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86th Battle of the Saints ends in a tame draw

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The 64th draw in the Battle of the Saints cricket series between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College was recorded, as the 86th edition ended in a tame draw at P. Sara Oval Grounds on Saturday.

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Resuming day 1 on 191 for 4, the overnight pair, Dineth Jayakody and Sadeesh Jayawardene, added 44 more runs to put the Josephians in a strong position. Their 192-run stand for the fifth wicket broke the previous fifth wicket record partnership in the series, which was 158 runs by Joe Misso and Patrick Perera in 1938.  

At 235 for 4 with almost 12 overs remaining, the boys from Darley Road seemed like they were getting a substantial lead. However, the dismissal of the centurion Jayakody sparked a major collapse.  

Jayakody fell for a brilliant 122 off 130 balls with 13 fours and 3 fours. His partner Jayawardene made 70 off 103 deliveries. The rest of the batsmen threw their wickets away as the Peterites restricted the Josephians to just 259. The final six wickets fell for just 24 runs inside just 22 balls.

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Trailing by 35 runs, St. Peter’s started off cautiously in their second innings but lost wickets at regular intervals. They were in a spot of bother at 67 for 3 in the post-lunch session. However, Rishika Dawatage and vice-captain Nipunaka Fonseka somewhat resurrected the Peterite second innings by adding 66 runs for the fourth wicket. Dawatage reached a well-deserved half-century – 68 off 144 deliveries with 7 fours. His younger brother Lahiru made a half-century in the first innings on Friday.  

The Peterites were well placed by tea with only four wickets down. However, left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage gave a glimmer of hope for the Josephians as he took three wickets in just seven balls to restrict the Peterites to 179 for 7 after being 4 down for 174 runs at one stage.

The ninth wicket pair, Ruvin Seneviratne and Danal Hemananda, batted till the end to defy the Josephians. Both Senevirathne and Hemananda reached their half-centuries in the last hour of play as St. Peter’s College retained the Maurice Le Goc Challenge Trophy. They added 88 unbroken runs for the ninth wicket, which broke the previous Peterite record of 53 runs which was held by Tony Opatha and Rodney Patternott in 1965.

>>Replay – St. Joseph’s College vs St. Peter’s College – 86th Battle of the Saints<<

After 86 games, St. Joseph’s College lead the series tally with 12 wins, while St. Peter’s College have won on 10 occasions. All the other encounters have ended without a result.

Individual Awards

  • Best Fielder – Johanne De Zilva (SJC)
  • Best Bowler – Vinuda Liyanage (SPC)
  • Best Batsman – Dineth Jayakody (SJC)
  • Best All-Rounder – Dinal Hemananda (SPC)
  • Man of the Match – Dineth Jayakody (SJC)

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Result

Match drawn

St. Joseph’s College
259/10 (51.3)

St. Peter’s College
224/10 (60) & 288/8 (87.4)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
S Botheju b Ashen Daniel 37 46 7 0 80.43
Rishika Santhush b Johanne De Zilva 9 9 2 0 100.00
Shannon Fernando b Ashen Daniel 9 36 1 0 25.00
Lahiru Chethaka c Shalinda Senevirathne b Ashen Daniel 64 95 2 2 67.37
Nipunaka Fonseka run out (Dinal Anuradha) 10 44 1 0 22.73
Kanishka Maduwantha c Johanne De Zilva b Ashen Daniel 10 35 1 0 28.57
Wanuja Sahan run out (Ashen Daniel) 48 72 4 0 66.67
V Liyanage c Johanne De Zilva b Dunith Wellalage 12 16 1 0 75.00
Ruwin Senevirathne b Dunith Wellalage 8 6 1 0 133.33
Danal Hemananda run out (Shevaan Rassool) 7 3 0 1 233.33
Trishen Herath not out 0 0 0 0 0.00


