Team Galle and Team Dambulla have advanced to the final of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023.
Galle vs Kandy
The first semi-final between Team Galle and Team Kandy ended in a draw today at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. However, Team Galle who claimed first innings points managed to qualify for the final of the tournament.
Team Galle declared their second innings at 212/6 in the morning session on day four, setting a massive target of 644 for Team Kandy. Lakshan Edirisinghe was Galle’s top scorer in the 2nd innings where he stroked 77 runs off 118 balls with 10 fours.
The seamer Amshi de Silva and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya snared 2 wickets each for Team Kandy.
In the pursuit of 644 runs to win, Team Kandy got off to an excellent start thanks to their opening pair Lasith Croospulle and Kasun Vidura as they stitched together a 112-run stand for the first wicket.
Kandy No. 3 batter Sandun Weerakkody carried the baton, sharing another valuable 69-run partnership for the 2nd wicket with Croospulle. Team Galle fought back creating some panic in Kandy’s batting order as they managed to dismiss 4 quick wickets for 74 runs.
However, Team Kandy managed to post a respectable total of 299/5 as the match ended in a draw. Croospulle top scored with an aggressive century while Weerakkody contributed with valuable 73 runs for Team Kandy.
Result
Match drawn
Team Galle
658/9 (160) & 212/6 (53.3)
Team Kandy
227/10 (59.4) & 299/5 (55.1)
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
Team Dambulla registered a 132-run win over Team Jaffna in the second semi-final worked off today at P. Sara Oval International Cricket Stadium.
Having declared their second innings at 274/9 in the morning session on day four, Team Dambulla set a mammoth target of 465 for Team Jaffna. Wanindu Hasaranga’s entertaining knock of 95 runs off 66 balls with 7 fours and 6 sixes was the highlight of Team Dambulla’s 2nd essay with the bat.
The left-arm spinner Shashika Dulshan who impressed with the ball in the 1st innings taking a 6-fer picked up 3 more wickets taking his match tally to 9 wickets for 208 runs.
Team Jaffna got off to a solid start in the run-chase as their opening pair Navod Paranavithana and Ron Chandraguptha put on a 76-run stand for the first wicket. However, after the fall of the opening wicket, Team Jaffna faced a major batting collapse losing 7 wickets for just 95 runs being restricted to 171/7.
Jaffna No. 7 batter Ravindu Fernando fought alone scoring a brisk century, but it wasn’t enough for his side as Dambulla clinched a convincing win at the end. The spinners Chalana de Silva and Ashan Priyanjan impressed with the ball for the victorious Team Dambulla taking 3 wickets each.
