Southern Province State Services by two wickets
View(s):Southern Province State Services cricket team scored a two wickets win over North Western Provincial cricket team in the 4th annual cricket encounter at the Galle International Cricket Stadium recently. Taking first lease of the wicket North Western Province were dismissed for 154 runs in 39.1 overs. Sumudu Abeysinghe top scored with a hard hit 38 for NWP while Nuwan Madusanka was the most successful bowler for SP to capture 4 for 24 while Dilshan Ranawaka lent him a good support to claim 2/26.
Chasing a victory target of 154 Southern Province too didn’t find things easy but reach the target in the 35th over losing eight wickets in the process. Thilak Wasthuhewa and Nuwan Madushanka were the top scorers for the winners to score 41 and 34 respectively. R. Mahendran worried the Southern Province batsmen with a fine spell of bowling to capture 5 for 33 was ably supported by A.H.M. Imran with 2 for 28.
This is Southern Province’s third win in the series were represented by B.G. Nuwan Madusanka Premaratne (Capt.), A.P. Asantha Neranjana (v. Capt.), M.D. Gayan Madusnka, M.K. Buddhika Manoj Munaweera, G. Lalinda Priyakamal, G. Pradeep Priyantha Kumara, Thilak Wasthuhewa, D.M.U. Piyananda, N.G.S.N. Kumara, K.H. Asanka Madumadawa, K.P.W. Prince Udaya, N.W.K. Danushka Karunasena, G.S. Janaka Anjana Kumara, L.K. Manjula, T.H. Prasanna Neranjana, G. Nalin Priyashantha, D.R. Dilshan Eranda Ranawaka, J.H.K. Charitha Ratnalanka Deshapriya, G.N.W. De Silva, P.L.I. Mahesh Rangana and P.H.K. Manjula Pradeep.
Special Individual awards were won by: Thilak Wasthuhewa (SP) – Best Batsman; R. Mahendran (NWP) – Best Bowler; L.K. Manjula (SP) – Best Fielder. NMP 154 (39.1) Sumudu Abeysinghe 38, Tharanga Dissanayake 19, Nuwan Madusanka 2/24, Dilshan Ranawaka 2/26)
SP 155 for 8 (34.5) (Thilak Wasthuhewa 41, Nuwan Madusanka 34, R. Mahendran 5/33, A.H.M. Imran 2/28)