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Annual School Cricket Match Series
Cricket tournament
Battle of the Babes Countries Sri Lanka Format Test and One-Day First edition 1958 Latest edition 2024 Next edition 2025 Number of teams
Current trophy holder
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TV
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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]
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.
Matches Played - 64
St. Sylvester's College won - 16
Vidyartha College won - 3
Drawn - 45
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]
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2024 )
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
^ 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 }}
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^ a b "March Madness | Live Scores, News, Photos, Videos, stats" . ThePapare . 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ Ch, Nisal; rasekara (2016-03-12). "Battle of the Babes in Vesters' dominance" . ThePapare.com . Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Rajapaksha, Kaveenth (2017-03-04). "Rain hit Battle of the Babes ends in lethargic draw" . ThePapare.com . Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ 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 .
^ SurfEdge (2023-04-01). "63rd Battle of the Babes ends in a tame draw" . ThePapare.com . Retrieved 2023-04-06 .
^ malinga (2024-03-30). "Sylvestrians rout Vidyartha by 10 wickets" . Sunday Observer . Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-31 .
^ Ch, Nisal; rasekara (2016-03-20). "Thenuka shines in Vesters' Truimph" . ThePapare.com . Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Er, Omalka; eera (2019-03-25). "Photos : Vidyartha College vs St.Sylvester's College - 32nd One Day Encounter" . ThePapare.com . Retrieved 2023-04-06 .
^ "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 .