Playing their 1st game of the tournament, the Dambulla team defeated the Kandy team by 18 runs in the second match of the SLC T20 league 2018 which was worked off today at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.
Dambulla Team skipper Isuru Udana won the toss and opted to bat first under lights with the Left hand duo of Danushka Gunathilaka and Ramith Rambukwella opening the innings. The pair got them off to a flying start putting on a 44 runs for the first wicket in 4.3 over’s.
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Ramith Rambukwella was the first to depart when he was dismissed by off spinner Charith Asalanka for 24 runs. In the very next over, Sadeera Samarawickrama was trapped in front by left arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara for just 2 runs.
Ashan Priyanjan joined Danushka Gunathilaka when the score was 47 for 2 and built a massive 122-run partnership for the third wicket before Gunathilaka was bowled by Malinda Pushpakumara for 39 runs. Ashan Priyanjan went on to stroke a blistering knock of 108 runs off just 52 balls which included 9 fours and 6 massive sixes to guide the Dambulla team to a huge score of 202 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 over’s.
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For the Kandy Team, Malinda Pushpakumara was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2 wickets for 33 runs. On his return to domestic cricket, Lasith Malinga together with Charith Asalanka and Sachith Pathirana picked up 1 wicket a piece.
The Kandy Team chasing 203 runs to win, put on 44 for the 1st wicket thanks to Thikshila De Silva who went on to make a quick-fire 63 runs off 38 balls which included 7 fours and 4 sixes.
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After the dismissals of the openers, left handed Lahiru Thirimanne was joined by skipper Dasun Shanaka, but the pair could not do much damage as Shanaka fell to leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga for 12 runs.
At 103 for 3, Lahiru Thirimanne was joined by Bhanuka Rajapaksa and put on a 42-run partnership for the fourth wicket before Rajapakse was dismissed by Lakshan Sandakan for 27 runs. Thereafter as the required run rate kept mounting the Kandy team continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and eventually ended at 184 for 8 in the allotted 20 over’s.
Lahiru Thirimanne showed some resistance with the bat for the Kandy team scoring 43 runs off 32 balls including 3 sixes, but it was not enough to prevent Dambulla registering their first win in the tournament. Speedster Shehan Madushanka and skipper Isuru Udana impressed with the ball as they picked up 2 wickets each for Dambulla team.
Full Scorecard
Team Dambulla
202/5
(20 overs)
Result
Team Kandy
184/8
(20 overs)
Dambulla won by 18 runs
Team Dambulla’s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | b M Pushpakumara | 39 | 43 | |||
| Ramith Rambukwella | c C Karunarathne b C Asalanka | 24 | 15 | |||
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw by M Pushpakumara | 2 | 4 | |||
| Ashan Priyanjan | c & b S Pathirana | 108 | 52 | |||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c M Pushpakumara b L Malinga | 2 | 4 | |||
| Isuru Udana | not out | 13 | 4 | |||
| Ramesh Mendis | not out | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Charith Asalanka | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Sachith Pathirana | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 12.67 |
| Thikshila De Silva | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Chamika Karunarathne | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Team Kandy’s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thikshila De Silva | c I Udana b A Priyanjan | 63 | 38 | |||
| Sandun Weerakkody | c R Mendis b D Gunathilaka | 3 | 7 | |||
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c L Sandakan b I Udana | 43 | 32 | |||
| Dasun Shanaka | lbw by W Hasaranga | 12 | 8 | |||
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | c H Boyagoda b L Sandakan | 27 | 18 | |||
| Chamika Karunarathne | c I Udana b S Madushanka | 2 | 3 | |||
| Sachith Pathirana | c L Sandakan b S Madushanka | 8 | 6 | |||
| Charith Asalanka | c W Hasaranga b I Udana | 15 | 5 | |||
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | not out | 2 | 3 | |||
| Malinda Pushpakumara | not out | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Isuru Udana | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Ramith Rambukwella | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Shehan Madushanka | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9.00 |