They will face the same opposition for the same prize, a Wembley semi-final, but the emotions and the team talk will be very different.
The tourists play a St Kitts & Nevis Invitation XI and face the same opposition in another two-day fixture which begins on Wednesday.
They face the same opposition on Saturday in the league before a six-week break for Christmas.
They face the same opposition on Sunday prior to a seven-match one-day international series against the full Sri Lanka side.
Should the 26-year-old play against Australia, he will do so on the day brother Sam faces the same opposition in rugby league's World Cup.
Other schools have faced the same opposition: Seattle Pacific, Pepperdine, Westmont.
The Jags reached the final again nine years later, facing the same opposition, but Rangers won 2 1 in a replay following a 0 0 draw in the first match.
Lancashire face Hampshire in a day-night YB40 fixture on Wednesday evening and begin a four-day Championship match against the same opposition the following day.
Meles said he has warned opposition leaders that the international community will not be able to save them should they violate Ethiopian law, but rather if they do so they will face the same fate as opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who will "vegetate in jail forever".
