Pretorius to Kusal Perera, no run, appeal for LBW but Pretorius himself gestures it might be swinging down leg.
0.4
Pretorius to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run, square of the wicket
0.3
Pretorius to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, in the air and wide of cover. Swinging away outside off and Hendricks drives this on the rise, does not keep it down and is lucky that the ball evaded the cover fielder
0.2
Pretorius to Reeza Hendricks, no run, back of a length close to off, Hendricks knocks it down the pitch
0.1
Pretorius to Reeza Hendricks, no run, 119.2ks fullish delivery around off, Hendricks defends to cover
Reeza Hendricks and Kusal Perera are at the crease. Reeza Hendricks is on strike. Pretorius will open the attack
Pitch Report: I wish I can help out the bowlers. We saw over 450 runs scored and it is the same pitch. It is going to be good for batting. There are not many footmarks in the business area. We are in for another run-fest. The par score is 210-220," reckons Farveez Maharoof.
Teams:
Galle Marvels (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w/c), Alex Hales, Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Sahan Arachchige, Dwaine Pretorius, Isuru Udana, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Maheesh Theekshana, Zahoor Khan
Mohammad Nabi: We will try to put a big total on the board. Everyone wants to chase and we would have done the same if we had won the toss. We have planned well and now it is up to the players to go out and execute. We have one change.
Galle Marvels have won the toss and have opted to field
Niroshan Dickwella: We will bowl first. It is a belter and we saw a high scoring game in the afternoon, the pitch won't change much. We are playing to our strengths and not worrying about the opposition. Same team.
Galle Marvels have won the toss and have opted to field
18:45 Local Time, 13:15 GMT: What a game we witnessed! Over 450 runs scored and Kandy Falcons coming out victorious chasing 225. Hopefully this encounter between Dambulla Sixers and Galle Marvels also provides such entertainment. The Sixers have had a tough start to the season, losing their first three games, but registered their first win in the previous fixture and would like to build on that. The Marvels, on the other hand, have won three out of their four games and sit on top of the points table. Their objective would be to keep the form going and consolidate their position on the table. Let's see which team comes out on top. Toss and team news coming up.. Stay tuned
Squads:
Galle Marvels Squad: Niroshan Dickwella(w/c), Alex Hales, Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Sahan Arachchige, Dwaine Pretorius, Isuru Udana, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Maheesh Theekshana, Zahoor Khan, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Mohamed Shiraz, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Malsha Tharupathi, Yuri Koththigoda, Lasith Croospulle, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sean Williams