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Colombo District v Dambulla District
National Super League 4-Day Competition 2023/24
VenueR Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th January 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossDambulla District won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsColombo District 4.7 (Batting 2, Bowling 2.7); Dambulla District 12.55 (Batting 3.05, Bowling 1.5)
UmpiresBCN Amarasinghe, SADK Bandara
RefereeBCMS Mendis
Reserve UmpireRP Massalage
Close of play day 1Dambulla District (1) 287/3 (Mathews 47*, Rathnayake 31*; 89 overs)
Close of play day 2Colombo District (1) 98/1 (Karunaratne 42*, Mendis 29*; 19 overs)
Close of play day 3Colombo District (1) 388/7 (Manasinghe 14*, Jayasuriya 11*; 106 overs)

Dambulla District first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LK Fransiscolbw b Manasinghe87182 11- 
+MB Ranasinghec Fernando b Rajitha412 -- 
*PHKD Mendisc Mendis b Wijesundera115164 15- 
AD Mathewsb Wijesundera146275 171 
P Rathnayakerun out (Daniel)130220 124 
GS Dinushalbw b Manasinghe58 -- 
MACP Wijesinghenot out1124 1- 
MKPAD Pererac Kumara b Manasinghe01 -- 
PADLR Sandakanlbw b Wijesundera28 -- 
MVT Fernandoc Daniel b Jayasuriya1820 4- 
AM Fernandolbw b Jayasuriya25 -- 
Extras(2 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)10
Total(all out, 153 overs)530
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Ranasinghe, 2.5 ov), 2-199 (Fransisco, 56.2 ov), 3-227 (Mendis, 67.2 ov), 4-480 (Mathews, 139.6 ov), 5-495 (Dinusha, 142.6 ov), 6-495 (Rathnayake, 143.2 ov), 7-495 (Perera, 144.1 ov), 8-499 (Sandakan, 145.5 ov), 9-528 (MVT Fernando, 152.1 ov), 10-530 (AM Fernando, 152.6 ov)
Colombo District bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Rajitha27   2109121
Gamage18   0840--
Wijesundera23   46932-
Manasinghe37   41293--
Jayasuriya43   81032--
Fernando4   0200--
Mendis1   0140--

Colombo District first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
FDM Karunaratnec Ranasinghe b AM Fernando161261 15- 
SDL Danielc Ranasinghe b MVT Fernando2333 5- 
*BKG Mendisc Fransisco b MVT Fernando80115 12- 
MNK Fernandob Perera3976 5- 
HS Liyanageb Sandakan919 1- 
+LPPM Kumarac AM Fernando b Dinusha3939 7- 
MALR Manasingheb AM Fernando1977 3- 
NT Gamagerun out (Dinusha)04 -- 
NGRP Jayasuriyac MVT Fernando b Perera2153 1- 
ID Wijesunderalbw b Perera2130 11 
CAK Rajithanot out1914 11 
Extras(5 b, 5 lb, 4 w)14
Total(all out, 120.1 overs)445
Fall of wickets:
1-48 (Daniel, 9.5 ov), 2-196 (Mendis, 47.3 ov), 3-269 (Fernando, 72.6 ov), 4-284 (Liyanage, 77.2 ov), 5-351 (Karunaratne, 89.1 ov), 6-365 (Kumara, 92.2 ov), 7-365 (Gamage, 93.4 ov), 8-399 (Manasinghe, 111.1 ov), 9-409 (Jayasuriya, 114.6 ov), 10-445 (Wijesundera, 120.1 ov)
Dambulla District bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
AM Fernando22   3902--
MVT Fernando21   38021-
Perera44.171593--
Dinusha11   4291--
Sandakan10   0471--
Wijesinghe12   43003-

Dambulla District second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
LK Fransiscolbw b Manasinghe1220 3- 
+MB Ranasingheb Rajitha710 1- 
*PHKD Mendisc Gamage b Rajitha03 -- 
AD Mathewsc Liyanage b Wijesundera913 1- 
P Rathnayakest Kumara b Jayasuriya1523 1- 
GS Dinushanot out100160 11- 
MACP Wijesinghec Karunaratne b Jayasuriya16 -- 
MKPAD Pererac Mendis b Rajitha2029 2- 
PADLR Sandakanb Jayasuriya2653 4- 
MVT Fernandonot out1151 -1 
AM Fernandodid not bat      
Extras(4 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)9
Total(8 wickets, 61 overs)210
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (Ranasinghe, 4.2 ov), 2-20 (Mendis, 4.5 ov), 3-20 (Fransisco, 5.3 ov), 4-40 (Mathews, 10.2 ov), 5-52 (Rathnayake, 13.4 ov), 6-58 (Wijesinghe, 15.3 ov), 7-94 (Perera, 22.6 ov), 8-144 (Sandakan, 41.2 ov)
Colombo District bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Rajitha9   1293-2
Manasinghe17   3651--
Jayasuriya14   2383--
Wijesundera7   12411-
Gamage9   3180--
Fernando5   0300--

Notes
--> PHKD Mendis (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 63
--> GS Dinusha (2) passed his previous highest score of 75 in First-Class matches
--> GS Dinusha (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> MALR Manasinghe reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed MKPAD Perera, his 3rd wicket in the Dambulla District first innings