Wayamba United v Uva Next - Sri Lanka Premier League - 1st Semi Final – Live Score and Update
Uva Next 171/6 (20/20 ov) v Wayamba United 151/8 (20.0/20 ov) - Uva Next won by 20 runs
In the first semi-final of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Premier League, Uva Next beat Wayamba United by 20 runs on Tuesday, August 28, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Uva Next chose to bat first on winning the toss, aiming to post a big total on the board to overpower their opponents in the crucial game.
However, their plans hit rock bottom in the opening over when they lost their first wicket with only five runs on the board.
Opener EMDY Munaweera and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 on a score of 23.
However, the batting side did not lose its focus and took the score to 72, before the skipper became the third wicket of the day, walking off the field after scoring a well tamed innings of 29 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 McDonald (0) and S Prasanna (9) then lost their wickets without putting much of a fight, adding pressure on Uva.
Avoiding a complete meltdown, Chanderpaul and JDP Oram launched a belligerent batting offensive, steering the side to a total of 145 before Oram became the next casualty, losing his wicket on a score of 41.
Meanwhile, Chanderpaul stayed unbeaten on a handsome knock 50 off 41 deliveries, as Uva next managed to amass a decent total of 171 on the board.
With an intimidating total ahead of them, Wayamba United, required a steady start to their run chase, but openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 failed to dent the opponents as they could muster an opening stand of only 14 runs before Chandimal fell victim to SMSM Senanayake on five runs.
Before the batting side could overcome the loss of their first wicket, they received another blow on the demise of skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who was trapped in front of stumps by Oram. The batsman could score only a run before walking back to the pavilion.
Wayamba United’s batting line-up was destroyed by Player of the Match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 who shared two wickets a piece.
From United, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 and I Udana were the highest scoring batsmen with 75 and 42 runs to their names, as their side lost the match by scoring only 151 for the loss of eight wickets.
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