Battle of the Hindus

The Battle of the Hindus is an annual cricket match played between Jaffna Hindu College and Kokuvil Hindu College, two schools in northern & western Sri Lanka. The first match took place in 2008.The match is played over two days.

Battle of the Hindus
SportCricket
Timeline2008 – present
Tournament formatAnnual 2-day cricket match
ParticipantsJaffna Hindu College
Kokuvil Hindu College

Results
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No. Dates Venue Toss Result Margin Refs
1st29 March 2008 – 30 March 2008Kokkuvil Hindu groundJaffna Hindu won the toss and elected to fieldDraw[1]
2nd7 April 2009 – 8 April 2009Jaffna Hindu groundJaffna Hindu won the toss and elected to fieldDraw[2]
3rd30 April 2010 – 1 May 2010Kokkuvil Hindu groundKokkuvil Hindu won the toss and elected to fieldDraw[3][4][5]
4th18 March 2011 – 19 March 2011Jaffna Hindu groundJaffna Hindu won the toss and elected to fieldKokkuvil winInnings and 36 runs[6]
5th2 March 2012 – 3 March 2012Kokkuvil Hindu groundDraw[7][8]
6th12 March 2013 – 13 March 2013Jaffna Hindu groundDraw

Limited over match

The two schools also play an annual 50 over match called the "E. Sabalingam Trophy".

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No. Date Venue Toss Result Margin Refs
1st10 May 2008Jaffna Hindu groundJaffna won the toss and elected to batJaffna win13 runs[9][10]
2nd2009Jaffna win
3rd8 May 2010Jaffna Hindu groundJaffna won the toss and elected to batKokkuvil win8 wickets[3][11]
4th21 March 2011Kokkuvil Hindu groundKokkuvil win88 runs[12][13]
5th6 March 2012Jaffna Hindu groundJaffna won the toss and elected to batKokkuvil win7 wickets[7][14]
6th2013
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References
  1. "Kokuvil Hindu College Vs Jaffna Hindu College". Kokkuvil Hindu College.
  2. "Battle of the Hindus: Kokuvil Hindu VS Jaffna Hindu College 2010".
  3. "Battle of the Hindus – 2010". Kokkuvil Hindu College. 15 March 2010.
  4. "Battle of the Hindus 2010 – Final Result". Jaffna Hindu College. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  5. "Battle of the Hindus 2010 ended in draw". jaffnahindu.org. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. "Battle of the Hindus 2011 held on 18,19 March, Kokuvil Hindu won the match". jaffnahindu.org. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  7. "Battle of Hindus – 2012". Jaffna Hindu College. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013.
  8. Mike, Tony (4 March 2012). "Fifth Battle of the Hindus drawn". The Daily Mirror.
  9. "E Sabalingam Trophy 2008 Won by JHC". Jaffna Hindu College. 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  10. "JHC Won the Sabalingam Trophy" (PDF). The Hindu Sports. 1 (1): 1. July–September 2008.
  11. "E.Sabalingam Trophy – 2010 Kokuvil Hindu College won by 08 Wickets". Kokkuvil Hindu College. 9 May 2010.
  12. "E.Sabalingam Memorial Trophy – 2011". Jaffna Hindu College. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  13. "E.Sabalingam Memorial Trophy – 2011". Jaffna Hindu College. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  14. Mike, Tony (7 March 2012). "Kokuvil Hindu makes it three-in-a-row". The Daily Mirror.
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