By Srian Obeyeseere
Shashika Dulshan took the week-end’s honours claiming 6 for 99 in spinning Jaffna to a comprehensive 165-run run win over Kandy in the Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League 4-Day Tournament fixture at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Chasing 394 runs to win Kandy was dismissed for 229.
Meanwhile, Dambulla got the better of Colombo despite a marathon 161 century by Dimuth Karunaratne in a high scoring game at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium which saw another during the week-end which produced centuries from another former national captain Angelo Mathews who scored 146, Pavan Rathnayaka 130 and Kamindu Mendis 115 with the latter’s performance gaining the nod of the national selectors in a long run of impressive showings to been named in the squad for the first test against Afghanistan starting tomorrow.
CHIEF SCORES:
Jaffna – 346 (104.2) Dhananjaya De Silva 113, Lahiru Madushanka 67, Janith Liyanage 63, Nishan Madushka 38, Chamika Karunaratne 3/51, Chamika Gunasekara 2/42, Ashian Daniel 2/66, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/103 & 234 (68) Nipun Karunanayake 60, Hasitha Boyagoda 42, Dhananjaya De Silva 37, Ravindu Fernando 22, Chamika Gunasekara 3/43, Sithum Dissanayake 2/21, Chamika Karunaratne 2/31, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/88
Kandy – 187 (67.1) Ahan Wickramasinghe 51, Chamika Gunasekara 29, Chamika Karunaratne 25, Lahiru Udara 23, Sahan Arachchige 22, Jeffrey Vandersay 4/49, Pramod Madushan 2/25, Shashika Dulshan 2/46 & 229 (53.2) Ahan Wickramasinghe 116*, Kamil Mishara 33, Lahiru Udara 25, Ashian Daniel 24, Shashika Dulshan 6/99, Ravindu Fernando 3/77)
Dambulla – 530 (153) Angelo Mathews 146, Pavan Rathnayaka 130, Kamindu Mendis 115, Leo Fransisco 87, Isitha Wijesundara 3/69, Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/129, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/103 & 210/8 (61) Sonal Dinusha 100*, Lakshan Sandakan 26, Akila Dananjaya 20, Kasun Rajitha 3/29, Prabath Jayasuriya 3/38
Colombo – 445 (120.1) Dimuth Karunarathna 161, Kusal Mendis 80, Nuwanidu Fernando 39, Pathum Kumara 39, Shevon Daniel 23, Prabath Jayasuriya 21, Isitha Wijesundara 21, Akila Dananjaya 3/159, Vishwa Fernando 2/80, Asitha Fernando 2/90
