Dimuth Karunaratne (125*) and Prabath Jayasuriya (11/152) starred as Colombo registered a comprehensive 8-wicket win over Galle in their encounter of the National Super League 4-day tournament which concluded today (25th March) at Galle.
Colombo vs Galle
Colombo batters who were stuttering at 110/6 at stumps on day one, added 42 more runs to the overnight score as they were bowled out for 152 in their first innings.
The off-spinner Akila Dananjaya had a great outing with the ball as he managed to grab a 5-wicket haul for Galle. The off-spinner Chanaka Ruwansiri also gave him good support at the other end picking up 3 scalps for 45 runs.
Galle began their second innings with a 115-run lead, but they couldn’t handle Colombo spinners on Galle’s surface as they were shot out for just 103 runs in 18 overs. The left-hander Dhananjaya Lakshan was the only batter who showed some resistance for Galle as he stroked a counter-attacking knock of unbeaten 47 runs off 29 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 162.06.
Colombo left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya who picked up 6 wickets in the first innings, once again impressed with the ball taking 5 more wickets in the second innings. The off-spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe and leg spinner Ashen Bandara shared 5 wickets between them.
The target of 219 looked challenging on Galle’s surface, but it wasn’t the case for Colombo as their skipper Dimuth Karunaratne played a match-winning knock guiding his side to a comprehensive 8-wicket victory.
Karunaratne scored unbeaten 125 runs off 143 balls with 15 fours and a six. Experienced campaigner Roshen Silva gave good support at the other end scoring unbeaten 55 runs off 78 balls with 7 fours.
Brief Scores
Galle – 267 (61.3) P Perera 51, S Cooray 51, P Waduge 42, K Anjula 33, P Jayasuriya 6/111, A Bandara 2/04 & 103 (18) D Lakshan 47*, P Waduge 26, P Jayasuriya 5/41, L Manasinghe 3/22, A Bandara 2/39
Colombo – 152 (38.5) A Bandara 35, N Dananjaya 25, S Gimhan 20, A Dananjaya 5/47, C Ruwansiri 3/45 & 221/2 (50.4) D Karunaratne 125*, R Silva 55*
Result – Colombo won by 8 wickets
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- Galle on top on day one despite Prabath Jayasuriya’s 6-fer
Jaffna vs Dambulla
Dambulla resumed day two on 159 runs for 2 wickets but a batting collapse saw them bowled out for 283 runs for their first innings.
Sri Lanka capped experienced seamer Nuwan Pradeep was too hot to handle for Dambulla as he snared 7 wickets for 52 runs.
In reply, Jaffna posted 45 runs for no wicket before the rain brought early stumps on day two.
Brief Scores
Dambulla – 283 (99.5) L Abeyratne 68, D Hemantha 63*, M Bhanuka 53, C Wijesinghe 35, L Fransisco 24, N Pradeep 7/52
Jaffna – 45/0 (18.4) N Paranavithana 24*
Stumps – Day 2
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