Colombo crush Kandy with a day to spare
Showing complete dominance, Colombo crushed Kandy by an innings and 21 runs with a day to spare in their National Super League four day cricket tournament match concluded at R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Kandy, in reply to Colombo’s massive score of 500 runs, were bowled for 199 runs in their first innings. They began the day on 152 for 5 but lost the remaining five wickets for 47 runs to conceded a massive first innings lead of 301.
Made to follow on and left with the task of erasing a massive deficit to avoid an innings defeat, Kandy managed only 280 runs on the back of a fine century by skipper Niroshan Dickwella.
Galle was on top against Dambulla when play stopped on day three in the other match played at Galle. Dambulla, resuming from their overnight score of 132 for 5, went on to make 280. This was in reply to Galle’s score of 425 runs. Batting for the second time, Galle ended the day making 143 for 4. This match will continue today.
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Colombo (330/8 o’night) 500 all out (127.2) (Dasun Shanaka 110, Nisala Tharaka 107, Tharindu Ratnayake 83, Himasha Liyanage 46, Dunith Wellalage 37, Nipun Dhananjaya 31, Priyamal Perera 27; Sithum Dissanayake 3/95, Wanuja Sahan 3/104, Nimsara Atharagalla 2/85) Kandy (152/5 o’night) 199 all out (54.3) (Ahan Wickramasinghe 78, Wanuja Sahan 38, Chamika Karunaratne 25; Nuwanidu Fernando 4/58, Nisala Tharaka 2/18, Dunith Wellalage 2/30) and 280 all out (66.2) (Niroshan Dickwella 104, Sahan Kosala 53, Kamil Mishara 34, Sahan Arachchige 27, Chamika Karunaratne 22; Nisala Tharaka 3/21, Isitha Wijesundara 3/57)
Galle 425 all out (131.3) (Vishad Randika 171n.o., Pasindu Sooriyabandara 83, Nimesh Vimukthi 52, Milan Ratnayake 26, Oshada Fernando 22, Sangeeth Cooray 18; Dushan Hemantha 3/103, Dilshan Abeysinghe 2/38, Sonal Dinusha 2/81) and 143 for 4 at stumps (37) (Shehan Fernando 39, Suminda Lakshan 36n.o., Sangeeth Cooray 27, Vishad Randika 15n.o.; Sonal Dinusha 2/34) Dambulla (132/5 o’night) 280 all out (88.4) (Sonal Dinusha 55, Chamindu Wijesinghe 59, Dushan Hemantha 53, Lasith Croospulle 51: Milan Ratnayake 4/51, Udith Madushan 3/42) |