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Old boys of Dharmaraja and Kingswood meet in annual T20 encounters

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4 years ago

2022/10/1

The 10th annual T20 cricket encounter between the old boy teams of Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College will be played at the Lake View, the cricket ground of Dharmaraja College, on Saturday, October 1st from 1.00pm. Last weekend the 115th annual big match encounter between the two schools – the Battle of the Maroons in the Hills – was played where it ended in a thrilling draw. Two games will be played between the old boys’ teams of the two institutions under two age categories of Over-40 and Over-30.

The Over-40 encounter will be played for the P.L. Authur Alwis and Clifford Rathnawibushana Memorial Trophy while the Over-30 game will be played for the Nazar Razak Memorial Trophy. The Over-40 encounter will see Saliya Jayasundara captaining Old Rajans and Buddhika Ekanayake will lead Kingswood old boys side. Muditha Wijekoon will lead the Old Rajans Over-30 side his counterpart from leading Kingswood old boys team is Malitha Mallawarachchi.

Saliya Jayasundara led the Dharmaraja Under-17 side in 1992 before leading the first XI team the following year, where he also led the Central Province Combine Schools team. He went on to represent BRC, leading the Under-23 side in 1998 and representing the club for many years in Division I cricket. He played for the Commercial Bank in Mercantile Cricket Division I.

His counterpart leading Kingswood in the Over-40s, Buddhika Ekanayake led his school’s first XI side in 1996 and 1997. He also had the rare distinction of representing Kingswood in three big match encounters, also hitting an unbeaten knock of 105 in the 1997 encounter. His notable achievement as a schoolboy cricketer was scoring 1000 runs inclusive of three centuries and nine half centuries. After his school career Ekanayake went on to represent Moors SC, Wattala Antonians, Sebastianites and Singhe SC in Division I cricket and also turned out for Sampath Bank in Mercantile Cricket Division I.

Muditha Wijekoon, the captain of the Old Rajans Over-30 team, led his school side during the 2002/03 season. He represented Kandy Youth Club, Negombo CC and Kandy CC before switching Colts in Division I cricket. In Mercantile Division I cricket, he represents Slimline and Unichela teams. The Kingswood Over-30 skipper Malitha Mallawarachchi was the school’s first XI captain of the year 2000. Matches will be coordinated by the Team Manager of Old Rajans Ajith Palihakkara

Over-40 teams

Old Rajans: Saliya Jayasundara (Captain), Asanka marapana (VC), Prasanna Walalawela, Arjuna Bandara, Amal Silva, Manjula Liyanage, Nalin Rambodagalla, Chinthaka Weerasinghe, Senaka Pieris, Bimal Sooriyampola, Asanka Dissanayake, Prasanna Dahanayake, Thanuja Godewatte, Channa Jayasundara, S.G. Hemantha,Dinusha Bandara.

Kingswood: Buddhika Ekanayake (Captain), Tissa Wijeratne, Suwanji Madanayake, Thushara Madanayake, Lalith Wijeratne, Upul Sumanasekara, Sujeewa Fernando, Tuan Miskin, H.N.T. Gamage, Dhanushka Gamage, Udayanga Nanayakkara, Palitha Liyanage, Tuan Sawall, Lasantha Kankanamge, Thushara Samarakoon

Over-30

Old Kingswood: Malith Mallawaarchchi (Captain), Omila Weerasooriya, Danushka Weerakkody, Niroshan Perera, Deminda Dahanayake, Sumudu Wijesinghe, Iruka Weerarathne, Gihan Chathuranga, Asanka Ranasinghe, Mohamed Ramesh, Chathura Kumarasiri, Melinda Wathegedara, Rachitha Liyanage, S. Nipuna

Old Rajans: Muditha Wijekoon (Captain), Gayan Nadunge, Amal Ekanayake, Upesh Wijesiri, Rukshan Sooriyaarchchi, Kavinda Dedunupitiya, Chandimal Rathnayake, Chamila Ambagaspitiya, Prasad Amarakoon, Hemal Munaweera, Rahula Ekanayake.

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Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up: Kapp, Wolvaardt take SA past Ireland

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2026/06/7

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Laura Wolvaardt scored 65 off 37 balls (Cricinfo)

South Africa successfully defended 136 in an 18-over game against Ireland in the Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in Loughborough . The experienced Marizanne Kapp led the way with the ball, her 4 for 24 helping South Africa dismiss Ireland for 120 in 17.4 overs. Shabnim Ismail, who had recently reversed her retirement, picked up 1 for 25 in her four overs.

Leah Paul was the only Ireland batter to pass 20 in their chase. Apart from Paul, only four Ireland batters got to double figures.

After South Africa were asked to bat first, they posted 136 for 8 on the back of captain Laura Wolvaardt’s 65 off 37 balls, including seven fours and three sixes.

SCORES:

South Africa Women 136 for 8 in 18 overs (Sune Luus 17, Laura Wolvaardt 65, Annerie Dercksen 26, Nadine de Klerk 11, Aimee Maguire 1-13, Arlene Kelly 3-29, Cara Murray 2-13, Ava Canning 2-08) beat Ireland Women 120 in 17.4 overs (Rebecca Stockel 19, Leah Paul 29, Alice Tector 17, Louise Little 13, Arlene Kelly 15; Marizanne Kapp 4-24, Shabnim Ismail 1-25, Tumi Sekhukhune 2-18, Nadine de Klerk 1-16, Nonkululeko Mlaba 1-25) by 16 runs

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Rahul, Gill hit centuries as India dominate Afghanistan on opening day

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2026/06/7

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Shubman Gill brought up his 11th Test century (BCCI)

In the 11th over, KL Rahul edged a cut to the keeper off Ziaur Ahmed when he was on 16. Afghanistan did not review the not-out decision. In the 61st over, Rahul flicked a full ball off his pads, bringing up a gritty century – his 12th in Test cricket. Afghanistan’s bowling attack had been worn down in the intervening period. They could not cash in on their half-chances aplenty, in their first Test against India since their format debut in 2018. Instead, Rahul – alongside a regal Shubman Gill – headlined India’s march to 368 for 3 on day one in New Chandigarh.

