Chamindu and Shashika help Dharmapala force a draw
Dharmapala opener Malith Sandakalum in action - Pic by Anuradha Banadara
A forty five-run last wicket stand between Chamindu Samarasinghe (36) and Shashika Dilshan (9) helped Dharmapala College avert follow-on and force a draw in the 6th Ruhunu-Maya encounter which concluded at the Tyronne Fernando Stadium at Moratuwa yesterday.
Rahula continued from their overnight score of 187/7 and declared their first essay at 210/9. Lakindu Chamodya topped the scorecard with 55 and figured in a 72 run stand with Sasith Manuranga (32). Chamindu Samarasinghe captured four wickets for Dharmapala.
Vinushka Chathuranga made early breakthroughs in to the Dharmapala batting dismissing both openers for 15. Then Pasan Samarathunga and Nuwan Madhusanka had the home team reeling at 69/9 when Chamindu and Shashika averted the follow on with their 45 run partnership.
Rahula declared their second essay at 80/6 giving Dharmapala a victory target of 176 runs to be scored in a minimum of 23 overs. Dharmapala were 41/3 at the end of 19 overs when play was called off.
| Rahula first innings Piruna Hewamadduma b de Silva……………………………………………………………. 17 Bagya Himath c and b Samarasinghe……………………………………………………….. 24 Uraj Chalaka lbw b de Silva………………………………………………………………………. 0 Nuwan Madushanka c Sandeepa b Samarasinghe………………………………………… 8 Lankindu Chamodya b Weerakoon…………………………………………………………… 55 Sasith Manuranga lbw b Samarasinghe…………………………………………………….. 32 Hasindu Chanuka run out……………………………………………………………………….. 12 Binara Sanketh lbw b Samarasinghe…………………………………………………………. 39 Vinushka Chathuranga c Samarasinghe b Munasinghe……………………………………. 2 Pasan Samarathnunga not out…………………………………………………………………… 5 Extras (8b, 6lb, 1wd, 1nb)……………………………………………………………………… 16 Total (for 9 wickets declared in 75.2 overs)………………………………………………. 210 Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-50, 3-50, 4-67, 5-139, 6-155, 7-178, 8-189, 9-210 Bowling: Gimhan Munasinghe 10-2-36-1, Malith Sandakelum 2-0-9-0, Avishka Hasarinda 3-0-12-0, Dilshan de Silva 20-2-45-2, Chamindu Samarasinghe 25.2-8-61-4, Mahima Weerakoon 13-6-27-1, Khanishka Jayasundera 2-0-6-0 Dharmapala first innings Malith Sandakelum c Sanketh b Chathuranga………………………………………………… 7 Amila Dayanaka b Chathuranga………………………………………………………………….. 0 Khanishka Jayasundera lbw b Madushanka……………………………………………….. 18 Avishka Hasarinda lbw b Madushanka………………………………………………………. 21 Mahima Weerakoon c Hewamadduma b Madushanka………………………………….. 15 Dulaj Egodage lbw b Nuwan Madushanka……………………………………………………. 0 Eranga Sandeepa c Egodage b Samarathunga………………………………………………. 3 Tharindu Sandaruwan lbw b Samarathunga…………………………………………………. 1 Chamindu Samarasinghe b Nuwan Madushanka…………………………………………. 36 Gimhan Munasinghe b Pasan Samarathunga……………………………………………….. 0 Shashika Dilshan not out………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Extras (4b)……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Total (all out in 49 overs)………………………………………………………………………. 114 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-15, 3-42, 4-65, 5-65, 6-66, 7-69, 8-69, 9-69 Bowling: Hasindu Chanuka 7-2-20-0, Vinushka Chathuranga 5-2-8-2, Pasan Samarathunga 14-6-21-3, Nuwan Madushanka 19-4-54-5, Chamuditha Dilshan 4-0-7-0 Rahula second innings Piruna Hewamadduma c Sandeepa b Egodage…………………………………………… 28 Bhagya Himath c de Silva b Hasarinda……………………………………………………….. 8 Nuwan Madushanka c Munasinghe b Hasarinda…………………………………………… 1 Sasith Manuranga lbw b de Silva……………………………………………………………. 16 Binara Sanketh lbw b Egodage…………………………………………………………………. 2 Hasindu Chanuka not out…………………………………………………………………………. 7 Lakindu Chamodya c & b Egodage…………………………………………………………….. 7 Vinushka not out…………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Extras (1b, 2w)……………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Total (for 6 wickets dec in 15 overs)…………………………………………………………. 80 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-22, 3-46, 4-53, 5-58, 6-70 Bowling: Gimhan Munasinghe 3-0-18-0, Avishka Hasarinda 2-0-13-2, Dilshan de Silva 3-0-11-1, Chamindu Samarasinghe 1-0-4-0, Khanishka Jayasundera 1-0-7-0, Dulaj Egodage 3-0-16-3, Mahima Weerakoon 2-0-10-0 Dharmapala second innings Amila Dayanaka c Himath b Samarathunga…………………………………………………. 18 Malith Sandakelum b Samarathunga…………………………………………………………… 0 Avishka Hasarinda b Nuwan Madushanka……………………………………………………. 2 Khanishka Jayasundera not out……………………………………………………………….. 16 Dulaj Egodage not out……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Total (for 3 wickets in 19 overs)………………………………………………………………. 41 Fall of wickets: 1-17,2-19, 3-23 Bowling: Pasan Samarathunga 9-1-26-2, Nuwan Madusanka 7-2-10-1, Sasika Manuranga 2-1-4-0, Piruna Hewamadduma -1-0-1-0
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