Battle of the Golds (Also known as Sri Sumangala College - Moratu Maha Vidyalaya Cricket Encounter) is an annual Big Match played between Sri Sumangala College and Moratu Maha Vidyalaya since 1934. It is known as The Battle of the Golds due to the colours of the two schools' flags i.e. Green, Gold and Blue of Sri Sumangala College and Maroon, Gold & Maroon of Moratu Maha Vidyalaya.
History The first encounter between the two schools dates back to 1934. The first match in the sequence was played in 1934 under the captain, W. Lionel Fernando of Sri Sumangala College and H. N. Samarasinghe of Moratu Maha Vidyalaya. The first victory for Sumangalians was in 1962 under the Captaincy of P. P. Silva while the first victory for Moraliyans was in 1956 under the Captaincy of T. Hapugoda. Of the 74 big matches played between the two schools until 2026, Sumangalians has won 08 and Moraliyans 07, with the rest being declared draw.
The first victory for Sumangalians was in 1962 under the captaincy of S. Sigera while the first victory for Moraliyans was in 1956 under the captaincy of T. Hapugoda.
The last time Sri Sumangala College won the Battle of the Golds was in 2007 under the captaincy of Iresh Pushpakumara and for Moratu Maha Vidyalaya it was in 2010 under the captaincy of Anuruddhika Kalhara.
Among the many successes of Sri Sumangala College, Iresh Pushpakumara's 08 wickets in an inning in 2007 big match is the best bowling figure so far in the history and Roshan Wimalasena's 153 in 1996 in the highest score in the history. In 1981 big match Ravin Wickramaratne set another record by scoring an unbeaten 104 runs and taking 5 wickets with a hat trick. Interestingly, Wickramarathna has also been elected as the Vice President of Sri Lanka Cricket in the recent past, from his previous tenure as Assistant Secretary. A few other victories for Sumangalians include 1975 Captain Tissa Eleperuma representing Ceylon Team before the test status was granted, 1983 Captain Don Anurasiri being the first Sumangalian to present Sri Lanka's test cricket team, who was subsequently followed by 1995 Captain Indika Gallage and 2001 Captain Dilruwan Perera. In 2023, 2023 captain Vishwa Lahiru was selected to represent the Sri Lanka U19 National Team and in 2024 in the U19 World Cup.
A few other remarkable cricketers in the local playing field who began their cricketing career at Sri Sumangala include, Kaushal Silva before playing for St Thomas's College; Kithuruwan Vithanage before joining Royal College, Colombo and U13 and U15 Captain Oshada Fernando before joining St Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. While Kithruwan Vithanage earned his spot in the Sri Lanka team from 2013 to 2016, Kaushal Silva and Oshada Fernando are still a part of the Sri Lankan team.
Moratu Maha Vidyala holds the unique record of becoming the one and only school in Sri Lanka which has produced national cricketers both in men's and women's categories. Sarath Fernando and Bernard Perera of Moratu Maha Vidyalaya represented the nation before Sri Lanka obtained the test status.
Ajantha Mendis from Moratu Maha Vidyalaya who reintroduced mystery to spin bowling was the first test player to represent Sri Lanka followed by Nishan Madushka. Further, former Sri Lankan player, Hasantha Fernando played up to under 15 in Moratu Maha Vidyalaya and Lucky Roger represented the Sri Lankan under-19 team in 1988. Inoshi Fernando and Upeksha Thabrew represented the nation in women's cricket who are old girls of Moratu Maha Vidyalaya.
The one day encounters, which began 28 years ago in 1993, have resulted in 17 victories for Sumangalians, 11 for Moraliyans, 02 matches where no decision was taken and a match not played in 2001 and 2021 due to COVID.
