Bandara helps Dambulla to make 408

By M. Shamil Amit

A top knock of 95 by Anjala Bandara coupled with two partnerships helped Dambulla resuming from their overnight score of 20 for 6 to make a score of 408 on day two of the National Super League four day tournament match against Colombo played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Dambulla’s score was propelled by two valuable partnerships of 66 runs for the eighth wicket between Bandara and Kavindu Pathiratne who added another 57 runs for the ninth wicket with Akila Dananjaya.

Colombo in their turn helped by half tons from openers Ravindu Rasantha and Tharindu Amarasinghe who together shared an opening wicket stand of 101 runs ended the day making 153 for 2.

Ramesh Mendis’ knock of 70 enabled Galle resuming from their overnight score of 179 for 7 to make 260 against Kandy who ended the day on 199 for 7 in another match of the same tournament played at Dambulla.

The matches will be continued today.

Results:

At R. Premadasa Stadium

Dambulla (280/6 overnight) 408 (Nishan Madushka 97, Anjala Bandara 95, Thanuka Dabare 56, Kavindu Pathiratne 49, Kavin Bandara 25, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 15, Akila Dananjaya 26 n.o.: Prabath Jayasuriya 3/110, Janith Liyanage 2/28, C. Battage 2/57)

Colombo 153 for 2 (Ravindu Rasantha 68, Tharindu Amarasinghe 52, Dhananjaya Lakshan 19: Shakthi Udara 2/29)

At Dambulla

Galle (179/7 overnight) 260 (Oshada Fernando 84, Ramesh Mendis 70, Pasindi Sooriyabandara 33, Isitha Wijesundara 27: Chamika Gunasekera 5/45, Dulaj Samuditha 3/57, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/39)

Kandy 199 for 7 (Sammu Ashan 52, Ashen Bandara 28, Sohan de Livera 20, Chamika Heenatigala 18, Pawantha Weerasinghe 15, Chamika Karunaratne 34 n.o.: Isitha Wijesundara 4/55, Asanka Manoj 2/47)