Basnahira North Vs Wayamba – Match drawn

Wayamba won the toss and elected to field
1^stInnings
Basnahira North			Runs	Balls
EMGDY Munaweera	c †de Zoysa	b Udana	09	16
FDM Karunaratne	c †de Zoysa	b Kulatunga	185	335
SC Serasinghe	c Vandort	b Lokuarachchi	44	62
JK Silva†	lbw	b Wimaladarma	158	284
SHT Kandamby*	†de Zoysa	b Kulatunga	06	13
M Pushpakumara	c Mubarak	b Wimaladarma	08	19
AK Perera	st †de Zoysa	b Kulatunga	71	114
KTGD Prasad	c Kulatunga	b Perera	21	49
SCD Boralessa	c Wimaladarma	b Peiris	24	50
JGA Janoda	c Mubarak	b Kulatunga	25	49
ANPR Fernando	not	out	02	05
Extras			45
Total			598


Wayamba			Runs	Balls
MG Vandort	c Perera	b Serasinghe	100	101
ML Udawatte	lbw	b Pushpakumara	06	06
J Mubarak*	st †Silva	b Pushpakumara	10	14
HGJM Kulatunga	c Janoda	b Pushpakumara	37	61
KS Lokuarachchi	lbw	b Boralessa	08	13
DN Hunukumbura	c Pushpakumara	b Serasinghe	46	101
RSSS de Zoysa	c Karunaratne	b Boralessa	01	11
I Udana	c Munaweera	b Kandamby	34	43
KPCM Peiris	not	out	32	68
WRD Wimaladarma	c Fernando	b Kandamby	01	06
NKM Perera	c †Silva	b Fernando	07	24
Extras			10
Total			292


2^ed Innings
Basnahira North			Runs	Balls
EMGDY Munaweera	lbw	b Udana	00	01
SHT Kandamby*	not	out	22	59
SC Serasinghe	c Mubarak	b Udana	00	01
AK Perera	c Lokuarachchi	b Udana	28	23
M Pushpakumara	not	out	14	30
Extras			07
Total			71


Match drawn

Basnahira North won by an innings and 108 runs

Rizna

Now, Kulatunga the bowler. 4 Wickets in 25 overs , low E/R of 2.6 , 5 maidens. All these while he had been sidelined in the bowling dept. Muba had no option but to give Kulatunga bowling in this match since he has run out of bowlers because regular bowlers like Wela, Ajantha are out at T20 WC. Decision to giving some overs for a player to bowl is in the captains hands. While Muba as the captain was bowling more overs than any player in all the matches putting the teams winning the matches at risk even when the regular bowlers are present in numbers, , Kulatunga was never considered for a fair bowling opportunity. One eg, is in 2009 Prov, T20 final, when the opening pair was hammering the regular bowlers , Kulatunga was given one over and he broke the partnership taking a catch from his own bowling if the couple of catches were not dropped he would have gotten more wickets, but he was not given to bowl there after. However much you try to supress the talents, the real talent surfaces. You cannot go against the nature. Kulatunga is an undisputed al rounder.