Dharmapala dominate Battle of the Golden Lions
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Shehan Kahandugoda who made an unbeaten 80 to save his side in action. Pictures by Ranjith Perera
Dharmapala Panniptiya dominated the day two proceedings of the 2nd Battle of the Golden Lions big match against traditional rivals Rahula Matara as it ended in a draw at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday.
Rahula rode on a stubborn knock from Shehan Kahandugoda who put up a stiff resistance to save his side from an obvious defeat. Shehan who was unbeaten on 28 at the end of the first day’s play when Rahula were struggling on 59 for 5, came to his side’s rescue by cracking an unbeaten 80 comprising of 12 boundaries during the morning session. His stubborn knock helped Rahula reach 140 before being bowled out just after lunch.
This came in reply to Dharmapala’s first innings total of 233 which they made on day one with Himasha Liyanage making a top score of 66. Dharmapala batting the second time went for quick runs and only succeeded in losing wickets at regular intervals before ultimately declaring at 109 for 8 in 26 overs.
Dharmapala allrounder Himasha Liyanage
Rahula who were set a target of 203 runs to win in 25 overs, which was a daunting task, reached 52 for 5 at close of play.
The four individual awards were shared by the two sides. Rahula’s Shehan Kahandugoda and Mayura Galappaththi carried away the
best batsman and bowler awards while Dharmapala’s Himasha Liyanage carried away the best fielder and man of the match awards.
Dharmapala 233 (Himasha Liyanage 66, Tharindu Madushantha 27, Prashan Ratnayake 26, Sahan Chamikara 35 n.o.: Mayura Galappaththi 8 for 93) and 109 for 8 declared (Himasha Liyanage 23, Vimukthi Radella 17, Tharindu Madishantha 20 n.o.: Tharindu Pramuditha 4 for 16, Mayura Galappaththi 2 for 43)
Rahula Matara (56/5 overnight) 140 (Tharindu Narasinghe 16, Shehan Kahandugoda 80 n.o.: Kushan Jayalath 4 for 47, Tharindu Maduwantha 3 for 2, Sahan Chamikara 2 for 16) and 52 for 5 (Piyushan Kulatunga 24, Shehan Kahandugoda 16 n.o.: Kushan Jayalath 3 for 13, Himasha Liyanage 2 for 30)
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