National Super League: Nishan, Dasun steer Dambulla to second win

Dasun Shanaka and Nishan Madushka (R) steered Dambulla to victory over Kandy (Photo credits: SLC)
 

Tons by Nishan Madushka and Dasun Shanaka and supported by a half-ton by Ron Chandragupta paved the way for Dambulla to record a four-wicket win over Kandy in the National Super League tournament encounter concluded at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday.
Nishan made a 133-ball knock of 126 that included seven boundaries and two sixes and shared two match-winning partnerships: first, an opening wicket stand of 136 with Ron, who made 64, and the other of 150 runs for the second wicket with Dasun, who hit a quickfire ton in just 56 balls, which had nine boundaries and six sixes, to help Dambulla reach the target of 392 runs to record their second outright win of the tournament.
Elsewhere, Galle recorded a first-inning win over Jaffna in a high-scoring match which ended at the Sooriyawewa Stadium.

Results:
At Dambulla - Dambulla won by four wickets 
Kandy 453 (Pathum Nissanka 202, Sohan de Livera 142, Ravindu Fernando 37, Pawantha Weerasinghe 20; Akila Dhananjaya 5/140, Chamindu Wijesinghe 3/59, Dinura Kalupahana 2/64) and (190/5 overnight) 278/9 decl. (Pawantha Weerasinghe 101, Ravindu Fernando 74, Sohan de Livera 32, Janishka Perera 27; Akila Dhananjaya 5/87, Dulaj Samuditha 2/47)
Dambulla 340 (Dhananjaya de Silva 108, Dasun Shanaka 63, Vishad Randika 40, Sahan Kosala 34, Nishan Madushka 31, Ron Chandragupta 17; Ashian Daniel 4/109, Shiran Fernando 2/42, Sahan Nanayakkara 2/125) and 392/6 (Nishan Madushka 126, Dasun Shanaka 100, Ron Chandragupta 64, Dinura Kalupahana 24, Sahan Kosala 23, Vishad Randika 35 n.o.; Sahan Nanayakkara 3/115, Shiran Fernando 2/54)

At Sooriyawewa - First innings win for Galle 
Jaffna 305 (Thauka Dabare 81, Shevon Daniel 56, Angelo Mathews 52, Chamika Karunaratne 35, Janith Liyanage 28, Nimesh Vimukthi 16; Dilum Sudeera 5/60) and (135/2 overnight) 354/5 (Angelo Mathews 103, Shevon Daniel 96, Thanuka Dabare 44, Ravindu Rasantha 20, Niroshan Dickwella 60 n.o.; Nisala Tharaka 2/34)
Galle 371 (Ramesh Mendis 124, Dunith Wellalage 68, Oshada Fernando 62, Dinesh Chandimal 40; Sithum Dissanayake 3/52, Asanka Manoj 3/59, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/65, Chamika Karunaratne 2/100)