Match Drawn – Dharmapala lead the series 1 – 0
12th Battle of Golden Lions Big Match 2023 Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara – concluded after 02 days
Rahula, Matara electing to bat, 156 all out – ( 71.4 Overs ) Sasinu Battage 46, Risinu Geenuka 37, Dilmith Laktharana 27, Gevindu Manamperi 22, Extras 12 – Dilmith Laktharana / Sasinu Battage 37 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sasinu Battage / Risinu Geenuka 58 runs for the 03rd wicket, Risinu Geenuka / Gevindu Manamperi 26 runs for the 06th wicket – lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 50 runs – Rukshan devinda 6 / 39, Chitun Baddage 2 / 31, Skipper Praveen Kumarapperuma 03 victims, Uditha Sandaruwan 02 catches & 121 / 5 dec – ( 30 Overs ) Skipper Thathsara Dilshan 61, Risinu Geenuka 28no, Sadew Gamage 15no – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 17 runs – Risinu Geenuka / Thathsara Dilshan 79 runs for the 04th wicket, Risinu Geenuka / Sadew Gamage 24 runs unbroken for the 06th wicket – Rukshan Devinda 2 / 35.
Dharmapala, Pannipitiya in reply, 141 all out – ( 54.2 Overs )Pasindu Chamika 39, Skipper Praveen Kumarapperuma 38, Rukshan Devinda 17, Nulan Seneviratne 13, Chitun Baddage 11 – Pasindu Chamika / Rukshan Devinda 43 run opening stand, Praveen Kumarapperuma / Nirmal Colombage 25 runs for the 05th wicket, Nulan Seneviratne / Chitun Baddage 23 runs for the 09th wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 51 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 47 runs – Sadew Gamage 5 / 39, Risinu Geenuka 3 / 35, Sasinu Battage 2 / 05, Pasindu Shehan 03 catches & 14 / 3 – ( 04 overs ) Dihindu Herath 08, Nadil Sandesh 3 / 07, Skipper Thathsara Dilshan 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Sasinu Battage – Rahula, Matara
Rahula College, Matara ( celebrating centenary year )
Captain : Thathsara Dilshan
Vice Captain : Pasindu Liyanage
Head Coach : Tharindu Narasinghe
Assistant Coach : Yuraj Chalaka, Pabasara Jayaweera, Sithum Anjana
Master in Charge ( Cricket ) : Chaminda Waidyaratne
Games Master : Chinthana Gunawardene
Principal : Major Sudath Samarawickrama
Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya
Captain : Praveen Kumarapperuma
Vice Captain : Dihindu Herath
Head Coach : Chaminda Hathurusinghe
Assistant Coach : Sumedha Kodituwakku, Kelum Peiris
Master in Charge ( Cricket ) : Varuna Vithanakanda
Games Master : Dulip Dushmantha
Principal : Mrs. Maheshika Rupasinghe
12th Battle of Golden Lions One Day Big Match 2023 Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
Rahula, Matara beat Dharmapala, Pannipitiya by 30 runs
Rahula, Matara electing to bat, 147 all out – ( 44 Overs ) Skipper Thathsara Dilshan 30, Minuga Lakvindu 21, Gevindu Manamperi 19no, Sadew Gamage 15, Sasinu Battage 12, Extras 21 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 57 runs – Thathsara Dilshan / Sadew Gamage 23 runs for the 05th wicket, Sadew Gamage / Minuga Lakvindu 21 runs for the 06th wicket, Minuga Lakvindu / Gevindu Manamperi 24 runs for the 08th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 36 runs – Chitun Baddage 2 / 26, Nulan Seneviratne 2 / 41.
Dharmapala, Pannipitiya in reply, 117 all out – ( 40.3 Overs ) Uditha Sandaruwan 23, Kavindu Wijesinghe 19, Skipper Praveen Kumarapperuma 19, Dihindu Herath 13, Dumanga Dissanayake 12 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 40 runs – Praveen Kumarapperuma / Udirtha sandaruwan 32 runs for the 04th wicket, Uditha Sandaruwan / Dihindu Herath 34 runs for the 06th wicket, Kavindu Wijesinghe / Dumanga Dissanayake 27 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 35 runs – Gevindu Manamperi 2 / 15, Sasinu Battage 2 / 19, Sadew Gamage 2 / 22, Nadil Sandesh 2 / 23, Dilmith Laktharana 02 victims.
Player of the Match : Gevindu Manamperi – Rahula, Matara
Report assisted by Harithpriya De Silva, Sadeesha Wanasundara & Hemantha Kapuduwa