Bowlers dominate day one of 72nd Battle of the Golds

The 72nd Battle of the Golds 2022

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The 72nd Battle of the Golds annual encounter played between Prince of Wales College and St. Sebastian’s College commenced today (27th October) at De Soysa Stadium in Moratuwa.

After a delayed start due to the rain, St. Sebastian’s College skipper Bihanga Mendis won the toss and invited Prince of Wales College to bat first.

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The skipper Tharindu Amarasinghe and Rivith Jayasuriya opened the batting for Prince of Wales College and put on a 64-run partnership for the first wicket. However, No. 3 batter Omesh Mendis, the brother of Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis couldn’t stay long at the crease as he departed after making only 6 runs.

Amarasinghe continued to put misery on Sebastian bowlers scoring a brilliant half-century but after his dismissal, the Cambrians lost their way in the middle as they were restricted to just 149 runs.

After being 89/1 at one stage, Prince of Wales College lost the remaining 9 wickets for just 60 runs. Sandeesh Fernando was the chief wrecker with the ball for St. Sebastian’s College as he snared 4 wickets for 41 runs.

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In reply, St. Sebastian’s College opening pair Savindu Rodrigo and Ryan Dissanayake got their team off to an excellent putting on a 63-run partnership for the first wicket, but similar to Cambrian’s innings their middle order collapsed losing 6 wickets for 57 runs.

At stumps on day one, St. Sebastian’s College were 120/6 trailing by 29 runs in the first innings with 4 wickets in hand.