22nd Battle of Raigam Salpiti
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| Dates | 5 April 2024 – 7 April 2024 |
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| Cricket format | Test and One-Day |
| Host(s) | Taxila Central College, Horana (Test) Piliyandala Central College (One-Day) |
| Champions | Drawn (Test) Taxila Central College, Horana (One-Day) |
| Participants | 2 |
| Matches | 2 |
22nd Battle Of Raigam Salpiti is the 2024 edition of Battle of Salpiti Raigam Koralaya a School Cricket Match Series played between Piliyandala Central College and Taxila Central College, Horana as part of the 2024 edition of Big Matches. It includes a Test Match and a One-Day Match. The One-Day Match is also known as 10th One-Day Encounter.
History[edit]
This Traditional Big Match has been played between the two schools since 2001 annually, except 2013 & 2021 due to unavoidable circumstances.
Background[edit]
The Test match and the One-Day match were scheduled to be held in De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa. The Test Match was organized by Taxila Central College, Horana while the One-Day Match is organized by Piliyandala Central College. The Test Match was held on 5 April and 6 April 2024.[1] The One-Day Match was held on 7 April 2024.[2]
Matches[edit]
Test Match[edit]
5th April - 7th April 2024
22nd Big Match |
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280/8d (73.1 Overs)
Sandith Ranaweera 121 (148) Thineth Salinga 4/82 (24.1 Overs) |
323 (106.4 Overs)
Tharusha Dilhara 135 (260) Rashan Deemantha 4/93 (35 Overs) | |
35/1 (17 Overs)
Chamod Mihiran 13* (45) Adeepa Sasmitha 1/8 (7 Overs) |
- Piliyandala Central College won the toss and elected to field first
One-Day Match[edit]
10th One-Day Encounter
7th April 2024 |
Taxila Central College, Horana
252/8 (50 Overs) |
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Piliyandala Central College
181 (46.2 Overs) |
Rashan Deemantha 61 (70)
Thineth Salinga 2/42 (9 Overs) |
Sethika Dilmith 59 (82)
Yoshitha Kavishan 3/30 (9 Overs) |
- Taxila Central College, Horana won the toss and elected to bat first
Venues[edit]
Media[edit]
Home media for both the Big match and the One-Day Encounter was covered by Media Unit of Taxila Central College, Horana.[5] The matches were live telecasted island wide on Peo TV while the matches were live-streamed on Gaja TV Youtube Channel and Gaja TV Facebook Page.[6]
Future[edit]
- 23rd Battle of the Salpiti Raigam Korala will be held in 2025 with Piliyandala Central College organizing the Test match and Taxila Central College, Horana organizing the One-Day match.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.thepapare.com/march-madness/fixtures/
- ^ https://www.thepapare.com/march-madness/fixtures/
- ^ https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240407/sports/tharusha-sethika-shine-in-drawn-match-554172.html
- ^ https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240407/sports/tharusha-sethika-shine-in-drawn-match-554172.html
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqhf9I7LHNz/?hl=en
- ^ Weerasinghe, Damith (2018-02-16). "The 'BIG MATCHES' are Back!". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
External links[edit]
- 2024 Big Matches at ThePapare.com
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