Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans Highlights, Match 19, 1 August, 2026
COMPLETED / Match 19 / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
188/10 (19.4 ov)
201/6 (20 ov)
Galle Gallants won by 13 runs
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Player of the match
Charith Asalanka,
Galle Titans
Tharindu Ratnayake to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Sadeera Samarawickrama goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Akif Javed to Rubin Hermann, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Rubin Hermann hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rubin Hermann c KTH Ratnayake b Akif Javed 5 (6) Akif Javed to Rubin Hermann, no run, c KTH Ratnayake b Akif Javed, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Rubin Hermann hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tharindu Ratnayake, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Rubin Hermann.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McDermott goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben McDermott goes back and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Akif Javed to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Akif Javed to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben McDermott hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease and caresses sweep, edged!! towards deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Six, Six !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes forward and plays a high-risk pull, The ball soared high into the air, taking the top edge of the bat! over third man into the crowd for a Maximum!
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, back of length, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Sadeera Samarawickrama c E Malinga b M Nawaz 37 (19) Mohammad Nawaz to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, c E Malinga b M Nawaz, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting reverse sweep towards third man, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Eshan Malinga, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.
Kamindu Mendis lbw b M Nawaz 1 (2) Mohammad Nawaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, lbw b M Nawaz, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Mohammad Nawaz, and Umpire gives it out ! Kamindu Mendis has to depart.
Ashen Bandara st SB Harper b M Nawaz 3 (4) Mohammad Nawaz to Ashen Bandara, no run, st SB Harper b M Nawaz, Stumped out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ashen Bandara goes forward, plays aggressive shot, but Ashen Bandara fails to get it on bat, and Sam Harper capitalizes on the opportunity to stump batter out.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Ben McDermott, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Ben McDermott goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Tharindu Ratnayake to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben McDermott goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ben McDermott c T Rogers b S Colombage 38 (28) Sachindu Colombage to Ben McDermott, no run, c T Rogers b S Colombage, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Ben McDermott hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Thomas Fraser Rogers, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ben McDermott.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Janith Liyanage, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Janith Liyanage goes back and caresses reverse sweep to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Janith Liyanage lbw b KTH Ratnayake 5 (3) Tharindu Ratnayake to Janith Liyanage, no run, lbw b KTH Ratnayake, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Janith Liyanage hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Tharindu Ratnayake appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Janith Liyanage has to go back.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! googly, back of length, on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes forward, plays reverse sweep in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Jimmy Neesham c T Rogers b E Malinga 20 (15) Eshan Malinga to Jimmy Neesham, no run, c T Rogers b E Malinga, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Thomas Fraser Rogers. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Eshan Malinga to Milan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Milan Rathnayake goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! With a brilliant outswinger on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Malsha Tharupathi goes back, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back and caresses cut, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! outswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi hangs in the crease, hits it to the third man, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Malsha Tharupathi c & b E Malinga 36 (15) Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, no run, c & b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, An unsuccessful attempt by Malsha Tharupathi who goes forward to play it towards mid on that goes straight to Eshan Malinga, who makes the catch for Malsha Tharupathi's dismissal. Excellent fielding effort by the bowler.
Akif Javed to Milan Rathnayake, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Milan Rathnayake goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Milan Rathnayake c C Karunaratne b Akif Javed 21 (19) Akif Javed to Milan Rathnayake, no run, c C Karunaratne b Akif Javed, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Milan Rathnayake goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chamika Karunaratne, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Milan Rathnayake.
Eshan Malinga to Ripon Mondol, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ripon Mondol goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ripon Mondol runout (E Malinga / KTH Ratnayake) 5 (4) Eshan Malinga to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, runout (E Malinga / KTH Ratnayake), Run out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Wanuja Sahan hangs in the crease, slams flick shot towards deep fine leg and sets off for a quick double, but it was a suicidal one. Tharindu Ratnayake collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Eshan Malinga takes the bails off, Ripon Mondol was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!
