We are reaching the most dizzying five weeks on the Sri Lankan sports calendar. That perfect part of the year; the ultimate sporting experience, the annual quest to determine the best of the best, the March Madness.
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It is the most wonderful time of the year, – like Christmas for a Cricket-obsessive. It’s back-to-back-to-back-to-back Cricket—all exclusively on ThePapare.com platforms.
The Big Matches are always special for players. The crowning jewels of a school cricketer’s career is to play the ‘Big Match’. Turning out for his alma mater in front of a sea of ardent supporters decked in school colours and doing them proud. It can make you or break you. Its where the kid becomes a man, where heroes are made and character is built.
This is not special just for those schoolboys. Its for the boys who left school, the men who miss the good old times, who love to revel and reminisce. Men who travel back in time and become boys for a few days.
There is preparation, the whats-app thread dedicated to batches get furiously busy making plans well ahead. Each batch, each school, each match. Events leading up to and events after, day-long, night-long and week-long. Endless meet ups and gatherings, a time you take-off your usually busy lifestyles.
For the longstanding friendships that began in middle school, it’s time to bond again. The mere satisfaction of meeting your ‘brothers from other mothers’ who left your life since school days, cheering for your college like a kid, is a drug. A drug that you take once every year, each year.
Read: Best of March Madness 2019
Last year was one of the maddest of Marches.
Remember how Thaveesha Abhishek’s 2 boundaries in the final over silenced the Mahinda College tent, how Theivendram Dinoshan lit-up Jaffna with two sixes, how Santhush Gunathilaka carried St Peter’s College to a remarkable draw. Oh, and oh how could you forget Kalana Perera, and his salute! Yes, that March was MAD. Surely it can’t get any better, right? Don’t bet against it.
Read: Top thrillers of March Madness 2019
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To get you ready for what’s sure to be another memorable March, we’ve got below a quick rundown of things to come.
| Dates | Schools | Big Match Name | Venue |
| 24th February | Lyceum International Panadura vs Lyceum International Nugegoda | 5th Nikita Grero Challenge Trophy | |
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28th and 29th February
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Thurstan College vs Isipathana College
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57th Battle of the Brothers
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SSC Grounds
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| 1st March | British Schools vs Stafford International | 3rd One Day Encounter | P. Sara Oval |
| 5th, 6th, and 7th March | Jaffna Central College vs St. John’s College | 114th Battle of the North | Jaffna Central College Grounds |
| 6th and 7th March | Sri Sumanagala College vs Moratu Maha Vidayalaya | 68th Battle of the Gold | De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa |
| 6th and 7th March | St.Joseph’s College vs St.Peter’s College | 86th Battle of the Saints | P. Sara Oval |
| 7th and 8th March | Ananda College vs Nalanda College | 91st Battle of the Maroons | SSC Grounds |
| 8th March | Thurstan College vs Isipathana College | 40th One Day Encounter | P. Sara Oval |
| 8th March | Sri Sumangala College vs Moratu Maha Vidyalaya | 28th One Day Encounter | De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa |
| 12th,13th, and 14th March | Royal College vs S. Thomas’ College | 141st Battle of the Blues | SSC Grounds |
| 13th and 14th March | Trinity College vs St. Anthony’s College | 103rd Battle of the Blues (Kandy) | St. Anthony’s Grounds, Katugasthota |
| 13th and 14th March | St.Sebastian’s College vs Prince of Wales College | 70th Battle of the Golds | De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa |
