The 104th Hill Country Battle of the Blues commenced today (21st April) at St. Anthony’s College Grounds in Katugasthota, also known as Katugasthota Oval between St. Anthony’s College, Katugasthota and Trinity College, Kandy.
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After asking to bat first, Anthonian batters showcased such a poor batting display by throwing their wickets away to bowl out for only 110 runs. Skipper Lahiru Abeysinghe stroked 35 runs while Thisara Ekanayake got out after scoring 25.
On the other hand, Theeraka Ranathunga and Vibhavith Ehelepola bowled exceptionally well by sharing 5 wickets between them while Manula Kularathne, Tharana Wimaladharma and Dinuka Thennakoon also took a wicket apiece.
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Thereafter, Trinitian openers began their innings and they played with a positive approach by not allowing the opposite bowlers settle in. When the umpires called for tea on day 1, They raced to 86/0 with the skipper Rahal Amarasinghe scoring 47 unbeaten runs off 39 deliveries while Kusal Wijethunga on 32*.
Soon after that, it’s starting to rain heavily and there didn’t remain any cricket to play at Katugasthota Oval.
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Brief Scores:
St. Anthony’s College, Katugasthota 110 (35.4) Lahiru Abeysinghe 35, Thisara Ekanayake 25, Theeraka Ranathunga 3/34, Vibhavith Ehelepola 2/20, Manula Kularathne 1/3, Tharana Wimaladharma 1/12, Dinuka Thennakoon 1/19
Trinity College, Kandy 86/0 (14) Rahal Amarasinghe 47*, Kusal Wijethunga 32*
Day 1 Stumps.
Stumps
Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohameed Aaqil | c Rahal Amarasinghe b Theeraka Ranathunga | 12 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 21.05 |
Kavindu Shehan | c Dinuka Tennakon b Manula Kularathne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Abhishek Induwara | c Jayavi Liyanagama b Vibhavith Ehelepola | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
Thisara Ekanayake | c Rahal Amarasinghe b Theeraka Ranathunga | 25 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 48.08 |
Janith Rathnasiri | run out () | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 42.42 |
Lahiru Abeysinghe | b Tharana Wimaladharma | 35 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 100.00 |
Ryan Anthonyzs | c Rahal Amarasinghe b Dinuka Tennakon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
Ravindu Kapukotuwa | run out () | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Traveen Mathew | c Janith Ravishka b Theeraka Ranathunga | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
Charuka Ekanayake | c Manula Kularathne b Vibhawith Ehelepola | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
Kaveesha Piyumal | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras | 11 (b 6 , lb 2 , nb 2, w 1, pen 0) |
Total | 110/10 (35.4 Overs, RR: 3.08) |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manula Kularathne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | |
Vibhawith Ehelepola | 11 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1.82 | |
Jayavi Liyanagama | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | |
Dinuka Tennakon | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3.17 | |
Theeraka Ranathunga | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6.80 | |
Tharana Wimaladharma | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2.73 | |
Supun Waduge | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kusal Wijethunga | not out | 32 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 66.67 |
Rahal Amarasinghe | not out | 47 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 120.51 |
Extras | 7 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 0, pen 0) |
Total | 86/0 (14 Overs, RR: 6.14) |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lahiru Abeysinghe | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7.14 | |
Abhishek Induwara | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | |
Thisara Ekanayake | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | |
Traveen Mathew | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |