St. John’s, Jaffna beat Jaffna Central by 99 runs
115th Battle of the North 2022 – Jaffna Central College Ground – concluded on the 03rd Day
St. John’s, Jaffna put into bat, 167 all out – ( 84.1 Overs ) Kuganeswaran Karisan 41, Skipper Anton Abishek 40, Anderson Sachin Kanapathi 20, Extras 24 – lost the first 06 wickets for the addition of 99 runs, the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 13 runs – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Kanapathi / Karisan involved in a 59 run opening stand – Vinajakaselvam Kavitharsan 3 / 13, Jayatheeswaran Vithusan 3 / 41, Sritharan Sarankan 03 victims & 02 run out assists, Matheeswaran Sansayan 02 catches & 02 run out assists & 227 / 7 dec. – ( 67 Overs ) Kamalapalan Sabesan 105 ( 5×6, 9×4, 116 balls ), Nesakumar Ebenezer Jezial 35, Antonypillai Sukethan 34, Skipper Anton Abishek 22, Extras 14 – Jezial / Sabesan put on 63 runs for the 04th wicket, Kamalapalan Sabesan / Jeyachandran Ashnath added 52 runs for the 05th wicket – Rajithkumar Newton 3 / 64, ThileapkumarGowthem 2 / 36 & 02 catches, Ananthan Kajan 2 / 37.
Jaffna Central in reply, 125 all out – ( 45 Overs ) Skipper Sritharan Sarankan 41, Nisanthan Ajay 28no, Thakuthash Abilash 14, Jayatheeswaran Vithusan 10, Extras 15 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 28 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 18 runs – 04 batters dismissed without scoring – Vinajakaselvam Kavitharsan / Sritharan Sarankan added 44 runs for the 05th wicket, Nisanthan Ajay / Ananthan Kajan put on 27 runs for the 07th wicket – Yogathas Vithushan 6 / 48, Jeyachandran Ashnath 4 / 46, Thamilkkathir Abiranchan, Nesakumar Ebenezer Jezial & KamalapalanSabesan 02 catches each & 163 all out – ( 62.3 Overs ) Ananthan Kajan 53, Skipper Sritharan Sarankan 33, Matheeswaran Sansayan 27, Sagathevan Sayanthan 17, Extras 17 – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 18 runs, 04 wickets fell for the addition of 09 runs
in the middle of the innings – Ananthan / Sritharan added 91 runs for the 05th wicket – 03 batters failed to score – Jeyachandran Ashnath 6 / 70, Kirupananthan Kajakarnan 2 / 05, Yogathas Vithushan 2 / 57, Kamalapalan Sabesan 03 catches.
Player of the Match : Jeyachandran Ashnath St. John’s, Jaffna
Sri Devananda beat Dharmasoka by 03 wickets Match Awarded after a crowd invasion
53rd Battle of the Blues in Ambalangoda – Municipal Council Ground ( Esplanade ), Ambalangoda – concluded after 02 days
Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda electing to bat, 204 all out – ( 43.1 Overzs ) Naveen Rasanga 55, Senitha Halambage 42, Hasitha Rajapakha 33, Malitha Mendis 22 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Senitha Halambage / Hasitha Rajapaksha put on 48 runs for the 03rd wicket, Naveen Rasanga / Pathum Malitha added 63 runs for last wicket –
Hasindu Praboda 4 / 50, Wanith De Silva 4 / 56 & 207 all out – ( 57.3 Overs ) Maneesha Rashmika 48, Senitha Halambage 43, Chanaka Jananga 32, Malitha Mendis 30 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 102 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 34 runs – Chanaka Jananga / Maneesha Rashmika added 71 runs for the 06th wicket –
Kaveesha Kalpana 3 / 27, Wanith De Silva 3 / 69, Mithila Fernando 2 / 09.
Sri Devananda, Ambalangoda in reply, 314 all out – ( 47.5 Overs ) Kanchana De Livera 98, Kaveesha Kalpana 64, Lasindu Lakshan 55, Mithila Fernando 23, Irusha Akash 20 – 03 batters failed to score – Kanchana De Livera / Vihanga Malith put on 55 runs for the 03rd wicket, Lasindu Lakshan / Ranusha De Silva added 57 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 05 runs – Malitha Mendis 3 / 37, Maneesha Rashmika 3 / 68, Senitha Halambage 2 / 74, Randul Samarahewa 03 victims, Hasitha Rajapaksha 02 catches & 85 / 7 – ( 21.5 Overs )
Irusha Akash 36, Ranusha De Silva 19no, Kanchana De Livera 10 – recovered from 49 / 6 – Irusha Akash / Ranusha De Silva added 36 runs for the 07th wicket – Ishan Anuradha 2 / 17, Maneesha Rashmika 3 / 44, Randul Samarahewa 02 wvictims, Mendis 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Kaveesha Kalpana Sri Devananda, Ambalangoda