Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers, 16th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Naseem Shah to McDermott, FOUR, McDermott ends on a high and helps his side end well. Naseem Shah goes for the yorker, but it's a low full-toss on the stumps, McDermott makes room and drives it hard and wide of cover. Races away

Naseem Shah to McDermott, SIX, back to back slower ball off-cutters and McDermott this time pulls over deep mid-wicket, gets good connection and clears the fence

Naseem Shah to Hasan Ali, FOUR, nice from Hasan Ali. He knows the yorker is coming, shuffles across outside off and scoops the yorker length delivery wide of short fine-leg

Naseem Shah to Hasan Ali, 1 run, short of length and angling into Hasan Ali who clears his front leg to heave, thick inside-edge hits the body and rolls back down the pitch, they take a quick single

Pathirana to Ross, out Caught by Dickwella!! Finally the stand is broken. Full and wide outside off, Ross stays back to loft and a thick outside-edge is found, flies to Dickwella who makes no mistake. Ross was eyeing the extra-cover lofted hit but got the edge. Ross c Dickwella b Pathirana 52(38) [4s-5 6s-2]

Pathirana to Ross, wide, way outside off, full and wide, Ross reaches for it to drive and misses. Called a wide

Pathirana to McDermott, leg byes, 1 run, two bad reviews from Dickwella and both wasted. Pathirana goes for a yorker but it's a low full-toss just outside off, McDermott gets across and misses the sweep, rapped on the pads and Dickwella goes for it to see the impact outside off

Pathirana to Ross, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven to long-off and 50 for Ross now. What a stand this has been

Karunaratne to McDermott, SIX, 24 off the over! McDermott is turning it on now. Gets across outside off and picks the length delivery which is seam-up, pulled meatily and looks it will sail into the first tier at deep mid-wicket but just falls below that

Karunaratne to McDermott, SIX, way too predictable from Karunaratne and McDermott reaches 50 with a massive pull over deep mid-wicket. Gets a nice ovation. A slower ball off-cutter and angling into off-stump, McDermott stays back and murders the pull

Karunaratne to Ross, SIX, what a shot. Sanath Jayasuriya is clapping in admiration. A length delivery outside off, Ross gets forward and swings it way over deep mid-wicket, was a powerful blow and he picked the seam-up delivery so well there. Went 106m - one of the biggest of the tournament

Karunaratne to Ross, FOUR, the slower leg-cutter on a length sits up outside off and Ross goes on the back foot to slam the pull wide of deep mid-wicket

Pathirana to McDermott, SIX, sensational shot this. Gives Pathirana the charge and takes it on a short of length again, flat-batted baseball style and it sails away over long-on. Used the pace of Pathirana to great effect

Pathirana to McDermott, FOUR, mid-off is in and McDermott takes the short of length delivery outside off, flat-bats it over mid-off. Hit the bat slightly higher up, but he is a powerful player

Naseem Shah to Ross, 2 runs, slower ball off-cutter on the stumps, Ross whips it between deep mid-wicket and long-on for two

Pathirana to Ross, FOUR, stand and deliver. A half-volley outside off, Ross shows the full face of the bat and crunches it wide of mid-off who doesn't even move

Pathirana to McDermott, 1 run, Dickwella has made a meal of a high catch! Full around off, McDermott clears his front leg to loft and skies it, went a long way up in the air, Dickwella was circling around it, wasn't sure whether to go the conventional way or reverse-cup, in the end comically does not even get a glove on it. Misjudged it badly

Nawaz to Ross, SIX, Ross sends Nawaz off with a six. Backs away and lofts the length ball on the stumps all the way over long-off. Definition of a clean strike this

Nawaz to Ross, FOUR, dragged down outside off, slower and lots of time for Ross who goes on the back foot and pulls hard and through mid-wicket

Vandersay to Ross, no run, big appeal for caught behind is turned down and Dickwella reviews. Looks to have flicked the hip. The ripping legbreak outside off, Ross misses the slogsweep and the ball turns away to miss the bat and glove. Bad review that as Dickwella got excited on hearing the sound. Loses the review

Karunaratne to Ross, FOUR, this is belted. A slower ball off-cutter outside off, Ross cuts hard and wide of cover. Sat up nicely for Ross

Nawaz to McDermott, 1 run, dropped by Nawaz! Full on the stumps, drilled back hard and straight at Nawaz who can't hang on. Was a tough chance

Vandersay to Ross, FOUR, beautiful shot. It's tossed up legbreak outside off, Ross turns around and reverse-sweeps hard and wide of sweeper cover. Draws claps from Vandersay who applauds in admiration

Vandersay to McDermott, 1 run, very full on leg-stump, McDermott gets forward to drive to long-on

Vandersay to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! Dambulla in big trouble now. This is nicely tossed up on off, turns away and Dhananjaya gets forward to loft but the turn takes the miscue and goes straight to long-on. Iftikhar is a safe fielder and he won't drop such an easy catch. Uncharacteristic from DdS. Dhananjaya c Iftikhar Ahmed b Vandersay 11(9) [4s-2]

Vandersay to Dhananjaya, FOUR, fraction short and on off, Dhananjaya goes on the back foot and creates the room to cut and does so through point, races away. Fine shot that

Nawaz to McDermott, FOUR, fine shot. Mid-wicket is open and there's a big gap, McDermott gets forward and flicks there and gives long-on no chance to his right

Nawaz to McDermott, FOUR, good shot. A length delivery outside off, slower and McDermott gets forward to drive on the rise, wide of cover and it runs away

Pathirana to Dhananjaya, FOUR, fine shot. Short at Dhananjaya who rolls his wrists and keeps the pull down, too much pace for deep backward square leg who runs and dives to his right but the ball wins

Pathirana to Samarawickrama, out Caught by Fernando!! Pathirana strikes. Full and wide outside off, there for the square drive but Samarawickrama doesn't keep it down, the bottom-hand comes off and he has sliced it to the right of backward point where a sharp catch has been taken. It was flying and Fernando made no mistake. Samarawickrama c Fernando b Pathirana 1(3)

Karunaratne to Kusal Mendis, out Bowled!! My word! Look at Karunaratne's reaction. As Rameez Raja says on air, his eyes almost popped out of his socket. These two had a row last game when they met. Looks like Karunaratne enjoyed that. A fine delivery, short of length on off, holds its line and hits the top of off-stump, beating Kusal Mendis who defended slightly inside the line. Karunaratne runs away towards cover to punch the air and roar. Kusal Mendis b Karunaratne 7(10) [4s-1]

Naseem Shah to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Karunaratne!! The short ball gets Avishka Fernando. Fernando doesn't get into position at all for the pull, splices it and deep square leg runs in to take it well. Judged it nicely. A big wicket as Fernando is the man in form. Avishka Fernando c Karunaratne b Naseem Shah 7(9) [4s-1]

Naseem Shah to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, tremendous shot. A length delivery outside off, Kusal Mendis stays back and drives between point and cover-point. Top of the bounce and great timing

Naseem Shah to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, Avishka Fernando gets off the mark with a boundary first ball. A short of length outswinger outside off, Fernando taps wide of backward point and the timing is too much for third man who can only parry it away on the dive