Dhananjaya De Silva produced a brilliant all-round performance (89 & 3/57) as Galle defeated Dambulla convincingly by 76 runs in their SLC Super Provincial Tournament 2019 game in Dambulla on Saturday.
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After being asked to bat first, Galle slammed a mammoth 345 for 8 before bundling out Dambulla for 269.
The Galle openers Sandun Weerakkody and Lahiru Thirimanne got their team off to a stunning start, smashing 65 inside the first powerplay before the former fell after smashing eight fours during his 32-ball 41.
Photos: Dambulla vs Galle | Super Provincial One Day 2019
After Weerakkody’s dismissal, Thirimanne and De Silva added 151 runs for the second wicket to lay a perfect platform for Galle. Right-handed De Silva scored 89 off just 76 balls with 11 fours, while Thirimanne made 82 in 96 deliveries with 6 fours and 1 six.
Despite losing a couple of wickets in the middle overs, Milinda Siriwardena and Minod Bhanuka finished off the Galle innings with a flourish. Siriwardena scored at a rapid rate of 147.72 to accumulate 65 off 44 balls with 7 fours and a six. Bhanuka, the wicket-keeper batsman made 44 in 36 deliveries as Galle reached 345 for 8.
In reply, the Dambulla top order faltered again as national hopefuls, Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka and Oshada Fernando failed to impress as they were restricted to 87 for 4 before the 20-over mark.
Match Replay: Galle vs Dambulla – SLC Super Provincial Tournament 2019
Former Captain, Angelo Mathews, returning from an injury, found some form with a fine 78 off 84 balls with 7 fours and a six. He shared a 104-run stand with Ashan Priyanjan for the fifth wicket. But, the target proved too stiff as Dhananjaya De Silva captured 3 wickets for 57 runs from 9 overs to rattle the middle order of Dambulla.
With this win – their second in as many games, Galle secured their place in the Final, scheduled for the 11th April, with a game to spare.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandun Weerakkody | c Oshada Ferenado b Ishan Jayaratne | 41 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 128.12 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Isuru Udana b Lakshan Sandajan | 82 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 85.42 |
| Dhanajaya de silva | c Niroshan Dickwella b Ishan Jayaratne | 89 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 117.11 |
| Kusal Mendis | run out (Oshada Ferenado) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c Angelo Mathews b Ishan Jayaratne | 65 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 147.73 |
| Shammu Ashan | c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Minod Bhanuka | c Niroshan Dickwella b Isuru Udana | 44 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Danushka Gunathilake b Isuru Udana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Dhammika Prasad | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 15 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 2, w 11, pen 0) |
| Total | 345/8 (50 Overs, RR: 6.9) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 7 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 9.57 | |
| Isuru Udana | 9 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 7.11 | |
| Ishan Jayaratne | 8 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 5.38 | |
| Danushka Gunathilake | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 | |
| Jeevan Mendis | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Lakshan Sandajan | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 7.56 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Lasitha Malinga b Dhammika Prasad | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 76.00 |
| Danushka Gunathilake | b Dushmantha Chameera | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Oshada Ferenado | c Minod Bhanuka b Lasitha Malinga | 20 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Bhanuka Rajapakse | st Minod Bhanuka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Shammu Ashan | 78 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c & b Dhanajaya de silva | 41 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 78.85 |
| Jeevan Mendis | lbw b Dhanajaya de silva | 23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 135.29 |
| Isuru Udana | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Dhammika Prasad | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Ishan Jayaratne | c Kusal Mendis b Dhanajaya de silva | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 236.36 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Lakshan Sandajan | st Minod Bhanuka b Milinda Siriwardana | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 16 (b 4 , lb 2 , nb 4, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 269/10 (46.5 Overs, RR: 5.74) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasitha Malinga | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6.33 | |
| Dhammika Prasad | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3.20 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | |
| Dhanajaya de silva | 9 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 6.33 | |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 4.5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 7.78 | |
| Shammu Ashan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | |
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