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Dhananjaya guides Jaffna to final; Record-breaking stand from Lahiru & Dickwella

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The skipper Dhananjaya De Silva’s match-winning knock guides Jaffna to the final of National Super League 50 over tournament.

Galle vs Kandy

Having won the toss Kandy managed to put on a mammoth score on the board thanks to the record-breaking partnership set by Niroshan Dickwella and Lahiru Udara. The duo added 233 runs for the opening wicket which is the 4th highest List A opening partnership for Sri Lanka.

Highest List A Opening Partnerships for Sri Lanka

  • 286 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Upul Tharanga
  • 282 – Upul Tharanga & TM Dilshan
  • 237 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Marvan Atapattu
  • 233 – Niroshan Dickwella & Lahiru Udara

The target of 344 was a tough ask for Galle but they managed to give a good fight with the bat posting 277 runs in 47.1 overs. The all-rounder Kavishka Anjula coming to bat at 7, produced a stunning batting display scoring 90 runs off 71 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes.

The 20-year old off-spinner Ashian Daniel was the pick of the bowlers for Galle as he snared 4 scalps for 46 runs in the allotted 10 overs.

Result


Team Galle
277/10 (47.1)

Team Kandy
343/6 (50)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Lahiru Udara lbw b 106 116 0 0 91.38
Niroshan Dickwella c & b 135 104 0 0 129.81
Oshada Fernando c & b 8 9 0 0 88.89
Lasith Crosspulle lbw b 1 2 0 0 50.00
Kamindu Mendis lbw b 58 41 1 0 141.46
Sahan Arachchige b 11 17 0 0 64.71
Pulina Tharanga not out 13 12 0 0 108.33


Extras 11 (b 0 , lb 3 , nb 1, w 7, pen 0)
Total 343/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.86)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Priyamal Perera 8 0 51 1 6.38
Dhananjaya Lakshan 7 0 58 1 8.29
Kavishka Anjula 6 0 49 0 8.17
Chalana de Silva  10 0 38 3 3.80
Akila Dananjaya 10 0 74 1 7.40
Nimesh Vimukthi 7 0 54 0 7.71
Jehan Danie 2 0 16 0 8.00


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Ashan Randika c & b 27 25 0 0 108.00
Pabasara Waduge c & b 42 49 0 0 85.71
Muditha Lakshan c & b 12 18 0 0 66.67
Dhananjaya Lakshan lbw b 4 8 0 0 50.00
Priyamal Perera c & b 7 16 0 0 43.75
Vishad Randika c & b 47 66 0 0 71.21
Kavishka Anjula c & b 90 71 0 0 126.76
Jehan Danie st b 13 18 0 0 72.22
Akila Dananjaya c & b 9 7 0 0 128.57
Nimesh Vimukthi not out 6 5 0 0 120.00
Chalana de Silva  st b 2 3 0 0 66.67


Extras 18 (b 2 , lb 8 , nb 3, w 5, pen 0)
Total 277/10 (47.1 Overs, RR: 5.87)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Asitha Fernando 9 1 51 2 5.67
Lasanda Rukmal 4 0 35 0 8.75
Ashian Daniel 10 0 46 4 4.60
Pulina Tharanga 8.1 0 35 3 4.32
Sachindu Colombage 7 0 44 0 6.29
Sahan Arachchige 2 0 18 0 9.00
Kamindu Mendis 7 0 38 0 5.43



Jaffna vs Colombo

After being put in to bat first, strong Colombo outfit struggled to put on a competitive total on the board as they were restricted to 195 runs in the allotted 50 overs. The right-hander Roshen Silva playing his 2nd game of the tournament top-scored for Colombo with an unbeaten knock of 64 runs.

Though 196 was an easy target on paper, Colombo faced an early setback losing a few wickets but the skipper Dhananjaya De Silva held his nerve to guide his side home. De Silva top-scored with a knock of 79 runs off 93 balls with 8 fours.

With this win, Jaffna managed to qualify for the final of the tournament where they will face Kandy. The final of the inaugural National Super League 50 over tournament will be held on the 19th February at Pallekele.

Result


Team Colombo
195/8 (50)

Team Jaffna
198/6 (46.5)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Sithara Gimhan c Santhush Gunathilake  b Nuwan Pradeep  1 10 0 0 10.00
Kavindu Nadeeshan c & b 24 63 0 0 38.10
Nuwanidu Fernando lbw b 37 61 0 0 60.66
Sammu Ashan c & b 15 24 0 0 62.50
Roshen Silva not out 64 77 0 0 83.12
Ashen Bandara b 11 15 0 0 73.33
Lahiru Madushanka run out () 10 27 0 0 37.04
Tharindu Ratnayaka b 11 13 0 0 84.62
Kavindu Nadeeshan b 0 4 0 0 0.00
Kalana Perera not out 5 6 0 0 83.33


Extras 17 (b 0 , lb 6 , nb 0, w 11, pen 0)
Total 195/8 (50 Overs, RR: 3.9)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Pramod Madushan 7 2 20 0 2.86
Nuwan Pradeep  7 3 22 2 3.14
Santhush Gunathilake  4 1 13 0 3.25
Dhananjaya de Silva 10 0 42 0 4.20
Dilum Sudeera  10 0 49 1 4.90
Ravindu Fernando  1 0 4 0 4.00
Damitha Silva  6 0 29 1 4.83
Damitha Silva  5 0 10 1 2.00


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Sadeera Samarawickrama b 39 60 0 0 65.00
Nimanda Madushanka  c & b 14 27 0 0 51.85
Damitha Silva  c & b 13 18 0 0 72.22
Dhananjaya de Silva not out 79 93 0 0 84.95
Santhush Gunathilake  st b 30 54 0 0 55.56
Dunith Wellalage c & b 13 24 0 0 54.17
Ravindu Fernando  lbw b 2 4 0 0 50.00
Nimanda Madushanka  not out 1 1 0 0 100.00


Extras 7 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0)
Total 198/6 (46.5 Overs, RR: 4.23)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Prabath Jayasuriya 10 1 24 1 2.40
Kalana Perera 3 0 11 0 3.67
Lahiru Madushanka 2 0 12 0 6.00
Sammu Ashan 8 0 44 0 5.50
Tharindu Rathnayake 10 0 44 2 4.40
Kavindu Nadeeshan 10 0 34 1 3.40
Ashen Bandara 1.5 0 14 1 9.33
Nuwanidu Fernando 2 0 11 1 5.50