The 61st Battle of the Brothers encounter between Thurstan College, Colombo and Isipathana College, Colombo, ended in a draw today (25th February) at SSC Grounds, Colombo.
Thurstan College resumed Day Two on 53 runs for 1 wicket but faced early hiccups in the morning session, losing 3 quick wickets for 44 runs.
When Thurstan stuttered at 97/4, the skipper Vihas Thewmika and No. 6 batter Harith Shalaka rebuilt their innings, adding a vital 113-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Thewmika led from the front with an outstanding knock of 77 runs, which came off 128 balls with 9 fours and a six, while Shalaka contributed with valuable 42 runs.
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After the partnership was broken, the door was opened for the Isipathana bowlers to strike as they picked up 4 wickets for 43 runs to make a fightback. However, Thurstan managed to go past Isipathana’s first innings total to put 253/8 on the board before declaring their innings.
Isipathana skipper Sithuka Gunawardene was the pick of the bowlers for their side as he grabbed 4 scalps for 88 runs with his spin tricks.
Isipathana College began their second innings 3 runs behind and posted 113 runs for 1 wicket before the close of play on the second and final day. The opening batter, Ruchith Rodrigo, stood out with a brilliant knock for Isipathana College, smashing 82 runs off 97 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes.
Awards – 61st Battle of the Brothers
- Player of the Match – Vihas Thewmika
- Best Batter – Tharushka Ashel
- Best Bowler – Vihas Thewmika
- Best All-Rounder – Tharushka Ashel
- Best Fielder – Rachintha de Silva
- Best Striker – Ruchith Rodrigo
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navindu Umeth | c Sethru Fernando b Vihas Thevmika | 14 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 19.44 |
| Ruchith Rodrigo | lbw b Vihas Thevmika | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Tharushka Ashel | c Ayesh Harshana b Vishwa Dhananjaya | 102 | 247 | 12 | 0 | 41.30 |
| Maleesha Sandaruwan | b Vihas Thevmika | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Samuel | c Rachintha De Silva b Thanuga Palihawadana | 19 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 44.19 |
| Ranmith Senarath | c Rachintha De Silva b Vihas Thevmika | 20 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Lesandu Kalpage | c Vihas Thevmika b Thanuga Palihawadana | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 68.75 |
| Sithuka Gunawardane | c Thanuga Palihawadana b Vihas Thevmika | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Vidun Genura | b Vihas Thevmika | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Chanul Dinoth | not out | 22 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 59.46 |
| Dasith Senal | not out | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Extras | 35 (b 20 , lb 9 , nb 4, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 250/9 (88.4 Overs, RR: 2.82) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Dhananjaya | 14 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.64 | |
| Vihas Thevmika | 31.4 | 8 | 74 | 6 | 2.36 | |
| Sethru Fernando | 17 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1.94 | |
| Rachintha De Silva | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Yovun Silpa | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Thanuga Palihawadana | 17 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 3.29 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinal Induwara | lbw b Tharushka Ashel | 18 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 48.65 |
| Tanuja Rajapakse | c Ranmith Senarath b Kevin Samuel | 37 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 69.81 |
| Sethru Fernando | lbw b Sithuka Gunawardane | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Shanikiya Deshapriya | b Sithuka Gunawardane | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 86.96 |
| Vihas Thevmika | c Sithuka Gunawardane b Tharushka Ashel | 77 | 128 | 9 | 1 | 60.16 |
| Harith Shalaka | c Maleesha Sandaruwan b Sithuka Gunawardane | 42 | 150 | 4 | 0 | 28.00 |
| Mulitha De Costa | lbw b Sithuka Gunawardane | 28 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 87.50 |
| Rachintha De Silva | not out | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 17.24 |
| Thanuga Palihawadana | lbw b Dasith Senal | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vishwa Dhananjaya | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 11 (b 1 , lb 2 , nb 6, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 253/8 (83.5 Overs, RR: 3.02) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanul Dinoth | 16 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Sithuka Gunawardane | 27 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 3.26 | |
| Kevin Samuel | 13 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2.23 | |
| Vidun Genura | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | |
| Tharushka Ashel | 13 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 3.31 | |
| Dasith Senal | 7.5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2.53 | |
| Maleesha Sandaruwan | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navindu Umeth | not out | 24 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 25.81 |
| Ruchith Rodrigo | c Vihas Thevmika b Sethru Fernando | 82 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 84.54 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 113/1 (31.4 Overs, RR: 3.57) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yovun Silpa | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Vihas Thevmika | 13 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2.92 | |
| Vishwa Dhananjaya | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Thanuga Palihawadana | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | |
| Sethru Fernando | 7.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3.65 | |
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