change-up delivery, rams the slower yorker on fifth stump line, he squeezes it to cover
A touch short and wide of off, slashes a cut off the backfoot, sweeper gathers the ball in a jiffy
Munched down the ground for six! In his slot, too straight and he uses his long levers on this slower one to send it on an aerial trip to boundary rope over long-on
Slower one on a slightly shorter length and width on offer, punched to sweeper
Zips it quicker on a length outside off, bunted into the covers, tight line to cramp him up
1W | ||||
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1W | 1W | |||
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
Toss | Dambulla Aura, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 31 July 2023 - day (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Galle Titans 2, Dambulla Aura 0 |
Over 20 • DBA 180/7
Match tied (Titans won the one-over eliminator)