SL vs UAE, T20 World Cup Highlights: Dushmantha Chameera takes 3 wickets as Sri Lanka beat UAE by 79 runs

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• 18 Oct 2022, 04:57 PM

  M Theekshana to Junaid Siddique, out Caught by Nissanka!! 97kph, flat length ball, Junaid Siddique clears his front leg to loft and hits it straight down long-on's throat. Nissanka, the half-centurion, fittingly catches to cap off the proceedings. Sri Lanka win Junaid Siddique c Nissanka b M Theekshana 18(16) [4s-1 6s-1]

  UAE - 73 All out

  Sri Lanka wins by 79 runs

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 04:42 PM

  Chameera to Junaid Siddique, SIX, wow! That's a monstrous strike. Full delivery on the stumps, Junaid Siddique clears his front leg and swings it high and over deep mid-wicket for a 109m six! Siddique flexes his muscles. He certainly enjoyed it. The ball landed on the roof!

  Overs 16.2  Runs - 79/9

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 04:13 PM

  M Theekshana to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, full on off and middle, Junaid Siddique decides to loft it downtown. More height than distance and it's fallen short of the forward-running long-on fielder

  Overs - 14  Runs - 53/8

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 04:03 PM

  Shanaka to Basil Hameed, out Caught by Dhananjaya!! Oh Hameed has lobbed this to midwicket. It's full on the pads, and it seems to have held up on him as he closes the face early. Basil Hameed c Dhananjaya b Shanaka 2(6)

  Overs 8.2  Runs 30/5

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:58 PM

  Pramod Madushan to Chirag Suri, out Bowled!! Now it's Madushan who strikes and stumps are rattled once more. Full delivery around leg, Suri backs away looking to go over extra cover and he nicks it onto the stumps which are in a mess. As are the UAE. Chirag Suri b Pramod Madushan 14(19) [4s-3]

  Overs 5.3  Runs 21/4

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:47 PM

  Chameera to CP Rizwan, out Caught by Rajapaksa!! Third wicket down and all three have gone to Chameera! UAE aren't having fun against his pace. It's 140kph, pitched up around off, and Rizwan's feet go nowhere as he drives uppishly to mid-off. CP Rizwan c Rajapaksa b Chameera 1(3)

  Overs 4.2  Runs 19/3

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:44 PM

  Chameera to Aryan Lakra, out Bowled!! The leg stump goes for a walk! A good length delivery from over the wicket, Chameera keeps it nice and straight, and he has burst right through the gate as Aryan looks to drive down the ground without moving his feet. Aryan Lakra b Chameera 1(3)

  Overs -  RUns - 15/2

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:39 PM

  Chameera to Muhammad Waseem, out Bowled!! That's a loose drive away from the body and he has dragged it onto the stumps! The length isn't there for Waseem. He throws his hands at it, only manages a thick inside edge and the off and middle stumps are taken out. Muhammad Waseem b Chameera 2(4)

  Overs 2.2  Runs - 15/1

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:36 PM

  M Theekshana to Chirag Suri, no run, 96kph, full delivery outside off, Suri backs away looking to drive through cover but is beaten on the outside edge. Did he lift his back foot after getting beaten? A stumping appeal has been referred to the third umpire who finds that Suri was able to ground his back foot inside the crease well in time

  Overs 1.2 Runs 11

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:32 PM

  Pramod Madushan to Chirag Suri, FOUR, crunched through backward point! This is right off the middle from Suri who stays in the crease to a length ball outside off and punches it beautifully to the boundary

  Overs 1  Runs 10

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:29 PM

  Muhammad Waseem and Chirag Suri are at the crease. Muhammad Waseem is on strike. Pramod Madushan will open the attack
  Welcome back. UAE's batting has been their weaker suit and a target of 153 on this pitch will be a big challenge despite pulling things back so well with the ball. 

  Their opening pair, which took a lot of time to get going in the previous match, needs to get on with it here in the powerplay.

