Under the second week of the National Super League cricket tournament, the Galle team led by Ramesh Mendis managed to record a 10-wicket win against the Kandy team, which was undefeated in the first week, in the match held at Colombo P. Sara Oval. This victory marked the second consecutive win recorded by the Galle team in this season, with a full day left in the game.
It is notable that the Galle team was defeated today by the Kandy team who managed to record a huge victory by innings and 279 runs against the Colombo team in the first week.
As Kandy was limited to 198 runs in the second innings, the goal team’s winning target was 123 runs and the goal team managed to score without losing anyone. Sangeet Kure, who scored 132 runs in the first innings for the goal team, became the pilot of the victory by scoring 75 runs in the second innings.
Kandy 1st innings: 290 – (Udayavansa Parakrama 49, Kasun Vidura 16, Sandun Weerakkodi 76, Ahan Wickramasinghe 62, Raveen Yasas 10, Movin Subasinghe 30, Vanuja Sahan 12, Nipun Ransika 12, Kaviska Anjula 56/2, Asanka Manoj 31/4)
2nd innings: 198 – (Kasun Vidura 29, Movnu Subasinghe 27, Sandun Weerakkodi 71, Vanuja Sahan 33, Mohammad Shiraz 26/3, Praveen Jayawickrama 20/3)
Galle 1st Innings: 365 – (Sangeeth Cooray 132, Lakshan Edirisinghe 70, Angelo Mathews 44, Dhananjaya Lakshan 16, Vishad Randika 53, Ramesh Mendis 10, Mohammad Shiraz 15*, Nipun Ransika 85/3, Vanuja Sahan 105/3)
2nd innings: 129 not out – (Sangeeth Cooray 75, Hashan Dumindu 54)
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