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Providence Stadium is a sports ground in Providence, Guyana, it has a capacity of 15,000. The ground has hosted two test matches since 2008 when West Indies played Sri Lanka for the first time. [1] A total of 21 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been hosted, the first in 2007 when South Africa played Sri Lanka in 2007 ICC World Cup pool game, [2] where Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga demolished Preoteas with four-of-four for the first time in international cricket history. [3] The first of the 6 Twenty20 International matches held at the venue dated back to 2007 where New Zealand won the match by 2 wickets against Sri Lanka. [4]
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- Key
- Test centuries
- One Day International centuries
- Twenty20 International centuries
- Women's Twenty20 International centuries
- References
Sri Lankan opener Malinda Warnapura became the first man to score a Test century at Providence Stadium when he made 120 against West Indies in the inaugural match. The score of 136 by Sri Lankan maestro Mahela Jayawardene against Windies in the same match recorded the highest score seen at the ground. Overall, there are only 2 Test centuries have been scored at the ground. [5]
Seven ODI centuries have been scored at Providence Stadium, and the first by Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who scored 115 from 101 deliveries against West Indies in 2007 World Cup pool match. The highest score at the ground is an unbeaten 130 by Bangladeshi Tamim Iqbal against Windies in 2018. [6]
The only player to score a Twenty20 International century at the venue is Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 2010 ICC World Twenty20. [7]
In women's cricket, the only player to score a century women's Twenty20 Internationals is Harmanpreet Kaur of India against New Zealand in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. [8]
