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The Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium [1] or abbreviated MRIC Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The ground staged its first One Day International in 2011, when hosts Sri Lanka played Canada during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The first Twenty20 International was played in 2012 between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. [2]
The first player to score a century at MRIC Stadium is Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene who scored 100 from 81 deliveries against Canada in a 2011 Cricket World Cup match. The highest score at the ground is 133 made by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara against India in 2012. [3] As of February 2020, there are 15 ODI centuries recorded at the ground.
The highest T20I score at the ground is 85 by South African Faf du Plessis in 2015 against Sri Lanka.
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. [11]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 100 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 81 | 1 | Canada | 20 February 2011 | Won |
2 | 111 | Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 139 | 1 | Australia | 16 August 2011 | Won |
3 | 106 | Virat Kohli | India | 113 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 21 July 2012 | Won |
4 | 133 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 151 | 2 | India | 21 July 2012 | Lost |
5 | 112 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 136 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 23 March 2013 | Lost |
6 | 113* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 108 | 2 | Bangladesh | 23 March 2013 | Won |
7 | 128 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 127 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 12 July 2014 | Won |
8 | 108 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 71 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 12 July 2014 | Won |
9 | 116 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 109 | 1 | Pakistan | 26 July 2015 | Won |
10 | 111 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 97 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 6 July 2017 | Lost |
11 | 102 | Niroshan Dickwella (1/2) | Sri Lanka | 116 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 6 July 2017 | Won |
12 | 116 | Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka | 111 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 6 July 2017 | Won |
13 | 116 | Niroshan Dickwella (2/2) | Sri Lanka | 118 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 8 July 2017 | Lost |
14 | 119 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 119 | 1 | West Indies | 26 February 2020 | Won |
15 | 127 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | 123 | 1 | West Indies | 26 February 2020 | Won |
Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Pakistan. This stadium was constructed in 1920 by the British. In the 1950s it was named Jinnah Park. In 1979 it was upgraded and renamed Jinnah Stadium. It was initially named Connelly Park by the British and after independence, it was renamed as Jinnah Park. It is the home ground of Sialkot Stallions.
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium better known as Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium, and abbreviately as MRIC Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup and hosted two matches, the first being Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20 February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people making It the second largest stadium in Sri Lanka.
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