Stallions vs Tuskers, 16th Match at Hambantota, LPL, Dec 09 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary

that's the game, and a fitting end, with Gunaratne hitting the winning runs in emphatic fashion. It's an offcutter from Olivier, but Asela has run down the pitch at him and turned this length ball into a half volley. He opens his shoulders and launches the ball high over cow corner for six.

low full toss wide of off stump, carved powerfully over cover, to get a boundary to end the over. That should make the last over a lot more manageable

bouncer, which Pathan has a swipe at but misses. I think that's a little over head high actually. Probably should have been a wide

length ball outside off stump, Pathan tries to launch that down the ground but mis-hits the slower ball. Gets it off the toe of the bat and hits it on the bounce to long on

they've had no luck here. Four overthrows off a deflection off Gunaratne's bat. Gunaratne digs this out and it goes to short third man, where Hasaranga picks up and aims a throw at the non-striker's stumps. He would have been out if it was a direct hit, and the deflection means the ball doesn't go to the fielder backing up. Stallions ask if Gunaratne was obstructing the field there, and actually, they have half a case. Gunaratne did stick his bat out to ground it a little bit early. But you probably can't give that out

yorker on leg stump to start. There's a half-appeal but that's going down leg. Asela tries to scramble a single but is turned back. Shinwari runs forward to get the ball and throw at the stumps but doesn't collect cleanly.

bouncer at Pathan's throat. He tries to swipe this away through the legside, but doesn't connect.

gets the dab right this time - it's a pace-on length ball outside off, and an easy single

slower one outside off again, Gunaratne tries to dab it again, but doesn't connect that well. It dribbles off the the keeper

slower length ball outside off stump. Gunaratne tries to guide it fine but misses

too full on the legs and that's flicked easily, over short fine leg for four. The fielder there couldn't quite climb high enough pull that in

short of a length ball, outside off stump. Slapped away to sweeper cover

shorter in length, and pushed through. Pathan goes back and pulls it to deep square leg

tossed up on the stumps, whipped away to deep midwicket for a single

tossed up and legsideish, swept fine, and it runs away off an inside edge for a boundary

ooof, that was inches from nicking the top of middle stump. Gunaratne makes room and tries to slap this through off, but misses completely, and it passes just over the stump

slightly shorter, and another legbreak. Pathan goes back and cuts this to deep point for one

slow, loopy legbreak to start. Pathan tries to prod this away on the offside. Nor un

flat and fast again, and worked to the legside for a single to finish. Good over for Tuskers