The fifth and final week’s matches of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023 continued for day two today (17th February) at Galle and Hambantota.
Colombo vs Dambulla
Team Dambulla resumed day two at 297/6 with the veteran middle order batter Ashan Priyanjan remaining unbeaten on 100 at the crease. Priyanjan was the first to be dismissed on day two as the off-spinner Dushan Vimukthi trapped him in front for 114 runs.
Chamindu Wijesinghe and Ranitha Liyanaarachchi chipped in with 20s batting down the order as Team Colombo posted a solid score of 341 for their first innings. The speedster Himesh Ramanayake was the pick of the bowlers for Team Colombo as he picked up 4 wickets for 76 runs.
In reply, Team Colombo got off to an excellent start thanks to their opening pair Krishan Sanjula and wicket-keeper batter Navindu Nirmal who stitched together a 77-run stand for the first wicket.
However, after an impressive start, Team Colombo witnessed a major batting collapse losing 4 wickets for 21 runs and being restricted to 98/4.
Wicket-keeper batter Kusal Janith Perera was seen in action today for Team Colombo, returning after a lengthy injury layoff, but it was a poor return for the southpaw on his comeback as he was dismissed for a first-ball duck.
The experienced campaigner Roshen Silva and Pramod Maduwantha steadied the ship adding a 46-run unbeaten stand for the 7th wicket as Team Colombo finished day two at 208/6. The seamer Lahiru Samarakoon was brilliant with the new ball as he picked up 4 wickets for 54 runs, creating chaos in Colombo’s top order.
Result
Match drawn
Team Colombo
257/10 (85.2) & 110/3 (32)
Team Dambulla
341/10 (105) & 401/10 (101.5)
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Nimesh Gunasinghe
c & b Himesh Ramanayake
19
37
1
0
51.35
Leo Fransisco
c Pramod Maduwantha b Himesh Ramanayake
26
61
4
0
42.62
Dilan Jayalath
lbw b Himesh Ramanayake
0
9
0
0
0.00
Sanoj Darshika
c Roshane Silva b Tharindu Ratnayaka
43
56
4
1
76.79
Minod Bhanuka
c Krishan Sanjula b Nuwan Pradeep
73
123
11
0
59.35
Ashan Priyanjan
lbw b Dushan Vimukthi
114
192
11
0
59.38
Wanindu Hasaranga
c Navindu Nirmal b Nuwan Pradeep
6
11
1
0
54.55
Chamindu Wijesinghe
c Navindu Nirmal b Himesh Ramanayake
27
82
0
0
32.93
Ranitha Liyanarachchi
not out
23
42
2
0
54.76
Lahiru Samarakoon
c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Dushan Vimukthi
0
3
0
0
0.00
Duvindu Tillakaratne
run out (Pramod Maduwantha)
5
18
0
0
27.78
Extras
5 (b 1 , lb 0 , nb 4, w 0, pen 0)
Total
341/10 (105 Overs, RR: 3.25)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Nuwan Pradeep
22
2
67
2
3.05
Dushan Vimukthi
27
6
72
2
2.67
Himesh Ramanayake
24
3
76
4
3.17
Lakshitha Manasinghe
13
0
65
0
5.00
Tharindu Ratnayaka
19
3
60
1
3.16
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Krishan Sanjula
c Leo Fransisco b Lahiru Samarakoon
57
81
12
0
70.37
Navindu Nirmal
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Lahiru Samarakoon
46
128
7
0
35.94
Kusal Janith
b Lahiru Samarakoon
0
1
0
0
0.00
Dushan Vimukthi
c Minod Bhanuka b Lahiru Samarakoon
0
3
0
0
0.00
Charith Asalanka
c Dilan Jayalath b Duvindu Tillakaratne
4
10
0
0
40.00
Roshane Silva
b Wanindu Hasaranga
65
152
4
0
42.76
Lakshitha Manasinghe
b Ashan Priyanjan
20
31
2
0
64.52
Pramod Maduwantha
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Lahiru Samarakoon
24
57
2
0
42.11
Tharindu Ratnayaka
