Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy, 18th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Udana to Fernando, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. A good yorker on off, at the base of the stumps, Fernando shuffles across outside off and looks for the big leg-side hoick, misses and the off-stump is knocked back. Udana again celebrates with two hands. Fernando b Udana 15(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

Udana to Fernando, FOUR, that's what Fernando wanted to do all over, shuffles across and gets under the low full-toss outside off, laps over short fine-leg

Udana to Fernando, out Naseem Shah Run Out!! Good yorker outside off, dug out to Udana and Naseem Shah was running looking for a single, Udana ambles back to knock the stumps off. Naseem Shah run out (Udana) 6(4) [4s-1]

Pradeep to Fernando, FOUR, what timing. A back of the hand slower ball outside off on a length, Fernando waits and cuts through point, no chance for sweeper cover

Pradeep to Naseem Shah, FOUR, close to being a no-ball for height. A high full-toss on the stumps, dips just below the waist, flicked away to the deep backward square leg fence. Hasaranga is not happy with that delivery

Pradeep to Nawaz, out Caught by Hasaranga!! Two in two for Kandy. Full and wide outside off, that line again, Nawaz slices the loft and Hasaranga runs in from sweeper cover and dives forward to take a good catch. Made it look simpler than it was. Takes it and casually lobs the ball back, before going back to his position. Nawaz c Hasaranga b Pradeep 21(19) [4s-1 6s-1]

Udana to Fernando, SIX, what a blow that is. A back of the hand slower ball across Fernando and it's slightly fuller too, Fernando just swipes it way over deep mid-wicket. He is slightly-built but does pack a punch

Udana to Karunaratne, out Caught by Ashen Bandara!! Udana has his revenge. A back of the hand slower ball on a length outside off, Karunaratne powers it flat-batted but straight to long-off where Bandara takes it near his groin. Udana celebrates by signalling 10 with both hands. Not sure what that was all about. Karunaratne c Ashen Bandara b Udana 17(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

Udana to Karunaratne, FOUR, and again. Karunaratne holds the pose too. He gets across off-stump and it's full again, lofted with a full face and straight down the ground

Udana to Karunaratne, SIX, smashed over long-on. Full and wide outside off, Karunaratne goes deep and across his off-stump, launches it way over the fence

Hasaranga to Karunaratne, FOUR, good shot. A length delivery on the middle and leg line, Karunaratne bends and sweeps from there, gets it wide of short fine-leg and beats deep backward square leg as well

Hasaranga to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Bowled!! Two in two. Iftikhar Ahmed goes for a big slogsweep to a googly and misses, he struggled big time against spin last night, maybe he came out with an intent to go all out guns blazing, the length is shorter and it spins back in to ping middle-stump halfway down. They check for a front foot no-ball, but Hasaranga is fine. Iftikhar Ahmed b Hasaranga 0(1)

Hasaranga to Nissanka, out Caught by Asif Ali!! Good catch and Hasaranga gets the dangerous Nissanka. Was slower and tossed up on the stumps, the slogsweep comes out, Asif Ali running around on the deep square leg fence, judges it well and takes it on the run to his left. Ends a fine innings. Nissanka c Asif Ali b Hasaranga 51(38) [4s-4 6s-1]

Mohammad Hasnain to Nawaz, SIX, this is what Nawaz can do. A back of a length delivery outside off, Nawaz pulls meatily as he gets forward and transfers his weight into the shot, over wide long-on and to the short fence

Mohammad Hasnain to Nissanka, 1 run, back of a length outside off, pushed wide of mid-on for one and that's 50 for Nissanka

Hasaranga to Nissanka, FOUR, superb sweep. Takes it from the stumps, hits it in the air but gets it wide of deep square leg

Pradeep to Nawaz, FOUR, good length on off, Nawaz stays back and lofts straight down the ground, did not get all of it, but enough to get four

C de Silva to Nipun Dhananjaya, out Caught by Asif Ali!! Soft dismissal. Short and wide outside off, cut in the air and wide of backward point, but in catching range and Asif Ali after a slight bobble hangs on. The partnership is broken. A lucky wicket for Kandy. Nipun Dhananjaya c Asif Ali b C de Silva 40(29) [4s-1 6s-3]

C de Silva to Nipun Dhananjaya, SIX, Nipun Dhananjaya is showing us his talent. He comes down the track and gets to the pitch, lofts cleanly and all the way over long-on. Great use of the feet

Hasaranga to Nipun Dhananjaya, byes, FOUR, how has that missed leg-stump? A ripping legbreak and Nipun Dhananjaya gets forward to drive and misses, the ball turns past the inside-edge and just misses leg-stump, Mohammad Haris too is beaten

Pradeep to Nipun Dhananjaya, SIX, incredible shot! One of the shots of the tournament. A short of length delivery around off, Nipun Dhananjaya gets forward and lofts on the rise, took it on the top of the bounce and hits it so sweetly that it flies over sweeper cover and all the way. A tremendous strike that

Pradeep to Nipun Dhananjaya, SIX, deep backward square leg was interested but this sails over Udana right on the edge of the fence. A short of length delivery on off, Nipun Dhananjaya gets forward and pulls across the line, has enough

C de Silva to Nissanka, FOUR, fine shot this. The arm-ball and it is arrowing into off-stump, Nissanka makes room and punches beautifully wide of backward point and beats the chasing sweeper cover as well

Mohammad Hasnain to Nissanka, 1 run, slower ball off-cutter outside off, Nissanka works it to deep mid-wicket

Udana to Nissanka, SIX, Nissanka gets lucky, he steps out and tries a hoick to a length delivery just outside off, the thick top-edge flies all the way over Mohammad Haris

Mathews to Nipun Dhananjaya, FOUR, good shot. A good length delivery on the middle and leg line, flicked through backward square leg and it races away, the fielder on the fence at deep square leg had no chance, such was the timing

Mathews to Lahiru Udara, out Caught by Mohammad Haris!! Mathews has two. Lahiru Udara falls early. A length delivery on off, he tries the pull, it's not coming on and the top-edge goes straight up, Mohammad Haris calls for it and takes it with ease. Lahiru Udara c Mohammad Haris b Mathews 1(3)

Mohammad Hasnain to Nissanka, FOUR, fine shot. A back of a length delivery just outside off, Nissanka gets on top of it and pulls wide of mid-on, races away

Mathews to Babar Azam, out Caught by Mohammad Haris!! Edged and gone! Fullish scrambled-seam ball outside off, Babar Azam tries an expansive drive on the rise through cover, moves away a hint, that's enough to draw the outside-edge and it was flying to Mohammad Haris who hangs on well to his right. So that run-out miss has not cost Kandy much. Babar Azam c Mohammad Haris b Mathews 9(8) [4s-1]

Mathews to Nissanka, FOUR, Nissanka gives the charge and it's a short of length delivery angling into him, he pulls over backward square leg for a boundary

Mathews to Babar Azam, FOUR, good length and outside off, Babar Azam plays a back foot defence with an open face, runs away between backward point and short third man