Basnahira vs Ruhuna – Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial T20: Match Recap
Basnahira has defeated Ruhuna by 34 runs in a game of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Inter-Provincial T20 Tournament today, July 27, 2011, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Batting first, Basnahira posted a target of 167 runs which Ruhuna could not chase down and lost the match. The competition was packed with thrill and it provided the spectators and viewers with good entertainment.
In the bright sunny morning, Ruhuna won the toss but elected to field first. Having been invited to bat, Basnahira started their innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 as openers.
The start was fair as both the batsmen demonstrated sensible play with composed shots all around the wicket.
The Ruhuna skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahela-Lakmal-Udawatte-c73806, changed the new ball bowlers just after two overs in order to contain the dashing openers. This strategy worked well and Dilshan was bowled in the 4th over. He played 11 balls and made 20 runs with the help
of 1 four and 2 sixes.
Dilshan was succeeded by the one-down batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hettiarachchi-Gamage-Jeevantha-Mahesh-Kulatunga-c63111 who forged a partnership of 48 runs with Munaweera.
Munaweera bated very well and scored 30 from 37 deliveries including 4 boundaries before being caught in the 12th over of the innings.
Kulatunga flexed his muscles to pile up big score, defying every strategy of the rivals and hitting every ball for runs. He was joined and supported by Ramith Rambukwella in this firework.
Both the top-order batsmen played marvellously and caused huge damage to the Ruhuna bowlers in the second half of the innings.
With boundaries and quick doubles, the two batsmen built up a strong and long partnership of 65 runs. Rambukwella fell in the 19th over after making 28 runs off 23 balls. He hit three sterling sixes.
Kulatunga kept firing till the last ball of the innings and lashed 69 runs off 47 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes. He remained not out along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinthaka-Umesh-Jayasinghe-c50613 who scored 1 run before the end of the innings.
Thus, Basnahira totalled 166 runs including 18 extras. Their run rate had been 8.30 per over.
In the bowling line-up of Ruhuna, Janaka Gunaratne, Arosh Janoda and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Omesh-Lakpriya-Agampodi-Wijesiriwardene-c80257 grabbed one wicket each.
To chase down the mammoth target of 167 runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Jayasuriya-c2567 and Udawatte opened the innings for Ruhuna and took a good start, scoring 12 and 28 respectively.
The one-down batsman, TN Sampath, fell after making just 2 runs. Milinda Siriwardana, the top order batsman, stayed on the crease for some overs and scored 20 off 20 balls.
The next two batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Liyanabadlge-Janaka-Prabath-Gunaratne-c73032, failed badly and made 3 and 0 respectively.
Yashodha Lanka was the only middle order batsman who could manage to score 20 from 17 balls.
In the lower batting order of Ruhuna, Suraj Randiv and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamburathu-Godagamage-Arosh-Janoda-c65392 and Wijesiriwardene made 1 each.
Thus the entire team was washed out in 18.3 overs while 34 runs were left in completion of the target.
Though wickets kept falling with regular intervals, Ruhuna batsmen fought tooth and nail.
In the bowling department of Basnahira, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 bowled one player each.
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