Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 2004/05 and 2005

CENTRAL PROVINCE v NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE Played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, March 1, 2, 3, 2005. North Central Province won by 60 runs. NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCE 1 D.A.Gunawardene c Sangakkara b Silva 16 b P.D.R.L.Perera 4 2 S.Kalavitigoda c Kandamby b Lakshitha 36 b Silva 28 3 W.M.G.Ramyakumara lbw b P.D.R.L.Perera 0 b Silva 5 4 *D.P.M.D.Jayawardene c Samaraweera b Silva 1 lbw b Lakshitha 57 5 †T.M.Dilshan c Sangakkara b Silva 17 c Sangakkara b Silva 9 6 H.G.J.M.Kulatunga c Sangakkara b P.D.R.L.Perera 5 c Paranavitana b P.D.R.L.Perera 19 7 U.D.U.Chandana not out 37 lbw b P.D.R.L.Perera 2 8 H.D.P.K.Dharmasena b Lakshitha 42 not out 40 9 M.F.Maharoof c and b P.D.R.L.Perera 3 lbw b P.D.R.L.Perera 17 10 K.M.D.N.Kulasekara lbw b P.D.R.L.Perera 0 b Silva 10 11 U.W.M.B.C.A.Welagedara lbw b P.D.R.L.Perera 0 c Sangakkara b Lakshitha 6 Extras lb 14, w 1, nb 3 18 b 1, lb 10, w 1, nb 12 24 —— —— 175 221 FoW (1): 1-31 (1), 2-38 (3), 3-41 (4), 4-70 (5), 5-83 (2), 6-83 (6), 7-172 (8), 8-175 (9), 9-175 (10), 10-175 (11) FoW (2): 1-12 (1), 2-39 (2), 3-40 (3), 4-52 (5), 5-103 (6), 6-114 (7), 7-137 (4), 8-163 (9), 9-180 (11), 10-221 (10) CENTRAL PROVINCE 1 N.T.Paranavitana c Dilshan b Kulasekara 57 b Kulasekara 6 2 S.I.Fernando c Chandana b Kulasekara 16 c Dilshan b Maharoof 17 3 W.M.B.Perera c Dilshan b Kulasekara 5 b Maharoof 15 4 *†K.C.Sangakkara c Kalavitigoda b Kulasekara 0 c Dilshan b Ramyakumara 35 5 T.T.Samaraweera lbw b Kulasekara 4 c Chandana b Maharoof 2 6 K.H.R.K.Fernando c Dilshan b Kulasekara 47 lbw b Kulasekara 7 7 S.H.T.Kandamby c Chandana b Dharmasena 21 c Dilshan b Ramyakumara 35 8 L.H.D.Dilhara not out 33 b Ramyakumara 1 9 M.K.G.C.P.Lakshitha c Jayawardene b Dharmasena 0 b Ramyakumara 7 10 R.C.R.P.Silva run out (Jayawardene/Dilshan) 0 c Chandana b Dharmasena 0 11 P.D.R.L.Perera run out (Dharmasena) 1 not out 0 Extras b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 12 18 b 1, nb 8 9 —— —— 202 134 FoW (1): 1-24 (2), 2-32 (3), 3-32 (4), 4-37 (5), 5-128 (6), 6-155 (7), 7-186 (1), 8-187 (9), 9-198 (10), 10-202 (11) FoW (2): 1-6 (1), 2-38 (3), 3-39 (2), 4-48 (5), 5-61 (6), 6-113 (4), 7-121 (8), 8-126 (7), 9-133 (9), 10-134 (10) Central Province Bowling O M R W O M R W P.D.R.L.Perera 18.4 2 64 5 1nb 21 2 73 4 11nb Dilhara 11 2 33 0 1nb 16 0 63 0 1nb Silva 13 3 32 3 1nb 11.4 1 35 4 1w K.H.R.K.Fernando 2 0 9 0 Lakshitha 11 4 23 2 1w (4) 11 1 39 2 North Central Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Ramyakumara 3 1 9 0 1w (6) 8 1 22 4 5nb Kulasekara 20 0 71 6 12nb (1) 10 2 27 2 3nb Maharoof 15 4 22 0 8 0 31 3 Welagedara 5 0 36 0 (2) 5 0 26 0 Chandana 5 0 17 0 1 0 3 0 Dharmasena 10.2 2 42 2 (4) 11.4 2 24 1 Umpires: A.G.Dissanayake and R.Martinesz. Referee: C.T.M.Devaraj. Toss: Central Province Close of Play: 1st day: Central Province (1) 81-4 (Paranavitana 27*, K.H.R.K.Fernando 21*, 24 overs); 2nd day: North Central Province (2) 165-8 (Dharmasena 10*, Welagedara 0*, 40 overs). The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. P.D.R.L.Perera took a hat-trick in the North Central Province first innings (Maharoof, Kulasekaram Welegedara). K.M.D.N.Kulasekara retired hurt in the North Central Province second innings having scored 0 (team score 163-8) - he returned when the score was 180-9. 71