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:10 PM

  Top-class final over from Zahoor Khan - just three runs and 2 wickets. Mind you, UAE had conceded 26 runs in the two overs prior to that, they've done well to restrict Sri Lanka to a score under 160. Losing their opening game and inserted to bat, SL looked like they had learnt from their previous match. They played sensibly and looked to hit through the gap instead of power-hitting. The scoring rate was in the vicinity of 8 RPO and Sri Lanka were 92/1 at the end of the 11th over with two set batters at the crease. A mix-up led to DDS's downfall and the Islanders lost their ploy post that. Karthik Meiyappan picked up a hat-trick

  
  Score 152/8    Overs 20

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:09 PM

  Junaid Siddique to Nissanka, 1 run, 119kph, slow and short, Nissanka throws the kitchen sink and cuts over cover. The man in the deep takes it on the bounce

  
  Score 149/6    Overs 19

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:08 PM

  Meiyappan to Shanaka, out Bowled!! Hat-trick for Meiyappan! Wow. An absolute beauty, 78kph, it's another wrong 'un from Meiyappan and Shanaka presses forward to block. He probably played for the leggie and hence there was a gap between bat and pad. The ball spins in to go through the gate. Timber! Meiyappan is ecstatic. What a moment for the 22-year-old! Shanaka b Meiyappan 0(1)

  Score 117/5    Overs 14.6

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 03:08 PM

  Meiyappan to Asalanka, out Caught by Aravind!! Two in two for Meiyappan! Meiyappan is on a celebratory run and so is the keeper. Tossed up ball, it's a scrambled seam googly and the batsman doesn't pick it. Asalanka is forward to push and gets a thin outside edge that's been gobbled up by the keeper. Asalanka c Aravind b Meiyappan 0(1)

  
  Score 117/4    Overs 14.5

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 02:42 PM

  Meiyappan to Rajapaksa, out Caught by Basil Hameed!! Holes out! Rajapaksa takes the aerial route and perishes. 74kph, tossed up ball, full and outside off, Rajapaksa opens his bat-face as he tries to go over the covers. Picks out the man in the deep. Basil moves to his left from deep cover to take a safe catch. Rajapaksa c Basil Hameed b Meiyappan 5(8)

  
  Score 117/3    Overs 14.4

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 02:40 PM

  Junaid Siddique to Nissanka, leg byes, FOUR, banged in short and Nissanka is late on the pull shot. The ball flies over the swinging blade and flies over the keeper's head off the batsman's helmet. Runs away to fine leg fence

  Score 114/2    Overs 14

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 02:39 PM

  Afzal Khan to Nissanka, out Dhananjaya Run Out!! Big mix-up and the partnership has been broken. Nissanka skips down the pitch and drives to the left of short cover. Dhananjaya keeps runnning while Nissanka stays back in his crease watching the ball. Dhananjaya spots it too late and tries to make his ground. The throw is slightly wide, but the bowler has ample time to collect it, break the sticks and catch DDS short of his ground. Dhananjaya run out (CP Rizwan/Afzal Khan) 33(21) [4s-3 6s-1]

  Score 99/2    Overs 13

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 02:15 PM

  Overs 6-10:
  - A quiet over from Junaid Siddique
  - Another good over for UAE (6 runs)
  - Nissanka breaks the shackles with a six
  - Zahoor Khan bowls a tight over
  - Basil leaks 13 runs

  Score 84/1    Overs 10

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 01:54 PM

  Meiyappan to Nissanka, SIX, Nissanka nails this slog-sweep over midwicket! It's tossed up again, lands right in the slot around off and Nissanka absolutely smokes it to clear the long boundary

  Score 68/1    Overs 8

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 01:46 PM

  Afzal Khan to Nissanka, FOUR, oh he drops it short first ball. Nissanka rocks back and slaps it away through the covers

  
  Score 37/0    Overs 4

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 01:45 PM

  Kashif Daud to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, now this is deliberately hit in the air as Mendis blasts it away through the covers. Full outside off, gentle outswinger and Mendis holds nothing back on the drive

  
  Score 19/0    Overs 2

  
• 18 Oct 2022, 01:44 PM

  UAE have won the toss and opted to bowl against Sri Lanka.
  
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