Galle wins SLC Super Provincial Championship; Dambulla runners-up

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Kanishka Sanjeewa
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Team Galle led by all-rounder Dasun Shanaka collected 38.03 points in 3 games to win the Championship

Final day of the Super Provincial four day cricket tournament 2018 concluded today with Galle team winning the championship and Dambulla team taking the runners-up title. Kandy team opener Pathum Nissanka’s master class century lit up the final day’s play.  

Kandy vs Galle

The encounter between Galle and Kandy ended in a draw today at the Hambanthota International Cricket Stadium but the crucial first innings points were won by the Galle team. With this first innings victory, the Galle team won the Super Provincial four day championship with an aggregated 38.03 points.  

Read: Upul and Roshen put Galle in command

Galle team declared their second innings today at 306 for 9, adding only 8 runs to their overnight score of 298. Roshen Silva, who remained unbeaten on 88 runs at stumps yesterday, was bowled by right arm seamer Chamika Karunaratne for 89 runs. Karunaratne did well with the ball for Kandy taking 5 scalps for 63 runs.

Chasing a mammoth score of 547 runs to win, Kandy openers Mahela Udawatte and Pathum Nissanka needed to provide a strong start to the innings but they made only a 34-run partnership for the first wicket as the former was caught at mid-wicket by Roshen Silva off the bowling of seamer Nisala Tharaka.

Kandy’s 19-year old opening batsman Pathum Nissanka struck an unbeaten 188 off 226 balls

Then Nissanka was joined by Charith Asalanka at the middle and they built a match saving 148-run partnership for the second wicket. 20-year old left hander Charith Asalanka stroked 62 runs off 143 balls including 8 fours and 1 massive six over long on. 

Skipper Angelo Mathews had a perfect opportunity to gain much needed match practice for the upcoming West Indies series but made only 23 runs off 34 balls as he was trapped in front by tall off spinner Nishan Peiris.

At 231 for 3, Nissanka and wicket keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella joined at the crease and built an unbeaten 132-run partnership for the fourth wicket before umpires called stumps on day four at 5.20pm due to bad light.

19-year old right handed batsman Pathum Nissanka who has represented Sri Lanka U-19s, stroked a magnificent century as he remained unbeaten on 188 runs off 226 balls including 20 fours and 3 sixes. It was a well-paced innings with a wide array of shots and came at an impressive strike rate of 83.10. Niroshan Dickwella supported him well at the other end stroking 56 runs off 66 balls with 4 boundaries.









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Full Scorecard

Team Kandy

185/10 & 363/3

(81 overs)

Result

Team Galle

425/10 & 306/9

(73.5 overs)

Match Draw

Team Kandy’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
P. Nissanka c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Nisala Tharaka 6 11
M Udawatte lbw by Nishan Peiris 27 52
C. Asalanka c Dasun Shanaka b Nishan Peiris 18 33
A Mathews c Roshen Silva b Nishan Peiris 5 27
N. Dickwella c Madawa Warnapura b Chathuranga de Silva 39 42
Priyamal Perera c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Nisala Tharaka 8 7
J. Mendis lbw by Nishan Peiris 5 9
C. Karunaratne lbw by Chathuranga de Silva 20 21
I Udana b Nishan Peiris 35 32
Lahiru Samarakoon not out 11 13
P. Jayasuriya c Oshada Fernando b Nishan Peiris 0 1
Extras
11
Total
185/10 (41.2 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-12, 2-62, 3-63, 4-88, 5-97, 6-114, 7-120, 8-170, 9-185, 10-185
Bowling O M R W E
Dammika Prasad 7 1 25 0 3.57
Nisala Tharaka 8.4 0 47 2 5.60
Nishan Peiris 16.2 2 67 6 4.14
Kasun Madushanka 0.2 0 1 0 5.00
MD Shanaka 2 1 2 0 1.00
PC de Silva 5 0 29 2 5.80
L.Milantha 2 0 10 0 5.00

Team Galle’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
M.Warnapura b Prabath Jayasuriya 66 118
L.Milantha c Anjelo Mathews b Lahiru Samarakoon 9 12
WU Tharanga lbw by Lahiru Samarakoon 2 2
S.Samarawickrama c Niroshan Dickwella b Isuru Udana 40 66
R. Silva c Charith Asalanka b Prabath Jayasuriya 168 295
MD Shanaka c Niroshan Dickwella b Charith Asalanka 90 145
PC de Silva c Lahiru Samarakoon b Charith Asalanka 0 9
Nisala Tharaka b Prabath Jayasuriya 4 13
Dammika Prasad c Anjelo Mathews b Prabath Jayasuriya 3 22
Kasun Madushanka c Niroshan Dickwella b Charith Asalanka 4 26
Nishan Peiris not out 8 18
Extras
31
Total
425/10 (120.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-24, 2-26, 3-129, 4-129, 5-296, 6-298, 7-331, 8-345, 9-369, 10-425
Bowling O M R W E
I Udana 31 6 93 1 3.00
Lahiru Samarakoon 20 2 87 2 4.35
C. Karunaratne 13 2 50 0 3.85
P. Jayasuriya 39.3 7 116 4 2.95
J. Mendis 6 0 23 0 3.83
C. Asalanka 11 2 31 3 2.82

