Basnahira North trail Wayamba by five runs

By Anushka WITHANAGE

Basnahira North trailed Wayamba by five runs with six second-innings wickets in hand by stumps on day three of their Inter-Provincial match continued at Dambulla Stadium yesterday.

Basnahira North XI: 374 and 42/4 wkts at close (G.I. Danial 17, A.D. Mathews 8 n.o., J.K. Silva 1 n.o., I. Udana 2 for 5, U.W.M.B.C.A. Welagedara 1 for 15).

Wayaba XI: 421 (J. Mubarak 136, S.K.L.D. Silva 103, Hunukubura 55, K.S.P.S. Karunanayake 47, K.R.N.U. Perera 3 for 90, G. Wijekoon 2 for 58, M. Pushpakumara 2 for 92, A.N.P.R. Fernando 1 for 70, K.T.G.D. Prasad 1 for 86).

Ruhuna in 88-run win

Set an overall winning target of 276 runs Kandurata were shot out for 188 as Ruhuna posted a 88-run win on day three of their four-day Inter-Provincial cricket match ended at Kettarama Stadium yesterday.

For Ruhuna the wickets were shared with left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon being the most impressive with figures of 2 for 20.

Ruhuna XI: 268 and 213 (W.U. Tharanga 39, S. Weerakoon 35 n.o., L.H.D. Dilhara 34, T.M.I. Mutaliph 29, W.L.P. Fernando 24, S.M.A. Priyanjana 21, W.C.A. Ganegama 3 for 42, M.M.M. Suraj 2 for 18, K.Weeraratne 2 for 48, C.W. Vidanapathirana 2 for 58).

Kadurata XI: 206 and 188 (D.K. Ranaweera 22, S.I. Fernando 25, B.M.A.J. Mendis 40, C.U. Jayasinghe 59, W.L.P. Fernando 2 for 25, L.D.H. Dilhara 1 for 31, T.P. Gamage 1 for 26, S.M. Senanayake 1 for 27, W.R.S. de Silva 2 for 41, S. Weerakoon 2 for 20).