S. Thomas’, Mount Lavinia beat Royal, Colombo by 05 wickets in the last over, after a well calculated run chase

146th Battle of the Blues in Colombo – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo – concluded after 03 days

Royal, Colombo put into bat, 319 / 7 dec – ( 78 Overs ) Rehan Peiris 158 ( 3×6, 21×4, 221 balls ), Thevindu Wewelwela 48 ( 6×4, 83 balls ) – Fresher, Yasindu Dissanayake 25no ( 1×6, 4×4, 23 balls ), Vimath Dinsara 25 ( 3×4, 71 balls ) – Fresher, Skipper Ramiru Perera 15, Extras 30 – Rehan Peiris / Vimath Dinsara 91 runs for the 03rd wicket, Rehan Peiris / Ramiru Perera 66 runs for the 04th wicket, Rehan Peiris / Thevindu Wewelwela 95 runs for the 05th wicket – Darien Diego 2 / 43, Skipper Kavindu Dias 2 / 71 & 215 / 8 dec – ( 51 Overs ) Rehan Peiris 53 ( 1×6, 2×4, 117 balls ), Skipper Ramiru Perera 50 ( 1×6, 4×4, 53 balls ), Hirun Liyanaarachchi 37 ( 1×6, 4×4, 65 balls ) – Fresher, Vimath Dinsara 35 ( 1×6, 5×4, 20 balls ) – Fresher, Yasindu Dissanayake 17no – Rehan Peiris / Hirun Liyanaarachchi 71 run opening stand, Rehan Peiris / Vimath Dinsara 48 runs for the 02nd wicket, Rehan Peiris / Ramiru Perera 34 runs for the 04th wicket, Ramiru Perera / Thevindu Wewelwela 37 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 11 runs – Darien Diego 5 / 40, including a hatrick, Dineth Gunawardene 2 / 51.

S. Thomas’, Mount Lavinia in reply, 302 all out – ( 103 Overs ) Dineth Gunawardene 119 ( 1×6, 4×17, 164 balls ) – Avinash Fernando 50 ( 7×4, 104 balls ) – Fresher, Skipper Kavindu Dias 37no ( 5×4, 100 balls ), Jaden Amaraweera 31 ( 6×4, 62 balls ) – Fresher, Sadev Soysa 28 ( 1×6, 1×4, 82 balls ), Reshon Solomon 17 – Fresher, Extras 13 – 04 batters dismissed without scoring – Avinash Fernando / Jaden Amaraweera 69 run opening stand, Avinash Fernando / Sadev Soysa 23 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sadev Soysa / Dineth Gunawardene 44 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dineth Gunawardene / Reshon Solomon 28 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 13 runs – Dineth Gunawardene / Kavindu Dias 80 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 18 runs – Ramiru Perera 5 / 58, Ranuka Malaviaarachchi 3 / 72, Vimath Dinsara 03 catches, Sandul Abeywardene 02 catches & 233 / 5 – ( 41 Overs ) Sadev Soysa 52 ( 3×6, 4×4, 32 balls ),Dineth Gunawardene 50no ( 1×4, 47 balls ), Reshon Solomons 50no ( 5×4, 48 balls ) – Fresher, Jaden Amaraweera 48 ( 8×4, 61 balls ) – Fresher, Mithila Charles 26 ( 1×6, 2×4, 42 balls ) – Jaden Amaraweera / Mithila Charles 50 runs for the 02nd wicket, Jaden Amaraweera / Sadev Soysa 57 runs for the 03rd wicket, Sadev Soysa / Dineth Gunawardene 33 runs for the 04th wicket, Dineth Gunawardene / Reshon Solomons 80 runs unbroken for the 06th wicket – Skipper Ramiru Perera 3 / 79, Ranuka Malaviaarachchi 2 / 62, Vimath Dinsara 02 catches.

Best Fielder : Vimath Dinsara – Royal 03ct, 02 ct
Best Bowler : Darien Diego – S. Thomas’ 2 / 43, 5 / 40 including a hatrick
Best Batter : Rehan Peiris – Royal 158, 53
Player of the Match : Dineth Gunawardene – S. Thomas’ 1/60, 01ct, 119 & 2 / 51, 01 ct, 50no

St. John’s, Jaffna beat Central, Jaffna by 05 wickets Lead the Battle of the North Challenge Trophy 40 – 29

118th Battle of the North Big Match 2025 – Central College, Jaffna Ground – concluded on the 03rd day

Central, Jaffna put into bat, 131 all out – ( 57.2 Overs ) Antonireshan Abishek 27, Sathakaran Similton 24, Skipper Rajithkumar Newton 24, Matheeswaran Karthikan 15, Kaneshlingam Mathusuthan 10, Extras 17 – Rajithkumar Newton / Matheeswaran Karthikan 28 runs for the 02nd wicket, Matheeswaran Karthikan / Sathakaran Similton 38 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the next 05 wickets for theaddition of 33 runs – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 17 runs – Skipper Jeyachandran Ashnath 5 / 38, Leonurdin Randyo 2 / 25, Kugathas Mathulan 2 / 27, Raymand Anushanth 02 catches & 142 all out – ( 59 Overs ) Sathakaran Similton 34, Thakuthas Abilash 28, Kaneshlingam Mathusuthan 17, Murali Thison 16, Vickneswaran Paruthi 13no, Extras 14 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 07 runs – Sathakaran Similton / Kaneshlingam Mathusuthan 41 runs for the 04th wicket, Sathakaran Similton / Thakuthas Abilash 24 runs for the 05th wicket, Thakuthas Abilash / Murali Thison 33 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 22 runs – Skipper Jeyachandran Ashnath 4 / 54, Kugathas Mathulan 2 / 17, Kirubakaran Sanjuthan 03 catches & 01 run out assist.

