Galle v Kandy, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Match, National Super League 4-Day Tournament, 2026
National Super League 4-Day Tournament 1st Match: Galle v Kandy at Dambulla, April 06, 2026

Galle
GAL
260/10 (80.2) & 262/10 (95)

Kandy
KAN
209/10 (58.2) & 229/9 (55)
Finished
Match drawn
Galle 1st inningGAL 1st inn.260/10 (80.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c C Karunaratne b Dulaj Samuditha | 84 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 77.77 |
c C Karunaratne b Dulaj Samuditha | ||||||
| Nipun Dananjaya | c MPM Weerasinghe b C Gunasekara | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17.14 |
c MPM Weerasinghe b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Dinesh Chandimal | c L Udara b C Gunasekara | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.61 |
c L Udara b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara(C) | lbw b C Gunasekara | 33 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 62.26 |
lbw b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c C Karunaratne b J Vandersay | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c C Karunaratne b J Vandersay | ||||||
| Niroshan Dickwella(WK) | c KTH Ratnayake b C Gunasekara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c KTH Ratnayake b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Ramesh Mendis | st S de Livera b J Vandersay | 70 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 60.34 |
st S de Livera b J Vandersay | ||||||
| Sudeera Thilakaratne | c S de Livera b Dulaj Samuditha | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 27.77 |
c S de Livera b Dulaj Samuditha | ||||||
| Isitha Wijesundera | b Dulaj Samuditha | 27 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
b Dulaj Samuditha | ||||||
| Udith Madushan | c L Udara b C Gunasekara | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
c L Udara b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Asanka Manoj | Not out | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 4, w 0, nb 5, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 260/10 (80.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamika Karunaratne | 12 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Dulaj Samuditha | 14 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3.64 |
| Chamika Gunasekara | 17 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 2.64 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 15 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Chamika Heenatigala | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 13.2 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2.92 |
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (N Dananjaya - 9.2 ov), 2-52 (D Chandimal - 14.5 ov), 3-135 (S Samarawickrama - 36.6 ov), 4-135 (P Sooriyabandara - 37.1 ov), 5-136 (N Dickwella - 37.6 ov), 6-158 (S Thilakaratne - 47.1 ov), 7-158 (BOP Fernando - 47.2 ov), 8-218 (I Wijesundera - 70.3 ov), 9-236 (WPU Madushan - 75.3 ov), 10-260 (R Mendis - 80.2 ov)
Kandy 1st inningKAN 1st inn.209/10 (58.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPM Weerasinghe | c empty & b A Manoj | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 115.38 |
c empty & b A Manoj | ||||||
| Lahiru Udara(C) | c P Sooriyabandara b I Wijesundera | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 |
c P Sooriyabandara b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Chamika Heenatigala | c BOP Fernando b I Wijesundera | 18 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 46.15 |
c BOP Fernando b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Shammu Ashan | lbw b I Wijesundera | 52 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 58.42 |
lbw b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Ashen Bandara | b I Wijesundera | 28 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 34.14 |
b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Sohan de Livera(WK) | lbw b R Mendis | 20 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 64.51 |
lbw b R Mendis | ||||||
| Chamika Karunaratne | c N Dananjaya b WPU Madushan | 34 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 72.34 |
c N Dananjaya b WPU Madushan | ||||||
| Tharindu Ratnayake | c S Thilakaratne b A Manoj | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
c S Thilakaratne b A Manoj | ||||||
| Chamika Gunasekara | Not out | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.10 |
Not out | ||||||
| Jeffrey Vandersay | c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Dulaj Samuditha | runout (I Wijesundera) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (I Wijesundera) | ||||||
| Extra | 19 (b 5, w 0, nb 6, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 209/10 (58.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isitha Wijesundera | 14 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 4 |
| Asanka Manoj | 12 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 3.91 |
| Udith Madushan | 10.2 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Sudeera Thilakaratne | 15 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (L Udara - 2.6 ov), 2-28 (MPM Weerasinghe - 3.5 ov), 3-66 (C Heenatigala - 15.3 ov), 4-124 (S Ashan - 35.2 ov), 5-143 (KNA Bandara - 39.5 ov), 6-168 (S de Livera - 46.6 ov), 7-189 (KTH Ratnayake - 51.5 ov), 8-199 (C Karunaratne - 54.1 ov), 9-204 (J Vandersay - 57.2 ov), 10-209 (Dulaj Samuditha - 58.2 ov)
