In the 50 overs match against the touring Sri Lankan Combined Dristicts team, Malaysia won by 33 runs by Duckworth Lewis calculation as the match was interrupted by heavy rain. Earlier Malaysia having won the toss, batted first to put up 221 runs in 48.3 overs.
Virandeep 50, skipper Ahamad Faiz M. Noor 49, Suhan Kumar 33, Shafiq Shariff 31 & Anuar Arudin 28 were the ones who contributed. Udit Madushan took 5 wickets for 41 runs off 9.3 overs while Aviskha Fernando took 2 for 33 runs.
The visitors were 181 runs for the loss of 9 wickets off 42 overs when play was called off due to heavy rain giving Malaysia victory by 33 runs by DLS method. Sandepa Nisansala 53 runs, Nimantha Kaveeshwara 41, skipper Panduala Udupihilla 24, J. Tudor 12, Gajitha Kotuwegoda & Ramesh Nimantha 10 each were the contributers for the visitors. Wafiq Irfan together with Suhairril Fetri took 3 wickets each for 36 & 41 runs respectively. The victory puts Malaysia 2 up against the Combined Districts.
Match Summary:
13th March 2016 @ Royal Selangor Club
Malaysia vs Minor Combined Districts, Sri Lanka
Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat
Malaysia: 221 all out in 48.3 overs
- Anwar Arudin 28 (17 balls)
- Virandeep Singh 51 (81 balls)
- Ainool Hafiz 0 (3 balls)
- Faiz Mohd Noor 49 (98 balls)
- Suhan Kumar 33 (37 balls)
- Suharril Fitri 10 (14 balls)
- Shafiq Sharif 31 (36 balls)
- Rashid Ahad 2 (7 balls)
- Derek Michael 8 (8 balls)
- Wafiq Irfan 1 (10 balls) not out
- Shahrulnizam 0 (1 ball)
- Udith Madushan 5/41 in 9.3 overs
- Avishka Fernando 2/33 in 6 overs
- Dilshan Sandaruwan 1/49 in 9 overs
- Pandula Udupuhilla 1/33 in 6 overs
Minor Combined District: 181/9 in 42 overs.
- Sandepa Nisansala 53 (55 balls)
- Indraratne 0 (2 balls)
- Tudor 12 (40 balls)
- Sanjeev 5 (21 balls)
- Avishka Fernando 9 (20 balls)
- Nimantha Kaveeshwara 41 (39 balls)
- Pandula Udupihilua 24 (34 balls)
- Gajitha Kotuwegoda 10 (19 balls)
- Ramesh Nimantha 10 (15 balls)
- Udith Madushan 2 (3 balls) not out
- Dilshan Sandaduwan 0 (2 balls) not out
- Suharril Fitri 3/41 in 10 overs
- Wafiq Irfan 3/36 in 8 overs
- Rashid Ahad 1/22 in 4 overs
- Virandeep Singh 1/31 in 10 overs
Result : Malaysia won by 33 runs (DLS method)
