Avishka Fernando leads from the front with 62 in Colombo’s 210/6 in reply to Jaffna’s 199
Colombo Skipper Avishka Fernando top scored with 62 off 84 balls to steer his side to 210 for 6 in reply to Jaffna’s 199 on the third day of the Sri Lanka Cricket National Super League 2023 match at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Fernando struck 8, boundaries with his opening partner Heshan Fernando chipped in with 36 off 83 inclusive of 4 boundaries. Roshen Silva was run out for 32 when looking well set. Prabath Jayasuriya also came good with the bat with an unbeaten 30 off 49 hitting 5 boundaries with Manoj Sarathchandra with him on 21 at stumps.
When play resumed Jaffna, resuming from overnight 171 for 7 added a further 28 with Tharindu Rathnayake returning figures of 4 for 24.
CHIEF SCORES: Jaffna 199 (70.1 Overs) (Ron Chandraguptha 68, Kasun Abeyrathne 36, Ravindu Fernando 24, Dhananjaya de Silva 19, Tharindu Rathnayake 4/24, Nuwan Pradeep 3/50, Prabath Jayasuriya 1/22, Kasun Rajitha 1/56).Colombo 210/6 (75 Overs).(Avishka Fernando 62, Heshan Fernando 36, Roshen Silva 32, Prabath Jayasuriya n.o. 30, Manoj Sarathchandra n.o. 21, Nipun Ransika 13, Ashen Bandara 10, Lahiru Madushanka 2/21, Navod Paranavithana 1/5, Dhananjaya de Silva 1/25, Pramod Madushan 1/64)
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