The 64th draw in the Battle of the Saints cricket series between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College was recorded, as the 86th edition ended in a tame draw at P. Sara Oval Grounds on Saturday.
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Resuming day 1 on 191 for 4, the overnight pair, Dineth Jayakody and Sadeesh Jayawardene, added 44 more runs to put the Josephians in a strong position. Their 192-run stand for the fifth wicket broke the previous fifth wicket record partnership in the series, which was 158 runs by Joe Misso and Patrick Perera in 1938.
At 235 for 4 with almost 12 overs remaining, the boys from Darley Road seemed like they were getting a substantial lead. However, the dismissal of the centurion Jayakody sparked a major collapse.
Jayakody fell for a brilliant 122 off 130 balls with 13 fours and 3 fours. His partner Jayawardene made 70 off 103 deliveries. The rest of the batsmen threw their wickets away as the Peterites restricted the Josephians to just 259. The final six wickets fell for just 24 runs inside just 22 balls.
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Trailing by 35 runs, St. Peter’s started off cautiously in their second innings but lost wickets at regular intervals. They were in a spot of bother at 67 for 3 in the post-lunch session. However, Rishika Dawatage and vice-captain Nipunaka Fonseka somewhat resurrected the Peterite second innings by adding 66 runs for the fourth wicket. Dawatage reached a well-deserved half-century – 68 off 144 deliveries with 7 fours. His younger brother Lahiru made a half-century in the first innings on Friday.
The Peterites were well placed by tea with only four wickets down. However, left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage gave a glimmer of hope for the Josephians as he took three wickets in just seven balls to restrict the Peterites to 179 for 7 after being 4 down for 174 runs at one stage.
The ninth wicket pair, Ruvin Seneviratne and Danal Hemananda, batted till the end to defy the Josephians. Both Senevirathne and Hemananda reached their half-centuries in the last hour of play as St. Peter’s College retained the Maurice Le Goc Challenge Trophy. They added 88 unbroken runs for the ninth wicket, which broke the previous Peterite record of 53 runs which was held by Tony Opatha and Rodney Patternott in 1965.
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After 86 games, St. Joseph’s College lead the series tally with 12 wins, while St. Peter’s College have won on 10 occasions. All the other encounters have ended without a result.
Individual Awards
- Best Fielder – Johanne De Zilva (SJC)
- Best Bowler – Vinuda Liyanage (SPC)
- Best Batsman – Dineth Jayakody (SJC)
- Best All-Rounder – Dinal Hemananda (SPC)
- Man of the Match – Dineth Jayakody (SJC)
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Botheju | b Ashen Daniel | 37 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 80.43 |
| Rishika Santhush | b Johanne De Zilva | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shannon Fernando | b Ashen Daniel | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lahiru Chethaka | c Shalinda Senevirathne b Ashen Daniel | 64 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 67.37 |
| Nipunaka Fonseka | run out (Dinal Anuradha) | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Kanishka Maduwantha | c Johanne De Zilva b Ashen Daniel | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Wanuja Sahan | run out (Ashen Daniel) | 48 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| V Liyanage | c Johanne De Zilva b Dunith Wellalage | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ruwin Senevirathne | b Dunith Wellalage | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Danal Hemananda | run out (Shevaan Rassool) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Trishen Herath | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 10 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 2, w 6, pen 0) |
| Total | 224/10 (60 Overs, RR: 3.73) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-23 (3.1) Rishika Santhush, 2-57 (13) S Botheju, 3-64 (16.5) Shannon Fernando, 4-95 (29.2) Nipunaka Fonseka, 5-114 (38.3) Kanishka Maduwantha, 6-194 (54.3) Lahiru Chethaka, 7-198 (57.1) Wanuja Sahan, 8-216 (59.1) V Liyanage, 9-224 (59.4) Danal Hemananda, 10-224 (60) Ruwin Senevirathne, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshan Gamage | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Johanne De Zilva | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 | |
| Ashen Daniel | 25 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 2.80 | |
| Shalinda Senevirathne | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.86 | |
| Miranga Wickramage | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.88 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johanne De Zilva | lbw b V Liyanage | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Sheran Fonseka | b Trishen Herath | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29.63 |
| Shevon Daniel | c Kanishka Maduwantha b V Liyanage | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Dineth Jayakody | c V Liyanage b Trishen Herath | 122 | 130 | 13 | 3 | 93.85 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c & b V Liyanage | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sadeesh Jayawardana | c Nipunaka Fonseka b Trishen Herath | 70 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 67.96 |
| Lakshan Gamage | c Kanishka Maduwantha b Danal Hemananda | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Miranga Wickramage | b V Liyanage | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ashen Daniel | run out (V Liyanage) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dinal Anuradha | c Shannon Fernando b Danal Hemananda | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shalinda Senevirathne | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 5, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 259/10 (51.3 Overs, RR: 5.03) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-31 (6.2) Johanne De Zilva, 2-33 (7.4) Sheran Fonseka, 3-33 (8.3) Shevon Daniel, 4-43 (10.3) Dunith Wellalage, 5-235 (47.3) Dineth Jayakody, 6-235 (47.5) Sadeesh Jayawardana, 7-242 (48.5) Miranga Wickramage, 8-253 (50.2) Ashen Daniel, 9-258 (51.1) Dinal Anuradha, 10-259 (51.3) Lakshan Gamage, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trishen Herath | 12 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 4.75 | |
| Danal Hemananda | 6.3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 6.35 | |
| V Liyanage | 13 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 4.31 | |
| Kanishka Maduwantha | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.89 | |
| Ruwin Senevirathne | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | |
| Wanuja Sahan | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Botheju | c Shevon Daniel b Lakshan Gamage | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Rishika Santhush | c Lakshan Gamage b Shevon Daniel | 68 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Shannon Fernando | c Lakshan Gamage b Ashen Daniel | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 30.30 |
| Lahiru Chethaka | c Dinal Anuradha b Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Nipunaka Fonseka | b Dunith Wellalage | 47 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 42.73 |
| Kanishka Maduwantha | c Shenuka De Silva b Dunith Wellalage | 22 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 70.97 |
| Wanuja Sahan | c & b Dunith Wellalage | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ruwin Senevirathne | not out | 53 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 50.96 |
| V Liyanage | c M Thenura b Miranga Wickramage | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Danal Hemananda | not out | 50 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 92.59 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4 , lb 1 , nb 5, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 288/8 (87.4 Overs, RR: 3.29) |
| Did not bat | Trishen Herath, |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-7 (2.4) S Botheju, 2-32 (13.5) Shannon Fernando, 3-67 (24.2) Lahiru Chethaka, 4-133 (46.2) Rishika Santhush, 5-174 (58.1) Kanishka Maduwantha, 6-174 (58.4) Nipunaka Fonseka, 7-179 (60.1) Wanuja Sahan, 8-200 (67.1) V Liyanage, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshan Gamage | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3.67 | |
| Johanne De Zilva | 7.4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.86 | |
| Ashen Daniel | 22 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 2.23 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 28 | 1 | 84 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| Shalinda Senevirathne | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5.57 | |
| Miranga Wickramage | 10 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2.90 | |
| Dineth Jayakody | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Shevon Daniel | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.00 | |
