The annual big match encounter between Isipathana College and Thurstan College dubbed the Battle of the Brothers will take place for the 59th time on the 25th & 26th of July at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds.
Thinula Liyanage the talented wicketkeeper will lead the Pathanians while promising allrounder Bawantha Jayasinghe will lead the Thurstanites.
Randunu Ganganath is the highest runs scorer for the boys in green this season while Dinuka Anupamal is the highest wicket-taker. For the boys in blue, Tharindu Harshana leads the batting charts and Thanuga Palihawadana leads the bowling numbers.
Currently, Thurstan College has the upper hand in the head-to-head tally between the teams with 6 wins while Isipathana College are 2 wins behind with 4.
The last time we saw a result in this annual encounter was 3 years ago when Thurstanites led by Sandaru Dias clinched a stunning 10-wicket win. Isipathana College last won the encounter back in 1999 and will be looking forward to finding a W in their tally after 23 years.
The 59th Battle of the Brothers cricket encounter will be broadcasted live on Dialog Television channel number 140, and will also be available via a live stream on ThePapare.com and the Dialog ‘Viu’ app.
Isipathana College – Squad
THINULA LIYANAGE (C) (WK), NAVEEN KANISHKA , KAVINDU AMANTHA, THARUSHA NETHSARA, YESITH KALUPAHANA, AMAAN THAHA, AMEESH RAHUL, NIKIL SAHASMIKA, DINUKA ANUPAMAL, THEMIYA GUNARATHNE, SITHUKA GUNAWARDHANA, RANDUNU GANGANATH, SAHAN PREMARATNE, LESANDU KALPAGE, DASITH SENAL, DINUK ANUPAMAL
Thurstan College – Squad
BAWANTHA JAYASINGHE (C), PASINDU RATHNAYAKE, SHANIKYA DESHAPRIYA, RANGA RASANKA, VIHAS THEVMIKA, THARINDU HARSHANA (WK), AZEEM MOHAMED, THANUGA PALIHAWADANA, NIPUN PREMARATNE, THENUKA DEWAPRIYA, UPUL HETTIARCHCHI, USHAN IMESHA
PASINDU ISHAN, RUVINDA DILSHAN, PASINDU RASHMITHA, KUSHAN KAVINDA
