Galle beat Kandy by 07 wickets with 02 sessions to spare
SLC 03rd National Super League 04 Day Championship 2024 – Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province – 21st Match – Final – concluded on the 04th day
Kandy put into bat, 316 all out – ( 98.5 Overs ) Sithara Gimhan 90, Sahan Kosala 84, Ashian Daniel 50no, Pawantha Weerasinghe 27 – Pawantha Weerasinghe / Sahan Kosala 40 run opening stand, Sahan Kosala / Sithara Gimhan 111 runs for the 03rd wicket, Sahan Kosala / Raveen Yasas 31 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 20 runs – Sithara Gimhan / Ashian Daniel 47 runs for the 07th wicket – Ashian Daniel / Lasith Embuldeniya 34 runs for the 09th wicket – Asanka Manoj 3 / 46, Skipper Ramesh Mendis 2 / 47, Thilanga Udeshana 2 / 56, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2 / 74, Vishad Randika 04 victims & 163 all out – ( 71 Overs ) Raveen Yasas 45, Pulina Tharanga 43, Ravindu Rathnayake 27, Sithara Gimhan 21 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 12 runs – Sithara Gimhan / Raveen Yasas 38 runs for the 04th wicket, Raveen Yasas / Ravindu Rathnayake 40 runs for the 05th wicket, Ravindu Rathnayake / Pulina Tharanga 51 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 15 runs – Nishan Peiris 5 / 42, Praveen Jayawickrama 2 /35, Skipper Ramesh Mendis 2 / 38, Vishad Randika 04 victims.
Galle in reply, 304 all out – ( 86.4 Overs ) Skipper Ramesh Mendis 111 ( 0x4, 000 balls ), Dhananjaya Lakshan 47, Shehan Fernando 33, Extras 26 – Shehan Fernando / Dhananjaya Lakshan 51 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dhananjaya Lakshan / Vishad Randika 36 runs for the 05th wicket, Ramesh Mendis / Nishan Peiris 57 runs for the 07th wicket, Ramesh Mendis / Thilanga Udeshana 68 runs for the 09th wicket, Thilanga Udeshana / Asanka Manoj 22 runs for the last wicket – Sithum Dissanayake 3 / 50, Nimsara Atharagalla 3 / 66, Skipper Lasith Embuldeniya 3 / 79 & 178 / 3 – ( 27.4 Overs ) Oshada Fernando 77no, Lakshan Edirisinghe 56, Extras 10 – Oshada Fernando / Lakshan Edirisinghe 93 runs for the 02nd wicket, Oshada Fernando / Dhananjaya Lakshan 40 runs for the 03rd wicket, Oshada Fernando / Vishad Randika 41 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket – Pulina Tharanga 1 / 33, Nimsara Atharagalla 1 / 34.
Runners Up : Team Kandy
Captain : Niroshan Dickwella / Lasith Embuldeniya
Head Coach : Ruvin Peiris
Assistant Coach :
Ravindra Pushpakumara
Saman Jayantha
Manager : Shamseer Jaleel
Champions : Team Galle
Captain : Ramesh Mendis / Sangeeth Cooray
Head Coach : Ruwan Kalpage
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
Assistant Coach : Anil Rideegammanagedera
Shanaka Fernando
Manager : Dilran Abeysekera
Player of the Final : Rs. 100,000.00 – Ramesh Mendis – Galle
Best Bowler of the Tournament : Rs. 250,000.00
( upto the final ) Wanuja Sahan – Kandy 34 wickets
Best Batter of the Tournament : Rs. 250,000.00
( upto the final ) Oshada Fernando – Galle 708 runs
Player of the Tournament : Rs. 500,000.00
( upto the final ) Sonal Dinusha – Dambulla 769 runs, 15 wickets
05th Place : Team Jaffna
04th Place : Team Colombo
03rd Place : Team Dambulla
Runners Up : Team Kandy – Rs. 2.5 million
Champions : Team Galle – Rs. 05 million
Most Runs
885 : Oshada Fernando – Galle 2×100, 7×50
807 : Pasindu Sooriyabandara – Galle 2×100, 6×50
769 : Sonal Dinusha – Dambulla 2×100, 6×50
