Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Aura, 8th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Kumara to Perera, SIX, slot ball, Perera swings hard to bludgeon it over long-on!

Pramod Madushan to Samarawickrama, FOUR, yorker length outside off, Samarawickrama chases it for a drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes between the keeper and short third man. The latter doesn't fly to his left, just watches the ball go to the fence

Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Shanaka!! Very full ball outside off, a shufflinng Shoaib Malik reaches out and goes hard on the drive. Hits it straight to extra cover where Shanaka takes a low catch. Shoaib Malik c Shanaka b Pramod Madushan 32(15) [4s-5]

Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, off-speed length ball, Malik waits and heaves it away through square leg. Wasn't that short but Malik swivels and muscles it away

Shanaka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, 124kph, full toss on the pads following a backing away batsman. Samarawickrama swings it away to fine leg for a one-bounce four

Shanaka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, bumper angled into the right-hander, Samarawickrama makes good contact with his pull shot despite taking his eyes off the ball. Deep square leg runs to his right, dives and sticks his right hand out. Gets fingertips on it but can't stop the ball from reaching the fence. Excellent effort

Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, another full toss, punched to long-on for a single. 200 up for the Kings!

Pramod Madushan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, that's a hit-me ball from Madushan. Full toss and on the pads, easy pickings for Shoaib Malik who flicks it away through backward square leg

Pramod Madushan to Samarawickrama, FOUR, another slower ball but Madushan serves width outside off on this occasion. Samarawickrama spots it, waits and cuts it fiercely backward of square on the off-side

Raza to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, deft! Just a hint of width outside off and that's enough for the veteran. Stays back, opens his bat-face at the last moment to run it very fine to the third man fence

Raza to Samarawickrama, 1 run, appeal for lbw from Raza but the umpire is unmoved. Dambulla review it. Raza fired on in the blockhole and the batter had to bring his bat down hurriedly to keep it out. Did the ball hit the bat first and then deflect onto his boot? Bat first. Missed the front leg and hit the toe-end of the bat before rolling into the on-side. Review lost...

Raza to Samarawickrama, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming! Legbreak slightly on the shorter side wide of off and Samarawickrama cuts it fiercely through backward point

Kumara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, 136kph, back of a length ball, Shoaib Malik backs away and slaps the cut over backward point

Kumara to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, 139.4kph, pitched up wide of off, Shoaib Malik isn't afraid to take the aerial route. Stays leg-side of the ball and drives uppishly wide of mid-off beating the fielder comfortably to his left

Kumara to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Shevon Daniel!! Soft dismissal! With mid-off inside the circle, Kumara bowls a full delivery marginally outside off. Dhananjaya plays the right shot but doesn't get the execution right. Doesn't middle the lofted off-drive and mid-off moves to his right to take a straightforward catch. Dhananjaya c Shevon Daniel b Kumara 19(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Dushan Hemantha to Dhananjaya, FOUR, flighted ball outside off, Dhananjaya waits on the back foot, opens his bat-face and late-dabs it fine of the short third man fielder. It wasn't short either..

Dushan Hemantha to Samarawickrama, FOUR, lovely use of the feet! Dances down the track to a tossed up ball, gets close to the pitch of the ball and superbly lifts it over the bowler's head. Straight as an arrow and he's split long-off and long-on perfectly

Ratnayake to Dhananjaya, SIX, full toss, Dhananjaya shimmies down the pitch and heaves it away over deep mid-wicket. Into the grass banks!

Dushan Hemantha to Avishka Fernando, out Bowled!! Bowled him! 76.3kph, Dushan Hemantha bravely tosses it up, drifts in, lands on middle around good length and spins away a bit. A backing away Fernando swings his bat wildly across the line and misses altogether for the sticks to light up. Both the openers gone within a span of six deliveries. Avishka Fernando b Dushan Hemantha 54(30) [4s-6 6s-2]

Dushan Hemantha to Dhananjaya, FOUR, overpitched and Dhananjaya pounces! A bent back leg, a forward stride and that's been drilled with the spin to deep extra cover for four

Kumara to Gurbaz, out Caught by Jordan Cox!! Appeal for caught behind, up goes the finger and Gurbaz is walking. Finally, Dambulla have the breakthrough. Pacy short ball wide of off, Gurbaz looks to upper-cut it over backward point on seeing the width. Only manages to get a faint top edge due to the extra bounce and the keeper - Jordan Cox - doesn't err. End of a fantastic knock from Gurbaz. Gurbaz c Jordan Cox b Kumara 73(35) [4s-7 6s-5]

Kumara to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, slow, full and wide of off, Avishka Fernando spots it, waits and lofts it over mid-off for a one-bounce four

Kumara to Avishka Fernando, 2 runs, back of a length, turned to mid-wicket for a quick brace. 27-ball fifty for Avishka Fernando!

