Galle’s Sri Lankan spin prodigy DunitYh Wellalage spun a 4-wicket web around Dambulla who were tottering on 26 for 6 chasing 251 to win on the penultimate day of the 4-day Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League Tournament match yesterday at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.
Wellalage’s effort with the ball was in nearing a match winning all-round performance having scored 44 in Galle’s second innings 244.
Wellalage’s accounted for the prize wicket of Sri Lanka test captain Dhananjaya de Silva gone for a fourth ball duck in not able to live up to his first innings century works caught by his opposite number Pasindu Sooriyabandara while clean bowling his other victims Lasith Embuldeniyaa and Pavan Rathnayake for 2 and a duck respectfully and following up with the wicket of Sonal Dinusha for a duck caught by D.K.A.L. Perera.
Meanwhile, Colombo was on 85 for 1 wicket chasing a mammoth victory target of 599 set by Kandy following their first innings debilitation for 106 at stumps on the third day at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium at Sooriyawewa, Hambantota yesterday.
Avishka Fernando was on 52 off 91 balls hitting 4 boundaries, and Dhananjaya Lakshan on 17 off 60 with 3 boundaries as the second wicket pair fought to offset the loss of Navod Paranavithana bowled by Mohamed Dilshad for 15 after Ksndy had declared their second innings at 244 for 3 on a brilliant century of exactly 100 by the hard hitting Nuwanidu Fernando off 111 balls stroking 7 boundaries and 2 over the top. Skipper Sahan Arachchige was unbeaten on 29 when he declared.
CHIEF SCORES
Galle vs Dambulla
Galle 267 & 244
(Ramesh Mendis 56, Dunith Wellalage 46, Oshada Fernando 44, Nipun Dhananjaya 27, Dinesh Chandimal 23, Avishka Perera 16, Milan Rathnayake 13, Akila Dananjaya 5/80, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/78, Sonal Dinusha 1/19)
Dambulla 261
(Dhananjaya de Silva 106, Lasith Embuldeniya 54, Sonal Dinusha 39, Pavan Rathnayake 4/57, Ron Chandraguptha 3/57)
And 27/6
(Dunith Wellalage 4/3, Dilum Sudeera 2/10)
Kandy vs Colombo
Kandy 460 And 244/3 decl.
(Nuwanidu Fernando 100, Sahan Arachchige n.o. 29)
Colombo 106 And 85/1
(Avishka Fernando n.o. 52, Dhananjaya Lakshan n.o. 17)