N Thushara to Noor Ahmad, SIX, what a strike! Six off his first ball from Noor Ahmad! It's very full outside off, but he still somehow manages to get under it, using the bottom hand to good effect. A lot of the power comes from the wrists as he whips it down the ground, and it clears the boundary comfortably
19.4
W
N Thushara to Hasan Ali, out Caught by Miller!! Full outside off, Hasan swings, makes contact but it's not good enough. He fails to clear Miller at long-off. Went flat to him, and he took it safely with the reverse cup. Hasan Ali c Miller b N Thushara 8(8)
19
4
Theekshana to Hayden Kerr, FOUR, fired in full on middle, Kerr swipes across the line and makes good contact. It nearly goes all the way over the midwicket boundary
17.4
W
N Thushara to Janith Liyanage, out Caught by Miller!! Speared in full on middle, Liyanage goes for a lofted shot but miscues it in the air. It's comfortably taken by Miller at long-off. Janith Liyanage c Miller b N Thushara 6(9)
16.3
6
V Viyaskanth to Hayden Kerr, SIX, third time in a row that Viyaskanth has dropped it short and this time it disappears! Kerr whacks it over midwicket
15.2
4
Wellalage to Hayden Kerr, FOUR, only slightly short outside off, and it's punished! Kerr pulls it away wide of long-on
14.2
W
Shoaib Malik to Kusal Perera, out Bowled!! Malik with his second! Flat length ball from round the wicket, Perera goes for a reverse-sweep but misses completely. It crashes into the off stump as Dambulla slip further. Kusal Perera b Shoaib Malik 41(36) [4s-3]
12.4
W
Shoaib Malik to Kusal Perera, out Ross Run Out!! 1 run completed. Gaffna seem confident of a run out appeal. Oh yes, Ross is short of his ground. Perera played this down to long-on, and they went for a tight second run. The throw is flat to Malik who takes the bails off with Ross a few inches short. Ross run out (Towhid Hridoy/Shoaib Malik) 5(8)
10.3
W
Shoaib Malik to Dhananjaya, out Bowled!! Oh he's completely done in length! He dances down but gets nowhere close to the pitch. Malik has pushed the ball through on the shorter side. Dhananjaya tries nudging it through the on-side but it spins through the gate and hits the top of middle. Dhananjaya b Shoaib Malik 4(9)
9.4
4
Wellalage to Kusal Perera, FOUR, slightly short, Perera pulls it in the gap at midwicket and finds the boundary
7.4
W
Wellalage to Samarawickrama, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Samarawickrama dances down but is nowhere close to the pitch as Wellalage fires it in on the shorter side. It's flat outside off, Samarawickrama tries clipping it into the on-side and gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Samarawickrama b Wellalage 30(25) [4s-4]
7.2
4
Wellalage to Kusal Perera, FOUR, swept well, and it goes racing away past short fine leg
4.5
4
Madushanka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, half-volley on off, Samarawickrama drives straight back down the ground and it races away to the boundary
4.4
4
Madushanka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, good length outside off, Samarawickrama slaps hard, beats cover
4.3
4
Madushanka to Samarawickrama, FOUR, length ball down leg, Samarawickrama whips it nicely and finds the fine leg boundary
3.4
Theekshana to Samarawickrama, no run, Samarawickrama comes down the pitch, and is hit on the pad as Theekshana fires it in. Oh they've taken a review for LBW. Highly optimistic from Jaffna. Ball-tracking says it's missing leg stump. He wasn't over 3m down the pitch, so that wasn't a factor, but it was easily missing
3.3
4
Theekshana to Samarawickrama, FOUR, full outside off, probably a carrom ball and Samarawickrama hits it with the turn over cover. Lovely shot
1.5
4
N Thushara to Kusal Perera, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Perera drives sweetly and finds the gap through cover
0.4
W
Theekshana to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! Mendis gone for a duck as well. Brilliant start from Jaffna. Half-tracker at the stumps, Mendis looks to capitalise and goes for the pull. He doesn't keep it down and doesn't find the gap either. Malik runs across at deep midwicket and takes a tumbling catch. Kusal Mendis c Shoaib Malik b Theekshana 0(2)
0.1
W
Theekshana to Avishka Fernando, out Avishka Fernando Run Out!! Fernando is run out first ball! Inswinger down leg, he tickles it to short fine and goes looking for a single. His partner isn't interested and sends him back. He was around halfway down when he had to turn. Tries putting in the dive but is well short. Avishka Fernando run out (Madushanka/Gurbaz) 0(1)