Subarnan’s six-fer helps Jaffna Hindu win by 64 runs

14th Battle of the Hindus

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The victorious Jaffna Hindu team

Sutharsan Subarnan

A six-wicket haul, including a hat-trick by Sutharsan Subarnan, helped Jaffna Hindu College beat Hindu College Colombo by 64 runs in the 14th edition of the Battle of the Hindus, which ended on Saturday.

With this win, Jaffna Hindu lead the 14-match series four wins to three.

22 wickets fell on the first day of the match and Jaffna Hindu, resuming on their overnight score of 71/2, declared their second essay at 170/9, giving Hindu College Colombo a victory target of 252. The visitors got off to a good start anchored by a well compiled 72 runs by Suresh Kumar Midusigan and a run a ball 39 from S. Sarvish, but fell short by 64 runs as Subarnan ripped through the middle order and tail end.

Best Batsman: Suresh Kumar Midusigan (Hindu College Colomb) (72 runs)
Best Bowler: Vishwanathan Yuvaraj (Hindu College Colombo) (4-27 and 4-47)
Best Fielder: T. Preethikan (Jaffna Hindu College)
Man of the Match: Sutharsan Subarnan (Jaffna Hindu College) (6-58)

Brief scores:

Jaffna Hindu College 172/10 (43.5) K. Pareshshith 20, A. Vithushan 49; P. Sri Nithushan 2-24, R. Dheskar 2-39, Vishwanathan Yuvaraj 4-27 (71/2 overnight) and 170/9 (54) (K. Pareshshith 39, A. Vithushan 25, I. Shrivasthan 26, S. Abhivaran 27*; Vishwanathan Yuvaraj 4-47, R. Dheskar 4-35)

Hindu College Colombo 91/10 (32.5) (T. Santhosh 42; Sutharsan Subarnan 2-31, A Vithushan 2-16, K. Nitheesh 4-12,) and 187/10 (55.5) (T. Yadushan 25, Sureshkumar Midusigan 72, S. Sarvish 39; Sutharsan Subarnan 6-58, K. Nitheesh 2-75)

(P.D. de S)