Team Galle claimed first innings points against Team Dambulla in the drawn encounter of the National Super League 4-Day Tournament 2024, which ended today (4th February) at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.
Team Dambulla resumed their second innings today at 86/2 and went onto post 253/7 before rain brought early curtains on the fourth and final day’s play.
Sonal Dinusha and Sanoj Darshika starred with the bat, scoring vital half-centuries for Team Dambulla. At the same time, the spin twins Nishan Peiris and Nimesh Vimukthi once again stood out with the ball for Team Galle, sharing 6 wickets between them.
Peiris picked up 8 wickets in the match, while Vimukthi snared a match bag of 7 wickets for Team Galle.
Brief Scores
Galle – 519/7d (120) Pasindu Sooriyabandara 148, Oshada Fernando 127, Lakshan Edirisinghe 78, Dhananjaya Lakshan 69, Mohammed Shamaaz 46, Nimesh Vimukthi 26*, Chamindu Wijesinghe 3/70
Dambulla – 269 (99.4) Pavan Rathnayaka 63, Sanoj Darshika 63, Ranesh Silva 33, Minod Banuka 56, Nishan Peiris 5/72, Nimesh Vimukthi 4/48 & 253/7 (80.3) Sonal Dinusha 67, Sanoj Darshika 58, Dushan Hemantha 27, Ranesh Silva 26, Minod Banuka 20, Nishan Peiris 3/74, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/88
Result – Match Drawn
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