Skipper Harshitha’s ton steers Dambulla to victory

Skipper Harshitha Samarawickrama hit a superb knock of 130 in 133 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes as Dambulla recorded an easy 178 runs win over Galle in their Women’s National Super League limited overs cricket fixture played at P. Sara Oval Stadium yesterday.

Meanwhile Kandy made a thrilling one wicket win over Colombo in their match played at Colts grounds. Skipper Kaveesha Dilhari (62) and Ama Kanchana (57) guided Kandy to win with 2.2 overs to spare.

* At Colts grounds: Kandy beat Colombo by 1 wicket

Colombo women’s 179 all out in 44.2 overs (Navoddya Nethmini 33, Hasini Perera 53, Piyumi Wathsala 24, Sachini Nisansala 10, Tharika Sewwandi 16, Ama Kanchana 2/27, Kaveesha Dilhari 2/33, Vihara Sewwandi 2/26)

Kandy Women’s 181 for 9 wickets in 47.4 overs (Hansima Karunaratne 14, Kaveesha Dilhari 62 , Ama Kanchana 57, Savindi Cooray 12*, Inoshi Fernando 3/18, Janadi Anali 2/40, Sachni Nisansala 2/28)

* At P. Sara Oval: Dambulla beat Galle by 178 runs

Dambulla women’s 280 for 4 wickets in 50 overs (Sandali Weerasinghe 22, Imalka Mendis 51, Harshitha Samarawickrama 130, Sathya Sandeepani 32, Kaushini Nuthyanga 19*, Tharuka Shehani 2/47)

Galle women’s 102 all out in 38 overs (Harshani Wijeratne 12, Oshadi Ranasinghe 15, Nilakshana Sandamini 27, Satya Sandeepani 2/15, Malsha Shehani 2/16, Nimesha Madushani 2/24)

( Source : Daily Mirror)