After a baffling start, Jaffna managed to show some stability in their tournament opener against Dambulla, while Galle stood comfortable against Kandy in the other clash of the week.
After being bamboozled by the intimidating pacers of Dambulla – Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando – Team Jaffna have final crept back into their first game of the tournament. They shot out cheaply for 62 runs in the first innings, but managed to restrict Dambulla to a decent total of 213 runs.
Coming out in their second innings, the Jaffna openers gave them a decent start by putting up a 115-run stand for the first wicket. Seasoned campaigner Ron Chandraguptha scored 67 runs to top the batting card so far in the innings, while his opening partner, the young and exuberant Navod Paranavithana, shone with 67 runs.
At the close of play, Jaffna had just gotten into lead, having gotten 57 runs ahead of Dambulla as the scoreboard read 208 runs with 6 wickets intact.
Only Asitha of the speeding Fernandos managed to pick up a wicket in the second innings so far, while Ashan Priyanjan and Duvindu Tillakaratne both picked up a wicket apiece.
In the Kandy-Galle encounter, Galle, who comes in with a win already under their belt, stand comfortably in front as Kandy dig into their second essay with still 54 runs behind.
After posting a competitive 290 runs on the board for the first innings and picking up the first wicket of Galle in the very first over, Kandy would have thought they were well ahead in this game. However, Sangeeth Cooray and the heaps of experience he brings into the game, stood to prove otherwise. Cooray scored a brilliant century, boosting their team yet again to the steering seat of the match.
The left-hander struck an elegant 132 runs with 12 captivating hits for four and 2 handsome sixes.
He was well-supported by Lakshan Edirisinghe, who scored a valuable 70, while wicketkeeper batter Vishad Randika aided with 53 runs. Pioneer Angelo Mathews also chipped in with 44 runs. Galle ended their first innings with a steady 365 runs, putting them in a controlling position in this game.
The up-and-coming seamer Nipun Ranshika was the star with the ball for Kandy as the right-arm quick bagged 3 scalps for 85 runs. He is a bowler with menacing pace and skill.
New kid on the block Wanuja Sahan also impressed with 3 wickets to his merits, including the big fish – Angelo Mathews.
Scorecards
Galle vs Kandy
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udayawansha Parakrama | c Ramesh Mendis b Asanka Manoj | 49 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 60.49 |
| Kasun Vidura Adikari | c Vishad Randika b Asanka Manoj | 16 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | c & b Ramesh Mendis | 76 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 92.68 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Angelo Mathews b Praveen Jayawickrama | 62 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 103.33 |
| Raveen Yasas | c Mohammad Shiraz b Asanka Manoj | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Movin Subasingha | c Vishad Randika b Kavishka Anjula | 30 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 73.17 |
| Pulina Tharanga | run out (Sangeeth Cooray) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Wanuja Sahan | c Vishad Randika b Kavishka Anjula | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 48.00 |
| Ashian Daniel | not out | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Lasanda Rukmal | b Asanka Manoj | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Nipun Ransika | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras | 12 (b 1 , lb 5 , nb 6, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 290/10 (65.5 Overs, RR: 4.41) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavishka Anjula | 14 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 4.00 | |
| Mohammad Shiraz | 11 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 5.36 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 12 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2.58 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 11.5 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 5.48 | |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 14 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashan Dumindu | c Sandun Weerakkody b Nipun Ransika | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Ahan Wickramasinghe b Sandun Weerakkody | 132 | 207 | 12 | 2 | 63.77 |
| Lakshan Edirisinghe | st Udayawansha Parakrama b Movin Subasingha | 70 | 91 | 8 | 2 | 76.92 |
| Angelo Mathews | c & b Wanuja Sahan | 44 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 45.36 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c Raveen Yasas b Ashian Daniel | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Vishad Randika | c Udayawansha Parakrama b Lasanda Rukmal | 53 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 77.94 |
| Ramesh Mendis | lbw b Nipun Ransika | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Kavishka Anjula | b Nipun Ransika | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | c Sandun Weerakkody b Wanuja Sahan | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Mohammad Shiraz | not out | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Asanka Manoj | b Wanuja Sahan | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Extras | 15 (b 1 , lb 8 , nb 6, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 365/10 (93.5 Overs, RR: 3.89) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipun Ransika | 15 | 1 | 85 | 3 | 5.67 | |
| Lasanda Rukmal | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | |
| Wanuja Sahan | 28.5 | 4 | 105 | 3 | 3.68 | |
| Ashian Daniel | 25 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 3.32 | |
| Movin Subasingha | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.67 | |
| Pulina Tharanga | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Sandun Weerakkody | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udayawansha Parakrama | c Hashan Dumindu b Praveen Jayawickrama | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Kasun Vidura Adikari | b Ramesh Mendis | 28 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | run out (Vishad Randika) | 71 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 50.35 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | lbw b Kavishka Anjula | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Raveen Yasas | c Kavishka Anjula b Asanka Manoj | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 22.50 |
| Movin Subasingha | b Praveen Jayawickrama | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 103.85 |
| Pulina Tharanga | c Hashan Dumindu b Praveen Jayawickrama | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Wanuja Sahan | c Kavishka Anjula b Mohammad Shiraz | 33 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ashian Daniel | lbw b Mohammad Shiraz | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 21.21 |
| Nipun Ransika | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lasanda Rukmal | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Mohammad Shiraz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 14 (b 9 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 198/10 (66.4 Overs, RR: 2.97) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavishka Anjula | 9 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3.11 | |
| Mohammad Shiraz | 9.4 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2.77 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 24 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 2.17 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 11 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1.82 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.27 | |
