Lahiru, Ahan steer Kandy to first win

By M. Shamil Amit

 Lahiru Udara hit a 108-ball knock of 109 that included 12 boundaries while man-in-form Ahan Wickramasinghe made 71 in 77 balls with eight boundaries and a six as the pair shared a valuable 141 runs for the fourth wicket, laying the foundation for Kandy to record a close eight-run win over Galle in the Major Club Under 23 limited over encounter played at the Rangiri Stadium in Dambulla.

 The high-scoring match saw Kandy helped by the duo taking first lease of the wicket make a formidable score of 293 runs and Galle despite half tons coming from Pathum Kumara and Sohan de Livera restricted to a score of 285 runs, with Kandy posting their first win of the tournament.

 Meanwhile another match of the same tournament between Colombo and Jaffna played at the Pallekele Stadium was abandoned due to heavy rain with Colombo taking first lease of the wicket being on 211 for 9 made from 46.3 overs when play was called off.

 At Dambulla – Kandy won by eight runs

Kandy 293 in 50 overs (Lahiru Udara 109, Ahan Wickramasinghe 71, Pulina Tharanga 30, Sandun Weerakkody 24, Amshi de Silva 18 n.o.: Akila Dhananjaya 3 for 41, Mohamed Shiraz 2 for 45, Praveen Jayawickrama 2 for 53, Kavishka Anjula 2 for 54)
Galle 285 in 49.4 overs (Pathum Kumara 66, Sohan de Livera 52, Suminda Lakshan 42, Lakshan Edirisinghe 39, Dhananjaya Lakshan 21, Mohamed Shamaaz 19: Ashian Daniel 3 for 36, Pulina Tharanga 3 for 43)

At Pallekele – No Result

Colombo 211 for 9 in 46.3 overs (Ashen Bandara 69, Avishka Fernando 43, Nipun Dhananjaya 31, Nisala Tharaka 20: Ravindu Fernando 3 for 42, Dilum Sudeera 2 for 36, Binura Fernando 2 for 37, Shiran Fernando 2 for 44) vs Jaffna