Pramod Madushan to Avishka Fernando, SIX, the boundaries keep coming, banged in short by Madushan - Fernando swivels across and pulls it high and over long leg, didn't bother to keep it down and sent it sailing into the grass banks

Pramod Madushan to Gurbaz, FOUR, sublime, back of a length and well wide of off, Gurbaz stands tall, presents a straight bat and places the back-foot punch into the gap wide of extra-cover

Dushan Hemantha to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, hammered, Hemantha overcompensates and offers a wide half-volley - Fernando leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of extra-cover. Mickey Arthur looks displeased in the Dambulla dressing room

Dushan Hemantha to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Hemantha, drifts one wlel down leg - Fernando bends down low, rolled his wrists and swept it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

Dushan Hemantha to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, another dragdown from Hemantha, dragged it short and down leg, swept over backward square leg for a one bounce boundary, brings up Jaffna's 100

Raza to Gurbaz, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Gurbaz - Raza throws one slower and wider of off, Gurbaz launches into the drive and sends it high and over long-off, the fielder in the deep was a mere spectator

Raza to Gurbaz, SIX, this is so good from Gurbaz - comes down the pitch, gets close to the ball and then swings through the line, sends it high and right over the sight-screen for a maximum

Dushan Hemantha to Avishka Fernando, SIX, clubbed, a real dragdown from Hemantha - short and down leg, Fernando went down and helped it on its way with the pull, high and over backward square leg for a maximum

Ratnayake to Gurbaz, SIX, that's adding insult to injury, Gurbaz shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the pitch and then hoists it high and over long-on, brings up his fifty as well

Ratnayake to Gurbaz, no run, chance and Shanaka has dropped it, tossed up wider of off, drilled in the air and to the left of short extra-cover, Shanaka was close to the batter and didn't have a lot of time, palmed it in the air and the ball bounces well in front of the fielder at cover

Ratnayake to Gurbaz, FOUR, this is excellent cricket from Gurbaz - knew that square leg was inside the ring, shuffled across and then ensured that he cleared the fielder in the deep with the sweep, races away to 44 now

Ratnayake to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short and well wide of off, slapped away wide of cover and there's no need to run for those

Raza to Gurbaz, no run, loud shout for LBW, but the angle was taking it down leg, they've reviewed it though, reckon it's more in hope than anything else - skidded on and burst past Gurbaz's inside edge. He was caught in the crease and was struck in front of leg, the impact taking it down leg and they've lost a review as well

Raza to Avishka Fernando, 2 runs, flighted delivery and drifting onto the pads, flicked behind square on the on-side for another couple

Pramod Madushan to Gurbaz, FOUR, another 20-run over, this time by Madushan, length ball outside off - Gurbaz runs down tthe pitch and hammers the drive over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes

Pramod Madushan to Gurbaz, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming, short of a good length and well wide of off - Gurbaz rides the bounce and cuts it square past point, the fielder in the deep is square and has no chance

Pramod Madushan to Gurbaz, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Gurbaz, this is some start from Jaffna, Madushan dragged the length back, Gurbaz swivelled across, used the pace and pulled it powerfully over square leg for another maximum

Pramod Madushan to Gurbaz, SIX, lovely, tad too full and at the pads, Gurbaz gets inside the line and stylishly whips it over mid-wicket, brought his wrists into play and sent it a long way into the grassbanks at mid-wicket

Kumara to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, creamed, half-volley outside off - Fernando gets half-a-stride forward and drives it into the gap wide of extra-cover, no need to run for those

Kumara to Gurbaz, FOUR, short, wide and four, this is a poor start from Kumara, width on offer and Gurbaz flays it over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes

Ratnayake to Gurbaz, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Gurbaz - Ratnayake dragged his length back, but so did Gurbaz as he rocked back on the pull, high and over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, bounced right in front of the ropes

Ratnayake to Gurbaz, FOUR, lovely shot, intent from Gurbaz, came down the pitch, got close to the pitch and then lofted through the line, over mid-on and bounces away to the ropes