Vishad Randika strode to a defining 122 off 331 balls sending 10 to the boundary and 1 maximum to lifting Dambulla from an edgy 268 for 6 to a handsome 470 for 8 in their drawn game versus Jaffna with both sides having to be content with just the first innings doings at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Randika’s innings was the typical buffer to the opposite camp’s century making Ravindu Rasantha’s 120 as he paired with Chamindu Wickramasinghe who made 72 off 174 balls with the aid of 9 boundaries in that final clanging to taking Dambulla past Jaffna’s 4116to overhauling Jaffna’s 418 for first innings honours.
CHIEF SCORES:
Jaffna vs Dambulla drawn
Jaffna 418 (107 Overs) (62 Overs)
Ravindu Rasantha 120, Janith Liyanage 79, Niroshan Dickwella 70, Angelo Mathews 64, Thanuka Dabare 33, Dulaj Samuditha 3/88, Akila Dananjaya 3/164, Dinura Kalupahana 1/19, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 1/42, Inuka Karannagoda 1/91) Dinura Kalupahana 1/19, Dulaj Samuditha 1/38
Dambulla 470/8 (163 Overs)
Vishad Randika 122, Sammu Ashan 71, Dinura Kalupahana 55, Nishan Madushka 24, Ron Chandraguptha 20, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 72, Inuka Karannagoda n.o. 51 114 6, Akila Dananjaya n.o. 15, 26, Sahan Kosala 12, Isitha Wijesundara 2/57, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/111, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/121, Asanka Manoj 1/48, Thanuka Dabara 1/48