Nalanda Old Boys (05th Title) bt Mahinda Old Boys (01st Runner Up Finish) by 07 Runs

CHSOMSF ACOBA 24th Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Old Boy’s Cricket Championship 2025 – Col. G W Rajapaksa Stadium, Ananda Mawatha,Colombo – concluded after 02 days

Nalanda Old Boys electing to bat, 95 / 4 – ( 08 Overs )Duminda Somaweera 33 retired, Supun Leelaratne 24 – 38 runs for the 03rd wicket – Extras 12 – Hirantha Wijesinghe 2 / 19, Asela Wewelwala 1 / 10, Nuwan Madushanka 1 / 16.

Mahinda Old Boys in reply, 88 / 6 – ( 08 Overs ) Upul Chandana 31 retired, Tharanga Maharamba 16, Extras 20 – Upul Chandana / Asela Wewelwala 39 runs for the 03rd wicket, Tharanga Maharamba / Sujith Sirimaanna 21 runs for the 05th wicket – Ravinath Jayawickrama 2 / 34, Duminda Somaweera 1 / 03, Priyantha Guruge 1 / 07.

Most Runs
61 : Hirantha Wijesinghe – Mahinda Old boys
58 : Chandana Madushan – Rahula Old Boys
53 : Tharanga Abeysinghe – Rahula Old Boys
52 : Chamila Jayasinghe – Dharmapala Old Boys
52 : Upul Chandana – Mahinda Old Boys
52 : Punyakantha Abeygunasekara – Nalanda Old Boys

Best Batting
33 retired : Duminda Somaweera – Nalanda Old Boys *
32 retired : Chamila Jayasinghe – Dharmapala Old Boys
31 retired : Upul Chandana – Mahinda Old Boys *
31 retired : Tharanga Abeysinghe – Rahula Old Boys
31 retired : Hirantha Wijesinghe – Mahinda Old Boys **
31 retired : Thusitha Paliwatte – Mahinda Old Boys **
31 retired : Punyakantha Abeygunasekara – Nalanda Old Boys **
* ** same match

Most Wickets
06 : Ravinath Jayawickrama – Nalanda Old Boys
05 : Priyantha Guruge – Nalanda Old Boys
05 : Dinuk Hettiaarachchi – Ananda Old Boys

Best Bowling
3 / 07 : Ravinath Jayawickrama – Nalanda Old Boys
3 / 11 : Isuru Ariyarathne – Rahula Old Boys
3 / 13 : Chamila Jayasinghe – Dharmapala Old Boys
3 / 14 : Sampath Weerakoon – Maliyadeva Old Boys
3 / 14 : Thilina Kandambi – Ananda Old Boys
3 / 22 : Ishara Amarasinghe – Nalanda Old Boys

Most Catches
05 : Ishara Indula – Dharmapala Old Boys

Best Fielding
02 run outs : Sampath Hettiaarachchi ( WK ) – Nalanda Old Boys

Most Dismissals
07 : Sampath Hettiaarachchi – Nalanda Old Boys

Best Wicket Keeping
04 vic : Ishara Indula – Dharmapala Old Boys
02 vic : Gayal Lanka – Mahinda Old Boys
02 vic : Thanuja Godewatte – Dharmaraja Old Boys
02 vic : Sampath Hettiaarachci – Nalanda Old Boys
02 vic : Sampath Hettiaarachchi – Nalanda Old Boys

Highest Partnerships
71 runs unbroken for the 02nd wicket :
Tharanga Abeysinghe / Chanaka Madushan – Rahula Old Boys
68 runs for the 03rd wicket :
Jithendra Perera / Sanjeewa Ranathunga – Ananda Old Boys
56 runs unbroken opening stand :
Hirantha Wijesinghe / Thusitha Paliwatte – Mahinda Old Boys
55 runs for the 03rd wicket :
Thilina Kandambi / Chaminda Rajapaksha – Ananda Old Boys

48 run opening stand :
Punyakantha Abeygunasekara / Samith Ruberu – Nalanda Old Boys

Highest Totals
114 / 3 – ( 08 Overs ) : Mahinda Old Boys
99 / 2 – ( 08 Overs ) : Nalanda Old Boys
98 / 3 – ( 08 Overs ) : Ananda Old Boys
95 / 4 – ( 08 Overs ) : Nalanda Old Boys

Lowest Totals
44 / 5 – ( 08 Overs ) : Dharmasoka Old Boys
46 / 1 – ( 08 Overs ) : Maliyadeva Old Boys
49 / 9 – ( 08 Overs ) : Dharmaraja Old Boys

Report assisted by slcscorers.com & Dampal Rodrigo Photos courtesy ACOBA & Dampal Rodrigo