Past Results Big Matches
Results of the Big Matches Matches Played - 74 Matches Drawn - 59 Matches Won by Sri Sumangala College - 08 Matches Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya - 07
Records
Sri Sumangala College: Highest Score: 153 by Roshan Wimalasena in 1996 Best Bowling: 8 wickets by Iresh Pushpakumara in 2007 Highest Total: 408/7 in 2026 Lowest Total: 42 in 1979
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya: Highest Score: 129 by Ranjith Fernando in 1979 Best Bowling: 8 for 53 by Manjula Peiris in 1980 Highest Total: 357/9 in 1956 Lowest Total: 36 in 1973
Result Table Year SSC MMV Result 1st Ings 2nd Ings 1st Ings 2nd Ings 1934 Drawn 1935 No Data 1936 Drawn 1937 Drawn 1938 Drawn 1939 Drawn 1940 Drawn 1941 - 1947 No Data 1948 Drawn 1949 Drawn 1950 Drawn 1951 Drawn 1952 No Data 1953 Drawn 1954 Drawn 1955 Drawn 1956 171 73 357/9 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1957 230 78/7 149 99/5 Drawn 1958 Drawn 1959 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1960 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1961 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1962 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1963 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1964 No Data 1965 - 1967 Not Played 1968 No Data 1969 122 162/3 140 140/9 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1970 Not Played 1971 105 58 208 - Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1972 156 123 119 115/9 Drawn 1973 36 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1974 178 77/5 136 170 Drawn 1975 No Data 1976 110/8 33/0 207/8 133/8 Drawn 1977 Not Played 1978 323/6 - 45 92 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1979 235 - 42 80 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1980 117 143 53 106 Won by Sri Sumangala College 1981 155 136/5 114 45/8 Drawn 1982 122 173/4 141/9 64/8 Drawn 1983 177 140/8 178/8 93/3 Drawn 1984 179/8 70 118/5 Drawn 1985 131 13/0 Drawn 1986 122/9 41/2 128/8 81/6 Drawn 1987 164/6 73/7 66/9 31/0 Drawn 1988 No Data 1989 186/8 128/9 119/7 Drawn 1990 124/7 74/4 115 132/8 Drawn 1991 179/9 108/8 126 86/2 Drawn 1992 219/6 127/4 150 71/5 Drawn 1993 226/7 65/4 188/7 158/6 Drawn 1994 250/5 82/2 181 64/4 Drawn 1995 188 32/4 197 113/7 Drawn 1996 274 107/7 182 50/0 Drawn 1997 259/9 20/2 190 Drawn 1998 No Data 1999 220 163/7 202 108/5 Drawn 2000 218/7 216/8 54/4 Drawn 2001 Not Played 2002 233 184 Drawn 2003 156/9 123/1 155 126/6 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2004 137 159 64/4 Drawn 2005 Not Played 2006 282/6 138/8 202 62/3 Drawn 2007 354/7 35/4 235 155 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2008 229 154/5 232/9 Drawn 2009 200 199/8 174 116/3 Drawn 2010 81 189 313/9 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 2011 108 134 103 75/5 Drawn 2012 226 116 203/4 Drawn 2013 150/8 74/2 207/6 116/7 Drawn 2014 202 185/8 123 Drawn 2015 179 145/8 240 Drawn 2016 244 Drawn 2017 237/9 121 156 Drawn 2018 140 71/1 210/9 120/4 Drawn 2019 192 124/7d 131 37/4 Drawn 2020 150/8 74/2 207/6 113/7 Drawn 2021 173/6 N/A 123 N/A Drawn 2022 109 76/2 96 180/8d Drawn 2023 86/3 - 144 - Drawn - Match stopped due to Rain 2024 282/8 157/4 227 - Drawn 2025 144 - 87 217/7 Drawn 2026 408/7 134/2 272 97/1 Drawn
Limited Over matches
Results of the Limited Over matches Matches Played - 33 Matches Won by Sri Sumangala College - 18 Matches Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya - 11 Matches with No Decision - 02 Matches Not Played - 02
Records
Sri Sumangala College Highest Total: 289/7 in 2026 Lowest Total: 102/3 in 2006
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya: Highest Total: 240/8 in 2009 Lowest Total: 62 in 2007
Result Table YearSSCMMVResult1993 142 163 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 1994 Won by Sri Sumangala College1995 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya1996 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya1997 Won by Sri Sumangala College1998 168/8 167 Won by Sri Sumangala College1999 150 220 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2000 128/8 199 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2001 Not Played2002 121/8 111 Won by Sri Sumangala College2003 202/8 188 Won by Sri Sumangala College2004 126/8 129/6 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2005 148/6 147 Won by Sri Sumangala College2006 102/3 101 Won by Sri Sumangala College2007 158 62 Won by Sri Sumangala College2008 141 206 