- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.2 Gone! Sultan strikes. Tossed up, on off stump, tried to play on the leg side, thick outside edge to point and Neesham took it on the 3rd attempt 17/14.6 Gone! Lovely yorker on middle stump, fox the Cox and it goes to hits the base of the middle stump before the bat comes down 70/34.3 Back of length, on leg stump, Mendis tries to play a big pull shot, hits high on the bat and goes in the air, keeper calls for it and took a lovely diving catch almost at square leg 69/29.6 short in length, outside off, goes for the big heave and misses, tries to take a bye, keeper picked up and throw towards bowler who breaks the stumps and Miller was well short of crease 137/4Extras7 (b 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL137/4 (10 Overs, RR: 13.7)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Avishka Fernando, 1.2 ov), 2-69 (Kusal Mendis, 4.3 ov), 3-70 (Jordan Cox, 4.6 ov), 4-137 (David Miller, 9.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 2 0 30 0 15 4 2 3 1 0 Sultan Ahmed 1 0 17 1 17 1 2 1 1 0 A Mithun 2 0 36 0 18 3 3 3 1 1 T Shamsi 2 0 23 0 11.5 3 2 1 1 0 JDS Neesham 2 0 22 2 11 3 1 1 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 1 0 8 0 8 3 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.1 Gone! Full and just wide outside off, Lewis goes for a big drive on the off side, ended up a thick outside edge in the gloves of keeper, much needed wicket for Tigers 54/15.5 That is a great catch by Howell. Tossed up, wide outside off, went for the big shot, thick outside edge to backward point, Howell called for it and took a lovely catch 100/26.1 Loud shout for caught behind and given. Fuller in length, bit wide outside off, tries to play a big shot on off stump, edges it to keeper, loud shout by bowler, umpire took his time and raised his finger 100/37.3 Full ball, on middle stump, Mathews hits that one down the ground, Drakes at long-on took the catch, lost his balance, flicked it back, went over the fence and jumped back in and took the catch. Excellent fielding 110/47.4 Back to back wickets for Brathwaite. Full ball, on middle stump, goes big down the ground, mistimed it and went high in the air, Drakes once again at long-on took a good catch. Brathwaite on a hat-trick 110/5Extras6 (lb 2, w 4)TOTAL135/5 (10 Overs, RR: 13.5)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Kennar Lewis, 3.1 ov), 2-100 (Hazratullah Zazai, 5.5 ov), 3-100 (Adam Hose, 6.1 ov), 4-110 (Angelo Mathews, 7.3 ov), 5-110 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 7.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JB Little 2 0 22 1 11 3 2 1 1 0 CR Brathwaite 2 0 26 2 13 5 1 3 1 0 DC Drakes 2 0 29 0 14.5 2 4 1 1 0 DR Sams 2 0 26 1 13 2 5 0 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 21 0 21 1 3 1 1 0 Rohan Mustafa 1 0 9 1 9 3 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Northern Warriors , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 Start, First Session 18.00-18.40, Interval 18.40-18.50, Second Session 18.50-19.30
Match days
3 December 2023 - day/night match (10-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Bangla Tigers 2, Northern Warriors 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 2.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 2.1 - 3.0 (Batting side - 33 runs, 0 wicket)
- Bangla Tigers: 50 runs in 2.4 overs (17 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 18 balls (JM Cox 29, BKG Mendis 18, Ex 3)
- Bangla Tigers: 100 runs in 7.5 overs (48 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (DA Miller 41, MD Shanaka 7, Ex 3)
- DA Miller: 50 off 23 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Bangla Tigers - 137/4 in 10.0 overs (MD Shanaka 14)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 2.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Northern Warriors: 50 runs in 2.5 overs (17 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 17 balls (K Lewis 22, Hazratullah Zazai 25, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 3.1 - 4.0 (Batting side - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- Hazratullah Zazai: 50 off 18 balls (5 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Northern Warriors: 100 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 4
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