Pushpakumara’s white ball prowess secures Galle’s final berth

Super Provincial Limited Over Tournament

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The penultimate round of league matches of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Super Provincial Limited Over Tournament concluded today(14) with Team Galle and Team Colombo recording wins. 

Dambulla vs Galle 

More known for his outstanding feats with red ball cricket, Malinda Pushpakumara’s second consecutive impressive performance helped Team Galle to overcome Team Dambulla by 15 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method. His 3/27 also put him on the top of the list of highest wicket takers with 12 scalps in just four games, while he has a miserly economy rate of 3.35 throughout the tournament.

Upul Tharanga special dismantles Kandy

Colombo vs Dambulla Team Colombo skipper Thisara Perera won the toss and elected…..

Pushpakumara’s spell of bowling and Dasun Shanaka’s three wicket haul made sure Dambulla were bundled out for 287 on a placid batting surface after the game was reduced to 47 overs due to a wet outfield, with Sachithra Senanayake (65) being the only half centurion of the innings for Team Dambulla.

Upul Tharanga who has looked in the form of his life in this tournament, took the P. Sara stadium by storm making a destructive 57 off just 26 balls during the run chase inclusive of 4 sixes and 7 fours. The top order looked solid for Team Galle in their victory with everyone making useful contribution before Sammu Ashan (48*) and Dasun Shanuka (38*) guided them home.

They were 218/3 after 37.3 overs when play was stopped for bad light and no play meant that they were awarded the win by 15 runs on the D/L method. Sachithra Serasinghe bowled best for Dambulla capturing 2/23 off 5 overs.

The win also made sure Galle secured the first spot in the final, while Colombo and Dambulla are still in contention for the other spot with one game to go.

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Full Scorecard

Team Dambulla

287/10

(47 overs)

Result

Team Galle

218/3

(37.3 overs)

Galle won by 15 runs (D/L method)

Team Dambulla’s Innings

Batting R B
Ruvindu Gunasekara c U.Tharanga b D.Shanaka 25 14
Sandun Weerakody lbw by D.Prasad 7 8
Nishan Madushanka c A.Bandara b M.Pushpakumara 44 59
Ashan Priyanjan c A.Bandara b M.Pushpakumara 38 40
Sachithra Serasinghe lbw by M.Pushpakumara 13 22
TN Sampath b T.Gamage 43 44
Sachithra Senanayakke b D.Shanaka 65 60
Lahiru Madushanka c N .Peiris b D.Prasad 25 20
Binura Fernando lbw by D.Shanaka 0 1
Shehan Madushanka not out 16 13
Amila Aponso (runout) D.Prasad 0 1
Extras
11 (B 1 , LB 7 , WD 3 )
Total
287/10 (47 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-19 (S Weerakkody, 2.2 ov), 2-37 (R Gunasekera, 5.1 ov), 3-106 (A Priyanjan, 16.4 ov), 4-132 (S Serasinghe, 22.6 ov), 5-133 (KNM Fernando, 24.2 ov), 6-223 (TN Sampath, 39.5 ov), 7-244 (S Senanayake, 41.4 ov), 8-244 (B Fernando, 41.5 ov), 9-280 (L Madushanka, 46.2 ov), 10-287 (A Aponso, 46.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
Dammika Prasad 9 0 52 2 5.78
Tharaka Gamage 7 0 64 1 9.14
Dasun Shanaka 9 0 63 3 7.00
Seekuge Prasanna 10 0 52 0 5.20
Malinda Pushpakumara 10 0 27 3 2.70
Nishan Pieris 1 0 12 0 12.00
Ashen Bandara 1 0 9 0 9.00

Team Galle’s Innings

Batting R B
Ramith Rambukwella b S.Serasinghe 0 0
Upul Tharanga c R.Gunasekara b L.Madushanka 57 26
Lahiru Milantha c L.Madushanka b S.Serasinghe 0 0
Sammu Ashan not out 48 69
Dasun Shanaka not out 38 33
Extras
13 (B 4 , LB 1 , WD 8)
Total
218/3 (37.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-70 (U Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 2-116 (R Rambukwella, 16.6 ov), 3-157 (L Milantha, 25.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
T.N.Sampath 2 0 19 0 9.50
Binura Fernando 7 0 38 0 5.43
Sachithra Senanayakke 1 0 15 0 15.00
Lahiru Madushanka 3 0 18 1 6.00
Shehan Madushanka 4 0 22 0 5.50
Sachithra Serasinghe 5 0 23 2 4.60
Ashen Priyanjan 3 0 17 0 5.67
Amila Aponso 6.5 1 18 0 2.77
Ruvindu Gunasekara 1 0 15 0 15.00








Colombo vs Kandy

It seems to be a tournament for the left handers as Shehan Jayasuriya and Lahiru Thirimanne continued their impressive run of form following on from Tharanga’s heroics.