The city was hosting a men’s Test for the first time. Temperatures soared up to 40 degrees Celsius, and India captain Gill opted to bat first, expecting the pitch to worsen as time wore on in the match. However, Afghanistan’s new-ball bowlers – Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohamed Saleem – extracted uneven bounce off the pitch right away. They kept bowling back-of-a-length deliveries to Jaiswal and Rahul, moving the ball away from the openers.

Rahul reached for deliveries far from his body early in the day, often mistiming his shots. He ambled away to 16 off 34 by the end of the 10th over. At the other end, Jaiswal pounced on fuller deliveries with more regularity to race to 20 off 26.

Then, in the 11th over off Ziaur, Rahul slashed at a wide delivery and both bowler and keeper went up with a big appeal. However, they opted out of the review. Replays later showed Rahul had edged the delivery. Rahul rode his luck thereafter, leaving balls outside off, and dead-batting fuller ones that gripped in the pitch.

In the next over – the 12th – Jaiswal leaned into a front-foot drive off Mohammad Saleem. Then he jumped at an inswinger drifting down leg, and tried to flick it off his hips. He edged it to the keeper instead. Against the run of play, Jaiswal departed for a 32-ball 24, giving Saleem his maiden Test wicket.

Soon after, the new-ball swing dissipated and the bounce became less treacherous. B Sai Sudarshan made full use of this period of play at the back end of Saleem and Omarzai’s extended spells. He laced three fours in his first 15 deliveries.

In the 35th over off Ziaur, Sai Sudharsan stepped out of his crease for a tentative defense outside off. His edge dissected the wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai and first slip. Eight overs later, with Sai Sudharsan looking set for his maiden Test century, the batter played an expansive drive outside off against Saleem. Once more, the ball flew into the slip cordon, but was snared by Zazai with a one-handed stunner to his right. Sai Sudharsan was dismissed for 81. The second-wicket partnership was aborted at 131, with Rahul still steady at the other end.

As the day wore on, the New Chandigarh surface began gripping and turning more. Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was their most effective spinner. He bowled slowly, often keeping his speeds under 80 kph, and used drift to troublealla batters. Still, he never induced any real chances, with edges off him flying past short leg or the keeper.

From the other end, debutant Nangeyalia Kharote induced a thin edge off Sai Sudharsan with just his fourth delivery. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dropped the consequent one-hander, diving to his right at first slip. On his return spell, Kharote – as well as part-timer Abdul Malik – both strayed into leg-stump lines too often.

With Afghanistan’s fast bowlers erring in discipline too, Gill took full toll on them, especially after the tea break. If Rahul’s knock was a product of battling against the early swing and seam, Gill’s imperious century – his 11th in the format – was aided by a worn-down attack. Still, he pounced on good-length deliveries outside off as he unfurled his drives, and cut close to his body, in trademark fashion to rack up 11 fours and one six.

Gill had Rahul for company through the beginning of his knock, during a 67-run partnership for the third wicket. However, just one delivery after bringing up his century, Rahul perished for the third time in Test cricket on exactly a 100 – the joint-second most times in Test cricket, right behind England’s Len Hutton (4). Rahul had been out playing a loose waft away from his body, off Ziaur, straight to short extra cover.

Once Rishabh Pant walked out to join Gill, the brief was clear: by their standards, India had already shut up shop for the final hour of play. An unusually restrained Pant, also playing his 50th Test for India, batted within his means until his eyes lit up against offspinner Abdul Malik in the 68th over. He took advantage of half-trackers to flat-bat three sixes in trademark Pant style. Tellingly, these would also be Pant’s only sixes of the evening.

Gill brought up his century just a few minutes before close of play, off a flick to square leg, in the 83rd over off Saleem. Afghanistan had opted not to choose the new ball, bowling through till the close of play with a battered ball. Pant manipulated a thinly spread leg-side field in these final overs to bring up his own fifty off 70 balls, on the penultimate delivery of the day’s play.

SCORES:

India 368 for 3 in 85 overs (Shubman Gill 103*, KL Rahul 100, B Sai Sudharsan 81, Rishabh Pant 50*; MohaSaleem 2-67) vs Afghanistan

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Persistent rain in Kingston washes out second ODI between West Indies and Sri Lanka

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12 hours ago

2026/06/7

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The Sabina Park staff clear the water on the ground (Cric8nfo)

West Indies won the toss and put Sri Lanka into bat, but that was the extent of the action from thesecod ODI at Sabina Park, as persistent rain put an end to proceedings before they had even begun.

The washout means West Indies’ hopes of winning the series are wiped out, but they can still draw level in the final game on Monday. Perhaps more importantly, a win there will give the hosts a much needed rankings boost, with qualification for next year’s World Cup hinging on their final position come March next year.

The toss itself had been delayed by 30 minutes following rain earlier in the day, and it was the possibility of rain intervening later on that had influenced Shai Hope’s decision to field first.

Both teams had also made changes, with Amir Jangoo due to get a game for the injured Matthew Forde, while Eshan Malinga had been drafted in for Asitha Fernando. Shai Hope, playing his 150th ODI for West Indies, received a special jersey before rain came along.

(Cricinfo)