Day 2 of the National Super League 2023 saw Galle and Dambulla take the upper hand in their respective fixtures against Kandy and Jaffna.
Kandy vs Galle
Galle dominated day 1 thanks to a ton from Sohan de Livera, going to stumps on day on 356/3. They continued their good work on the 2nd day, thanks to a magnificent double century by 23-year-old Pasindu Sooriyabandara. The right-hander, who came in on an overnight score of 97 and carried his bat through to the declaration, finishing on 214*. He received able support from the lower order, with Suminda Lakshan (74) and Kavishka Anjula (59) chipping in with half centuries.
Galle declared on 656/9 and soon had the Kandy batters in trouble as Anjula picked up the wicket of Kasun Vidura in the 3rd over of Kandy’s response. Experienced batters Sandun Weerakkody, Lahiru Udara and skipper Sahan Arachchige followed in quick succession as Kandy were reduced to 62/4 – Anjula picked up 2/13.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohan de Livera | c Lahiru Udara b Sachithra Perera | 133 | 203 | 12 | 0 | 65.52 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Sandun Weerakkody b Lasith Embuldeniya | 27 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 65.85 |
| Lakshan Edirisinghe | c Lahiru Udara b Amshi De Silva | 49 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 55.06 |
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara | not out | 214 | 341 | 18 | 0 | 62.76 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Raveen Yasas b Lasith Embuldeniya | 33 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 55.00 |
| Pathum Kumara | c Sandun Weerakkody b Lasith Embuldeniya | 24 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Suminda Lakshan | c & b Lasith Croospulle | 74 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 76.29 |
| Kavishka Anjula | lbw b Sandun Weerakkody | 59 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 89.39 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | c Lasith Croospulle b Sachithra Perera | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Shiraz | lbw b Lasith Croospulle | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | 34 (b 2 , lb 5 , nb 17, w 10, pen 0) |
| Total | 658/9 (160 Overs, RR: 4.11) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amshi De Silva | 18 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 4.28 | |
| Nimsara Atharagalla | 15 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 4.93 | |
| Sahan Arachchige | 24 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 3.96 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 59 | 2 | 231 | 4 | 3.92 | |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 32 | 4 | 123 | 2 | 3.84 | |
| Sandun Weerakkody | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4.67 | |
| Lasith Croospulle | 6 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3.83 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Croospulle | c Praveen Jayawickrama b Kavishka Anjula | 48 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 72.73 |
| Kasun Vidura Adikari | c Praveen Jayawickrama b Kavishka Anjula | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Mohammad Shiraz | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Sohan de Livera b Kavishka Anjula | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Sahan Arachchige | b Sangeeth Cooray | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Pathum Kumara b Dunith Wellalage | 84 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 68.29 |
| Raveen Yasas | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Dunith Wellalage | 36 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 40.45 |
| Amshi De Silva | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Mohammad Shiraz | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Mohammad Shiraz b Kavishka Anjula | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Sachithra Perera | b Dunith Wellalage | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nimsara Atharagalla | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 25 (b 14 , lb 4 , nb 6, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 227/10 (59.4 Overs, RR: 3.8) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavishka Anjula | 15 | 7 | 40 | 4 | 2.67 | |
| Mohammad Shiraz | 13 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3.38 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | |
| Sangeeth Cooray | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.67 | |
| Suminda Lakshan | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.50 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 11.4 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 4.56 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohan de Livera | lbw b Lasith Embuldeniya | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Ahan Wickramasinghe b Amshi De Silva | 58 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 56.31 |
| Lakshan Edirisinghe | c Sachithra Perera b Amshi De Silva | 77 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 65.25 |
| Pathum Kumara | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Suminda Lakshan | lbw b Sachithra Perera | 26 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 50.98 |
| Kavishka Anjula | c Ahan Wickramasinghe b Sahan Arachchige | 20 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Dunith Wellalage | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 7, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 212/6 (53.3 Overs, RR: 3.96) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahan Arachchige | 11 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3.91 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 19 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 3.53 | |
| Lasith Croospulle | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Amshi De Silva | 11 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 4.82 | |
| Sachithra Perera | 4.3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3.95 | |
| Nimsara Atharagalla | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Sandun Weerakkody | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Croospulle | c Sohan de Livera b Dunith Wellalage | 101 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 99.02 |
| Kasun Vidura Adikari | c Sohan de Livera b Mohammad Shiraz | 33 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | st Sohan de Livera b Praveen Jayawickrama | 73 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 87.95 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Pathum Kumara b Praveen Jayawickrama | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Sahan Arachchige | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Praveen Jayawickrama | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Raveen Yasas | not out | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 54.05 |
| Lahiru Udara | not out | 31 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 134.78 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 5, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 299/5 (55.1 Overs, RR: 5.42) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavishka Anjula | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 17 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 5.76 | |
| Sangeeth Cooray | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | |
| Suminda Lakshan | 14.1 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 4.75 | |
| Mohammad Shiraz | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 5.70 | |
Dambulla vs Jaffna
Dambulla too came into day 2 with a healthy total on Day 1, adding a further 137 to their overnight score before being bowled out for 426. Ashan Priyanjan missed out on a half century, but the Dambulla tail wagged, with Chamindu Weerasinghe, Dushan Hemantha and Lahiru Samarakoon all putting in some valuable cameos.
