Galle Win Outright, Dambulla Win on the First Innings
Galle beat Colombo outright by 04 wickets with more than a day to spare in a low scoring game Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota, Southern Province: Galle
Colombo electing to bat, 145 all out – ( 41.3 Overs ) Nipun Dhananjaya 63, Ashen Bandara 23, Dunith Wellalage 20 – Nipun Dhananjaya / Nuwanidu Fernando 24 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the first 06 wickets for the addition of 59 runs – Nipun Dhananjaya / Dunith Wellalage 38 runs for the 07th wicket, Nipun Dhananjaya / Isitha Wijesundara 37 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 47 runs – Udith Madushan 4 / 45, Nishan Peiris 2 / 36, Vishad Randika 03 victims & 197 all out – ( 73.2 Overs ) Ashen Bandara 48, Priyamal Perera 43, Nipun Dhananjaya 30, Pathum Kumara 20, Extras 11 – Nipun Dhananjaya / Nuwanidu Fernando 40 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 49 runs – Ashen Bandara / Priyamal Perera 88 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 45 runs – Nishan Peiris 6 / 47, Nimesh Vimukthi 4 / 69, Vishad Randika 02 victims, Lakshan Edirisinghe 02 catches.
Galle in reply, 255 all out – ( 86.5 Overs ) Vishad Randika 96 ( 10×4, 201 balls ), Milan Rathnayake 59 ( 1×6, 6×4, 131 balls ), Lakshan Edirisinghe 21, Dhananjaya Lakshan 21, Extras 12 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 19 runs – Lakshan Edirisinghe / Vishad Randika 44 runs for the 05th wicket, Vishad Randika / Dhananjaya Lakshan 42 runs for the 06th wicket, Vishad Randika / Milan Rathnayake 110 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 26 runs – Nisala Tharaka 5 / 67, Nalin Priyadharshana 2 / 56, Dunith Wellalage 2 / 75, Pathum Kumara 03 victims, Isitha Wijesundara 02 catches & 89 / 6- ( 27 Overs ) Dhananjaya Lakshan 29no, Lakshan Edirisinghe 28 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 04 runs – Pasindu Sooriyabandara / Lakshan Edirisinghe 27 runs for the 04th wicket, Lakshan Edirisinghe / Vishad Randika 25 runs for the 05th wicket, Dhananjaya Lakshan / Nimesh Vimukthi 25 runs unbroken for the 07th wicket – Nalin Priyadharshana 4 / 41, Dunith Wellalage 2 / 41.
Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province
Dambulla beat Jaffna on the first innings by 253 Runs
Dambulla electing to bat, 619 / 8 dec – ( 180.1 Overs ) Pavan Rathnayake 240 ( 2×6, 23×4, 401 balls ), Chamindu Wijesinghe 1300 ( 9×4, 290 balls ), Sonal Dinusha 69, Skipper Minod Bhanuka 47, Sanoj Dharshika 40, Leo Fransisco 35, Extras 28 – Leo Fransisco / Sanoj Dharshika 79 run opening stand, Pavan Rathnayake / Sonal Dinusha 152 runs for the 05th wicket, Pavan Rathnayake / Chamindu Wijesinghe 268 runs for the 07th wicket – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 64 runs – Janith Liyanage 2 / 65, Ravindu Fernando 2 / 121, Shashika Dulshan 2 / 163, Ron Chandraguptha 02 catches & 220 / 5 – ( 49 Overs ) Risira Weerasuriya 94, Sonal Dinusha 51no, Pavan Rathnayake 40 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 45 runs – Risira Weerasuriya / Pavan Rathnayake 79 runs for the 04th wicket, Risira Weerasuriya / Sonal Dinusha 93 runs for the 05th wicket – Shashika Dulshan 2 / 93.
Jaffna in reply, 366 all out – ( 95.1 Overs ) Ron Chandraguptha 110 ( 13×4, 171 balls ), Janith Liyanage 73, Lahiru Madushanka 66, Kavindu Pathiratne 27no, Skipper Nishan Madushka 24, Extras 26 – Nishan Madushka / Ron Chandraguptha 52 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 31 runs – Ron Chandraguptha / Janith Liyanage 138 runs for the 04th wicket – the next 06 wickets fell for the addition of 64 runs – Lahiru Madushanka / Kavindu Pathiratne 81 runs for the last wicket – Dushan Hemantha 4 / 113, Mohammed Shiraz 2 / 45 & 02 catches.