Rahula retain Manimaran-Wijesiriwardena Trophy for sixth consecutive year

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Victorious Rahula College team with Chief Guest Rtd. Assistant Director of Education D.R. Arumayanayagam

Text and Pictures by

P.D. De Silva

Rahula College Matara defeated Hartley College Jaffna by seven wickets to win the sixth Battle of the Ends on Sunday afternoon to retain the Manimaran-Wijesiriwardena Trophy for the sixth consecutive time.

Electing to bat first the home team were unable to get the better of the Rahula bowlers and were restricted to 92 runs which visitors chased down in 23 overs with seven wickets in hand.

Best Batsman – Sasinu Battage (Rahula College) for his 31 off 11 balls

Best Bowler – Nadil Sandesh (Rahula College) for his figures of 7-2-12-2

Best Fielder – Jayanimalan Thivyan (Hartley College)

Man of the Match – Nadil Sandesh (Rahula College) 2-12 and 32 not out

Brief scores:

Hartley College 92 in 41.2 overs (Vigneswaran Akash 17; Aahokath Abishan 13; Oshan Thenuka 1-18, Sasinu Battage 1-14, Minuga Lakvindu 1-07, Aayu Kaviraj 1-04, Nadil Sandesh 2-12, Dewmina Gammanpila 2-03)

Rahula College 98/3 in 23 overs (Nadil Sandesh 32*, Sasinu Battage 22, Sadew Gamage 31*; Mathyakalan Mathushanth 1-16, Vigneswaran Akash 1-25, Arulnavakkarasa Jathushan1-23)