Subarnan guides Jaffna in 14th Battle of Hindus
A six-wicket haul by S. Subarnan helped Hindu College, Jaffna to record a comfortable 64-run win over traditional rivals Hindu College, Colombo in their annual 14th Battle of Hindus big match concluded at Hindu College ground in Jaffna yesterday.
The second day’s play saw Hindu Jaffna, resuming their second innings from their overnight score of 71 for 2, going on to make 170 for 9 before declaring. Hindu Colombo, chasing 252 runs for victory despite a knock of 72 coming from Suresh Midushegan, succumbed to Subarnan and was bowled out for 187 runs. The win saw Hindu Jaffna chalking up their fourth win of the series to their opponents’ three wins.
| Brief Scores | |
| Hindu Jaffna 172 all out (43.1) and (71/2 o’night) 170 for 9 decl (54) (K. Pareshshith 39, S. Abivarnan 27n.o., I. Shrivasthan 26, V. Vithusan 25, S. Subarnan 16; Ramanathan Dheskar 4/35, Viswanathan Yuvaraj 4/47) Hindu Colombo 91 all out (32.5) and 187 all out (55.5) at close (Suresh Midushegan 72, Suresh Sarvish 39, Deventhiran Yadhurshan 25, Thavakumar Santhosh 16, Pathmanathan Sri Nithusaan 16; S. Subarnan 6/58, K. Nithees 2/75) |