Team Kandy’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
P. Nissanka not out 188 226
M Udawatte c Roshen Silva b Nisala Tharaka 15 20
C. Asalanka c Mohomed Dilshad b Lahiru Milantha 62 143
A Mathews lbw by Nishan Peiris 23 34
N. Dickwella not out 56 66
Extras
19 (b 9, lb 5, nb 3, w 2)
Total
363/3 (81 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-34, 2-182, 3-231
Bowling O M R W E
Nisala Tharaka 11 1 37 1 3.36
Dammika Prasad 6 1 30 0 5.00
Nishan Peiris 29 4 111 1 3.83
PC de Silva 17 1 83 0 4.88
L.Milantha 7 0 37 1 5.29
MD Shanaka 11 0 51 0 4.64

Team Galle’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
L.Milantha b Lahiru Samarakoon 17 46
M.Warnapura lbw by Chamika Karunaratne 8 60
WU Tharanga c Anjelo Mathews b Prabath Jayasuriya 103 111
S.Samarawickrama c Lahiru Kumara b Chamika Karunaratne 17 38
R. Silva b Chamika Karunaratne 89 112
MD Shanaka lbw by 9 15
PC de Silva c Prabath Jayasuriya b Chamika Karunaratne 9 20
Nisala Tharaka b Lahiru Samarakoon 18 32
Dammika Prasad not out 11 15
Nishan Peiris c Pathum Nissanka b Chamika Karunaratne 0 2
Extras
25 (b 12, lb 1, nb 8, w 4)
Total
306/9 (73.5 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-24, 2-64, 3-115, 4-214, 5-233, 6-253, 7- 284, 8-306, 9-306
Bowling O M R W E
P. Jayasuriya 22 4 63 1 2.86
Lahiru Samarakoon 13 2 56 2 4.31
I Udana 8 1 31 0 3.88
C. Asalanka 11 0 67 1 6.09
C. Karunaratne 15.5 0 63 5 4.06
J. Mendis 4 1 13 0 3.25

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Colombo vs Dambulla

Dambulla team comprehensively defeated Colombo team by 5 wickets today at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. With this victory, Dambulla team managed to claim 35.55 points in total and became the runners-up in Super Provincial four day cricket tournament 2018.

Chasing 203 runs to win, Dambulla openers Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne continued where they left off yesterday and built a solid 64-run partnership for the first wicket.

Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was the first wicket to fall on day four as he was caught by Lakshan Sandakan off the bowling of left arm seamer Dilesh Gunaratne for 19 runs. Dashing left hander Kusal Janith could not hang on for long as he was dismissed by right arm seamer Thikshila de Silva for just 3 runs.

In-form batsman Ashan Priyanjan did not bother the scorers as he was also dismissed by Thikshila de Silva for 2 runs. Dambulla team was struggling at 72 for 3 but Kusal Mendis and Sachithra Serasinghe rescued the innings putting on a 84-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

The lads from Dambulla chased down the target in the 45th over with 5 wickets remaining. Opening batsman Kusal Mendis top scored with 62 runs off 115 balls including 7 boundaries and Sachithra Serasinghe made 55 runs off 78 balls with 7 boundaries.   









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Full Scorecard

Team Colombo

210/10 & 351/10

(80.1 overs)

Result

Team Dambulla

359/10 & 205/5

(48 overs)

