- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 2, lb 6, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL239 all out (72.1 Overs, RR: 3.31)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Johanne de Zilva, 10.4 ov), 2-32 (Jeewaka Sashin, 11.4 ov), 3-47 (Kavindu Irosh, 15.6 ov), 4-141 (Jatin Saxena, 31.2 ov), 5-191 (Dimuth Sandaruwan, 54.4 ov), 6-193 (Himasha Liyanage, 57.1 ov), 7-193 (Sachindu Colombage, 59.6 ov), 8-217 (Nishan Peiris, 65.3 ov), 9-220 (Danushka Sandaruwan, 66.5 ov), 10-239 (Sheshan Fernando, 72.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Y Avishka 6 0 34 0 5.66 1 6 L Abeysinghe 11 3 22 1 2 0 0 N Vimukthi 16.1 4 58 4 3.58 0 0 HGKD Dhanushka 23 1 70 4 3.04 0 0 DRF Weerasinghe 12 0 31 0 2.58 0 0 V Lahiru 4 1 16 1 4 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras12 (b 5, lb 4, nb 3)TOTAL158 all out (46.2 Overs, RR: 3.41)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Pawan Sandesh, 2.1 ov), 2-15 (Sineth Jayawardena, 4.5 ov), 3-79 (Roshan Wijenayake, 19.5 ov), 4-80 (Samarth Seth, 20.2 ov), 5-80 (Rajeewa Weerasinghe, 20.3 ov), 6-84 (Nimesh Vimukthi, 20.5 ov), 7-133 (Sukitha Manoj, 35.3 ov), 8-147 (Vishwa Lahiru, 40.3 ov), 9-147 (Lahiru Abeysinghe, 44.1 ov), 10-158 (Koshan Danuska, 46.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WRC Fernando 6 3 14 2 2.33 0 0 KN Peiris 17.2 4 59 3 3.4 0 0 D Sandaruwan 16 3 50 3 3.12 0 0 S Colombage 7 0 26 1 3.71 0 3
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras12 (b 7, lb 3, nb 2)TOTAL207/8d (74.2 Overs, RR: 2.78)Did not bat: WRC FernandoFall of wickets: 1-12 (Kavindu Irosh, 6.5 ov), 2-17 (Johanne de Zilva, 8.3 ov), 3-21 (Jeewaka Sashin, 9.6 ov), 4-23 (Dimuth Sandaruwan, 10.6 ov), 5-74 (Jatin Saxena, 32.2 ov), 6-102 (Nishan Peiris, 40.4 ov), 7-129 (Sheshan Fernando, 51.2 ov), 8-151 (Himasha Liyanage, 57.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HGKD Dhanushka 18 3 37 2 2.05 0 0 N Vimukthi 26 0 88 2 3.38 0 2 V Lahiru 17 2 44 3 2.58 0 0 DRF Weerasinghe 8.2 0 19 1 2.28 0 0 L Abeysinghe 5 1 9 0 1.8 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras25 (b 16, lb 8, nb 1)TOTAL215/8 (55 Overs, RR: 3.9)Did not bat: Y AvishkaFall of wickets: 1-6 (Pawan Sandesh, 1.3 ov), 2-33 (Sineth Jayawardena, 5.5 ov), 3-60 (Sukitha Manoj, 14.4 ov), 4-128 (Samarth Seth, 31.3 ov), 5-135 (Rajeewa Weerasinghe, 34.5 ov), 6-147 (Nimesh Vimukthi, 40.1 ov), 7-147 (Vishwa Lahiru, 40.5 ov), 8-180 (Koshan Danuska, 45.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WRC Fernando 7 1 21 1 3 0 0 KN Peiris 24 6 54 4 2.25 0 0 D Sandaruwan 17 1 69 3 4.05 0 0 S Colombage 5 0 38 0 7.6 0 0 Jatin S Saxena 2 0 9 0 4.5 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Negombo Cricket Club , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
23,24,25 June 2023 (3-day match)
First-class debut
Match Referee
Points
Negombo Cricket Club 12.93, Panadura Sports Club 4.565
Close of Play
- Fri, 23 Jun - day 1 - Negombo Cricket Club 1st innings 177/4 (HHD Sandaruwan 87*, HS Liyanage 16*, 50 ov)
- Sat, 24 Jun - day 2 - Negombo Cricket Club 2nd innings 63/4 (Jatin S Saxena 22*, HS Liyanage 14*, 27 ov)
- Sun, 25 Jun - day 3 - Panadura Sports Club 2nd innings 215/8 (55 ov) - end of match
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SLC Major League Tournament
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SSC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 109.145 |
| COLT | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 99.89 |
| RAG | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 78 |
| BRC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72.46 |
| CCC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 70.09 |
| NEGO | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 68.54 |
| KCCC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 59.305 |
| NSWC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 55.695 |
| PAN | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 48.14 |
| GAL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 47.29 |
| SLARM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 39.9 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| PSC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 114.245 |
| NCC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 107.235 |
| ACCC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 104.28 |
| Tamil | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 85.84 |
| MOORS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 83.195 |
| BLOOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 81.09 |
| BSC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 66.965 |
| CHLM | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55.665 |
| KYCC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43.25 |
| AFSC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40.295 |
| SEB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35.955 |

