Two games of the Dialog-SLC National Super League 2022 came to a close today (4th Feb). Jaffna defeated Dambulla at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium while Galle got the better of Colombo at Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.
Dambulla vs Jaffna
Having won the toss Dambulla stand-in skipper Minod Bhanuka opted to bowl first at Pallekele. Jaffna got off to a shaky start losing 3 quick wickets upfront but managed to recover well thanks to a brilliant century by the skipper Dhananjaya De Silva.
De Silva made 101 runs off 120 balls with 10 fours and a six. In the bowling department, it was the seaming all-rounder Lahiru Samarakoon who once again stood up with the ball for Dambulla taking 4 scalps for 61 runs.
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The target of 267 was a stiff one for Dambulla batters who have been struggling with the bat throughout the tournament. As expected, they fell short of 51 runs of the target though Sameera Sadamal (46) and Duvindu Tillakaratne (42) showed some resistance with fighting knocks.
The experienced campaigner Nuwan Pradeep showed his worth with the ball picking up 3 wickets while Ishan Jayaratne and Damitha Silva also chipped in with 2 scalps each for Jaffna.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c & b | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Damitha Silva | c & b | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c & b | 101 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 84.17 |
| Santhush Gunathilake | c & b | 39 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Ishan Jayaratne | b | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 117.65 |
| Ravindu Fernando | b | 37 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 90.24 |
| Nimanda Madushanka | run out () | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Pramod Madushan | not out | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Dilum Sudeera | not out | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras | 17 (b 0 , lb 8 , nb 0, w 9, pen 0) |
| Total | 266/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.32) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 10 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 6.10 | |
| Duvindu Tillakaratne | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 | |
| Dushan Hemantha | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 4.60 | |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 | |
| Sonal Dinusha | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minod Bhanuka | c & b | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Gayan Maneeshan | c & b | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Lasith Abeyrathne | c & b | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Dushan Hemantha | c & b | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Sonal Dinusha | c & b | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c & b | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 41.94 |
| Sameera Sandamal | st b | 46 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 85.19 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | c & b | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Duvindu Tillakaratne | c & b | 42 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Lakshan Sandajan | not out | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55.00 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Extras | 14 (b 1 , lb 7 , nb 0, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 215/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.3) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| Ishan Jayaratne | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3.57 | |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 7 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 5.71 | |
| Pramod Madushan | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | |
| Santhush Gunathilake | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | |
| Dilum Sudeera | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 5.40 | |
| Nimanda Madushanka | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | |
| Damitha Silva | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2.90 | |
Colombo vs Galle
Batting first, Galle got off to a terrible start losing the first 5 wickets for just 45 runs but the late innings flourish came from Kavishka Anjula, whoo helped Galle post a respectable 225 on the board. Coming to bat at number 9, Anjula stroked a match-defining knock of 75 runs off 73 balls with 9 fours and a six.
Chasing a modest total of 226 to win, Colombo batters lost their way right from the start losing half of their side for just 91 runs. The skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (42) and all-rounder Lahiru Madushanka (43) tried to put their team in course during the middle overs but the continuous flurry of wickets restricted them to 181 runs handing a 44-run win for Galle.
The left-arm spinner Chalana De Silva was the pick of the bowlers for Galle as he snared 3 wickets for 27 runs.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashan Randika | c & b | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pabasara Waduge | lbw b | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 64.00 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | c & b | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Priyamal Perera | c & b | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 37.14 |
| Himasha Liyanage | c & b | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 |
| Mohammad Shamaaz | c & b | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Jehan Danie | st b | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | c & b | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kavishka Anjula | not out | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 102.74 |
| Akila Dananjaya | c & b | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Chalana de Silva | not out | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 3, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 225/9 (49.1 Overs, RR: 4.58) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalana Perera | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 4.60 | |
| Himesh Ramanayake | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.67 | |
| Lahiru Madushanka | 9.1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1.98 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 | |
| Tharindu Ratnayaka | 10 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 6.40 | |
| Sammu Ashan | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sithara Gimhan | c & b | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c & b | 42 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 72.41 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | lbw b | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Sammu Ashan | run out () | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nipun Dananjaya | lbw b | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 83.87 |
| Ashen Bandara | c & b | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 48.57 |
| Lahiru Madushanka | c & b | 43 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 76.79 |
| Tharindu Ratnayaka | c & b | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 43.24 |
| Himesh Ramanayake | b | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 34.62 |
| Kalana Perera | c & b | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 9, pen 0) |
| Total | 181/10 (45.5 Overs, RR: 3.95) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanajaya de silva | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Kavishka Anjula | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4.12 | |
| Akila Dananjaya | 9 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3.33 | |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.12 | |
| Priyamal Perera | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Chalana de Silva | 8.5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.47 | |
| Jehan Danie | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.83 | |
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