Dambulla won by 5 wickets

Team Colombo’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
Kaushal Silva c Manoj Sarathchandra b Lahiru Madushanka 7 29
Shehan Jayasuriya lbw by Lahiru Madushanka 23 25
D.De.Silva (runout) Dimuth Karunaratne 14 34
Lahiru Thirimanne c Manoj Sarathchandra b Asitha Fernando 0 9
LD Chandimal lbw by Asitha Fernando 0 4
W. Hasaranga c Manoj Sarathchandra b Lahiru Madushanka 52 72
L. Abeyrathne c Sachithra Senanayake b Lahiru Madushanka 85 107
NLTC Perera c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Madushanka 2 10
T.De.Silva c Sachithra Serasinghe b Sachithra Senanayake 8 37
L. Sandakan c Manoj Sarathchandra b Vimukthi Perera 15 57
Dilesh Gunaratne not out 0 2
Extras
4
Total
210/10 (64.2 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-28, 2-33, 3-38, 4-38, 5-52, 6-127, 7-135, 8-166, 9-210, 10-210
Bowling O M R W E
A.Fernando 14 4 46 2 3.29
Vimukthi Perera 9 3 23 1 2.56
L. Madushanka 13.2 2 43 5 3.26
J.Vandersay 13 1 55 0 4.23
S. Senanayake 11 3 24 1 2.18
Sachithra Serasinghe 4 0 16 0 4.00

Team Dambulla’s 1st Innings

Batting R B
BKG Mendis c Dinesh Chandimal b Dilesh Gunaratne 24 30
D. Karunaratne lbw by Dilesh Gunaratne 19 34
Kusal Janith c Dananjaya De Silva b Lakshan Sandakan 85 91
A. Priyanjan c Lasith Abeyrathne b Thiksila De Silva 5 9
Sachithra Serasinghe c & b Shehan Jayasuriya 3 9
M. Sarathchandra c Lakshan Sandakan b Shehan Jayasuriya 103 181
L. Madushanka c Lasith Abeyrathne b Thiksila De Silva 11 26
S. Senanayake c Wanindu Hasaranga b Lakshan Sandakan 31 48
J.Vandersay c Wanindu Hasaranga b Dilesh Gunaratne 40 66
Vimukthi Perera not out 4 20
A.Fernando c Lasith Abeyrathne b Dilesh Gunaratne 0 2
Extras
34
Total
359/10 (84.1 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-47, 2-50, 3-73, 4-88, 5-179, 6-211, 7-274, 8-346, 9-351, 10-359
Bowling O M R W E
NLTC Perera 13 0 63 0 4.85
Dilesh Gunaratne 16.1 4 69 4 4.29
T.De.Silva 13 2 57 2 4.38
Shehan Jayasuriya 12 2 30 2 2.50
L. Sandakan 16 0 77 2 4.81
W. Hasaranga 14 1 54 0 3.86

Team Colombo’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
Kaushal Silva c Dimuth Karunaratne b Jeffery Vandersay 38 85
Shehan Jayasuriya c Kusal Janith b Jeffery Vandersay 77 76
D.De.Silva c Manoj Sarathchandra b Sachithra Serasinghe 15 30
Lahiru Thirimanne c Ashan Priyanjan b Lahiru Madushanka 52 87
LD Chandimal lbw by Jeffery Vandersay 44 51
W. Hasaranga c Lahiru Madushanka b Asitha Fernando 52 66
NLTC Perera b Sachithra Senanayake 18 11
L. Abeyrathne (runout) Kusal Mendis 18 24
T.De.Silva lbw by Jeffery Vandersay 6 13
L. Sandakan not out 15 32
Dilesh Gunaratne (runout) Vimukthi Perera 1 11
Extras
15 (b 2, lb 5, nb 5, w 3)
Total
351/10 (80.1 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-113, 2-126, 3-143, 4-223, 5-262, 6-299, 7- 315, 8-326, 9-337, 10-351
Bowling O M R W E
A.Fernando 15 2 69 1 4.60
L. Madushanka 16.1 1 75 1 4.66
S. Senanayake 19 3 78 2 4.11
Sachithra Serasinghe 3 0 6 0 2.00
J.Vandersay 24 1 101 4 4.21
Vimukthi Perera 3 0 15 0 5.00

Team Dambulla’s 2nd Innings

Batting R B
BKG Mendis c Wanindu Hasaranga b Thiksila De Silva 62 117
D. Karunaratne c Lakshan Sandakan b Dilesh Gunaratne 19 44
Kusal Janith c Dananjaya De Silva b Thiksila De Silva 3 9
A. Priyanjan c Thisara Perera b Thiksila De Silva 2 8
Sachithra Serasinghe c Lasith Abeyrathne b Thisara Perera 55 78
M. Sarathchandra not out 27 25
S. Senanayake not out 6 13
Extras
31 (b 10, lb 6, nb 6, w 9)
Total
205/5 (48 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-64, 2-68, 3-72, 4-156, 5-185
Bowling O M R W E
T.De.Silva 14 2 53 3 3.79
Dilesh Gunaratne 10 0 48 1 4.80
NLTC Perera 10 0 24 1 2.40
Shehan Jayasuriya 4 0 17 0 4.25
W. Hasaranga 5 0 20 0 4.00
L. Sandakan 5 0 27 0 5.40







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