Battle of the Blues (Colombo)

Battle of the Blues
CountriesSri Lanka
FormatTest and One-Day
First edition1879 (1879)
Latest edition2025
Next edition2026
Number of teams
Current championS. Thomas' College
Most successful
  • Royal College (36 titles)
  • S. Thomas' College (36 titles)
146th Battle of the Blues

The Battle of the Blues (Also known as Royal–Thomian Cricket Encounter) is an annual Big Match in Sri Lanka played between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia since 1879. It is known as The Battle of the Blues due to the colours of the two school's flags i.e. blue, gold and blue of Royal College and blue, black and blue of S. Thomas' College.