Galle beat Dambulla on the first innings by 250 runs

SLC National Super League 04 Day Championship 2024 03rd Round – Sooriyawewa, Hambantota, Southern Province concluded after 04 days

Galle electing to bat, 519 / 7 dec – ( 120 Overs ) Pasindu Sooriyabandara 148 ( 9×4, 207 balls ), Oshada Fernando 127 ( 18×4, 151 balls ), Lakshan Edirisinghe 78, Dhananjaya Lakshan 69, Mohammed Shamaaz 46, Nimesh Vimukthi 23no, Extras 23 – Oshada Fernando / Pasindu Sooriyabandara 206 runs for the 03rd wicket, Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Lakshan Edirisinghe 123 runs for the 03rd wicket, Mohammed Shamaaz / Dhananjaya Lakshan 70 runs for the 06th wicket – Chamindu Wijesinghe 3 / 70.

Dambulla in reply, 269 all out – ( 99.4 Overs ) Sanoj Dharshika 63, Pavan Rathnayake 63, Skipper Minod Bhanuka 56, Ranesh Silva 33, Extras 15 – Ranesh Silva / Sanoj Dharshika 75 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sanoj Dharshika / Minod Bhanuka 85 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost 03 wickets for the addition of 20 runs – Pavan Rathnayake / Dushan Hemantha 60 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 24 runs – Nishan Peiris 5 / 72, Nimesh Vimukthi 4 / 48, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 03 catches, Dhananjaya Lakshan & Mohammed Shamaaz 02 catches each & following on 253 / 7 – ( 80.3 Overs ) Sonal Dinusha 67, Sanoj Dharshika 58, Dushan Hemantha 27, Ranesh Silva 26, Skipper Minod Bhanuka 20, Extras 10 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 124 runs – Sonal Dinusha / Dushan Hemantha 61 runs for the 06th wicket, Sonal Dinusha / Chamindu Wijesinghe 45 runs for the 07th wicket – Nishan Peiris 3 / 71, Nimesh Vimukthi 3 / 88.

Play was curtailed due to rain in the last session on all days.

Kandy beat Colombo outright by 07 wickets with more than a day to spare

SLC National Super League 04 Day Championship 2024 03rd Round – Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province – concluded on the 03rd day

Colombo electing to bat, 377 all out – ( 103.4 Overs ) Pathum Kumara 101 ( 11×4, 156 balls ), Lakshitha Manasinghe 79, Nipun Dhananjaya 56, Skipper Nuwanidu Fernando 46, Krishan Sanjula 31, Himasha Liyanage 20, Extras 24 – Krishan Sanjula / Nipun Dhananjaya 59 runs for the 02nd wicket, Nipun Dhananjaya / Nuwanidu Fernando 64 runs for the 03rd wicket – then lost 04 wickets for the addition of 54 runs – Pathum Kumara / Lakshitha Manasinghe 170 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 20 runs – Wanuja Sahan 3 / 88, Nimsara Atharagalla 2 / 72, Sithum Dissanayake 2 / 78, Ashian Daniel 2 / 81, Skipper Pathum Nissanka 02 catches & 102 all out – ( 30.2 Overs ) Lakshitha Manasinghe 29, Isitha Wijesundara 26, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 22 – the first 06 wickets fell for the addition of 13 runs – Chamindu Wickramasinghe / Lakshitha Manasinghe 48 runs for the 07th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 35 runs – Wanuja Sahan 4 / 45, Ashian Daniel 3 / 27, Nimsara Atharagalla 2 / 26, Skipper Pathum Nissanka 02 catches.

Kandy in reply, 320 / 9 dec – ( 74.1 Overs ) Skipper Pathum Nissanka 151 ( 1×6, 21×4, 186 balls ), Wanuja Sahan 59, Kasun Vidura 33, Ahan Wickramasinghe 21, Extras 14 – Pathum Nissanka / Kasun Vidura 116 run opening stand – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 52 runs – Pathum Nissanka / Wanuja Sahan 63 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 45 runs – Skipper Nuwanidu Fernando 3 / 26, Nisala Tharaka 2 / 83, Nipun Dhananjaya 03 catches & 160 / 3- ( 32.1 Overs ) Kasun Vidura 76no, Skipper Pathum Nissanka 29, Kamil Mishara 22, Sahan Aarachchige 21no, Extras 12 – Pathum Nissanka / Kasun Vidura 48 run opening stand, Kasun Vidura / Kamil Mishara 56 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 57 runs – Kasun Vidura / Sahan Aarachchige 55 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket.

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