21st Battle of Centralians
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Dates | 31 March 2023 – 2 April 2023 |
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Cricket format | Test and One-Day |
Host(s) | Piliyandala Central College (Test) Taxila Central College, Horana (One-Day) |
Champions | Taxila Central College, Horana (Test) Piliyandala Central College (One-Day) |
Participants | 2 |
Matches | 2 |
21st Battle of Centralians is the 2023 edition of Battle of Salpiti Raigam Koralaya a School Cricket Match Series played between Piliyandala Central College and Taxila Central College, Horana as part of the 2023 edition of Big Matches.[1] It includes a Test Match and a One-Day Match.[1] The One-Day Match is also known as 9th One-Day Encounter.
History[edit]
This Traditional Big Match has been played between the two schools since 2001 annually, except 2013 & 2021 due to unavoidable circumstances.
Background[edit]
The Test match and the One-Day match was scheduled to be held in Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa. The Test Match was organized by Piliyandala Central College while the One-Day Match is organized by Taxila Central College, Horana. The Test Match was held on 31 March and 1 April 2023.[2] The One-Day Match was held on 2 April 2023.[2]
Matches[edit]
Test Match[edit]
31st March - 1st April 2023
21st Big Match |
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199/10 (76.3 Overs)
Sethika Dilmith 68 (131) Dimantha Dinujaya 3/35 (12.3 Overs) |
107/10 (45.4 Overs)
Charith Harshana 30 (37) Ashan Thathsara 4/11 (7.4 Overs) | |
95/4d (21.4 Overs)
Ashen Rodrigo 40 (63) Saneera Mihisara 3/14 (6 Overs) |
188/9 (44.5 Overs)
Deshan Dilmith 81 (92) Thinith Salinga 5/79 (21 Overs) |
- Piliyandala Central College won the toss and elected to bat first
One-Day Match[edit]
9th One-Day Encounter
2nd April 2023 |
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Taxila Central College, Horana
97/6 (27.4 Overs) | |
Sonath Enuka 31 (63)
Rashan Nawanjana 4/24 (10 Overs) |
Sandith Ranaweera 30 (60)
Thinith Salinga 3/27 (8 Overs) |
- Taxila Central College, Horana won the toss and elected to field first
- The match had to be stopped due to bad light while Taxila Central College, Horana was 97/6 in 27.4 overs
Venues[edit]
- Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; Home Ground of Piliyandala Central College
Media[edit]
Home media for both the Big match and the One-Day Encounter was covered by Media Unit of Central College Piliyandala.[4] The matches were live telecasted islandwide on Peo TV while the matches were live-streamed on Gaja TV Youtube Channel and Gaja TV Facebook Page.[5]
Future[edit]
- 22nd Battle of the Salpiti Raigam Korala will be held in 2024 with Taxila Central College, Horana organizing the Test match and Piliyandala Central College organizing the One-Day match.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Weerasinghe, Damith (2023-02-23). "Big Matches are BACK!". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ a b "Big Match Fixtures - March Madness". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqhf9I7LHNz/?hl=en
- ^ Weerasinghe, Damith (2018-02-16). "The 'BIG MATCHES' are Back!". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
External links[edit]
- 2023 Big Matches at ThePapare.com