64th Battle of the Babes
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| Dates | 29 March–7 April 2024 |
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| Cricket format | Test and One-Day |
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| Participants | 2 |
| Matches played | 2 |
64th Battle of the Babes was the 2024 edition of Battle of the Babes a School Cricket Match Series played between St. Sylvester's College and Vidyartha College as part of the 2024 edition of Big Matches.[1] It includes a Test match and a One-Day match.[2] The One-Day match is also known as 35th One-Day Encounter.
History
This traditional Big Match has been played between the two schools since 1958 annually, except for 3 years due to unavoidable circumstances.[3] Out of the 63 games played St. Sylvester's College has won 15 games and their last win was in 2022 while, Vidyartha College has won 3 games and their last win was in 1967.[4]
Background
As usual the Test match was held in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and the One-Day match was held in Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. The Test match was organized by St. Sylvester's College while the One-Day match was organized by Vidyartha College. The Test match was held on 29 and 30 March 2024.[5] The One-Day match will be held on 7 April 2024.[6]
On the occasion of the 64th Big match, a theme song titled "samgrame (සංග්රාමේ)" was produced by the Media unit of St. Sylvester's College and was released on 29th April 2024.[7][8]
Venues
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| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Asgiriya Stadium |
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Fixtures
Test match
Vidyartha College
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St. Sylvester's College (H)
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124/10 (38.5 Overs)
Shevon 23 (19) Nimesha 5/21 (13 Overs) |
283/9d (67.5 Overs)
Yoshitha 76 (77) Ishan 2/29 (7 Overs) | |
168/10 (55.2 Overs)
Dineth 63 (130) Isuru 6/49 (17.2 Overs) |
One-Day Match
35th One-Day Encounter
7 April 2024 8.00 AM |
Vidyartha College (H)
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St. Sylvester's College
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Media
Home media for the Big match was covered by St. Sylvester's College[10] while, home media for the One-Day Encounter was covered by Vidyartha College. The matches were live telecasted islandwide on Dialog TV and Peo TV while, the matches were live-streamed on ThePapare.com Website.[11]
References
- ↑ "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats". ThePapare. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats". ThePapare. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Jayasundera, Upananda (23 March 2008). "Golden Jubilee 'Battle of the Babes' March 28 and 29". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Major honours for Vidyartha at 63rd Battle of the Babes". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats". ThePapare. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats". ThePapare. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ SYLVESTRIAN MEDIA (2024-03-29). "Experience the essence of the Battle of the Babes Big Match Cricket Tournament through our special anthem! Powered by Sylvestrian Media, a Production of Sylvestrian TV, this song captures the rivalry and camaraderie between St. Sylvester's College and Vidyartha College like never before. Get ready to relive the memories and feel the spirit of competition and friendship. • Director - Sandaru Kumarasinghe (Sylvestrian TV) • Lyricist -Charitha Munasinghe • Vocalist, Music Producer, Mix and Mastering - Sineth Gunarathne (AzReal) • Rap Artist - Benuka Jagadakshika (Jay Zeed) #sylvestrianmedia". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ↑ සංග්රාමේ | The official Big Match theme song of Battle of the Babes | AzReal x Zeed (Video). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-01 – via YouTube.
- ↑ malinga (2024-03-30). "Sylvestrians rout Vidyartha by 10 wickets". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ SYLVESTRIAN MEDIA. "Get ready for the ultimate clash of cricket titans! Witness the 64th Battle of the Babes at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 29th and 30th March. Cheer for St. Sylvester's College and Vidyartha College as they battle it out on the pitch. Don't miss this epic showdown of talent, skill, and sportsmanship! #sylvestrianmedia". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ↑ Weerasinghe, Damith (2018-02-16). "The 'BIG MATCHES' are Back!". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
External links
- 2024 Big Matches at ThePapare.com
- Big Matches at ThePapare.com
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