61st Battle of the Brothers in 24-25 February
2024.02.23
Thurston College and Isipatana College are set to square off in the 61st annual Blackham Wijewardene Memorial Trophy on the 24th and 25th of this month at the Sinhala Sports Club venue in Colombo.
It is noteworthy that these two teams are competing in the Sri Lanka School Cricket Association’s Tier B event, which is the first tier of the Under-19 Inter-School Cricket event.
Still, it was impressive that Thurston emerged as co-champions of the just finished one-day cricket competition. Isipathana Vidyalaya is regarded as a highly skilled squad as well.
Vihas Thevmika, who also plays for the Sri Lankan young squad under the age of 19, has been given the task of managing Thurston College this year. Shanikya Deshapriya is his assistant.
The Isipatha college squad is led by Situka Gunawardena, with Tarushka Ashen serving as his assistant.
Thurston College has won six of the tournaments that the between competition has hosted since its inception in 1964.
Thurston College, the 2019 tournament winners, holds the Blackham Wijewardene Memorial Cup in addition to the distinction of being the competition’s final winner. Under Sandaru Diaz’s direction, they triumphed by 10 wickets that year.
Thurston College has won six of the tournaments that the between competition has hosted since its inception in 1964.
Thurston College, the 2019 tournament winners, holds the Blackham Wijewardene Memorial Cup in addition to the distinction of being the competition’s final winner. Under Sandaru Diaz’s direction, they triumphed by 10 wickets that year.
Thurston College Under 19 Squad:
Vihas Thevmika (Captain), Shanikya Deshapriya (Vice-Captain), Navindu Fernando, Tanuga Palihavadana, Tanuja Rajapaksa, Vishwa Dhananjaya, Talisha Nanayakkara, Gagana Perera, Dinal Induwara, Yoon Shilpa, Rachinta de Silva, Setru Fernando, Mulitha de Silva, Harath Shalaka. , Pathum Dhananjaya, Aditya Sethmina.
Isipathana College Under 19 Team:
Situka Gunawardena (captain), Tarushka Ashel (vice-captain), Ranmit Dinuwara, Navindu Hettiarachi, Ruchith Rodrigo, Kevin Samuel, Chanul Dinoth, Dushan Malinga, Dilpa Ruwanaka, Shenal Dirosh, Thithira Sansiru, Mohammad Ashjed, Selvakadir Kabileswaran, Janindu Induwara, Dasith Senal, Lesendu Kalpage, Malisha Sandaruwan, Nathindu Senum and Vidun Genura.
On March 17, their will play 44th yearly one-day limited-overs cricket match at Colombo R. The Premadasa International Cricket Stadium will host the event. This is the W. it. series for the De Silva Memorial Trophy.
Additionally, their 17th yearly T20 competition is set to take place at the Thurston College field in Colombo on March 9. The Priya Paranavithana Challenge Cup is the prize for winning this series.
It is a given that both sides are prepared to play to their very best in these three games in order to alter the course of the series. The fact that the Thurston guys are the ODI tournament champions and are coming into this match with that pride has drawn attention from everyone.
But given how the Isipatana players performed over the two-day competition, it’s probable that they’ll have an advantage in this match.
@charith
