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Defending champs Galle in dire straits
Daily FT
|April 28, 2026
Colombo poised to enter NSL 4-day final
Chamod Battage provided a swift end to the Galle innings Dhananjaya Lakshan (left) and Ramesh Silva hit fifties apiece for Colombo Pawantha Weerasinghe scored a forceful 60 for Kandy
GALLE were in dire straits of not being able to defend their National Super League (NSL) 4-day title when they conceded a first innings lead of 64 to Colombo in their match played at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium yesterday.
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