Dhananjaya Lakshan’s terrific knock for Galle headlines day two of the four-day encounter between Dambulla and Galle of the National Super League 4-day tournament played today (11th March) at Dambulla.
Dambulla vs Galle
After being 332/5 at stumps on day one, Dambulla finished their first inning on a strong note posting a mammoth score of 418.
Captain’s knock from Kamindu Mendis in drawn game
The skipper Minod Bhanuka top-scored for Dambulla aggregating 163 runs off 213 balls with 18 fours. The spinners Chanaka Ruwansiri (4/62) and Akila Dananjaya (3/98) shone with the ball sharing 7 wickets between them.
In reply, Galle also showed a dominant batting display as they ended the second day’s play at 225/2. The seaming all-rounder Dhananjaya Lakshan top-scored with an unbeaten 93 runs off 150 balls with 11 fours while Hashan Dumindu remained unbeaten at the middle with him after scoring 59 runs off 154 balls with 5 fours.
Brief Scores
Dambulla – 418 (116.1) M Bhanuka 163, N Gunasinghe 103, L Samarakoon 37*, C Ruwansiri 4/62, A Dananjaya 3/98
Galle – 225/2 (63) D Lakshan 93*, H Dumindu 59*, P Waduge 34, S Cooray 32
Stumps – Day 2
Nipun, Ashen, Lahiru & Lakshitha star in Colombo’s innings win
Kandy vs Galle
After being stuck at 28/4, Colombo managed to rescue the innings to some extent adding 190 runs for the remaining 6 wickets as they made 218 runs in 73.5 overs.
The seaming all-rounder Lahiru Madushanka top-scored with unbeaten 80 runs off 139 balls with 3 fours and a six. Lakshitha Manasinghe supported him well at the other end chipping in with 53 runs off 85 balls with 7 fours.
The speedster Asitha Fernando and off-spinner Ashian Daniel picked up 3 wickets each for Kandy.
Kandy began their second innings 23 runs ahead and posted 94/3 at the end of the second day’s play. The skipper Kamindu Mendis remained unbeaten at the crease scoring 48 runs off 74 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. The off-spinner Manasinghe dismissed all three wickets fell in Kandy’s innings.
Brief Scores
Kandy – 241 (71) O Fernando 105, K Vidura 43, P Jayasuriya 3/47, L Manasinghe 3/59, K Rajitha 2/43, N Tharaka 2/61 & 94/3 (28) K Mendis 48*, L Manasinghe 3/40
Colombo – 218 (73.5) L Madushanka 80*, L Manasinghe 53, A Fernando 3/38, A Daniel 3/51
Stumps – Day 2
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