Kusal slams unbeaten 161
Kusal Perera slammed a quick-fire unbeaten knock of 161 from 118 balls that included 19 boundaries and five sixes to help Kegalle District record a convincing eight-wicket win over Puttalam District in a high scoring first-round match of the Inter-district Limited Over Cricket Tournament played at the FTZ Grounds in Katuanayake yesterday.
Meanwhile, in other matches Kandy District, Kilinochchi District, Matara District, Colombo District, Badulla District, Mannar District and Batticaloa District recorded wins over Nuwara Eliya District, Jaffna District, Galle District, Kalutara District, Ratnapura District, Anuradhapura District and Ampara District respectively. Chief scores: At Katunayake (Kegalle District won by eight wickets)
Puttalam District: 263 in 49.2 overs (Shehan Jayasuriya 64, Isusr Udana 56, Mahela Udawatte 43, Rukshan Fernando 37, Ishan Jayarathne 4/49) Kegalle District: 266/2 in 38 overs (Sadeera Samarawickrama 52, Kusal Janith Perera 161 n.o). At SSC Grounds (Kandy District won by 69 runs) Kandy District: 266/8 in 50 overs (Sachithra Senanayake 62, Minod Bhanuka 58, Pramod Maduwantha 3/41) Nuwara Eliya District: 197/9 in 50 overs (Kosala Kulasekara 77, Primosh Perera 69, Sachithra Senanayake 3/24, Jeffrey Vandersay 3/41).
At Braybrooke Place (Kilinochchi District won by two runs on D/L method) Jaffna District: 266/8 in 38 overs (Dinuk Wickramanayake 66, Kithuruwan Vithanage 55, Chamika Karunarathne 44, Tharanga Paranavitharana 35) Kilinochchi District: 176/4 in 27 overs (Harsha Cooray 31, Milinda Siriwardena 80 n.o). At NCC Grounds (Matara District won by one wicket)
Galle District: 229/9 in 50 overs (Shalika Karunanayake 59, Dilhan Cooray 43, Yasoda Lanka 36, Anuk Fernando 4/50) Matara District: 233/9 in 45.3 overs (Angelo Perera 62, Lahiru Udara 59, Farveez Maharoof 37, Roshan Jayathissa 3/36). At CCC Grounds (Colombo District won by seven wickets)
Kalutara District: 83 in 22.1 overs (Lasith Fernando 22, Nimesh Vimukthi 25, Lahiru Gamage 5/13) Colombo District: 84/3 in 8.4 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 27, Dilshan Munaweera 53 n.o).
At Panagoda (Badulla District won by 109 runs)
Badulla District: 274/8 in 50 overs (Lakshitha Madushan 61, Janith de Silva 58, Sanjika Ridma 42, Dushan Vimukthi 70 n.o)
Ratnapura District: 165 in 37.5 overs (Maduranga Zoysa 37, Sanjula Abeywickrama 50 n.o, Sanjika Ridma 5/11).
At Colts Grounds (Mannar District won by 70 runs)
Mannar District: 278/9 in 50 overs (Udara Jayasundera 51, Roshene Silva 102 n.o, Chathura Peiris 71, Adeesha Nanayakkara 4/59) Anuradhapura District: 208 in 44 overs (Vinod Perera 45, Sachin Jayawardena 50 n.o, Amila Aponso 3/28). At BRC Grounds (Batticaloa District won by 39 runs) Batticaloa District: 241 in 49 overs (Harsha Vithana 54, Chanaka Wijesinghe 48, Vikum Sanjaya 30, Saliya Saman 3/35, Dilesh Gunarathne 3/48) Ampara District: 202 in 47.4 overs (Nadeera Nawala 46, Saliya Saman 33, T. M. Sampath 3/45).