Left-arm orthodox bowler Shashika Dulshan was the pick of the Jaffna attack, claiming 6 wickets for 131.
Jaffna put together a good response, posting 220/7 in just 50 overs before stumps were called. Ron Chandragupta was unlucky to miss out on a century, falling 3 short but nobody else could cross the 30s leaving Jaffna a deficit of 206 at the end of day 2.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayan Maneeshan | c Avishka Tharindu b Eshan Malinga | 51 | 93 | 2 | 3 | 54.84 |
| Abishek Liyanarachchi | c Ravindu Fernando b Shashika Dulshan | 37 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 69.81 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Navod Paranavithana b Eshan Malinga | 117 | 148 | 12 | 3 | 79.05 |
| Sanoj Darshika | c Janith Liyanage b Shashika Dulshan | 47 | 128 | 6 | 0 | 36.72 |
| Minod Bhanuka | c Lahiru Madushanka b Shashika Dulshan | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | run out (Lahiru Madushanka) | 49 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 41.88 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | st b Shashika Dulshan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | c Ravindu Fernando b Eshan Malinga | 28 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 63.64 |
| Dushan Hemantha | c Lahiru Madushanka b Shashika Dulshan | 37 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | c Ron Chandraguptha b Shashika Dulshan | 43 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 86.00 |
| Chalana de Silva | not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 2, w 4, pen 0) |
| Total | 426/10 (122.4 Overs, RR: 3.47) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 10.2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2.25 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 24 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 2.71 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 19.4 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 2.68 | |
| Shashika Dulshan | 28.4 | 3 | 131 | 6 | 4.61 | |
| Janith Liyanage | 15 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3.27 | |
| Ravindu Fernando | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.60 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | c Ashan Priyanjan b Lahiru Samarakoon | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Ron Chandraguptha | c Minod Bhanuka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 97 | 135 | 11 | 0 | 71.85 |
| Avishka Tharindu | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 22 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 48.89 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Pavan Rathnayake b Dushan Hemantha | 34 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 73.91 |
| Janith Liyanage | c Minod Bhanuka b Dushan Hemantha | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 109.52 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | b Chalana de Silva | 34 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 89.47 |
| Shashika Dulshan | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravindu Fernando | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 13 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 34.21 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Binura Fernando | st Minod Bhanuka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eshan Malinga | not out | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 7 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 2, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 236/10 (58.4 Overs, RR: 4.02) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashan Priyanjan | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.56 | |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 11 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4.18 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 19.4 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 2.37 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | |
| Chalana de Silva | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6.17 | |
| Dushan Hemantha | 10 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 5.10 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayan Maneeshan | not out | 18 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Abishek Liyanarachchi | b Binura Fernando | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Janith Liyanage | 47 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 70.15 |
| Sanoj Darshika | c Avishka Tharindu b Ravindu Fernando | 29 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 37.66 |
| Minod Bhanuka | b Jeffrey Vandersay | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Navod Paranavithana b Jeffrey Vandersay | 31 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 35.23 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Ron Chandraguptha b Shashika Dulshan | 95 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 143.94 |
| Dushan Hemantha | not out | 21 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 39.62 |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | lbw b Binura Fernando | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | st Sadeera Samarawickrama b Shashika Dulshan | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Chalana de Silva | c Lahiru Madushanka b Shashika Dulshan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | 14 (b 6 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 274/9 (74.4 Overs, RR: 3.67) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 11 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2.27 | |
| Shashika Dulshan | 22.4 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 3.44 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 9 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 18 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 3.78 | |
| Janith Liyanage | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | |
| Ravindu Fernando | 9 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2.78 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | run out (Wanindu Hasaranga) | 51 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 102.00 |
| Ron Chandraguptha | c Abishek Liyanarachchi b Chalana de Silva | 47 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 70.15 |
| Avishka Tharindu | lbw b Ashan Priyanjan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b Ashan Priyanjan | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Janith Liyanage | lbw b Chalana de Silva | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ravindu Fernando | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 131 | 112 | 11 | 7 | 116.96 |
| Shashika Dulshan | c Chamindu Wijesinghe b Chalana de Silva | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 36.67 |
| Binura Fernando | c Wanindu Hasaranga b Chamindu Wijesinghe | 32 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 100.00 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | not out | 35 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 47.95 |
| Eshan Malinga | b Ashan Priyanjan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 1 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 331/10 (67.1 Overs, RR: 4.93) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashan Priyanjan | 14.1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 4.33 | |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | |
| Pawan Rathnayake | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4.38 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 12 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | |
| Chalana de Silva | 16 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 5.38 | |
| Dushan Hemantha | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6.10 | |
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 | |
