The 64th Battle of the Babes between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS) today (29) and tomorrow.
This encounter will be played for the Rev. Father Don George Trophy. St. Sylvester’s lead the tally with 15 wins to Vidyartha’s three wins while 45 encounters ended in no decisions. Last Sylvestrian win was in 2022 while Vidyarthians are waiting for a win since 1967.
Danupa Kodikara (397), Bashitha Keshan (377) and Dhevan Moses (298) are the leading three batters for Vidyartha while in the bowling Shevan Moses (41), Danupa Kodikara (30) and Shaluka Rabukpitiya (27) are the leaders.
Vidyartha won four matches and scored one first innings win this season plus ending as the group champions at the Division 2 Tier-
A. Champika Siriwardena is the Head Coach of the unit.
Meanwhile for St. Sylvester's their leading three batsman’s are Kashyapa Dissanayake (312), Arusha Mendis (275) and Chandupa Waduge (246) while Nimesh Silva (41), Arusha Mendis (27) and Akila Wickramasinghe (26) are the three top bowlers. They beat Pannipiya Dharmapala and scored first innings points over Devapathiraja College and Moratu Maha Vidyalaya.
Jaliya Weerasinghe is the Head Coach of the Sylvester’s outfit.
Vidyartha XI
Avishka Gunarathna (capt.), Sahan Chandrasiri, Bhashitha Nandanathissa, Dineth Bulankulama, Chamalka Bandara, Shaluka Rabukpitiya, Danupa kodikara, Pubudu Tharaka, Shevan Kanishas, Kalana Jayaneth, Kavindu Hettiarachchi, Yasmitha Dissanayake, Anuhas Ranaweera, Chenul Hansaja, Oshada Jayarathna, Akalanka Dinujaya, Yasas Widwantha, Nishmika Kaveeshan, Sachintha Manugoda and Ishan Dodangolla
Head Coach – Champika Siriwardena
St. Sylvester’s XI
Akila wickramasingha (capt.), Isuru Gunasekara, Chandupa Waduge, Yoshitha Isuranga, Arusha Mendis, Diyon Fernando, Kashyapa Dissanayake , Vageesha Hansala, Ashen Dissanayeka, Punsith Bandara, Nimesha Silva, Piumaka Karunarathna, Vidusara Ganegoda, Amith Kumara and Chandimal Wijewardhana
Head Coach – Jaliya Weerasinghe
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