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2009 237/9 240/8 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2010 158 163/7 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2011 204 166/4 No Decision2012 198 206 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2013 196 60/0 No Decision2014 252 161 Won by Sri Sumangala College2015 240/6 239 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2016 146 196 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya2017 272 212 Won by Sri Sumangala College2018 224 134 Won by Sri Sumangala College2019 109/5 108 Won by Sri Sumangala College2020 220 148 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2021 Not Played due to COVID-192022 218 119 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2023 152 153/7 Won by Moratu Maha Vidyalaya 2024 217 192/9 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2025 235/6 96 Won by Sri Sumangala College 2026 289/7 199 Won by Sri Sumangala College
Captains of Series YearSri Sumangala College'Moratu Maha Vidyalaya1934 W. Lionel Fernando H. N. Samarasinghe1935 W. Lionel Fernando No Data1936 No Data Wily Wijerathna1937 No Data Lionel Fernando1938 No Data Nelson F. Gunarathna1939 No Data Samson F. Gunarathna1940 No Data Ariyawansa Weerakkody1941 No Data No Data1942 No Data No Data1943 No Data No Data1944 No Data No Data1945 No Data No Data1946 No Data No Data1947 No Data No Data1948 No Data T. L. Fernando1949 No Data M. S. Fernando1950 No Data P. C. H. Fernando1951 No Data Ramsey Jayasuriya1952 No Data No Data1953 No Data D. Fernando1954 No Data D. Fernando1955 Shelvin Fonseka D. Fernando1956 Shelton Jayathilaka T. Hapugoda1957 P. K. Sirisena H. Perera1958 P. Gaminiratne G. S. Perera1959 P. Gaminiratne S. S. Jayawickrama1960 T. Dharmawardana & B.S Wijesingha A. Peiris1961 P. H. Asoka De Silva K. C. L. Perera1962 P. P. Silva & S. Sigera B. Perera1963 Kingsley Mendis D. Fernando1964 Murphy Perera & G. A. Deepal No Data1965 Sarath Gunawardana A. Perera1966 P. Salgado M. Jayasinghe1967 P. Salgado H. J. Nandasena1968 C. Kalupahana S. Dharmabandu1969 S. Jayasooriya C. Fernando1970 Premalal Fernando R. C. Silva & C. Wickramasinghe1971 Mohandas Soysa & Linton Kodikara Anura Weerasyriya1972 Lional Fernando Desmon Fernando1973 Lional Fernando Asoka Ekanayaka1974 Berty Perera Deepal Fernando1975 Tissa Eleperuma Loyd Perera1976 Anurath Abeyratne Thawseer Khan1977 Osmand Perera Susil Mendis1978 Kumara Jayasooriya Dayantha Kithsiri1979 Suranjith Aponso Methsiri Thenuwara1980 Nalin Wikramasinghe Herbat NIssanka1981 A. K. D. Samankumara Bandula Fernando1982 Aravinda Weerasinghe Athula Wickramathilaka1983 Don Anurasiri Chandranath De Alwis1984 P. D. Ajith Chandana Mahesh1985 Chinthaka Peiris Saman Graro & Prasanna Dissanayake1986 A. K. D. Kalum Sanjeewa Prasanna Dissanayake1987 Kanishka Aravinda Perera Rohan Jayaweera1988 Manoj Dharmarathna Sudath Hapugoda1989 Samitha Batawala Lucky Roger Fernando1990 Rohan Soysa Indrajith Nishantha1991 Indunil Wijesuriya Sanath Ananda1992 Indika Peiris Nihal Samantha1993 Arosha Peiris Nalaka Perera1994 Manjula Silva Deepal Samantha Peiris1995 Indika Gallage Dinesh Suranga1996 Kelum Rathnaweera Viraj Sujeewa Fernando1997 Roshan Wimalasena Dhammika Wickramanayaka1998 Amila Perera Asitha Perera1999 Sandakan Perera Oshada Warnapura2000 Suresh Silva Manoj Deshapriya2001 Dilruwan Perera Warna Ransila2002 Jayathu Neelaweera Sampath Perera2003 Jayathu Neelaweera Radeesha Fonseka2004 Migara Kanishka Perera Ashan Bandara2005 Sudesh Umayanga Raju gayashan & Suminda Priyankara2006 Sahan Fernando Akila Sameera2007 Iresh Pushpakumara Akila Sameera2008 Charith Molligoda Ashan Roshan2009 Niwanka Abeyrathna Lasitha Madushanka2010 Chathura Neelaweera Anuruddhika Kalhara 2011 Vimukthi Kaushal Fernando Avishka Peiris2012 Aruna Dharmasena Sanka Ramesh2013 Tharuka Nadeeshan Ishan Nilaksha2014 Geeth Sanjaya Harsha Devinda2015 Lahiru Vimukthi Thilan Kavishka2016 Vishwa Yasas Shanuka Madushan2017 Samith Yasantha Sineth Isuru2018 Nipuna Deshan Nishan Madushka Fernando2019 Janinu Inuwara Shehada Nichendra2020 Anuka Jayasinghe Madushan Dilakshana2021 Tharana De Silva Rashan Kavishka2022 Prabash Jayasekara Madura Fernando2023 Vishwa Lahiru Sukitha Dewthilina2024 Vidusha Peiris Mahith Appuhamy2025 Duranka Silva Isuru Fernando2026 Mavindu Kumarasiri Vihaga Nethsara
Batting and Bowling Records Sri Sumangala College Team Batting and Bowling Records by Sri Sumangala College team's Players in big matches.
Batting Centuries