CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): Sri Lankan fast bowler Dasun Shanaka won the match for his team Seattle Orcas by taking 4 wickets in the 4 balls in the final over of a Major League Cricket tournament in the USA.
Dasun Shanaka powered a brilliant 9 run victory for Seattle Orcas against Texas Super Kings by taking 4 wickets in 4 balls in the memorable final over.
Chasing a target of 122 runs, the Texas Super Kings team was at 107 runs for the loss of 5 players in the final over. Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Ranjane appeared well set.
Texas Super Kings required 15 runs to win in the final over.
Sri Lankan bowler
At this moment, Dasun Shanaka came to bowl the over for Seattle Orcas and Ranjane hit Shanaka for a boundary over point on the first ball, after which Texas needed 11 runs off 5 balls.
Then a single run was scored on the next ball, but after that the match took a dramatic turn.
Shanaka clean bowled Ferreira on the third ball of the over. On the very next ball, Calvin Savage gave a catch at long on.
On the hat trick ball, Adam Milne tried to play a big shot but the ball went into the hands of the wicketkeeper.
The match was already decided, but Shanaka performed another miracle on the final ball and completed 4 wickets in 4 balls by getting Amshi de Silva caught out brilliantly by Shimron Hetmyer, giving the team a victory by 9 runs.
This is the first time in the history of the Major League Cricket tournament that a bowler has taken 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls.
