Lakshan Edirisinghe scored 129 and Angelo Matthews 105 as Galle ran up 439 for 5 wickets in reply to Colombo’s 405 on the third day of their National Super League 2023 match played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota on Saturday. Edirisinghe hit 16 boundaries and a six in his,236-ball innings, and Matthews 11 boundaries in his 202- ball knock Others into the act were. Pathum Kumara with an unbeaten 71 off 118 with 7 boundaries and Dinesh Chandimal a 99-ball 63 containing 4 boundaries and 2 sixes.
CHIEF SCORES: Colombo 405 Galle 439/5 (121 Overs) (Lakshan Edirisinghe 129, Ramesh Mendis n.o. 15, Nisala Tharaka 1/59, Dushan Vimukthi 1/59, Tharindu Ratnayake 1/87, Prabath Jayasuriya 1/115)