| Sangeeth Cooray | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashan Dumindu | not out | 54 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 78.26 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | not out | 75 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 104.17 |
| Extras | 0 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 129/0 (23.3 Overs, RR: 5.49) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipun Ransika | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | |
| Ashian Daniel | 6.3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Wanuja Sahan | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Pulina Tharanga | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Sandun Weerakkody | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | |
| Movin Subasingha | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | |
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Jaffna vs Dambulla
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | lbw b Vishwa Fernando | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Ron Chandraguptha | c Sanoj Darshika b Asitha Fernando | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Kasun Abeyratne | lbw b Vishwa Fernando | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sukitha Manoj | b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Madawa Warnapura | c Minod Bhanuka b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | c Minod Bhanuka b Vishwa Fernando | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Dilum Sudeera | b Vishwa Fernando | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Ravindu Fernando | b Duvindu Tillakaratne | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 72.22 |
| Yasiru Rodrigo | c Ashan Priyanjan (l b Vishwa Fernando | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Nipun Malinga | c Sanoj Darshika b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eshan Malinga | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 4 (b 1 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 62/10 (26.5 Overs, RR: 2.31) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 9.5 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2.53 | |
| Vishwa Fernando | 10 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1.40 | |
| Ranitha Liyanarachchi | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Duvindu Tillakaratne | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimesh Gunasinghe | c Sukitha Manoj b Nipun Malinga | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 34.48 |
| Leo Fransisco | c Sukitha Manoj b Yasiru Rodrigo | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Dilan Jayalath | lbw b Yasiru Rodrigo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ashan Priyanjan (l | c Sukitha Manoj b Yasiru Rodrigo | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Minod Bhanuka | lbw b Eshan Malinga | 67 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 64.42 |
| Sanoj Darshika | c Madawa Warnapura b Lahiru Madushanka | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Ranitha Liyanarachchi | c Ravindu Fernando b Dilum Sudeera | 51 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 69.86 |
| Lakshan Sandajan | c Kasun Abeyratne b Nipun Malinga | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Duvindu Tillakaratne | c Lahiru Madushanka b Eshan Malinga | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 25 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 73.53 |
| Asitha Fernando | st Kasun Abeyratne b Dilum Sudeera | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Extras | 16 (b 3 , lb 1 , nb 6, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 213/10 (53.5 Overs, RR: 3.96) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipun Malinga | 12 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 3.25 | |
| Yasiru Rodrigo | 11 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 4.73 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4.12 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 11 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.55 | |
| Ravindu Fernando | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | |
| Dilum Sudeera | 6.5 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navod Paranavithana | lbw b Ashan Priyanjan (l | 64 | 105 | 8 | 0 | 60.95 |
| Ron Chandraguptha | c Minod Bhanuka b Asitha Fernando | 67 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 88.16 |
| Kasun Abeyratne | run out (Ranitha Liyanarachchi) | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Sukitha Manoj | c Anuk Fernando b Duvindu Tillakaratne | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 27.27 |
| Madawa Warnapura | c Dilan Jayalath b Ashan Priyanjan (l | 46 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 35.94 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 18 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 36.73 |
| Ravindu Fernando | c Vishwa Fernando b Duvindu Tillakaratne | 64 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 67.37 |
| Nipun Malinga | c Dilan Jayalath b Duvindu Tillakaratne | 38 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 135.71 |
| Dilum Sudeera | not out | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16.22 |
| Yasiru Rodrigo | c Minod Bhanuka b Asitha Fernando | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Eshan Malinga | c Minod Bhanuka b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 18 (b 12 , lb 3 , nb 2, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 349/10 (98.5 Overs, RR: 3.53) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 20.5 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 3.07 | |
| Vishwa Fernando | 19 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan (l | 20 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 3.80 | |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | |
| Duvindu Tillakaratne | 24 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Ranitha Liyanarachchi | 8 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Sanoj Darshika | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimesh Gunasinghe | run out (Kasun Abeyratne) | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Leo Fransisco | lbw b Ravindu Fernando | 15 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Dilan Jayalath | c Nipun Malinga b Dilum Sudeera | 34 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 52.31 |
| Sanoj Darshika | not out | 60 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 53.57 |
| Minod Bhanuka | c Yasiru Rodrigo b Ravindu Fernando | 55 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 90.16 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | b Dilum Sudeera | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Ranitha Liyanarachchi | not out | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Extras | 7 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 204/5 (56.1 Overs, RR: 3.63) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipun Malinga | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | |
| Yasiru Rodrigo | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | |
| Ravindu Fernando | 16.1 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 4.53 | |
| Dilum Sudeera | 17 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 3.29 | |
| Madawa Warnapura | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Eshan Malinga | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 | |
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