Revatha in 7-wicket win over Siddhartha

The 54th Pasdun Korale encounter between Ananda Sastralaya Matugama and home town rivals St. Mary’s Matugama played at Matugama too ended in a tame draw yesterday.

St. Thomas' Kotte and Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte too figured in a draw in their 40th Battle of Kotte big match concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Revatha MMV Balapitiya recorded a seven wicket win over traditional rivals Siddhartha MMV Balapitiya in the 31st Battle of Heroes which ended at Balapitiya yesterday.

Revatha MMV had set themselves to record an outright win when play stopped for lunch on day two as they had Siddhartha MMV struggling for survival on 72 for 5 before bowling them out for 198 and then raced to the target of 41 runs with ease.

The 21st Battle of Sri Jayawardenapura big match between St. John’s Nugegoda and Ananda Sastralaya Kotte played at Kotte and the 13th Golden Battle of Uva between St Joseph’s Bandarawela and Bandarawela Central played at Bandarawela too ended in draws. Kaveesh Samaraweera 3 for 29) (Chamod Supun 43, Dushan Perera 100 n. o.: Kaveesh Samaraweera 3 for 34, Charuka Dilshan 2 for 16, Reshan Williams 2 for 21)

( Aruthusha Manula 57, Nadeesh Bandara 33, Deshan Perera 21, Malindu Perera 33 n. o.: Dushan Perera 3 for 29, Anushka Sathsara 3 for 38, Sampath Nissanka 2 for 66)

At Balapitiya: Revatha beat Siddhartha by 7 wickets to win 31st Battle of Heroes

Siddhartha MMV Balapitiya 87 ( Dharshana Pushpakumara 31: Avishka Dilshan 4 for 26, Kavindu Dilhara 3 for 34, Tharindu Lakshan 2 for 11)

( Ruwantha Prasad 41: Avishka Dilshan 6 for 31, Shehan Hansika 2 for 18) ( Ramesh Madushan 75, Dimuthu Kumara 53, Avishka Dilshan 45, Aminda Tehan 30: Ushan Randika 5 for 39, Dharshana Pushpakumara 2 for 36) ( Shehan Hansika 32 n. o.)

At Kotte: 21st Battle of Sri Jayawardenapura drawn

( Dinuja Geeth 48: Hansaka Salinda 4 for r30, Thimira Malshan 2 for 14, Sandaru Wickramaratne 2 for 17)

( Keshan Malinda 55, Ashen Milinda 32: Bimsara Avinash 5 for 53, Hansaka Salinda 3 for 37)

( Sonara Karunatunga 51, Thimira Malshan 27, Bimsara Avinash 21: Mithila Poornajith 3 for 27, Tharusha Sandaruwan 2 for 9) and 41 for 6 ( Tharusha Sandaruwan 4 for 17)

At Bandarawela: 13th Golden Battle of Uva drawn

( Chandana Ruwan 60, Malitha Madeewa 52, Kaushan Sasanka 31, Isuru Sandaruwan 26: Janith Heshan 5 for 63, Uditha Bandara 3 for 88) ( Dumindu Dhamishka 81, Kaushan Sasanka 54: Janith Heshan 4 for 52, Thiranjaya Attanayake 2 for 32)

( Ruchira Ayodya 52, Heshan Ratnayake 35, Uditha Bandara 25, Charitha Basnayake 20: Ayesha Lakmal 5 for 42, Kaushan Sasanka 4 for 60)

( Hasarel Nayanajith 28: Aysha Lakmal 5 for 44)