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List of international cricket grounds in Sri Lanka

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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.

List of international cricket grounds in Sri Lanka is located in Sri Lanka
CCC, Saravanamuttu, SSC
CCC, Saravanamuttu, SSC
R. Premadasa
R. Premadasa
Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando
Galle
Galle
Asgiriya
Asgiriya
Rangiri Dambulla
Rangiri Dambulla
Pallekele
Pallekele
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Welagedara
Welagedara
Uyanwatta
Uyanwatta
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Locations of grounds that have hosted an international match in Sri Lanka

List of grounds

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Key
Symbol/ Word Meaning
Name Official name
Capacity Seating capacity of the stadium (approximately)
Test First Starting date of the first Test match played
Last Starting date of the last Test match played
ODI First Date of the first One Day International played
Last Date of the last One Day International played
T20I First Date of the first Twenty20 International played
Last Date of the last Twenty20 International played
Ref. Reference(s)
Name Image Location Capacity Test ODI T20I Ref.
First Last First Last First Last
Asgiriya Stadium
 
 Kandy, Central Province 10,300   v  
22 April 1983 		  v  
1 December 2007 		  v  
2 March 1986 		  v  
16 December 2001 		— — [12][13]
Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC)
 
 Colombo, Western Province 6,000   v  
24 March 1984 		  v  
16 April 1987 		— — — — [1]
De Soysa Stadium   Moratuwa, Western Province 16,000   v  
8 September 1992 		  v  
8 December 1993 		  v  
31 March 1984 		  v  
14 August 1993 		— — [2]
Galle International Stadium
 
 Galle, Southern Province 35,000   v  
3 June 1998 		  v  
26 September 2024 		  v  
22 August 1999 		  v  
2 July 2017 		— — [14][15]
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium   Hambantota, Southern Province 35,000 data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, #2C2C2C); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — —   v  
20 February 2011 		  v  
4 August 2023 		  v  
1 June 2012 		  v  
6 August 2013 		[16][17]
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
 
 Colombo, Western Province 15,000   v  
17 February 1987 		  v  
22 August 2019 		  v  
13 April 1983 		  v  
20 July 2007 		  v  
1 February 2010 		  v  
24 November 2014 		[18]
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
 
 Pallekele, Central Province 35,000   v  
1 December 2010 		  v  
29 April 2021 		  v  
8 March 2011 		  v  
16 February 2024 		  v  
6 August 2011 		  v  
30 July 2024 		[19]
R. Premadasa Stadium
 
 Colombo, Western Province 35,000   v  
28 August 1992 		  v  
14 July 2017 		  v  
5 April 1986 		  v  
7 August 2024 		  v  
10 February 2009 		  v  
18 January 2024 		[20]
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
 
 Dambulla, Central Province 16,800 — —   v  
23 March 2001 		  v  
13 October 2018 		  v  
17 February 2024 		  v  
21 February 2024 		[21]
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC)
 
 Colombo, Western Province 10,000   v  
13 March 1984 		  v  
2 February 2024 		  v  
13 February 1982 		  v  
22 February 2020 		  v  
3 February 2010 		  v  
4 February 2010 		[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colombo Cricket Club Ground". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Tyronne Fernando Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ Francis, Tony (15 November 2007). "Race to restore Galle to full glory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Dambulla back in business". BBC Sport. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (14 December 2009). "Sri Lanka World Cup venues on track – ICC". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  6. ^ "The Wills World Cup: Sri Lankan Grounds". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  7. ^ Cozier, Tony (7 August 1997). "Sri Lanka's 952 hints at new era". The Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Batting records (Test matches): Most runs on a single ground". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Batting records (Test matches): Most runs in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Bowling records (Test matches): Most wickets on a single ground". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Batting records (One Day Internationals): Most runs on a single ground". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  12. ^ "Asgiriya Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  13. ^ Marikar, Hafiz (3 May 2009). "Trinity's Asgiriya Cricket Ground". The Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  14. ^ "Galle International Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Galle International Stadium". The Times of India. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  16. ^ "Hambantota International Cricket Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  17. ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (13 November 2009). "How Sri Lanka's World Cup venues were chosen". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  18. ^ "P. Sara Oval". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  19. ^ "Pallekele International Cricket Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  20. ^ "R. Premadasa Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  21. ^ "Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  22. ^ "Sinhalese Sports Club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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