Hosts, Ananda Are Champions 04th Overall, Maliyadeva Are Runners Up for the 01st Time
CHSOMSF ACOBA 21st Sir Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Sports Foundation Schools Six a Side Cricket Tournament 2025 – Col. G W Rajapaksa Stadium, Maradana, Colombo Semi Finals
Maliyadeva, Kurunegala bt Dharmaraja, Kandy by 14 runs
Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala put into bat, 58 / 3 – (05 Overs) Sonal Ashwin 39no, Maleesha Gunasekara 1/08, Prasad Kumara 1 / 09.
Dharmaraja College, Kandy in reply, 44 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) Prasad Kumara 15no, Maleesha Gunasekara 13no, Tharindu Warnakulage 10, Dushan Sayuranga 1 / 05, Damlath Gamage 1 / 10.
Ananda, Colombo bt Mahinda, Galle by 04 wickets
Mahinda College, Galle put into bat, 45 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) Thevindu Rashmika 15, Dulsith Dharshana 14, Extras 12 – 02 run outs.
Ananda College, Colombo in reply, 50 / 1 – ( 4.2 Overs ) Rashan Wijerathne 25no, Extras 11, Sadew Nethmina 1 / 08.
Final : Ananda, Colombo bt Maliyadeva, Kurunegala by 19 runs
Ananda College, Colombo put into bat, 60 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) Nethula Edirimaanna 21no, Kithma Withanapathirana 12, Lithma Perera 12, Extras 12, Sonal Ashwin 1 / 13, Damlath Gamage 1 / 14.
Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala in reply, 41 all out – (3.3 Overs) Rajith Navodya 18, Dimath Abeysinghe 18, Nethula Edirimaanna 2 / 13, Rashan Wijerathne 1 / 04, Ashinsha Nainayake 1 / 06, Lithma Perera 01 vic & 01 run out.
Best Bowler : Ashinsha Nainayake – Ananda
Best Batter : Sonal Ashwin – Maliyadeva
Player of the Tournament : Sonal Ashwin – Maliyadeva
Losing Semi Finalists : Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Captain : Kavindu Gunarathne
Coach : Navinda Dilshan
MIC : Duminda Bandara
POG : Saliya Samarawickrama
Principal : Mahesh Karunarathne
Mahinda College, Galle
Captain : Arosha Udayanga
Coach : Ajantha Kumara
MIC : Y Nishantha Kumara
POG : Prasanna Weeraman
Principal : Janaka Peduruhewa
Runners Up : Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala
Captain : Dimath Abeysinghe
Coach : Damith Gunathilaka
MIC : Lakmal Deshapriya
POG : Akalanka Gamage
Principal : W M C K Mahamithawa
Champions : Ananda College, Colombo
Captain : Kithma Withanapathirana
Coach : Kalum Fernando
MIC : Chathura Athukorale
POG : Amaranath Ranasinghe
Principal : Lal Dissanayake
Most Runs
93 : Sonal Ashwin – Maliyadeva
87 : Sithika Katugampola – Dharmapala
87 : Rashan Wijerathne – Ananda
86 : Dulsith Dharshana – Mahinda
Best Batting
56 : Sithika Katugampola – Dharmapala
39 : Sonal Ashwin – Maliyadeva
Most Wickets
03 : Dimath Abeysinghe – Maliyadeva
Damlath Gamage – Maliyadeva
Dushan Sayuranga – Maliyadeva
Ashinsha Nainayake – Ananda
Nethula Edirimaanna – Ananda
Eshala Uththiya – Rahula
Best Bowling
2 / 01 : Jithma Sansika – Dharmasoka
2 / 05 : Ashinsha Nainayake – Ananda
Most Catches
03 : Kithma Withanapathirana – Ananda
Most Victims
03 : Lithma Perera – Ananda
Highest Partnerships
56 runs unbroken opening stand :
Chandupa Kaveesha / Suhas De Silva – Dharmasoka
51 runs unbroken opening stand :
Omith Rathnayake / Nadul Jayalath – Nalanda
46 runs unbroken opening stand :
Tharindu Warnakulage / Kavindu Gunarathne – Dharmaraja *
45 runs unbroken opening stand :
Sithika Katugampola / Nisalitha Sandiw – Dharmapala
43 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket :
Rashan Wijerathne / Lithma Perera – Ananda
42 runs unbroken opening stand :
Sithika Katugampola / Nisalitha Sandiw – Dharmapala *
* same match
Highest Totals
75 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) : Maliyadeva
66 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) : Ananda *
66 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) : Dharmapala *
60 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) : Ananda
* same match
Lowest Totals
28 / 3 – ( 05 Overs ) : Dharmasoka
33 / 4 – ( 05 Overs ) : Dharmaraja
37 / 2 – ( 05 Overs ) : Maliyadeva
41 / 5 – ( 3.3 Overs ) : Maliyadeva
41 / 4 – ( 05 Overs ) : Nalanda
43 / 5 – ( 04 Overs ) : Nalanda
52 / 5 – ( 05 overs ) : Rahula
Report assisted by slcscorers.com & Dampal Rodrigo
Photos courtesy Ananda College OBA & Dampal Rodrigo