Five runs separate the three Sri Lanka caps at the top of the most run scorers list with Jayasuriya leading the way with 275 runs. Tharanga is 3 runs behind him while Thirimanne has made 270 runs being dismissed only twice in four innings.

Sadeera Samarawickrama century drowns Colombo

Kandy vs Dambulla Team Dambulla had a dream start after they won the toss…..

Jayasuriya made 81 off 78 balls at the top of the order after Team Kandy won the toss and inserted Colombo to bat at the R. Premadasa International stadium, while Chamara Silva walked out at number three stroking a fluent half century. Thirimanne has been hitting the ball as clean as ever throughout the tournament and hit 6 sixes in a knock which showed that he has added a new dimension to his game, making an unbeaten 90* off just 69 balls to guide Team Colombo to 309/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Sachith Pathirana and Danushka Gunathilake shared five wickets between them for Team Kandy as their bowlers fought their way back during the latter parts after Colombo reached 236/2 before Silva was dismissed.

Gunathilake’s half century in reply kept Kandy in the match, but not much support from the other meant the required rate continued to rise and eventually a big shot led to a wicket.

They lost their last 9 wickets for 98 runs to be bowled out for 217 with Wanindu Hasaranga doing bulk of the damage with the ball.  He picked up 4/43 while Thisara Perera and Shehan Jayasuriya captured two wickets a piece.









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Full Scorecard

Team Colombo

309/8

(50 overs)

Result

Team Kandy

217/10

(48.3 overs)

Colombo won by 92 runs

Team Colombo’s Innings

Batting R B
Kamindu Mendis (runout) J. Mendis 47 65
Shehan Jayasuriya c J.Mendis b D. Gunathilaka 81 78
Chamara Silva st M. Bhanuka b S. Pathirana 61 53
Lahiru Thirimanne not out 90 69
Angelo Perera c C.Asalanka b P.Jayasuriya 5 6
Tissara Perera c A.Fernando b D.Gunathilake 5 8
Wannindu Hasaranga st M.Banuka b S.Pathirana 0 2
Lahiru Abeyratne c C.Asalanka b S.Pathirana 7 7
Nishan Peiris c M.Banuka b I.Udana 4 10
Lakshan Sandakan not out 1 2
Extras
8 (LB 2, WD 6)
Total
309/8 (50 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-102 (K Mendis, 19.6 ov), 2-141 (S Jayasuriya, 26.2 ov), 3-236 (C Silva, 39.1 ov), 4-241 (A Perera, 40.2 ov), 5-251 (T Perera, 42.5 ov), 6-252 (W Hasaranga, 43.2 ov), 7-266 (L Abeyratne, 45.2 ov), 8-289 (N Peiris, 48.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
Isuru Udana 7 0 30 1 4.29
Nipuna Kariyawasam 4 0 34 0 8.50
Danushka Gunathilaka 10 0 39 2 3.90
Charith Asalanka 7 0 47 0 6.71
Piyamal Perera 7 0 35 0 5.00
Prabath Jayasuriya 7 0 53 1 7.57
Sachith Pathirana 5 0 41 3 8.20
Jeewan Mendis 3 0 28 0 9.33

Team Kandy’s Innings

Batting R B
Danushka Gunathilake c T.Perera b S.Jayasuriya 59 76
Avishka Fernando c W.Hasaranga b S.Jayasuriya 15 24
Chamara Kapugedara c C.Silva b W.Hasaranga 44 43
Piyamal Perera b L.Sandakan 6 11
Charith Asalanka c T.De.Silva (sub) b W.Hasaranga 21 31
Minod Banuka c C.Silva b S.Jayasuriya 26 37
Jeewan mendis b W.Hasaranga 1 6
Sachith Pathirana c D.Gunaratne b W.Hasaranga 9 12
Isuru Udana b T.Perera 16 35
Prabath Jayasuriya st L .Abeyrathne b K.Mendis 3 12
Nipuna Kariyawasam not out 4 4
Extras
13 (LB 1 , WD 12)
Total
217/10 (48.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
1-47 (A Fernando, 9.3 ov), 2-119 (C Kapugedera, 23.2 ov), 3-128 (D Gunathilaka, 24.3 ov), 4-145 (P Perera, 28.6 ov), 5-154 (C Asalanka, 31.5 ov), 6-161 (J Mendis, 33.5 ov), 7-171 (S Pathirana, 35.6 ov), 8-203 (M Bhanuka, 45.1 ov), 9-207 (P Jayasuriya, 47.2 ov), 10-217 (I Udana, 48.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W E
Nishan Pieris 4 0 16 0 4.00
Dilesh Gunaratne 3 0 16 0 5.33
Shehan Jayasuriya 10 0 43 2 4.30
Kamindu Mendis 8 0 43 1 5.38
Lakshan Sandakan 10 0 30 1 3.00
Wanindu Hasaranga 10 0 43 4 4.30
Thissara Perera 3.3 0 25 2 7.58