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A Royal-Thomian without fans and outside Colombo for the first time-by Reemus Fernando The Battle of the Blues will be played without fans and outside Colombo for the first time this year. Source:Island The organizers of the historic Royal-Thomian cricket encounter are planning to conduct this year’s Battle of the Blues at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa in May. It will be the first time the historic Big Match is played outside Colombo and without fans. “The joint match organizing committee has set tentative dates for the 142nd Battle of the Blues between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia to be played on 6th, 7th and 8th of May,” a communiqué issued by the organizers announced. “The one-day match is scheduled for May 10 and may be played as a T20 encounter. That will be decided in due time.” ...