Sri Lanka, March 15 -- Jeffrey Vandersay, the leg-spinner, took impressive figures of 6 for 86 as Colombo were all out for 386 in their first innings, while Jaffna reached 227 for 7 wickets at the close of the second day's play in their NSL Four-Day Cricket fixture at Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

At one stage, Jaffna were struggling at 41 for 4 wickets, but skipper Janith Liyanage played a crucial knock of 51 in 105 balls, with 3 fours. Wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara also fought hard, remaining unbeaten on 84 from 214 balls, with 7 fours and a six. Despite their efforts, Jaffna still trail by 159 runs in the first innings. Colombo's off-spinner, Nishan Peiris, was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3 for 55.

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