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Dambulla pip Galle Outer in a thriller

Player-of-the-Match Deumi Vihanga (right) receiving her award (Pic courtesy SLC)
Player-of-the-Match Deumi Vihanga (right) receiving her award (Pic courtesy SLC)

Dambulla edged out Galle Outer by two runs in their Women’s Under-19 Lanka Youth League T20 Cricket Tournament match played at the Dambulla Stadium yesterday.

After piling up 86 for eight from their 20 overs, Dambulla picked up wickets at regular intervals and bowled out their opponents for 84 in the last over with Player-of-the-Match Deumi Vihanga claiming four wickets for 17 runs. Meanwhile, in the second match of the day, Colombo North cruised to a comfortable 16-run victory over Kandy.

Chief scores

(First match)

Dambulla: 86/8 in 20 overs (Chamodi Devindya 23, Maniwannan Laksihya 3/14, Chamudi Prabodha 3/18)

Galle Outer: 84 in 19.1 overs (Dilmi Prasadini 26, Deumi Vihanga 4/17, Sathasivam Kalaiyarasi 2/17).

(Second match)

Colombo North: 107 in 17.3 overs (Hasini Wijesinghe 23, Shalini Dassanayake 3/22, Shanilka Shathyangi 3/14, Asheni Prasansa 2/9)

Kandy: 91/8 in 20 overs (Isiri Meegammana 33, Shanilka Shathyangi 20, Dilanga Dissanayake 2/11).


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