12th Battle of the Gold 2024
2024.03.10
Ratnapura Siwali Central College and Palamadulla Gangkanda Central College 12th Annual Grand Cricket Match concluded in a tie. Nevertheless, it was impressive that the Sivali Central College players were able to demonstrate more skill during the match.
This match (on the 09th) finished at Ratnapura Siwali Stadium, making it the eighth in Ranmini Sutton’s history to conclude without a resolution. Sivali Central College has won the Ranmini trophy three times and Gangkanda Central College once in the competitions that have been completed.
The players from Sivali Central College a took to the field to bat first, and they scored 122 runs in their opening innings, at the invitation of the captains of Gangkanda Central College, who won the toss.
For that innings, Pasindu Chamikara was the leading scorer. Against 53 balls, he scored 31 runs, including 5 fours. Tamindu Thine further faced 46 balls and scored 24 runs, including four fours.
Rusiri Batewela had the best bowling of the innings, taking four wickets for thirty runs. Hashan Madhuranga also claimed three wickets for thirteen runs, while Nimesh Satsara and Vishwa Navodana each claimed one wicket.
As Ganganda Central College took the field for the reply innings, their innings were restricted to 116 runs. The highest scorer in that innings was Adisha Amanta. While Nimesh Satsara scored 31 runs off 99 balls with 3 fours and a six, he scored 32 runs off 114 balls with 3 fours and a six.
Pasindu Chamikara amassed 25 runs by taking 5 wickets. In addition, Tamindu Thine and Haritha Kavishan each claimed a wicket, and Sasindu Ashan claimed two wickets for 13 runs.
At the end of the game, Sivali Central High School’s players, who had fallen behind by six runs at the beginning of the second innings, had amassed 94 runs at the expense of eight wickets. In that particular innings, the leading scorers were Pasindu Chamikara and Sanuja Ninduwara. Each of them received 17 points.
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