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Colombo Cricket Club v Matara Sports Club
Premier Championship 1998/99
VenueColombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo on 26th, 27th, 28th February 1999 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossMatara Sports Club won the toss and decided to field
ResultColombo Cricket Club won by an innings and 74 runs
PointsColombo Cricket Club 15.575 (Batting 1.575, Bowling 2); Matara Sports Club 1.705 (Batting 1.205, Bowling 0.5)
UmpiresI Anandappa, AG Dissanayake
Close of play day 1Colombo Cricket Club (1) 227/4 (de Silva 64*, Boteju ?*)
Close of play day 2Matara Sports Club (1) 134/5 (Suwandaratne ?*, Ramzan 0*)

Colombo Cricket Club first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DN Hunukumburac and b Dissanayake2     
*PB Ediriweerac SWND Chinthaka b NHV Chinthaka103     
AS Polonowitac SWND Chinthaka b Rangana8     
+SKL de Silvac Priyantha b Ramzan95     
DF Arnoldarun out11     
JWHD Botejunot out72     
MHRM Fernandonot out8     
T Sanjayandid not bat      
NS Rajandid not bat      
MA Junaiddid not bat      
IS Gallagedid not bat      
Extras(2 b, 6 lb, 8 nb)16
Total(5 wickets, declared, 79 overs)315
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Hunukumbura), 2-13 (Polonowita), 3-183 (Ediriweera), 4-199 (Arnolda), 5-285 (de Silva)
Matara Sports Club bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Dissanayake17   0781--
Rangana15   2511--
Suwandaratne21   3580--
Jayasekera15   2620--
Ramzan7   0361--
NHV Chinthaka4   0221--

Matara Sports Club first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HKP Ranganac Rajan b Gallage76     
NHV Chinthakalbw b Boteju1     
NSS Dissanayakeb Polonowita19     
KMN Tharangac de Silva b Rajan1     
*SS Kulatungac Ediriweera b Boteju4     
LS Suwandaratnenot out27     
SM Ramzanc de Silva b Gallage0     
SWK Shanthab Boteju0     
ALI Priyanthalbw b Gallage0     
+SWND Chinthakac Rajan b Fernando2     
PIW Jayasekerab Gallage6     
Extras(1 b, 13 lb, 6 nb)20
Total(all out, 72.5 overs)156
Fall of wickets:
1-23 (NHV Chinthaka), 2-58 (Dissanayake), 3-59 (Tharanga), 4-79 (Kulatunga), 5-133 (Rangana), 6-134 (Ramzan), 7-137 (Shantha), 8-138 (Priyantha), 9-147 (SWND Chinthaka), 10-156 (Jayasekera, 72.5 ov)
Colombo Cricket Club bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gallage17.57334--
Boteju15   6193--
Fernando7   3141--
Sanjayan10   0260--
Rajan13   6211--
Polonowita3   211--
Junaid5   0180--
Ediriweera2   0100--

Matara Sports Club second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
HKP Ranganac de Silva b Gallage4     
NHV Chinthakac de Silva b Sanjayan12     
NSS Dissanayakec de Silva b Sanjayan14     
*SS Kulatungac and b Fernando4     
+SWND Chinthakac Hunukumbura b Sanjayan4     
LS Suwandaratneb Rajan11     
SM Ramzanc Polonowita b Sanjayan0     
ALI Priyanthab Gallage14     
SWK Shanthalbw b Gallage0     
PIW Jayasekerab Gallage0     
KMN Tharanganot out5     
Extras(5 b, 7 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)17
Total(all out, 28.5 overs)85
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Rangana), 2-41 (NHV Chinthaka), 3-46 (Kulatunga), 4-46 (Dissanayake), 5-55 (SWND Chinthaka), 6-55 (Ramzan), 7-77 (Priyantha), 8-77 (Suwandaratne), 9-77 (Shantha), 10-85 (Jayasekera, 28.5 ov)
Colombo Cricket Club bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Gallage9.51284--
Boteju4   2140--
Fernando6   1101--
Sanjayan5   0174--
Rajan4   341--

Notes
--> PB Ediriweera (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 102
--> HKP Rangana (1) passed his previous highest score of 52 in First-Class matches
--> JWHD Boteju reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed NHV Chinthaka, his 1st wicket in the Matara Sports Club first innings