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Cricket is a popular sport in Sri Lanka . The country has eight grounds that have been used to host international cricket matches, and seven of them have hosted Test matches . However, the Colombo Cricket Club Ground and the Tyronne Fernando Stadium are no longer used for matches at international level, although they are still used for domestic matches and warm-up matches for visiting teams.[1] [2] The Galle International Stadium was destroyed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , but was rebuilt and hosted international matches again in 2007.[3] The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium held its maiden One Day International in 2001, but was unable to host another until 2003 due to a legal problem.[4]
The Hambantota and Pallekele cricket grounds were both newly constructed for 2011 Cricket World Cup , which Sri Lanka jointly hosted with India and Bangladesh. The R. Premadasa Stadium has also hosted world cup matches.[5] 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] Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene has scored a total of 2467 Test runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the most runs scored by a batsman in one ground.[8] It is also the venue where he scored 374 runs, the highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman.[9] The venue where the most Test wickets have been taken by a single bowler is also the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, where 166 have been taken by Muttiah Muralitharan . The Asgiriya Stadium ranks second with 117 wickets, and is followed by the Galle International Stadium with 103 wickets. Both these records are also held by Muralitharan.[10] Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 2514 ODI runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium, making it the venue which has the highest ODI runs by a single batsman.[11] The largest non-cricket stadium in Sri Lanka is the 25,000-capacity Sugathadasa Stadium , which is used mostly for association football matches.
Cricket stadiums [ edit ]
Kandy
Colombo
Galle
Dambulla
Asgiriya Stadium
Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Galle International Stadium
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
Capacity: 6,000
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 16,800
World Cup matches: 1
World Cup matches: 0
World Cup matches: 0
World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 21 [12]
Test matches: 3 [13]
Test matches: 30 [14]
Test matches: 0
ODI matches: 6
ODI matches: 0
ODI matches: 9
ODI matches: 50
T20I matches: 0
T20I matches: 0
T20I matches: 0
T20I matches: 0
Hambantota
Locations of grounds that have hosted an international match in Sri Lanka
Colombo
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
P. Sara Oval
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 15,000
World Cup matches: 2
World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 0
Test matches: 21 [15]
ODI matches: 17
ODI matches: 12
T20I matches: 7
T20I matches: 1
Pallekele
Colombo
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
R. Premadasa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 35,000
World Cup matches: 3
World Cup matches: 9
Test matches: 6 [16]
Test matches: 8 [17]
ODI matches: 19
ODI matches: 121
T20I matches: 18
T20I matches: 25
Colombo
Moratuwa
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Tyronne Fernando Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
Capacity: 15,000
World Cup matches: 1
World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 43 [18]
Test matches: 4 [19]
ODI matches: 65
ODI matches: 6
T20I matches: 2
T20I matches: 0
Symbol/ Word
Meaning
Name
Official name
Other names
Nicknames and past names used for the ground.
Capacity
Seating capacity of the stadium (approximately).
Ends
The names of the two ends of the ground.
Test
Starting date of the first Test match played.
ODI
Date of the first One Day International played.
T20I
Date of the first Twenty20 International played.
Ref.
Reference(s)
Name
Other names
Location
Capacity
Ends
Test
ODI
T20I
Ref.
First match
Asgiriya Stadium
–
Kandy , Central Province
10,300
Hunnasgiriya End
Hanthana End
22 April 1983
2 March 1986
–
[20] [21]
Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC)
Maitland Crescent
Colombo , Western Province
6,000
Press Box End
Pavilion End
24 March 1984
–
–
[1]
Galle International Stadium
The Esplanade
Galle , Southern Province
35,000
3 June 1998
25 June 1998
–
[22] [23]
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
Hambantota , Southern Province
35,000
Thanamalwila End
Sooriyawewa End
–
20 February 2011
1 June 2012
[24] [25]
P. Sara Oval
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Oval
Colombo , Western Province
15,000
Air Force Flats End
Press Block End
17 February 1982
13 April 1983
1 February 2010
[26]
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium
Pallekele , Central Province
35,000
Hunnasgiriya End
Rikillagaskada End
1 December 2010
8 March 2011
6 August 2011
[27]
R. Premadasa Stadium
Khettarama Stadium
Colombo , Western Province
35,000
Khettarama End
Scoreboard End
28 August 1992
9 March 1986
10 February 2009
[28]
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
–
Dambulla , Central Province
16,800
Press Box End
Scoreboard End
–
23 March 2001
17 February 2024
[29]
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC)
Maitland Place, Lord's of Sri Lanka
Colombo , Western Province
10,000
Tennis Courts End
South End
16 March 1984
14 February 1982
3 February 2010
[30]
Tyronne Fernando Stadium
Moratuwa Stadium, De Zoysa Stadium
Moratuwa , Western Province
16,000
Press Box End
Katubadda End
8 September 1992
31 March 1984
–
[2]
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