Vijitha has the edge in third Golden Battle of Ruhuna

Priyan DE SILVA - Matara Sports Corespondent

The third in the series known as the Golden Battle of Ruhuna between Vijitha Central college Dikwella and Rajapaksa National School Weeraketiya will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa on the 23rd and 24th of March. The first two encounters in the series ended in no decisions. And Vijitha have the edge in this years encounter.

Although both schools field teams for the under 13, 15 and 17 division three tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association neither school play in the under 19 tournament even though they have all the required facilities. Both Vijitha Centra and Rajapaksa NS are the sports schools in the Matara and Hambanthota Districts.

Second year coloursman W A Subash Prasanga leads the Vijitha team this year. He is a left hand batsman and was named the best batsman in the innaugeral encounter for his score of 95. He keeps wickets too. All round player Harsha Ramesh Lakmal is vice catain. He is a right hand bat and bowls right arm leg spin and is a second year couloursman.

Allrounder W Manura Bhanuka a second year coloursman leads the Rajapaksa National School team for this years big match. He is a Right hand batsman and bowls Right Arm leg spin.

He is assisted byRajinda Danesh as vice captain. Rajinda is a right hand batsman and bowls right arm fast . He is a safe fielder in any position.