Match Drawn – St. Thomas’ lead the series 32 – 27 against St. Servatius
Match Drawn – St. Thomas’ lead the series 32 – 27 against St. Servatius’ in the Big Match of Matara
123rd Battle of the Blues in the South – Big Match Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara – concluded after 03 days
St. Thomas’ Matara put into bat, 241 all out – ( 111.4 Overs ) Ochintha Chamika 79, Pesandu Sanjan 35, Loshitha Diksith 25no, Skipper Senesh Perera 21, Extras 21 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 49 runs – Ochintha Chamika / Pesandu Sanjan 50 runs for the 04th wicket, Ochintha Chamika / Senura Perera 46 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 51 runs – Thisan Dewmith 4 / 49, Chathum Kulasekera 2 / 29, Kushan Wijerama 2 / 42, Viran Chamuditha 03 catches & 171 all out – ( 67.3 Overs ) Pesandu Sanjan 75, Ochintha Chamika 34, Extras 13 – recovered from 109 / 8 – Pesandu Sanjan / Manuga Yonal 53 runs for the 09th wicket – Thisan Dewmith 7 / 37, Viran Chamuditha 2 / 43, Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 02 catches.
St. Servatius’, Matara in reply, 346 / 6 dec – ( 74 Overs ) Vishwa Supun 100 ( 9×4, 163 balls ), Chamarindu Nethsara 79, Viran Chamuditha 52, Diniru Abeywickrama singhe 43, Tharush Sankalpa 22no, Extras 29 – Chamarindu Nethsara / Vishwa Supun 141 runs for the 03rd wicket, Vishwa Supun / Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 80 runs for the 04th wicket, Viran Chamuditha / Tharush Sankalpa 70 runs for the 06th wicket & 44 / 3 – ( 06 Overs ) Diniru Abeywick
ramasinghe 25no, Sanju Dilshan 1 / 12, Banauka Insamal 1 / 18.
St. Servatius’ College, Matara
Captain : Chiran Neththaru
Vice Captain : Tarush Damindu
Head Coach : P B Buddhika
Master in Charge : I G Chamara
Prefect of Games : Nayanananda De Silva
Principal : K L B Virajitha
St. Thomas’ College, Matara
Captain : Senura Perera
Vice Captain : Lositha Diksith
Head Coach : Jagath Nanda Kumara
Master in Charge : Asanga De Silva
Prefect of Games : Ruvini Rupasinghe
Principal : Aravinda Weerakkody
St.Servatius, Matara thrash St. Thomas’, Matara by 157 runs : St. Thomas’, Matara lead the series 13 – 10
23rd Battle of the Blues in the South One Day Big Match Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara
St. Servatius’, Matara electing to bat, 221 all out – ( 49.3 Overs ) Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 64, Kushan Wijerama 58, Mithila Charles 32, Extras 32 – Mithila Charles / Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 43 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 86 runs – Kushan Wijerama / Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 92 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 43 runs – Pesandu Sanjan 4 / 39, Loshitha Diksith 3 / 38,
Abdul Majid 04 victims & 01 run out assist, Ochintha Chamika 02 catches.
St. Thomas’, Matara in reply, 64 all out – ( 27.4 Overs ) Pesandu Sanjan 12, Jimuth Iddamalgoda 10 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 32 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 20 runs – Wiran Chamuditha 5 / 14, Thisan Dewmith 2 / 06 & 02 catches, Chamarindu Nethsara 02 victims.
Player of the Match : Diniru Abeywickramasinghe St. Servatius, Matara
Report assisted by slcscorers.com & Saman Wimalanatha