The 63rd Battle of the Babes between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College ended today in a draw at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy.
In this morning, Vidyartha College were bowled out for 199 by losing their last 6 wickets for 51 runs. Overnight batsman Shamal Priyabhashana was their top scorer with a 63-run knock, while Nimesha Silva bagged a fifer for St. Sylvester’s.
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The St. Sylvester’s batters showcased better batting performances in their 2nd innings by scoring 149/3, and in the meantime the match ended in a draw. Khanka Wickramasinghe top scored with 63 runs, while Skipper Malith Lakshan unfortunately departed for 49.
St. Sylvester’s College 94 (49) Malith Lakshan 29, Charuka Ayeshan 19, Anuja Rathnayake 5/13, Adithya Bandara 2/21 & 149/3 (68) Khanka Wickramasinghe 63, Malith Lakshan 49, Shamal Priyabhashana 2/27, Adithya Kalalpitiya 1/47
Vidyartha College 199 (79.2) Shamal Priyabhashana 63, Bhashitha Nandanathissa 44, Danupa Kodikara 36*, Nimesh Silva 5/62, Pansilu Bandara 3/24
Result: Match Drawn (Vidyartha College won 1st innings)
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malith Lakshan | b Anuja Rathnayaka | 29 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 52.73 |
| Khanka Wickramasinghe | c Shamal Priyabharshana b Chamalka Bandara | 14 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Pansilu Bandara | c Anishka Ranal Gunarathne b Anuja Rathnayaka | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Kavishka Imesh | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Anishka Ranal Gunarathne | 9 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 19.57 |
| Yoshitha Isuranga | c Shamal Priyabharshana b Anuja Rathnayaka | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Charuka Ayeshan | lbw b Adithya Kalalpitiya | 19 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 37.25 |
| Sahan Dissanayake | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Anuja Rathnayaka | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Chandupa Waduge | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Anuja Rathnayaka | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Akila Wickramasinghe | run out () | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Nimesha Silva | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Adithya Kalalpitiya | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Isuru Gunasekara | not out | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 4, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 94/10 (49 Overs, RR: 1.92) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anishka Ranal Gunarathne | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2.10 | |
| Shevan Kanishas | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.57 | |
| Adithya Kalalpitiya | 13 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1.62 | |
| Chamalka Bandara | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3.20 | |
| Anuja Rathnayaka | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1.18 | |
| Shamal Priyabharshana | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahan Dilhara | lbw b Nimesha Silva | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Pubudu Tharaka | b Nimesha Silva | 22 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 56.41 |
| Danupa kodikara | c Khanka Wickramasinghe b Nimesha Silva | 36 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 38.30 |
| Shamal Priyabharshana | b Isuru Gunasekara | 63 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Anuja Rathnayaka | c Chandupa Waduge b Pansilu Bandara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bashitha Nandanathissa | b Malith Lakshan | 44 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Anishka Ranal Gunarathne | c Sahan Dissanayake b Pansilu Bandara | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Shevan Kanishas | c Sahan Dissanayake b Pansilu Bandara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Charuka mithrasinghe | hit-wicket b Nimesha Silva | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Chamalka Bandara | not out | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18.42 |
| Adithya Kalalpitiya | lbw b Nimesha Silva | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 14 (b 2 , lb 7 , nb 2, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 199/10 (79.2 Overs, RR: 2.51) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isuru Gunasekara | 12 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.50 | |
| Malith Lakshan | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | |
| Nimesha Silva | 31.2 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 1.99 | |
| Kavishka Imesh | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | |
| Pansilu Bandara | 14 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1.71 | |
| Akila Wickramasinghe | 9 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2.78 | |
| Khanka Wickramasinghe | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malith Lakshan | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Adithya Kalalpitiya | 49 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 35.77 |
| Khanka Wickramasinghe | c Charuka mithrasinghe b Shamal Priyabharshana | 63 | 184 | 8 | 0 | 34.24 |
| Yoshitha Isuranga | c Anishka Ranal Gunarathne b Shamal Priyabharshana | 6 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Kavishka Imesh | not out | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 84.21 |
| Charuka Ayeshan | not out | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 149/3 (68 Overs, RR: 2.19) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anishka Ranal Gunarathne | 13 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 2.08 | |
| Shevan Kanishas | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | |
| Anuja Rathnayaka | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | |
| Adithya Kalalpitiya | 26 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 1.81 | |
| Danupa kodikara | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 | |
| Chamalka Bandara | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Shamal Priyabharshana | 11 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2.45 | |
