| 63rd Battle of the Babes | |
| Fromdate: | 31 March |
| Todate: | 9 April 2023 |
| Cricket Format: | Test and One-Day |
| Participants: | 2 |
| Matches: | 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 62nd Battle of the Babes |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 64th Battle of the Babes |
63rd Battle of the Babes was the 2023 edition of Battle of the Babes a School Cricket Match Series played between St. Sylvester's College and Vidyartha College as part of the 2023 edition of Big Matches.[1] It includes a Test match and a One-Day match.[2] The One-Day Match is also known as 34th One-Day Encounter.
This Traditional Big Match has been played between the two schools since 1958 annually, except for 3 years due to unavoidable circumstances.[3] Out of the 62 games played St. Sylvester's College has won 15 games and their last win was in 2022 while, Vidyartha College has won 3 games and their last win was in 1967.[4]
As usual Test match was held in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy and One-Day match was held in Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. The Test match was organized by Vidyartha College while the One-Day match was organized by St. Sylvester's College. The Test match was held on 31 March and 1 April 2023.[5] The One-Day match was held on 9 April 2023.[6]
Series concluded with the Test match being drawn and the One-Day match being won by St. Sylvester's College.[7]
Home media for the Big match was covered by Vidyartha College while, home media for the One-Day Encounter was covered by St. Sylvester's College.[8] The matches were live telecasted islandwide on Dialog TV and Peo TV while, the matches were live-streamed on ThePapare.com Website.[9]
64th Battle of the Babes was held in 2024 with St. Sylvester's College organizing the Test match and Vidyartha College organizing the One-Day match.