The 54th Battle of the Brothers, the big match between Isipathana College and Thurstan College is scheduled to take place on the 24th and 25th of February as it sees the beginning of March Madness.
A media conference was held last evening (13/02) at the Burgher Recreation Club as Isipathana and Thurstan came together prior to the beginning of their 54th Battle of the Brothers.
The Thurstan College Principal addressed the gathering first and made sure to wish both teams the best of luck and make few comments on the Thurstan College team “whatever the result maybe, I take this moment to wish both teams best of luck, play to your full potential and I hope we build more and more upon our brotherhood”
Photos: Thurstan College vs Isipathana College Big Match 2017 – Press Conference
Photos of the Thurstan College vs Isipathana College Big Match 2017 – Press Conference
“Finally I want to speak about our team, we have four colorsmen, three third year players and a few freshers. It is a balanced team in all three fronts, batting, bowling and fielding. This season we managed 6 outright wins, 6 first innings wins and 1 loss. We have a couple of game more before the big match and I am sure our team will go out to win.”
The Isipathana Principal was not present due to unavoidable circumstances but the Vice Principal added his views about the game, ”Our tagline for the game is battle of the brothers and we hope that the game will be watched and enjoyed in the name of our tagline”
“This is the beginning of the big match period and I hope we can give a good start to it. Talking about our team, we have three Sri Lanka youth players who have been in good form so we hope that our boys will be able to win the game this time around and I wish both teams best of luck”
Finally when questioned about their respective teams, both captains added their views.
The Thurstan College captain Kasun Abeyrathne added his views “We have a good team, balanced in all three fronts. This time around we are going out for an outright win and I’m sure our boys will step up to the occasion”
Sanjula Abeywickrama, Isipathana’s skipper for this season, mentioned “We too have a balanced team, I won’t name each person because everyone has played well. The big match is just another game for us, the only difference is that there will be a bit of a crowd. We will first look at winning the first innings and then see where we stand and go for the outright win”