c Lahiru Samarakoon b Wanindu Hasaranga
23
38
3
0
60.53
Himesh Ramanayake
b Lahiru Samarakoon
7
20
1
0
35.00
Nuwan Pradeep
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
11 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 9, w 1, pen 0)
Total
257/10 (85.2 Overs, RR: 3.01)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Lahiru Samarakoon
18
4
63
6
3.50
Ranitha Liyanarachchi
10.2
2
42
0
4.12
Chamindu Wijesinghe
8.4
2
21
0
2.50
Wanindu Hasaranga
26.2
6
70
2
2.67
Duvindu Tillakaratne
14
2
37
1
2.64
Ashan Priyanjan
8
1
23
1
2.88
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Nimesh Gunasinghe
c Tharindu Ratnayaka b Dushan Vimukthi
17
44
2
0
38.64
Leo Fransisco
c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Dushan Vimukthi
7
14
1
0
50.00
Dilan Jayalath
c Krishan Sanjula b Dushan Vimukthi
0
8
0
0
0.00
Sanoj Darshika
c Pramod Maduwantha b Lakshitha Manasinghe
29
57
4
0
50.88
Minod Bhanuka
not out
186
216
19
3
86.11
Ashan Priyanjan
b Tharindu Ratnayaka
32
82
2
0
39.02
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Tharindu Ratnayaka
40
28
5
2
142.86
Chamindu Wijesinghe
c & b Nuwan Pradeep
38
72
5
0
52.78
Lahiru Samarakoon
b Dushan Vimukthi
8
11
2
0
72.73
Duvindu Tillakaratne
c Pramod Maduwantha b Dushan Vimukthi
27
64
4
1
42.19
Ranitha Liyanarachchi
c Lakshitha Manasinghe b Tharindu Ratnayaka
8
20
1
0
40.00
Extras
9 (b 1 , lb 3 , nb 5, w 0, pen 0)
Total
401/10 (101.5 Overs, RR: 3.94)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Himesh Ramanayake
11
1
34
0
3.09
Dushan Vimukthi
32
3
121
5
3.78
Nuwan Pradeep
19
4
48
1
2.53
Tharindu Ratnayaka
22.5
2
111
3
4.93
Lakshitha Manasinghe
11
0
60
1
5.45
Pramod Maduwantha
6
1
23
0
3.83
Batsmen
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Krishan Sanjula
c Lahiru Samarakoon b Ranitha Liyanarachchi
0
3
0
0
0.00
Navindu Nirmal
c Wanindu Hasaranga b Nimesh Gunasinghe
30
81
3
0
37.04
Pramod Maduwantha
not out
53
81
5
0
65.43
Kusal Janith
c Ranitha Liyanarachchi b Dilan Jayalath
24
25
3
1
96.00
Roshane Silva
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
2 (b 1 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0)
Total
110/3 (32 Overs, RR: 3.44)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Ranitha Liyanarachchi
6
0
15
1
2.50
Duvindu Tillakaratne
2
0
2
0
1.00
Ashan Priyanjan
3
0
6
0
2.00
Wanindu Hasaranga
4
2
10
0
2.50
Lahiru Samarakoon
2
0
6
0
3.00
Nimesh Gunasinghe
5
0
25
1
5.00
Sanoj Darshika
6
0
19
0
3.17
Dilan Jayalath
4
0
26
1
6.50
Galle vs Jaffna
After being 193/4 at stumps on day one, Team Galle faced a batting collapse in the morning session on day two, losing 6 wickets for 65 runs and being restricted to 258. The opening batter Sohan de Livera top scored with a brilliant century.
The left-arm spinner Shashika Dulshan was the pick of the bowlers for Team Jaffna as he bagged 4 scalps for 37 runs.
Team Jaffna began their second innings 128 runs behind, but showcased a much better batting display compared to their first essay, posting 219/5 at the close of play on day two. The opening batter Ron Chandraguptha and No. 5 batter Avishka Tharindu stood out with the bat scoring valuable half-centuries.
The off-spinner Akila Dananjaya impressed with the ball for Team Galle picking up 3 wickets for 59 runs. At the stumps on day two, Team Jaffna lead by 91 runs with 5 wickets in hand.
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