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Cambrians and Sebs to battle after two years

Published

5 years ago

2022/01/12

(From left) Rev. Fr. Herman Eranga - Middle School In-charge, St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa (SSC), Rev. Fr. Samesh Anthony - Prefect of Games (SSC), Rev. Fr. Sharm Dassanayake - Vice Rector (SSC), Rev. Fr. Sanjeewa Mendis – Rector (SSC), Lasantha Theverapperuma, Chief Digital Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC, Dimuthu Derannagoda – Principal, Prince Of Wales’ College (POWC), Preethi Kumara Fernando – Chairman Big Match Committee (POWC), Mahinda Jayaweera – Secretary Old Boys Association (POWC) and Sisira Chandrapala – Secretary Big Match Organizing Committee(POWC).

71st Battle of the Golds

The 71st edition of the Battle of the Golds Big Match between archrivals, St. Sebastian’s College and Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa will be played after a lapse of two years with the Dialog Axiata PLC sponsorship. The ‘Battle of the Golds is scheduled to be played at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa with spectators to the capacity of 50% on January 14 and 15. The 36th Limited Overs Big Match between these two teams is scheduled to be played on the following day at the same venue.

“The coaches of the teams, support staff, umpires and match-officials will operate from a bio-secure environment for seven days strictly in adherence to COVID-19 protocols under the supervision of the Regional Health Services,” the organizers said in a press release.

The Cambrians will be led by middle order batsman, Dinura Fernando while the Sebastianites will play under the captaincy of stumper of the side, Sukitha Prasanna. Cricketers from both schools have represented the game at the highest level, including 1996 World Cup winner Romesh Kaluvitharana and Sri Lanka Captain Duleep Mendis. The current players representing Sri Lanka include Oshada Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama and Amila Aponsu, all of whom are from St. Sebastian’s and Kusal Mendis and Lahiru Thirimanne are from Cambrians.

As the principal sponsor, Dialog Axiata has made arrangements to LIVE stream the Limited Overs match via thepapare.com, Dialog VIU mobile app and will also be shown LIVE on Dialog TV Channel 140. The tally between the two schools presently stands at six wins for the Cambrians and three wins for the Sebastianites. St. Sebastian’s College is the present holder of the cup, having last won it in 2011 under the captaincy of Sanitha De Mel. In the last encounter, the two-day Big Match ended in a tame draw, while the Cambrians secured a hard-fought five run victory (D/L) at the rain disturbed one day encounter. In the limited over encounters, the Sebastianites lead with 17 wins to the Cambrians’ 15 with one tie and two abandoned games.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi granted NOC to play for Kandy Royals in LPL

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1 hour ago

2026/07/15

Sahan Weerasooriya

Shaheen Shah Afridi has been granted an NOC to participate in LPL

Shaheen Shah Afridi is set to make his maiden appearance in the Lanka Premier League, which begins this week. The PCB confirmed to Cricinfo that the fast bowler has been granted an NOC to participate in the tournament. He will play for Kandy Royals.

Afridi – earlier this month – was omitted from Pakistan’s squads for the Tests against West Indies and England after an indifferent run in the format. The 26-year-old has of late been perceived as more inclined towards white-ball cricket, with Aaqib Javed, Pakistan selector and high-performance director, saying earlier this month that “a player has to pick which format he wants to play”. The Tests against the West Indies clash with the LPL.

Afridi was recently named in the ongoing white-ball camp at the National Cricket Academy, despite the red-ball camp being conducted simultaneously and was left out of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.

Afridi was named Pakistan’s ODI captain last year and led Pakistan to a 2-1 series win over Australia at home last month. He was joint-leading wicket-taker with seven scalps at 12.14 runs apiece alongside left-arm orthodox Arafat Minhas, who debuted in the first of the three ODIs, and Nathan Ellis.

This will be Afridi’s second appearance in an overseas T20 league in the last year. He participated in the most recent BBL, turning out for Brisbane Heat. He had a forgettable run, however, taking only two wickets at an average of 76.50 in four matches. However, he remains in demand on the T20 circuit; Afridi has 362 wickets at 20.99 and an economy rate of 7.97. No Pakistan bowler has more than his 136 wickets in T20Is, which have come at an average of 21.35 and an economy of 7.83.

The LPL will run from July 17 until August 8. Kandy Royals play their first match against Dambulla Sixers on July 18.

[Cricinfo]

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Thishya and Kashya win Under-12 singles titles

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1 hour ago

2026/07/15

Sahan Weerasooriya

Kashya Seneviratne / Thishya Banagala (Pix by Kamal Wanniarachchi)

Colombo Championships

Thishya Banagala of Visakha Vidyalaya and Kashya Seneviratne of Colombo International School emerged as the girls’ and boys’ Under-12 champions respectively at the Vision Care Colombo Championship 2026, played on the clay courts of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association.

‎Banagala produced a series of commanding performances on her way to the girls’ title. She sealed the championship with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 victory over Thiyansa de Silva in the final.

‎The boys’ final provided a far sterner challenge as Kashya Seneviratne overcame Abhine Induwara in an entertaining three-set battle. After taking the opening set 6-2, Seneviratne dropped the second set 4-6 before holding his nerve to win the deciding match tie-break 10-4 and secure the championship.‎

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Wins for Sampath Bank and Ceylinco General Insurance last weekend

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1 hour ago

2026/07/15

Sahan Weerasooriya

HONOUR – MCA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2026

Sampath Bank and Ceylinco General Insurance registered convincing wins in the Mercantile Cricket Associations Champions League matches played over the weekend.

‘The 2026 edition of the MCA Champions League [formally known as the MCA ‘C’ League] is being powered by ‘HONOUR’ mobile phones.

Last week’s matches were played at the Mercantile Association Grounds

On Saturday,

Sampath Bank defeat LOLC Holdings by 64 runs

Sampath Bank

173/10 in 48 overs [Sajith Kotuwegoda 66; Thilanga Udeshana 2-40, Vinud Madushan 3-26, Sayuru Udukumbura 2-27]

LOLC Holdings

109/10 in 26 overs [Danushka Udara 26*; Dulaj Ashen 2-14, Dileepa Jayalath 2-37, Sithija Silva 2-12, Chamath Dilsara 3-29]

On Sunday,

Ceylinco General Insurance overcome Commercial Bank by 2 wickets

Commercial Bank

167/10 in 47.2 overs [Gimhana Ashirwada 60; Sandaru Dias 4-21, Yohan Edirisinghe 2-24]