Battle of the Blues: Batsmen propels S. Thomas to 271 for 6

Several batsmen propelled S. Thomas to a commanding score of 271 for the loss of six wickets on day one of the 141st Battle of the Blues at the SSC.

Shalin de Mel (85) and Ryan Fernando (70) figures best for S. Thomas after being sent in to bat by Royal College.

G. Botheju scored 42. Wicket takers for Royal were L. <adusanka (1 for 21), Thevindu Senarathna (1 for 38) and Kavindu Pathirathna (1 for 60).