Galle 2nd inningGAL 2nd inn.262/10 (95 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella(WK) | b C Karunaratne | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
b C Karunaratne | ||||||
| Nipun Dananjaya | b Dulaj Samuditha | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 |
b Dulaj Samuditha | ||||||
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b C Karunaratne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b C Karunaratne | ||||||
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara(C) | c MPM Weerasinghe b C Gunasekara | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 29.54 |
c MPM Weerasinghe b C Gunasekara | ||||||
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c L Udara b J Vandersay | 76 | 149 | 6 | 0 | 51.00 |
c L Udara b J Vandersay | ||||||
| Ramesh Mendis | c L Udara b J Vandersay | 17 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 32.07 |
c L Udara b J Vandersay | ||||||
| Oshada Fernando | lbw b Dulaj Samuditha | 55 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 52.88 |
lbw b Dulaj Samuditha | ||||||
| Sudeera Thilakaratne | c & b C Heenatigala | 56 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 44.80 |
c & b C Heenatigala | ||||||
| Isitha Wijesundera | c L Udara b KTH Ratnayake | 18 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
c L Udara b KTH Ratnayake | ||||||
| Udith Madushan | c S de Livera b C Karunaratne | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
c S de Livera b C Karunaratne | ||||||
| Asanka Manoj | Not out | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 0, nb 3, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 262/10 (95) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamika Karunaratne | 12 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2.33 |
| Chamika Gunasekara | 14 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Dulaj Samuditha | 16 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 2.93 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 17 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 20 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2.85 |
| Chamika Heenatigala | 15 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2.86 |
| Shammu Ashan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (N Dickwella - 0.5 ov), 2-2 (D Chandimal - 0.6 ov), 3-19 (N Dananjaya - 7.6 ov), 4-35 (P Sooriyabandara - 14.4 ov), 5-66 (R Mendis - 27.5 ov), 6-153 (S Samarawickrama - 56.6 ov), 7-180 (BOP Fernando - 66.6 ov), 8-205 (I Wijesundera - 74.6 ov), 9-228 (WPU Madushan - 83.6 ov), 10-262 (S Thilakaratne - 94.6 ov)
Kandy 2nd inningKAN 2nd inn.229/9 (55 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Udara(C) | c I Wijesundera b A Manoj | 41 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 93.18 |
c I Wijesundera b A Manoj | ||||||
| Sohan de Livera(WK) | c BOP Fernando b R Mendis | 28 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
c BOP Fernando b R Mendis | ||||||
| MPM Weerasinghe | c P Sooriyabandara b S Thilakaratne | 61 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 67.77 |
c P Sooriyabandara b S Thilakaratne | ||||||
| Shammu Ashan | lbw b WPU Madushan | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 39.39 |
lbw b WPU Madushan | ||||||
| Ashen Bandara | c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | 20 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 54.05 |
c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Chamika Heenatigala | c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c N Dickwella b I Wijesundera | ||||||
| Chamika Karunaratne | lbw b A Manoj | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
lbw b A Manoj | ||||||
| Tharindu Ratnayake | lbw b A Manoj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b A Manoj | ||||||
| Chamika Gunasekara | st N Dickwella b R Mendis | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 48.00 |
st N Dickwella b R Mendis | ||||||
| Jeffrey Vandersay | Not out | 23 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 62.16 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dulaj Samuditha | Not out | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.72 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 1, nb 5, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 229/9 (55) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isitha Wijesundera | 11 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3.09 |
| Udith Madushan | 10 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Asanka Manoj | 12 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 5 |
| Sudeera Thilakaratne | 13 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4.23 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 9 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2.88 |
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (L Udara - 10.6 ov), 2-81 (S de Livera - 16.2 ov), 3-118 (S Ashan - 26.1 ov), 4-155 (KNA Bandara - 36.1 ov), 5-155 (C Heenatigala - 36.5 ov), 6-176 (C Karunaratne - 41.5 ov), 7-176 (KTH Ratnayake - 41.6 ov), 8-182 (MPM Weerasinghe - 44.1 ov), 9-210 (C Gunasekara - 49.6 ov)
Date
2026-04-06 10:00 AM
Venue
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Toss
Galle elected to bat
Umpires
- Asanka Nanayakkara
- Prageeth Rambukwella
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Graeme Labrooy


