DSS confront Mahanama in Battle of the Golds
Sampath BANDARA
The 'Battle of the Golds' D.S. Senanayake College Vs Mahanama College
fourth annual cricket encounter will be held on March 26 and 27 at the
Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground.
The fourth annual one day cricket encounter will be played on April 3
at the same venue for the Aravinda de Silva Challenge Trophy.
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A press conference held to announce the D.S. and Mahanama -
Battle of the Golds 4th annual big match and 50 over cricket
encounters (2010) at N.C.C. last Tuesday. Here DS captain
Charith Jayampathy (second from left) and Dhanushka Gunatilleke
are seen with the challenge trophy.
Others in the picture are: Asoka Senani Hewage (Principal of DS)
and W.P. Premalal Kumarasiri (Principal of Mahanama) Picture:
Arumugam Maduraveeran |
Apart from this year's theme of having a big match free from
alcoholic drinks and drugs, the event will be sponsored by Dialog
Telekom.
D.S. Senanayake College will be captained by left-arm fast bowler,
fourth year coloursman and Sri Lanka under 19 player Charith Jayampathi.
Charith Jayampathi was selected for the 2010 Under-19 world cup in
New Zealand. He got nine wickets during the Under 19 tour of Australia
in 2009. He was selected for the national squad in 2007 and took part in
he triangular series Vs Pakistan and Bangladesh, on the South Africa
tour he bagged 13 wickets in six matches. He was also adjudged the best
bowler and the best all round cricketer at the Coca-Cola Award Ceremony
in 2009.
Brilliant all-rounder Dhanushka Gunathilaka is the captain of
Mahanama College team. He represented Sri Lanka team at the Under 19
Youth World Cup in New Zealand. A fine left handed batsman who bowls
right arm medium fast toured South Africa, Australia and New Zealand
with Sri Lanka Under 19 team.
D.S. Senanayake College has lost only two matches this season. D.S
has two other good batsmen right hand top order batsman and wicket
keeper Charith Satharasinghe has scored 702 runs in 14 matches (Ave
43.88), Left-hand top order batsman Chamod Wickramasinghe has scored 796
runs in 16 matches. Right-arm off spinner Malshan Gunasinghe bagged 72
wickets in 16 matches. Duleeka Tissakuttige is the most successful
batsman of Mahanama team. He has scored 819 runs in 15 matches with two
brilliant centuries and three half centuries. He is a stylish
left-handed batsman. Indunil Sandalanka is a successful bowler. He has
scored 460 runs and bagged 57 wickets.
Asoka Senani Hewage Principal of D.S Senanayake College noted that
this year's match is being played according to Presidential
Secretariat's directive of having big matches without encouraging the
consumption of liquor. Accordingly all steps are being taken to make
sure this will be a liquor free event. |