Tharindu Ratnayake to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. Sadeera Samarawickrama goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Akif Javed to Rubin Hermann, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Rubin Hermann hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rubin Hermann c KTH Ratnayake b Akif Javed 5 (6) Akif Javed to Rubin Hermann, no run, c KTH Ratnayake b Akif Javed, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Rubin Hermann hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tharindu Ratnayake, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Rubin Hermann.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McDermott goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben McDermott goes back and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Akif Javed to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Akif Javed to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Nawaz to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben McDermott hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease and caresses sweep, edged!! towards deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Six, Six !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes forward and plays a high-risk pull, The ball soared high into the air, taking the top edge of the bat! over third man into the crowd for a Maximum!
Eshan Malinga to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, back of length, Sadeera Samarawickrama hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Sadeera Samarawickrama c E Malinga b M Nawaz 37 (19) Mohammad Nawaz to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, c E Malinga b M Nawaz, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sadeera Samarawickrama goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting reverse sweep towards third man, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Eshan Malinga, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.
Kamindu Mendis lbw b M Nawaz 1 (2) Mohammad Nawaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, lbw b M Nawaz, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Mohammad Nawaz, and Umpire gives it out ! Kamindu Mendis has to depart.
Ashen Bandara st SB Harper b M Nawaz 3 (4) Mohammad Nawaz to Ashen Bandara, no run, st SB Harper b M Nawaz, Stumped out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ashen Bandara goes forward, plays aggressive shot, but Ashen Bandara fails to get it on bat, and Sam Harper capitalizes on the opportunity to stump batter out.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Ben McDermott, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Ben McDermott goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Tharindu Ratnayake to Ben McDermott, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben McDermott goes back, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Ben McDermott c T Rogers b S Colombage 38 (28) Sachindu Colombage to Ben McDermott, no run, c T Rogers b S Colombage, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Ben McDermott hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Thomas Fraser Rogers, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ben McDermott.
Tharindu Ratnayake to Janith Liyanage, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Janith Liyanage goes back and caresses reverse sweep to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Janith Liyanage lbw b KTH Ratnayake 5 (3) Tharindu Ratnayake to Janith Liyanage, no run, lbw b KTH Ratnayake, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Janith Liyanage hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Tharindu Ratnayake appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Janith Liyanage has to go back.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Jimmy Neesham hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Four, Four !! googly, back of length, on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes forward, plays reverse sweep in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Sachindu Colombage to Jimmy Neesham, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Jimmy Neesham c T Rogers b E Malinga 20 (15) Eshan Malinga to Jimmy Neesham, no run, c T Rogers b E Malinga, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the stumps, Jimmy Neesham goes back to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Thomas Fraser Rogers. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Eshan Malinga to Milan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Milan Rathnayake goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! With a brilliant outswinger on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to deep cover for a colossal Maximum!
Sachindu Colombage to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Malsha Tharupathi goes back, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Akif Javed to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi goes back and caresses cut, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, Four, Four !! outswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, Malsha Tharupathi hangs in the crease, hits it to the third man, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Malsha Tharupathi c & b E Malinga 36 (15) Eshan Malinga to Malsha Tharupathi, no run, c & b E Malinga, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, An unsuccessful attempt by Malsha Tharupathi who goes forward to play it towards mid on that goes straight to Eshan Malinga, who makes the catch for Malsha Tharupathi's dismissal. Excellent fielding effort by the bowler.
Akif Javed to Milan Rathnayake, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Milan Rathnayake goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Milan Rathnayake c C Karunaratne b Akif Javed 21 (19) Akif Javed to Milan Rathnayake, no run, c C Karunaratne b Akif Javed, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Milan Rathnayake goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chamika Karunaratne, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Milan Rathnayake.
Eshan Malinga to Ripon Mondol, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ripon Mondol goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ripon Mondol runout (E Malinga / KTH Ratnayake) 5 (4) Eshan Malinga to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, runout (E Malinga / KTH Ratnayake), Run out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Wanuja Sahan hangs in the crease, slams flick shot towards deep fine leg and sets off for a quick double, but it was a suicidal one. Tharindu Ratnayake collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Eshan Malinga takes the bails off, Ripon Mondol was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!