Jeewantha sparkles as Wayamba win by 85 runs

Chris Dhambarage

Dynamic opening batsman Jeewantha Kulatunga hammered a run a ball 132 with four sixes and eleven boundaries to steer Wayamba Province to a resounding 85 run victory over the SLC Combined XI in their Inter Provincial limited overs cricket tournament match worked off at the Colts CC ground in Havelock Park yesterday.

Wayamba: 289 for 7 in 50 overs (J. Kulatunga 132, M. Udawatte 27, M. van Dort 30, F. Maharoof 24, I. Udana 28 n.o, A. Janoda 2 for 63, D. Dahanayake 2 for 47).

SLC Combined XI: 204 in 49..4 overs (A. Berenger 20, H. Fernando 33, D. Dahanayake 50, C. Peiris 60, C. Welagedera 3 for 24, A. Mendis 3 for 28, F. Maharoof 2 for 59).

Easy for Kandurata

All rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne hit a top score of 73 and Muttiah Muraltiaran snapped up three wickets for 29 as Kandurata Province defeated Basnahira South by 97 runs in their Inter Provincial limited overs cricket tournament match worked off at Moratuwa yesterday.

Kandurata: 306 for 8 in 50 overs (T. Paranavithana 46, K. Weeraratne 73, T. Samaraweera 28, K. Sangakkara 45, C. Kapugedera 35, C. Jayasinghe 30, S. Lakmal 4 for 67).

Basnahira South: 209 in 42..1 overs (M. Warnapura 45, N. Zoysa 27, M. Siriwardena 35, H. Fernando 32, T. Thushara 2 for 50, M. Muralitharan 3 for 29).

Ruhuna win easily

Two superb half centuries from Upul Tharanga (67) and Indika de Saram (67) and a four wicket haul from Sachithra Senanayake helped Ruhuna Province cruise to a convincing 126 run victory over Basnahira North in their Inter Provincial limited overs cricket tournament match worked off at the Galle Stadium yesterday.

Ruhuna: 287 for 9 in 50 overs (U. Tharanga 60, I. de Saram 67, G. de Silva 28, D. Lokuhettige 47 n.o, S. Serasinghe 3 for 34, D. Prasad 3 for 63).

Basnahira North: 161 in 41.1 overs (D. Karunaratne 37, K. Silva 23, A. Mathews 36, S. Serasinghe 21, S. Senanayake 4 for 30, S. Weerakoon 2 for 24).