Udara Jayasundara’s unbeaten 94 helped Mannar to a convincing 8 wicket win as another match day concluded in the Inter District one day tournament.
Anuradhaura District v Mannar District
Mannar managed an 8 wicket win over Anuradhapura as Udara Jayasundara shone with the bat with 94 runs.
Taking first lease of the track Anuradhapura scored just 170 having been bowled out in 43.2 overs. Mannar got over the line with relative ease reaching their target in 36.1 overs.
Anuradhapura 170 (43.2) Adeesha Nanayakkara 54, Nipun Karunanayaka 29, Akeel Inham 23, Udith Madushan 3/32, Udara Jayasundara 2/19, Amila Aponso 2/30, Sahan Nanayakkara 2/44
Mannar 171/2 (36.1) Udara Jayasundara 94, Lahiru Milantha 53
Result: MANNAR WON BY 8 WICKETS
Batticaloa District v Ampara District
T.N Sampath scored a brilliant 126 to help Batticaloa see off Ampara in the Inter District one day tournament game played at BRC Grounds today.
Batting first Batticaloa managed 290 at the end of their 50 overs. In reply Ampara was bowled out for 207 handing an 83 run convincing win to Batticaloa.
Batticaloa 290 (50) T N Sampath 126, Rumesh Buddika 34, Banuka Rajapaksa 32, Andy Solomons 29, Chanaka Wijesinghe 27, Hashen Ramanayake 20, Alankara Asanka 3/38, Saliya Saman 3/64
Ampara 207 (36.4) Saliya Saman 65, Alankara Asanka 46, Vishwa Wijerathna 29, Matheesha Perera 23, Andy Solomons 2/16, T N Sampath 2/24, Banuka Rajapaksa 2/26,Hashen Ramanayaka 2/42
Result: BATTICALOA WON BY 83 RUNS
Kegalle District v Puttalam District
Kegalle District got over the line against Puttalam District, winning by 3 wickets.
Fifties from Thikshila de Silva (59) and Isuru Udana (55) helped Puttalam to 252 for 8 wickets at the end of 50 overs.
In reply, a sublime 74 from Sadeera Samarawickrama and a late blitz of 49* by Nisala Tharaka helped Kegalle get over the line with three wickets in hand.
Puttalam 252/8 (50) Thikshila de Silva 59, Isuru Udana 55, Rukshan Fernando 39*, Ishan Jayarathna 3/46, Nuwan Kulasekara 2/36
Kegalle 256/7 (43.2) Sadeera Samarawickrama 74, Nisala Tharaka 49*, Priyamal Perera 38*, Avishka Fernando 27, Asitha Fernando 2/25, Shehan Jayasuriya 2/36, Thikshila de Silva 2/53
Result: KEGALLE WON BY 3 WICKETS
Ratnapura District v Badulla District
Badulla District worked their way to a 35 run win over Ratnapura thanks to some excellent bowling.
Batting first, fifties from Himasha Liyanage (60) and Sanjika Ridma (51*) helped Badulla to a respectable 237 in 49.2 overs.
Seekkuge Prasanna (3/42) and Sanjika Ridma (3/43) shared three wickets apiece while Janaka Sampath Perera 2 for 14 helped Badulla over the line, bowling out Ratnapura for 202 in 46.4 overs.
Badulla 237 (49.2) Himasha Liyanage 60, Sanjika Ridma 51*, Janaka Sampath Perera 27, Janith de Silva 26, Ajantha Mendis 21, Shiran Fernando 4/40, Charith Fernando 2/34, Navin Kavikara 2/41
Ratnapura 202 (46.4) Sajith Dissanayake 46, Damith Priyadarshana 44, Charith Fernando 21*, Seekkuge Prasanna 3/42, Sanjika Ridma 3/43, Janaka Sampath Perera 2/14
Result: BADULLA WON BY 35 RUNS
Kalutara District v Colombo District
Colombo District made easy work of Kalutara District, winning by a comfortable margin of 7 wickets.
Batting first Kalutara was bowled out for just 167 in 36.5 overs. Wanidu Hasaranga bagged 5 for 22 while Vishwa Fernando secured 3 for 38.
Ron Chandraguptha’s unbeaten 70 guided Colombo to victory as the Kalutara bowlers had no answers to his batting.
Kalutara 167 (36.5) Lasith Fernando 35, Madawa Fernando 30, Hasantha Fernando 29, Wanidu Hasaranga 5/22, Vishwa Fernando 3/38
Colombo 171/3 (33.1) Ron Chandraguptha 70*, Ashan Priyanjan 34*, Madawa Warnapura 33, Malindu Maduranga 23, Gayan Sirisoma 3/58
Result: COLOMBO WON BY 7 WICKETS
Kilinochchi District v Jaffna District
Jaffna comfortably beat Kilinochchi District by 7 wickets in a game played at the P Sara grounds.
Batting first Kilinochchi was bowled out for just 157 in 43 overs as Ramith Rambukwella was the pick of the bowlers with 3/18. Praveen Madusanka (2/14), Jeevan Mendis (2/28) and Chamika Karunarathna (2/37) bagged 6 wickets between them.
Tharanga Paranavithana scored an unbeaten 79 as he steered his team over the line with ease.
Kilinochchi 157 (43) Sangeeth Cooray 81, Ramith Rambukwella 3/18, Praveen Madusanka 2/14, Jeevan Mendis 2/28, Chamika Karunarathna 2/37
Jaffna 158/3 (27.1) Tharanga Paranavithana 79*, Vinuk Wikramanayaka 38, Sithara Gimhan 32
Result: JAFFNA WON BY 7 WICKETS
Galle District v Matara District
Matara District managed a convincing win, beating Galle District by 9 wickets in another game played today.
Batting first Galle was bowled out for 130 in 27.1 overs as leg spinner Aravinda Akurugoda (3/10) and Shanogeeth Shanmuganadan (3/29) picked 6 wickets between each other. Farveez Maharoof chipped in with 2 for 20.
With unbeaten scores of 54 and 42 by Lahiru Udara and Angelo Perera respectively took Matara to victory with 9 wickets and 32.3 overs to spare.
Galle 130 (27.1) Minhaj Jalil 32, Dilan Cooray 20, Aravinda Akurugoda 3/10, Shanogeeth Shanmuganadan 3/29, Farveez Maharoof 2/20
Matara 136/1 (17.3) Lahiru Udara 54*, Angelo Perera 42*, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan 29
Result: MATARA WON BY 9 WICKETS
