Sparkling 154 by Sampath

Dashing middle order batsman Tillekeratne Sampath hammered a splendid 154 with three sixes and 16 boundaries as Ruhuna defeated Kandurata on the first innings in their Bank of Ceylon Inter Provincial cricket tournament match which concluded at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium yesterday.

Kandurata: 271 and 44 for no loss (K. Gunawardena 26 n.o).

Ruhuna: 402 for 6 decl (G. Alwis 72, U. Tharanga 41, T. Sampath 154, L. Fernando 32, H. Cooray 54, S. Prasanna 4 for 109, J. Mendis 2 for 39).

Easy for Basnahira North

Basnahira North cruised to an easy first innings victory over Wayamba in their Bank of Ceylon inter provincial cricket tournament match which concluded at the De Soysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday.

Basnahira North: 598 and 71 for 3 (T. Kandamby 22 n.o, K. Perera 28, I. Udana 3 for 37).

Wayamba: 292 (M. van Dort 100, J. Kulatunga 37, D. Hunukumbura 46, I. Udana 34, C. Peiris 32, S. Serasinghe 2 for 52, M. Pushpakumara 3 for 98, S. Boralessa 2 for 41, T. Kandamby 2 for 22).