222/7 (19.2)
CR : 11.48
217/4 (20.0)
CR : 10.85
Sri Lanka Masters won by 3 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Upul Tharanga
102(54)
SLM won by 3 wickets
11:13 PM IST and Local Time | An outstanding batting display by the Sri Lanka Masters as they chase a mammoth score of 218 with 3 wickets remaining and 4 balls to spare against their arch-rivals Australia Masters.
Earlier, Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and opted to bowl first. Australia Masters posted a mammoth score of 217/4 on the back of Shaun Marsh (77 off 49 balls) and Ben Dunk's knock (56 off 29 balls).
Chasing 218, Sri Lanka Master lost their skipper Kumar Sangakkara early with the score of 13 on the board. Upul Tharanga and Lahiru Thirimanne then combined for the second wicket and put up a splendid partnership.
The duo took their time to get going in the start but once they got their eyes in, they hammered the bowlers to all parts of the ground. As a result, they brought up 153-run stand amongst themselves.
Australia Masters got back into the game with a flurry of wickets as Ben Laughlin removed both the set batters.
However, some late hits from Isuru Udana and Seekkuge Prasanna ensured that there were no more hiccups in the run chase. As a result, Sri Lanka Masters won the match by 3 wickets.
Ben Laughlin starred with the ball as he bagged 3 wickets and gave away 35 runs in his 4 overs. Stay tuned for the presentations.
Earlier, Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and opted to bowl first. Australia Masters posted a mammoth score of 217/4 on the back of Shaun Marsh (77 off 49 balls) and Ben Dunk's knock (56 off 29 balls).
Chasing 218, Sri Lanka Master lost their skipper Kumar Sangakkara early with the score of 13 on the board. Upul Tharanga and Lahiru Thirimanne then combined for the second wicket and put up a splendid partnership.
The duo took their time to get going in the start but once they got their eyes in, they hammered the bowlers to all parts of the ground. As a result, they brought up 153-run stand amongst themselves.
Australia Masters got back into the game with a flurry of wickets as Ben Laughlin removed both the set batters.
However, some late hits from Isuru Udana and Seekkuge Prasanna ensured that there were no more hiccups in the run chase. As a result, Sri Lanka Masters won the match by 3 wickets.
Ben Laughlin starred with the ball as he bagged 3 wickets and gave away 35 runs in his 4 overs. Stay tuned for the presentations.
Shane Watson (Australia Masters Captain): "There have been some high-scoring games in IML, and it is a testament to the surface and conditions we are playing in. At certain times, we just need to bowl better, you cannot take the credit away from the Lankan batters. We are looking at world class players on some good wickets. Defensive bowling needs to improve.
We were a bit rusty in the field but the more we get into this tournament, the standard should improve. We are batting incredibly well, we are bowling nicely but the batters are getting on top. We need to get better and adapt to the conditions but we will ready to go against India, which will be a big game."
We were a bit rusty in the field but the more we get into this tournament, the standard should improve. We are batting incredibly well, we are bowling nicely but the batters are getting on top. We need to get better and adapt to the conditions but we will ready to go against India, which will be a big game."
Time for the post-match presentations.
Most Sixes of the Match - Upul Tharanga
Player of the Match - Upul Tharanga
Upul Tharanga (POTM) : " I think there was dew on the ground so we were confident of the chase. The ball came good on the bat. We needed a good start. The Aussie didn't score much in powerplay. We wanted to plan the chase and bat like for 10-12 overs."
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka Masters Captain): "Good evening. It was a good performance, we were a little loose with the ball but the conditions are such. I think Upul, Thiri and all our batters played really well.
In the middle, you hit your gaps and the sixes will be hit, it's about staying in the middle. Not much changed since the first game, we should have put that game away as well against India, the rule of the game says we need to restrict the opponent under 200 bowling first and score above 200 batting first."
In the middle, you hit your gaps and the sixes will be hit, it's about staying in the middle. Not much changed since the first game, we should have put that game away as well against India, the rule of the game says we need to restrict the opponent under 200 bowling first and score above 200 batting first."
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Until then, this is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my co-commentator Aditya Agarwal, and our scorer/analyst Chandan KR Singh! See you on the next one.