Angelo Perera hit a swashbuckling 100 not out off 66 balls (11×4, 6×6) to help Wayamba to a convincing five-wicket win over Basnahira in their inter-provincial limited overs cricket tournament match played at SSC ground today.
Twenty-two-year-old NCC batsman Perera added 149 runs in an unbeaten sixth wicket partnership with Kosala Kulasekara (45 runs, 64b, 6×4) after his team had lost five wickets for 108 runs, chasing 266 runs for victory. Captain Jehan Mubarak also made a half-century for Wayamba.
Earlier, left-arm spinner Chathura Randunu captured 4 for 52 to restrict Basnahira after an impsoing opening partnership between TM Sampath (49) and Mahela Udawatte (63) who had added 91 runs in 18.5 overs.
Brief scores:
Basnahira 255 for 8 in 50 overs (TN Sampath 49, M Udawatte 63, R Buddhika 33; I Jayaratne 33n.o; C Randunu 4/52, N Pradeep 2/59)
Wayamba 257 for 5 in 41.5 overs (J Mubarak 51, A Perera 100n.o, K Kulasekara 45n.o; K Alvitigala 2/38)
Pacemen Amil Prasad claimed five for 35 and Dilhara Fernando finished with three for 16 as Kandurata-Uva Combined team trounced Uthura-Neganahira Combined by eight wickets with 198 balls to spare in their Inter-Provincial limited overs cricket tournament match at Moors ground, yesterday.
An impressive bowling effort by Kandurat-Uva Combined team saw Uthura-Neganahira Combined managing a paltry 86 runs in 25.4 overs, with only opener Michael Vandort (30) going past 20 runs.
Kandurata-Uva although lost Dimuth Karunaratne and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in quick succession reached the target comfortably thanks to in-form SSC batsmen Kaushal Silva (40 not out) and Thilina Kandamby (25 not out).
Brief scores:
Uthura-Neganahira Combined 86 in 25.4 overs (M Vandort 30, M Siriwardana 20; A Prasad 5/35, D Fernando 3/16, S Senanayake 2/20)
Kandurata-Uva Combined 88 for 2 in 17 overs (K Silva 40n.o, T Kandamby 25 n.o)
