‘72nd Battle of the Golds – Panadura Moratuwa’ Powered by Dialog

In its steadfast dedication to nurturing future sporting stars and powering the champions of tomorrow, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, proudly announces its corporate sponsorship for the 72nd edition of the ‘Battle of the Golds – Panadura Moratuwa’ cricket encounter between Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, and Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, Moratuwa, scheduled to take place on March 29th and 30th at De Soysa International Cricket Stadium, Moratuwa. Following this, the 31st limited-over cricket match will be held on March 31st at the same venue.

As the primary sponsor, Dialog Axiata has made provisions to broadcast the Big Match and the Limited Overs match LIVE on Dialog Television – ThePapare TV HD (Channel Number 127), as well as a livestream on ThePapare.com and the Dialog ViU App.

Vidusha Peiris will lead the team from Panadura, while Mahith Appuhami will captain the Moratuwa team. Currently, Sri Sumangala College leads with 8 wins to Moratu Maha Vidyalaya’s 7, with 56 matches ending in draws. The 71st battle concluded in a draw due to persistent rain. Moratu Maha Vidyalaya scored 144 runs in 55.3 overs batting first, and Sri Sumangala College were 86 for 3 in reply when rain intervened.

In the limited-over encounters, Sri Sumangala leads with 15 wins to Moratu Vidyalaya’s 12 out of the 30 matches played. Two matches ended with no decisions, and one match was not played.

Dialog Axiata is the proud sponsor of the National Cricket, Volleyball, Netball and Esports teams. Dialog is also the primary sponsor of the Sri Lanka Golf Open and Paralympic sports by powering the National Para Games, and the Sri Lankan contingent to the World Paralympic Games. Further, in line with its commitment towards empowering the champions of tomorrow, the company continues to power the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, National Junior and Senior Netball tourneys, and School Rugby.