Match Drawn in Exciting Finish – Dharmaraja lead the series 35 – 19

116th Battle of the Maroons in the Hill Capital Pallekele Stadium, Kandy – concluded after 02 days

Dharmaraja, Kandy put into bat, 114 all out – ( 39 Overs ) Isuru Pannala 25, Maleesha Rajakaruna 14, Extras 18 – Pulindu Perera / Isuru Pannala 21 run opening stand, Kavindu Gunaratne / Kalana Herath 22 runs for the 09th wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 55 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 32 runs – Kenula Pihiliyanga 3 / 19, Skipper Amesh Rupasinghe 3 / 30, Abdul Hakam 3 / 31 & 213 / 7 dec – ( 55.4 Overs ) Nisala Abeyratne 72no, Pulindu Perera 32, Skipper Thisaru Wanninayake 31, Onajith De Silva 28, Extras 12 – the first 04 wickets fell for the addition of 48 runs – Onajith De Silva / Nisala Abeyratne 41 runs for the 05th wicket, Nisala Abeyratne / Maleesha Rajakaruna 50 runs for the 06th wicket, Nisala Abeyratne / Thisaru Wanninayake 62 runs for the 07th wicket – Skipper Amesh Rupasinghe 4 / 69.

Kingswood, Kandy in reply, 132 all out – ( 51 Overs ) Skipper Amesh Rupasinghe 67no, Abdul Hakam 28, Kavija Gamage 18 – 04 batters dismissed without scoring, 04 out lbw – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 22 runs – Amesh Rupasinghe / Abdul Hakam 57 runs for 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 49 runs – Pulindu Perera 4 / 44 & 153 / 9 – ( 45 Overs ) Kavija Gamage 66, Aadhel Sheriff 36, Barana Rathnayake 18, Abdul Hakam 18 – Aadhel Sheriff / Kavija Gamage 82 runs for the 03rd wicket, Kavija Gamage / Barana Rathnayake 28 runs for the 05th wicket – Pulindu Perera 5 / 56, Nisala Abeyratne 3 / 27, Isuru Pannala 05 victims.

Player of the Match : Nisala Abeyratne – Dharmaraja

Dharmaraja, Kandy beat Kingswood, Kandy by 50 runs, Lead the series 17 – 13

34th Battle of the Maroons of the Hill Capital One Day Big Match – Pallekele, Kandy

Dharmaraja, Kandy put into bat, 277 all out – ( 46.5 Overs ) Pulindu Perera 117, Maleesha Rajakaruna 56, Chamath Ekanayake 29, Extras 26 – Pulindu Perera / Chamath Ekanayake 76 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pulindu Perera / Maleesha Rajakaruna 129 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 44 runs – Ravindu Tharinda 3 / 32, Skipper Amesh Rupasinghe 3 / 49, Kavija Gamage 02 catches.

Kingswood, Kandy in reply, 227 all out – ( 46.5 Overs )Kavija Gamage 71, Skipper Amesh Rupasinghe 55, Abdul Hakam 32, Aadhel Sheriff 20, Extras 32 – Aadhel Sheriff / Kavija Gamage 34 runs for the 03rd wicket, Kavija Gamage / Amesh Rupasinghe 92 runs for the 05th wicket, Kavija Gamage / Abdul Hakam 54 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 17 runs – Dakshitha Manukalpa 3 / 32, Pulindu Perera 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Pulindu Perera – Dharmaraja

Kingswood, Kandy
Captain : Amesh Rupasinghe
Vice Captain : Ravindu Bandara
Head Coach : Piyal Salgado / Dilshan Witharana
Master in Charge : Nalin Rathnayake
Prefect of Games : Lanka Francis
Principal : Upali Chandrakumara

Dharmaraja, Kandy
Captain : Thisaru Wanninayake
Vice Captain : Dulara Bandulasena
Head Coach : Champika Siriwardene
Master in Charge : Amarajeewa Dissanayake
Prefect of Games : Saliya Samarawickrama
Principal : Kamal Ariyasinghe

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