Battle of the Babes

Battle of the Babes
CountriesSri Lanka
FormatTest and One-Day
First edition1958
Latest edition2024
Next edition2025
Number of teams
Current trophy holder
Most successful
TV
WebsiteThePapare.com
64th Battle of the Babes

Battle of the Babes (Also known as Vidyartha College - St. Sylvester's College Cricket Encounter) is an annual Big Match played between Vidyartha College and St. Sylvester's College since 1958 Annually; except for 3 years due to unavoidable circumstances.[1] Otherwise, it has been now played for 64 years.[2]

History

Main article: Big Match § History

This traditional Big Match has been played Annually since 1958; except for 3 years due to unavoidable circumstances.[1] As of 2024, 64 Big Matches and 35 One-Day Matches have been played between Vidyartha College and St. Sylvester's College.[2] Out of the 64 Big Matches, St. Sylvester's College has won 16 matches and Vidyartha College has won 3 matches while, 45 matches were drawn.

Past results

Big matches

  • Matches Played - 64
  • St. Sylvester's College won - 16
  • Vidyartha College won - 3
  • Drawn - 45

Results table

Year Date VCK SSCK Result Ref.
1st Ings 2nd Ings 1st Ings 2nd Ings
1958 - 1964 No Data
1965 - 1967 Not Played
1968 -2015 No Data
2016 11th – 12th March 161 N/A 203 189/3 Drawn [3]
2017 3rd – 4th March 104/8 N/A 136 N/A Drawn [4]
2018 TBC [5]
2019 8th – 9th March 146 N/A 228 149/5 Drawn
2020 – 2022 No Data
2023 31st March – 1st April 199 N/A 94 149/3 Drawn [6]
2024 29th – 30th March 124/10 168/10 283/9d 12/0 SSCK Won [7]

One-Day encounters

  • Matches Played - 35

Results table

Year Date VCK SSCK Result Ref.
No Data
2016 20th March 143/8 144/3 SSCK Won [8]
2017 12th March Match Cancelled
2018 TBC [5]
2019 24th March 167 169/5 SSCK Won [9]
2020 - 2022 No Data
2023 9th April 135 243/8 SSCK Won [10]
2024 7th April To be played

Venues

Main article: Big Match § Venues
Kandy
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Asgiriya Stadium

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats". ThePapare. 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ Ch, Nisal; rasekara (2016-03-12). "Battle of the Babes in Vesters' dominance". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ Rajapaksha, Kaveenth (2017-03-04). "Rain hit Battle of the Babes ends in lethargic draw". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ a b Er, Omalka; eera (2018-03-24). "Photos: Vidyartha College vs St.Sylvester's College | 31st One Day Encounter – Battle of the Babes". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ SurfEdge (2023-04-01). "63rd Battle of the Babes ends in a tame draw". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. ^ malinga (2024-03-30). "Sylvestrians rout Vidyartha by 10 wickets". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ^ Ch, Nisal; rasekara (2016-03-20). "Thenuka shines in Vesters' Truimph". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  9. ^ Er, Omalka; eera (2019-03-25). "Photos : Vidyartha College vs St.Sylvester's College - 32nd One Day Encounter". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  10. ^ "St. Sylvester's College, Kandy beat Vidyartha College, Kandy by 108 runs to clinch their 34th annual limited overs encounter played today (09th April) at Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium". ThePapare.com. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-11.