In the first week of the National Super League four-day cricket tournament, which is being held for the second time, the Kandy and Galle teams managed to record an innings victory yesterday (21st) with one more day left.
In the match held on the Colombo S.S. C., the Kandy team recorded a huge victory over the Colombo team by innings and 279 runs, while Colombo R. In the match held at the Premadasa Stadium, the Galle team managed to record innings and 70 runs victory against the Dambulla team.
Colombo Vs Kandy
The Kandy team, which started the third day with 554 runs for 7 wickets, took steps to suspend the innings with the dismissal of Ahan Wickramasinghe. Before that, Ahan was able to record the second century in his first-class career. Ahan, who had scored 99 points the previous day, lost to 107 points today. Haye hit 3 sixes and 14 fours for that inning which cost only 95 balls.
In bowling, the quiet stars of the Colombo team took 5 wickets for 112 runs. The Colombo team, which started the battle to escape defeat by innings from 351 runs behind, managed to collect only 74 runs in the second innings. Lasith Amudeniya, who stood out there, took 5 wickets again, taking 10 wickets for 86 runs in the whole match.
Colombo first innings: 214 runs in 64.5 overs – (Prabhath Jayasuriya 51, Nisala Taraka 38, Roshen Silva 21, Nipun Dhananjaya 16, Avishka Fernando 10, Manoj Sarathchandra 10, Lakshita Manasinghe 14, Isitha Wijesundara 14, Lasith Amudeniya 60/5, Nimsar Athargalle 62/4, Amshi de Silva 41/1) and second innings 72 in 24.4 overs – (Prabhath Jayasuriya 11, Manoj Sarathchandra 18, Nuwanindu Fernando 15, Lasith Amudeniya 26/5, Amshi de Silva 12/2, Ashein Daniel 15/2, Nimsara Amarasinghe 14/1)
Kandy’s first innings: 565 for 9 in 109.1 overs – (Oshada Fernando 201, Sandun Weerakkodi 144, Lasith Kruspulle 29, Sahan Goyyage 32, Ahan Wickramasinghe 107, Nisala Taraka 112/5)
Galle Vs Dambulla
The Dambulla team, which started the second innings from the back of 184 runs, managed to collect only 114 runs in the second innings as well. Apart from Dylan Jayalath (47) and opening batsman Nimesh Gunasinghe (29), who entered the field as the No. 3 batsman, the opposing captain Ramesh Mendis did not give the opportunity to the other batsman to come among the talents.
Ramesh Mendis, who excelled in bowling, took 3 wickets for 34 runs, while Asanka Manoj and Milan Ratnayake took 2 wickets each.
Dambulla first innings: 155 runs in 48.5 overs – (Nimesh Gunasinghe 31, Dylan Jayalath 27, Lasith Abeyratne 24, Chalana de Silva 23, Lakshan Sandakan 26*, Kavishka Anjula 23/5, Asanka Manoj 35/2, Ramesh Mendis 11/2 , Praveen Jayawickrama 27/1) and second innings 114 runs in 44 overs – (Dylan Jayalath 47, Nimesh Gunasinghe 29, Minod Bhanuka 10, Sanoj Darshika 13, Ramesh Mendis 23/3, Asanka Manoj 27/2, Milan Ratnayake 34/ 2, Kaviska Anjula 18/1)
Galle 1st innings: 339 runs in 90.2 overs – (Angelo Mathews 82, Ramesh Mendis 60, Kavishka Anjula 69, Praveen Jayawickrama 29, Milan Ratnayake 11, Vishad Randika 17, Pasindu Suriyabandara 19, Hashan Dumindu 37, Vishwa Fernando 70/3, Asitha Fernando 75/3, Chalana de Silva 69/2, Lakshan Sandakan 56/1, Nimesh Gunasinghe 19/1) (Sri Lanka Cricket)
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