Kandy and Galle register innings wins; Embuldeniya claims 10-fer

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Kandy and Galle register innings wins over Colombo and Dambulla respectively in the first week’s play of National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2023.

Colombo vs Kandy

After being 554/7 at stumps on day two, Kandy declared their innings at 565/9 today, with the overnight batter Ahan Wickramasinghe reaching his 2nd first-class ton.

Wickramasinghe stroked 107 runs off 95 balls with 14 fours and 3 sixes. The seamer Nisala Tharaka was the standout performer with the ball for Colombo as he claimed 5 wickets for 112 runs.

Colombo began their 2nd innings 351 runs behind, but a brilliant bowling effort from the left arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya restricted them to just 74 runs. Embuldeniya picked up 5 for 26, taking his match tally to 10 wickets for 86 runs.

Galle vs Dambulla

Dambulla began their 2nd innings trailing by 184 runs of Galle’s first innings total, but once again faltered with the bat, being bowled out for just 114 runs handing an innings victory for Southern lads.

Number 3 batter Dilan Jayalath was the top scorer for Dambulla as he made 47 runs off 113 balls. The Skipper Ramesh Mendis was the pick of the bowlers for Galle as he picked up 3 wickets for 23 runs.

Brief Scores

Colombo – 214 (64.5) Prabath Jayasuriya 51, Nisala Tharaka 38, Lasith Embuldeniya 5/60, Nimsara Atharagalla 4/62 & 72 (24.4) Lasith Embuldeniya 5/26, Amshi De Silva 2/12, Ashian Daniel 2/15

Kandy – 565/9d (109.1) Oshada Fernando 201, Sandun Weerakkody 144, Ahan Wickramasinghe 107, Nisala Tharaka 5/112

Result – Kandy won by an innings & 279 runs


Dambulla – 155 (48.5) Nimesh Gunasinghe 31, Kavishka Anjula 5/23, Ramesh Mendis 2/11 & 114 (44) Dilan Jayalath 47, Nimesh Gunasinghe 29, Ramesh Mendis 3/23, Asanka Manoj 2/27, Milan Rathnayake 2/34

Galle – 339 (90.2) Angelo Mathews 82, Kavishka Anjula 69, Ramesh Mendis 60, Asitha Fernando 3/70, Vishwa Fernando 3/75

Result – Galle won by an innings & 70 runs