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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 ...
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
The Battle of the Saints is the annual cricket contest between St. Joseph's College and St Peter's College in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which typically takes place in March. Inaugurated in 1933 by the Rectors of both schools and has since become a highly anticipated event, attracting significant media coverage and enthusiastic supporters.
Sri Lanka Cricket: End names: Hunnasgiriya End Rikillagaskada End: International information; First Test: 1–5 December 2010: Sri Lanka v West Indies: Last Test: 29 April–3 May 2021: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh: First ODI: 8 March 2011: New Zealand v Pakistan: Last ODI: 26 October 2024: Sri Lanka v West Indies: First T20I: 6 August 2011: Sri ...
The first match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and India; Highest team total at the R. Premadasa Stadium is 215/5 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. [10] The lowest total is 80 by Afghanistan against England on 21 September 2012. [11] Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 matches played on this ground, which is the worst home ground for Sri ...
Big matches have become a significant part of modern Sri Lankan culture, involving both school children and adults. The oldest known big match is the Royal–Thomian cricket encounter, played between S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and Royal College, Colombo since 1879. [1] [2] Most big matches are played over two days.
Sri Lanka Cricket Galle Cricket Club: End names: City End Fort End: International information; First Test: 3–7 June 1998: Sri Lanka v New Zealand: Last Test: 6–9 February 2025: Sri Lanka v Australia: First ODI: 22 August 1999: Sri Lanka v Australia: Last ODI: 2 July 2017: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe: First WODI: 11 September 2018: Sri Lanka v ...
Amaya Resorts & Spas, trading as Hayleys Leisure PLC (formerly Amaya Leisure PLC), is a Sri Lankan hospitality company.The company is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange on 11 March 1996 and Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys owns a controlling stake of 61.66% of the company's stocks (40.32% directly and 21.34% via its subsidiary, Dean Foster (Pvt) Ltd). [3]