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| Countries | Sri Lanka |
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| Format | Test, One-Day and Twenty20 |
| First edition | 1879 |
| Latest edition | 2023 |
| Next edition | 2024 |
| Number of teams | 34 (as of 2023) |
| Most successful | Battle of the Blues (Colombo) (144 editions) |
| TV | Dialog TV, Peo TV |
| Website | ThePapare.com, Batsman.com |
 2023 Big Matches | |
In Sri Lankan cricket, a Big Match is an annual school cricket match typically played between two rival schools in Sri Lanka. These schools often have a long history of competition, some rivalries lasting over a century. 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. However, three notable Big Matches–the Battle of the Blues (Colombo), the Battle of the Blues (Matara) and the Battle of the North–are played over three days.[3][4]
- ^ Big Match Fever 2010
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Amit, M. Shamil (18 March 2010). "St. Servatius – St. Thomas big match begins today". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ Fernando, Reemus (21 February 2010). "Battles from North to South". The Island (Sri Lanka).