This encounter is currently the 3rd oldest Schools Cricket Encounter in Sri Lanka, as it concluded on the 1st of March of 2014 with Royal emerging as the victors in an encounter where the Royalists’ showed sheer cricketing brilliance in all aspects, be it Batting, Fielding and specially Bowling!
The statistics for the Encounter is as follows.
Royal College (1st innings) – 179 all out in 46.4 overs
Hasitha Samarasinghe – 44 runs
Trinity College (1st Innings) – 104 all out in 28.2 overs
Randev Pathirana - 5 wickets for 23 runs
Malith Kariyawasam – 2 wickets for 16 runs
Chamika Karunaratne – 2 wickets for 27 runs
Anupa Tillekaratne – 1 wicket for 20 runs
Royal College (2nd innings) – 193/5 declared at lunch.
Shaminda Dias – 99 runs not out
At the point of declaration, Royal had a lead of 268 runs which gave Trinity College a target of 269 runs to win.
Trinity College (2nd innings) – 138 all out in 27.3 overs. **
Devind Pathmanathan – 5 wickets for 27 runs
Randev Pathirana – 3 wickets for 55 runs
Malith Kariyawasam – 1 wicket for 19 runs.
Royal Won by 130 runs.
** With the score on 138/9, the last man of the Trinity College Batting line-up was unable to come out to bat due to an injury which was picked up while fielding. Therefore the match was awarded to Royal College.
As this emphatic win was the final game before the Battle of the Blues, the boys have definitely lifted their level of confidence and are ready for the three big days.
With Shaminda Dias and Randev Pathirana showing unmatched class in the batting department, and both Devind Pathmanathan and Randev Pathirana solidifying the bowling attack of the Royal line-up along with the Captain, Chamika Karunaratne and the rest of the team mates, it can be safely said that we will witness an epic encounter on the 13th, 14th and 15th of March, 2014, as the Royal Cricket Team will give it their all in retaining the Senanayake Shield and keeping it where it belongs!
The Battle of the Blues Encounter will be the Final games played for Royal by three crucial members of the side.
Devind Pathmanathan
Anupa Tillekaratne
Shaminda Dias
In terms of Batting as well as Bowling, we will see some hard hearted performances by the three aforementioned team mates and the rest of the team, and we will see the team giving it their all to retain the shield and bring glory to College.
We would like to wish Chamika and the rest of the side, the very best of luck for the three big days!
8500 brothers are behind the 11 brave warriors who will battle it out for supremacy.
Make College proud, and may luck be always in your favour!