Hirdaramani Ruhuna defeated MAS Holdings Kandurata by 87 runs in the Inter-Provincial cricket encounter concluded at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday to record their first outright win of the tournament.
Hirdaramani Ruhuna 268 and (104/3 o’night) 213 (Upul Tharanga 39, Dilhara Lokuhettige 34, Ishan Muthaliph 29, Lasith Fernando 24, Ashan Priyanjana 21, Sajeewa Weerakoon 35 n.o.: Akalanka Ganegama 3 for 42, Suraj Mohamed 2 for 18, Kaushalya Weeraratne 2 for 48, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2 for 58)
MAS Holdings Kandurata 206 (Nadeera Nawela 49, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 30, Akalanka Ganegama 28, Jeewan Mendis 27, Sajith Fernando 16, Seekuge Prasanna 15 n.o.: Dilhara Lokuhettige 2 for 27, Sachitra Senanayake 2 for 29, Sujeewa de Silva 2 for 38, Tyronne Gamage 2 for 44) and 188 (Chinthaka Jayasinghe 59, Jeewan Mendis 40, Sajith Fernando 25, Daminda Ranaweera 22: Sajeewa Weerakoon 2 for 20, Lasith Fernando 2 for 25, Sujeewa de Silva 2 for 41)
Skipper Mubarak and Lanka crack tons
Tons by Lanka Bell Wayamba skipper Jehan Mubarak and Lanka de Silva helped the side to make a bold reply of 421 to Ewis Basnahira’s score of 374 on day three of their Inter-Provincial cricket match played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.
Ewis Basnahira North 374 and 42 for 4 (Ian Daniel 17: Isuru Udana 2 for 9)
Lanka Bell Wayamba (212/3 o’night) 421 (Jehan Mubarak 136, Lanka de Silva 103, Damitha Hunukumbura 55, Jeewantha Kulatunga 18, Shalika Karunanayake 47 n.o.: Ranesh Perera 3 for 90, Gayan Wijekoon 2 for 58, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2 for 92) |
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