St. John’s, Jaffna in reply, 181 all out – ( 66 Overs ) Raymand Anushanth 86 ( 2×6, 10×4, 158 balls ), Skipper Jeyachandran Anushanth 29, Kirubakaran Sanjuthan 22no, John Arnold 11 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Skipper Rajithkumar Newton 5 / 62, Murali Thison 2 / 47, Antonireshan Abishek 02 catches & 01 run out & 93 / 5 – ( 28.5 Overs ) Uthayanan Abijoyshanth 33, Skipper Jeyachandran Ashnath 29no, Leonurdin Randyo 11, Sivakumar Nathenia 11 – Uthayanan Abijoyshanth / Leonurdin Randyo 33 runs for the 03rd wicket, Uthayanan Abijoyshanth / Jeyachandran Ashnath 27 runs for the 04th wicket, Jeyachandran Ashnath / Sivakumar Nathenia 27 runs for the 05th wicket – Murali Thison 2 / 29, Skipper Rajithkumar Newton 2 / 37, Vickneswaran Paruthi 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Jeyachandran Ashnath St. John’s, Jaffna

Prince of Wales, Moratuwa beat St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa by 105 runs, St. Sebastian’s lead the series 20 -16 & lose the Founder’s Trophy : Hon. Charles Henry de Soysa & Rev. Fr. Bondani Memorial Challenge Trophy

40th Battle of the Golds in Moratuwa One Day Encounter – De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa

Prince of Wales, Moratuwa electing to bat, 224 / 7 – ( 50 Overs ) Gawesha Fernando 57, Suwas Fernando 46, Oshan Maneesha 42, Pasan Cooray 39, Deneth Sithumina 12, Extras 19 – lost the first 02 wickets for the addition of 01 run,Deneth Sithumina / Suwas Fernando 26 runs for the 03rd wicket, Suwas Fernando / Gawesha Fernando 92 runs for the 04th wicket, Oshan Maneesha / Pasan Cooray 74 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 02 wickets fell for the addition of 09 runs – Adesh Almeida 4 / 28, Skipper Ryan Dissanayake 02 victims.

St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa in reply, 119 all out – ( 38 Overs )Adesh Almeida 26, Kaveesha Perera 25, Navod Fernando 15, Koshendra Fernando 12, Extras 13 – lost the first 02 wickets without any addition to the total – Kaveesha Perera / Adesh Almeida 46 runs for the 03rd wicket – the next 05 wickets fell for the addition of 28 runs – Koshendra Fernando / Shefan Fernando 20 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets went down for the addition of 06 runs to the total – Nethul Anuhas 4 / 26, Skipper Rivith Jayasuriya 3 / 18, Pasan Cooray 03 victims.

Player of the Match : Nethul Anuhas – Prince of Wales

Thurstan, Colombo thrash Isipathana, Colombo by 176 runs, Retain the W A De Silva Memorial Challenge Trophy with the 03rd consecutive victory, Lead the series 24 – 18

Thurstan, Colombo electing to bat, 308 / 4 – ( 50 Overs ) Dinal Induwara 115 ( 2×6, 8×4, 128 balls ) – highest individual score in the series – Thanuja Rajapaksa 67 ( 1×6, 9×4, 73 balls ) – 134 run opening stand – Vihas Thewmika 52no ( 3×6, 45 balls ), Pathum Dananjaya 27no, Sethru Fernando 20, Extras 26 – Dinal Induwara / Sethru Fernando 45 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dinal Induwara / Vihas Thewmika 39 runs for the 04th wicket, Vihas Thewmika / Pathum Dananjaya 73 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – Mohamed Asjad 1 / 37, Maleesha Sandaruwan 1 / 44, Ranmith Dinuwara 02 victims & 01 run out assist.

Isipathana, Colombo in reply, 132 all out – ( 33.2 Overs ) Dilpa Ruwanaka 40, Ranmith Dinuwara 28, Dasith Senal 17,Skipper Lesandu Kalpage 12, Extras 18 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 22 runs – Ranmith Dinuwara / Lesandu Kalpage 33 runs for the 05th wicket – the next 04 wickets fell for the addition of 32 runs – Dilpa Ruwanaka / Dasith Senal 32 runs for the 09th wicket – Yovun Silpa 4 / 47, Vihas Thewmika 3 / 20, Skipper Thanuga Palihawadana 2 / 37, Thanuja Rajapaksa 04 victims.

Player of the Match : Dinal Induwara – Thurstan

Report assisted by Thushara Cooray, Hemantha Ariyawickrama, Anslem Fernando & slcscorers.com