744 : Ahan Wickramasinghe – Kandy 2×100, 5×50
684 : Pavan Rathnayake – Dambulla 2×100, 2×50
Best Batting
242 : Pasindu Sooriyabandara – Galle vs Jaffna
240 : Pavan Rathnayake – Dambulla vs Jaffna
202 : Oshada Fernando – Galle vs Colombo
193 : Sangeeth Cooray – Galle vs Jaffna
180 : Nuwanidu Fernando – Colombo vs Jaffna
Most Wickets
35 : Nishan Peiris – Galle 4×5
34 : Wanuja Sahan – Kandy 1×5, 3×4
26 : Nisala Tharaka – Colombo 1×5, 1×4
24 : Ashian Daniel – Kandy 1×5
23 : Nimesh Vimukthi – Galle 4×4
Best Bowling
6 / 45 : Isitha Wijesundara – Colombo vs Galle
6 / 47 : Nishan Peiris – Galle vs Colombo
6 / 67 : Nisala Tharaka – Colombo vs Galle
6 / 70 : Wanuja Sahan – Kandy vs Dambulla
6 / 99 : Shashika Dulshan – Jaffna vs Kandy
Most Catches
16 : Pasindu Sooriyabandara – Galle
12 : Pavan Rathnayake – Dambulla
12 : Nuwanidu Fernando – Colombo
11 : Kamil Mishara – Kandy
09 : Nipun Dhananjaya – Colombo
Best Fielding
03 ct. each : Lakshan Edirisinghe – Galle
Pasindu Sooriyabandara – Galle
Nipun Dhananjaya – Colombo
Nuwanidu Fernando – Colombo
Pavan Rathnayake – Dambulla
Sonal Dinusha – Dambulla
Kevin Perera – Dambulla
Kamil Mishara – Kandy
Most Dismissals
29 ( 25ct, 04st ) : Vishad Randika – Galle
16 ( 11ct, 05st ) : Sithara Gimhan – Kandy
16 ( 14ct, 02st ) : Pathum Kumara – Colombo
14 ( 13ct, 01st ) : Risira Weerasuriya – Dambulla
13 ( 11ct, 02st ) : Sandun Weerakkody – Jaffna
Best Wicketkeeping
08 vic ( 07ct, 01st ) : Vishad Randika – Galle vs Kandy
08 vic ( 07ct, 01st ) : Sandun Weerakkody – Jaffna vs Kandy
07 vic ( 04ct, 03st ) : Sithara Gimhan – Kandy vs Dambulla
06 vic ( 04ct, 02st ) : Sithara Gimhan – Kandy vs Dambulla
06 vic ( 06ct ) : Kamil Mishara – Kandy vs Jaffna
Highest Partnerships
268 runs for the 07th wicket :
Pavan Rathnayake / Chamindu Wijesinghe – Dambulla vs Jaffna
253 runs for the 04th wicket :
Angelo Mathews / Pavan Rathnayake – Dambulla vs Colombo
250 runs for the 04th wicket :
Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Lakshan Edirisinghe – Galle vs Jaffna
211 runs for the 03rd wicket :
Ron Chandraguptha / Nipun karunanayake – Jaffna vs Colombo
206 runs for the 03rd wicket :
Oshada Fernando / Pasindu Sooriyabandara – Galle vs Dambulla
Highest Totals
711 / 9 dec ( 172 Overs ) : Galle vs Jaffna – Khettarama
619 / 8 dec ( 18-.1 Overs ) : Dambulla vs Jaffna – Khettarama
592 / 8 dec ( 156 Overs ) : Colombo vs Jaffna – Khettarama
530 all out ( 153 Overs ) : Dambulla vs Colombo – Khettarama
519 / 7 dec ( 120 Overs ) : Galle vs Dambulla – Sooriyawewa
500 all out ( 127.2 Overs ) : Colombo vs Kandy – Khettarama
Lowest Totals
102 all out ( 30.2 Overs ) : Colombo vs Kandy – Khettarama
144 all out ( 47.2 Overs ) : Kandy vs Galle – Sooriyawewa
145 all out ( 41.3 Overs ) : Colombo vs Galle – Sooriyawewa
169 all out ( 51 Overs ) : Jaffna vs Dambulla – Pallekele
185 all out ( 76.4 Overs ) : Jaffna vs Galle – Sooriyawewa
187 all out ( 67.1 Overs ) : Kandy vs Jaffna – Sooriyawewa
197 all out ( 73.2 Overs ) : Colombo vs Galle – Sooriyawewa
Runners Up : Team Kandy
Captain : Niroshan Dickwella
Lasith Embuldeniya
Head Coach : Ruvin Peiris
Assistant Coach :
Ravindra Pushpakumara,
Saman Jayantha
Manager : Shamseer Jaleel
Champions : Team Galle
Captain :
Ramesh Mendis / Sangeeth Cooray
Head Coach : Ruwan Kalpage
Malinda Pushpakumara
Assistant Coach :
Anil Rideegammanagedera
Shanaka Fernando
Manager –
Dilran Abeysekera
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