The 72nd annual two-day cricket encounter between St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa and Prince of Wales’ College Moratuwa will take place on the 27th and 28th of October at the De Zoysa Grounds in Moratuwa.
As a primary figure in uplifting Sri Lankan sports, Dialog Axiata will be powering this big match encounter. Followed up by the two-day game, the 37th annual limited overs fixture between the two schools will take place on the 29th of October at the SSC Grounds, Colombo. Both the two day and limited over encounters will happen with the participation of crowds.
All-rounder, Tharindu Amarasinghe will lead the Prince of Wales’ College outfit while another equally talented all-rounder Bihaga Mendis will captain the St. Sebastian’s College team.
For St. Sebastian’s College, their star with the bat for the season has been Yashan Avishka with 228 runs in 10 knocks. Avishka has also captured 8 wickets with the ball in hand. In second place of the most runs list for them is Savindu Rodrigo who scored 223 runs in 8 innings. From the bowlers for St. Sebastian’s, Sandesh Fernando and Mahen Silva have taken the most number of wickets with 17 each.
Tharindu Amarasinghe has scored the most runs for POW with 552 runs in 12 innings maintaining a solid average of 46. The second highest scorer for them is Omesh Mendis, the brother of Sri Lankan Cricketer Kusal Mendis with 308 runs in 12 outings. The highest wicket taker for Prince of Wales College is Chenula Mandiv with 15 scalps in 9 innings and just behind him is Uneth Peiris with 12 wickets in 8 innings.
Out of the 71 encounters between the two schools so far, Prince of Wales’ College have the upper hand with 6 wins and their opponents, St. Sebastian’s College have won 3 matches. The last time this encounter produced a result was back in 2011 when St. Sebastian’s College led by Sanitha de Mel emerged victorious.
When it comes to the Limited overs fixture tally, St. Sebastian’s College have a narrow lead with 17 wins over the 16 wins by Prince of Wales’ College. In the last limited overs fixture between the two teams, the game went right down the wire as Prince of Wales’ College registered a thrilling 2 run victory.
The annual big match encounter and the limited overs fixture will be a production by St. Sebastian’s College Media Unit and it will be brought to you live on www.thepapare.com and Dialog Tv Channel No.140.
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