Colombo make bold reply

By M. Shamil Amit

Half tons by Ravindu Rasantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Tharindu Amarasinghe and skipper Charith Asalanka helped Colombo resuming from their over score of 153 for 2 to end day two on 366 for 8 in the National Super League four day tournament against Dambulla at the R. Premadasa Stadium. 

This was in reply to Dambulla’s score of 408.

Galle have already taken a first inning lead over Kandy in another match of the same tournament played at Dambulla.

Results:

At R. Premadasa Stadium

Dambulla 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 (153/2 overnight) 366 for 8 (Ravindu Rasantha 68, Prabath Jayasuriya 54, Dhananjaya Lakshan 53, Tharindu Amarasinghe 52, Janith Liyanage 42, Charith Asalanka 52 n.o.: Shakthi Udara 3/93, Kavindu Pathiratne 2/62, Akila Dananjaya 2/83)

At Dambulla

Galle 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) and 206 for 8 (Sadeera Samarawickrama 76, Oshada Fernando 55, Isitha Wijesundara 18, Ramesh Mendis 17: Chamika Karunaratne 2/12, Dulaj Samuditha 2/35, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/45)

Kandy (199/7 overnight) 209 (Sammu Ashan 52, Chamika Karunaratne 34, Ashen Bandara 28, Sohan de Livera 20, Chamika Heenatigala 18, Pawantha Weerasinghe 15: Isitha Wijesundara 5/56, Asanka Manoj 2/47)