| 15th March | Ananda College vs Nalanda College | 46th One Day Encounter | SSC Grounds |
| 15th March | Jaffna Central College vs St. John’s College | One Day Encounter | St.John’s College Jaffna |
| 15th March | Maliyadeva College vs St. Anne’s College | 25th One Day Encounter | Welegedara Stadium, Kurunegala |
| 15th March | St.Sebastian’s College vs Prince of Wales College | 35th One Day Encounter | De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa |
| 20th,21st, and 22nd March | St.Servatius College vs St.Thomas’ College Matara | 120th Southern Battle of the Blues | Uyanwatta Stadium, Matara |
| 20th and 21st March | Dharmaraja College vs Kingswood College | 114th Battle of the Maroons (Kandy) | Pallekelle International Stadium |
| 20th and 21st March | DS Senanayake College vs Mahanama College | 14th Battle of the Golds | P. Sara Oval |
| 21st March | Trinity College vs St. Anthony’s College | 39th One Day Encounter | Asgiriya Stadium |
| 21st March | Royal College vs S. Thomas’ College | 45th One Day Encounter | SSC Grounds |
| 22nd March | St.Joseph’s College vs St.Peter’s College | 46th One Day Encounter | SSC Grounds |
| 29th March | Dharmaraja College vs Kingswood College | 30th One Day Encounter | Pallekelle International Stadium |
| 3rd and 4th April | Richmond vs Mahinda College | 115th Lovers’ Quarrel | Galle International Cricket Stadium |
| 4th April | DS Senanayake College vs Mahanama College | 14th One Day Encounter | R. Premadasa |
| Taxila Central College vs Piliyandala Central College | 19th Battle of Slapiti Raigam Korala | ||
| Taxila Central College vs Piliyandala Central College | 5th One Day Encounter | ||
| Sri Dharmaloka College vs Gurukula College | 32nd Battle of the Kelaniya | ||
| Sri Dharmaloka College vs Gurukula College | 29th One Day Encounter | ||
| Vidyartha College vs St. Sylvester’s College | 62nd Battle of the Babes | ||
| Hindu College, Colombo vs Hindu College, Jaffna | 11th Battle of the Hinduites | ||
| Sri Jayawardenapura College vs St.Thomas’ College Kotte | 43rd Battle of Kotte | ||
| Rahula College Matara vs Hartley College Point Pedro | Annual Cricket Encounter | ||
| Ibbagamuwa Central College vs Maliyadewa Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya | Battle of The Tuskers – One Day 2020 | ||
| Sri Jayawardenapura College vs St.Thomas’ College Kotte | 13th One Day Encounter | ||
| Thurstan College vs Isipathana College | 13th T20 Encounter | ||
| Maliyadeva College vs St. Anne’s College | 37th Battle of the Rocks | ||
| Sri Sumangala College Kandy Vs Sri Rahula College Katugasthotha | Hillcountry Battle of the Golds | ||
| Richmond vs Mahinda College | One Day Encounter | ||
| Vidyartha College vs St. Sylvester’s College | 33rd One Day Encounter | ||
| Henagama Central vs Bandaranayake Central College | 5th One Day Encounter | ||
| Kalutara Vidyalaya vs Tissa Central College | 62nd Battle of The Mangosteen | ||
| St. Servatius’ College vs St. Thomas College, Matara | 21st One Day Encounter | ||
| Asoka College vs President’s College Kotte | 14th Annual Cricket Encounter | ||
| Dharmasoka College vs Sri Devananda College | 53rd Battle of the Blues | ||
| Sri Sumangala College Kandy Vs Sri Rahula College Katugasthotha | One Day Encounter | ||
| Kalutara Vidyalaya vs Tissa Central College | 12th One Day Encounter | ||
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya vs Rahula College | 11th Battle of the Golden Lions | ||
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya vs Rahula College | 11th One Day Encounter | ||
| Dharmasoka College vs Sri Devananda College | 53rd Battle of the Blues | ||
| Sri Sumangala College Kandy Vs Sri Rahula College Katugasthotha | One Day Encounter | ||
| Kalutara Vidyalaya vs Tissa Central College | 12th One Day Encounter | ||
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya vs Rahula College | 11th Battle of the Golden Lions | ||
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya vs Rahula College | 11th One Day Encounter |
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