21st Battle of Centralians

21st Battle Of Centralians

Dates	31 March 2023 – 2 April 2023
Cricket format	Test and One-Day
Host(s)	Piliyandala Central College (Test) Taxila Central College, Horana (One-Day)
Champions	Taxila Central College, Horana (Test) Piliyandala Central College (One-Day)
Participants	2
Matches	2

21st Battle of Centralians is the 2023 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 2023 edition of Big Matches. It includes a Test Match and a One-Day Match. The One-Day Match is also known as 9th One-Day Encounter.

History

This Traditional Big Match has been played between the two schools since 2001 annually, except 2013 & 2021 due to unavoidable circumstances.

Background

The Test match and the One-Day match was scheduled to be held in Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa. The Test Match was organized by Piliyandala Central College while the One-Day Match is organized by Taxila Central College, Horana. The Test Match was held on 31 March and 1 April 2023. The One-Day Match was held on 2 April 2023.

Matches

Test Match

31st March - 1st April 2023 21st Big Match

Piliyandala Central College	v	Taxila Central College, Horana
199/10 (76.3 Overs) Sethika Dilmith 68 (131) Dimantha Dinujaya 3/35 (12.3 Overs)		107/10 (45.4 Overs) Charith Harshana 30 (37) Ashan Thathsara 4/11 (7.4 Overs)
95/4d (21.4 Overs) Ashen Rodrigo 40 (63) Saneera Mihisara 3/14 (6 Overs)		188/9 (44.5 Overs) Deshan Dilmith 81 (92) Thinith Salinga 5/79 (21 Overs)

Taxila Central College won by a wicket (Piliyandala Central College won the 1st Innings) Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: Ferin Silva & Dinesh Zoysa Player of the match: Deshan Dilmith (Taxila Central College) Scored a total of 81 runs from 92 balls including 3 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 88.04

• Piliyandala Central College won the toss and elected to bat first

One-Day Match

9th One-Day Encounter 2nd April 2023

Piliyandala Central College 149/10 (43.3 Overs)	v	Taxila Central College, Horana 97/6 (27.4 Overs)
Sonath Enuka 31 (63) Rashan Nawanjana 4/24 (10 Overs)		Sandith Ranaweera 30 (60) Thinith Salinga 3/27 (8 Overs)

Piliyandala Central College won by 7 runs (DLS method) Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: Dammika Surendra & Dulinda Abeylankara Player of the match: Sonath Enuka (Piliyandala Central College) Scored 31 runs from 63 balls including 3 fours with a strike rate of 49.21

• Taxila Central College, Horana won the toss and elected to field first
• The match had to be stopped due to bad light while Taxila Central College, Horana was 97/6 in 27.4 overs

Venues

Tyronne Fernando Stadium. Moratuwa

• Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; Home Ground of Piliyandala Central College

Future

• 22nd Battle of the Salpiti Raigam Korala will be held in 2024 with Taxila Central College, Horana organizing the Test match and Piliyandala Central College organizing the One-Day match.

See also

• Big Matches
• 2023 Big Matches

External links

• 2023 Big Matches at ThePapare.com