The 144th ‘Battle of the Blues’ between Royal College, Colombo, and St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia concluded with a 181-run victory for Royal College, Colombo.

Royal College: 326 for 8 decl. and 168 for 4 decl.

S. Thomas’ College: 153 and 161 in 58.5 overs (S Hettiarachchi 46 not out, Charuka Peiris 22, Sineth Jayawardena 2/14, Ramiru Perera 2/25, Methwin Dharmarathen 2/25)

The award ceremony took place this afternoon (18th) and was presided over by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.