Extras 10 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 2, w 6, pen 0)
Total 224/10 (60 Overs, RR: 3.73)
Fall of Wickets 1-23 (3.1) Rishika Santhush, 2-57 (13) S Botheju, 3-64 (16.5) Shannon Fernando, 4-95 (29.2) Nipunaka Fonseka, 5-114 (38.3) Kanishka Maduwantha, 6-194 (54.3) Lahiru Chethaka, 7-198 (57.1) Wanuja Sahan, 8-216 (59.1) V Liyanage, 9-224 (59.4) Danal Hemananda, 10-224 (60) Ruwin Senevirathne,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Lakshan Gamage 8 0 32 0 4.00
Johanne De Zilva 5 0 29 1 5.80
Ashen Daniel 25 6 70 4 2.80
Shalinda Senevirathne 7 2 20 0 2.86
Miranga Wickramage 7 0 32 0 4.57
Dunith Wellalage 8 0 39 2 4.88
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Johanne De Zilva lbw b V Liyanage 21 18 4 0 116.67
Sheran Fonseka b Trishen Herath 8 27 0 0 29.63
Shevon Daniel c Kanishka Maduwantha b V Liyanage 1 5 0 0 20.00
Dineth Jayakody c V Liyanage b Trishen Herath 122 130 13 3 93.85
Dunith Wellalage c & b V Liyanage 6 7 1 0 85.71
Sadeesh Jayawardana c Nipunaka Fonseka b Trishen Herath 70 103 5 1 67.96
Lakshan Gamage c Kanishka Maduwantha b Danal Hemananda 13 11 1 0 118.18
Miranga Wickramage b V Liyanage 1 3 0 0 33.33
Ashen Daniel run out (V Liyanage) 5 5 0 0 100.00
Dinal Anuradha c Shannon Fernando b Danal Hemananda 2 4 0 0 50.00
Shalinda Senevirathne not out 1 1 0 0 100.00


Extras 9 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 5, w 2, pen 0)
Total 259/10 (51.3 Overs, RR: 5.03)
Fall of Wickets 1-31 (6.2) Johanne De Zilva, 2-33 (7.4) Sheran Fonseka, 3-33 (8.3) Shevon Daniel, 4-43 (10.3) Dunith Wellalage, 5-235 (47.3) Dineth Jayakody, 6-235 (47.5) Sadeesh Jayawardana, 7-242 (48.5) Miranga Wickramage, 8-253 (50.2) Ashen Daniel, 9-258 (51.1) Dinal Anuradha, 10-259 (51.3) Lakshan Gamage,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Trishen Herath 12 0 57 3 4.75
Danal Hemananda 6.3 0 40 1 6.35
V Liyanage 13 1 56 4 4.31
Kanishka Maduwantha 9 0 44 0 4.89
Ruwin Senevirathne 6 0 34 0 5.67
Wanuja Sahan 5 0 24 0 4.80


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
S Botheju c Shevon Daniel b Lakshan Gamage 5 11 0 0 45.45
Rishika Santhush c Lakshan Gamage b Shevon Daniel 68 144 7 0 47.22
Shannon Fernando c Lakshan Gamage b Ashen Daniel 10 33 0 1 30.30
Lahiru Chethaka c Dinal Anuradha b Dunith Wellalage 10 25 1 0 40.00
Nipunaka Fonseka b Dunith Wellalage 47 110 5 0 42.73
Kanishka Maduwantha c Shenuka De Silva b Dunith Wellalage 22 31 3 0 70.97
Wanuja Sahan c & b Dunith Wellalage 2 4 0 0 50.00
Ruwin Senevirathne not out 53 104 4 1 50.96
V Liyanage c M Thenura b Miranga Wickramage 8 15 1 0 53.33
Danal Hemananda not out 50 54 4 2 92.59


Extras 13 (b 4 , lb 1 , nb 5, w 3, pen 0)
Total 288/8 (87.4 Overs, RR: 3.29)
Did not bat Trishen Herath,

Fall of Wickets 1-7 (2.4) S Botheju, 2-32 (13.5) Shannon Fernando, 3-67 (24.2) Lahiru Chethaka, 4-133 (46.2) Rishika Santhush, 5-174 (58.1) Kanishka Maduwantha, 6-174 (58.4) Nipunaka Fonseka, 7-179 (60.1) Wanuja Sahan, 8-200 (67.1) V Liyanage,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Lakshan Gamage 6 0 22 1 3.67
Johanne De Zilva 7.4 0 36 0 4.86
Ashen Daniel 22 0 49 1 2.23
Dunith Wellalage 28 1 84 4 3.00
Shalinda Senevirathne 7 0 39 0 5.57
Miranga Wickramage 10 0 29 1 2.90
Dineth Jayakody 2 0 8 0 4.00
Shevon Daniel 5 0 15 1 3.00