Team Jaffna and Team Galle recorded wins in the two encounters of the National Super League 50-Over Tournament 2023, played today (01st April) in Colombo.
Team Jaffna beat Team Colombo by 25 runs in the 17th match of the NSL 50-Over Tournament, played today at R. Premadasa Stadium.
After been put into bat first, Team Jaffna posted 231/8 in the allotted 50 overs. Lahiru Madushanka and Kasun Abeyratne starred with fine half-centuries.
In reply, Team Colombo only managed to post 206 despite Ashen Bandara’s fighting half-century. Lahiru Madushanka was the chief wrecker with the ball for Team Jaffna as he grabbed 4 wickets for 33 runs.
Team Galle registered a 79-run win over Team Kandy in the 18th match of the NSL 50-Over Tournament, played today at P. Sara Oval Grounds.
Dinesh Chandimal and Pasindu Sooriyabandara struck superb knocks as Team Galle posted a solid score – 268/5 on the board. Chandimal, who opened the batting for Team Galle, scored an unbeaten 111 runs off 146 balls, with 9 fours and 2 sixes.
Team Galle’s No. 4 batter Sooriyabandara missed out on a well-deserved century as he was dismissed on 98 runs.
In reply, Team Kandy were restricted for 189 runs as Asanka Manoj (4/28) and Akila Dananjaya (3/27) ripped through their batting lineup, sharing 7 wickets between them.
Brief Scores
Team Jaffna 231/8 (50) Lahiru Madushanka 72, Kasun Abeyratne 69, Dilum Sudeera 38*, Lahiru Madushanka 20, Nuwan Pradeep 3/35, Dushan Vimukthi 2/38
Team Colombo 206 (47.2) Ashen Bandara 60, Avishka Fernando 38, Nipun Dhananjaya 35, Lakshitha Manasinghe 22, Lahiru Madushanka 4/33, Binura Fernando 2/35, Shiran Fernando 2/50
Result – Team Jaffna won by 25 runs
Team Galle 268/5 (50) Dinesh Chandimal 111*, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 98, Ramesh Mendis 42*, Wanuja Sahan Kumara 2/49
Team Kandy 189 (35.4) Niroshan Dickwella 36, Oshada Fernando 60, Amshi de Silva 22, Asanka Manoj 4/28, Akila Dananjaya 3/27
Result – Team Galle won by 79 runs
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohan de Livera | lbw b Amshi De Silva | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 62.50 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 111 | 146 | 9 | 2 | 76.03 |
| Lakshan Edirisinghe | b Nipun Ransika | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara | c Niroshan Dickwella b Wanuja Sahan | 98 | 104 | 7 | 4 | 94.23 |
| Pathum Kumara | b Thanuka Dabare | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c & b Wanuja Sahan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Ramesh Mendis | not out | 42 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 175.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 4, pen 0) |
| Total | 268/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.36) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipun Ransika | 9 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 6.22 | |
| Amshi De Silva | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 6.29 | |
| Wanuja Sahan | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 4.90 | |
| Sachindu Colombage | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | |
| Ashian Daniel | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Thanuka Dabare | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Dhananjaya Lakshan | 36 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 240.00 |
| Oshada Fernando | c Lakshan Edirisinghe b Asanka Manoj | 60 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 84.51 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | b Akila Dananjaya | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Sohan de Livera b Praveen Jayawickrama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thanuka Dabare | lbw b Akila Dananjaya | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | lbw b Akila Dananjaya | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wanuja Sahan | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 51.52 |
| Amshi De Silva | c Vishad Randika b Asanka Manoj | 22 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 75.86 |
| Ashian Daniel | c Akila Dananjaya b Asanka Manoj | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
| Sachindu Colombage | not out | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 64.29 |
| Nipun Ransika | c Milan Rathnayake b Asanka Manoj | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Extras | 17 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 2, w 14, pen 0) |
| Total | 189/10 (35.4 Overs, RR: 5.3) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Rathnayake | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13.25 | |
| Akila Dananjaya | 9 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11.00 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.78 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.80 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 6.4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4.38 | |
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | c & b Nuwan Pradeep | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Navod Paranavithana | b Isitha Dew Wijesundara | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kasun Abeyratne | c Danushka Sandaruwan b Dushan Vimukthi | 69 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 87.34 |
| Ron Chandraguptha | c Sithara Gimhana b Nuwan Pradeep | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Janith Liyanage | c & b Prabath Jayasuriya | 20 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | c Avisha Fernando b Udith Madushan | 72 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 91.14 |
| Ravindu Fernando | lbw b Dushan Vimukthi | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dilum Sudeera | not out | 38 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 58.46 |
| Shiran Fernando | c Prabath Jayasuriya b Nuwan Pradeep | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Extras | 8 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 231/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.62) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | 9 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3.89 | |
| Isitha Dew Wijesundara | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4.88 | |
| Udith Madushan | 7 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 6.57 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.20 | |
| Sachitha Jayathilake | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.90 | |
| Dushan Vimukthi | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 6.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avisha Fernando | b Dilum Sudeera | 38 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 111.76 |
| Sithara Gimhana | c Dilum Sudeera b Binura Fernando | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | run out (Kasun Abeyratne) | 22 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Dushan Vimukthi | c Nishan Madushka b Shiran Fernando | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Ashen Bandara | c Jeffrey Vandersay b Lahiru Madushanka | 60 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 84.51 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c Dilum Sudeera b Shiran Fernando | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Sachitha Jayathilake | c Shiran Fernando b Lahiru Madushanka | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Isitha Dew Wijesundara | c Nishan Madushka b Lahiru Madushanka | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | b Binura Fernando | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Udith Madushan | not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | c Janith Liyanage b Lahiru Madushanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 206/10 (47.2 Overs, RR: 4.35) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binura Fernando | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.89 | |
| Shiran Fernando | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Navod Paranavithana | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Dilum Sudeera | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 7.2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4.58 | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Ravindu Fernando | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | |
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