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]

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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 grounds

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Kandy Colombo Galle Dambulla
Asgiriya Stadium Colombo Cricket Club Ground Galle International Stadium Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 16,800
World Cup matches: 1World Cup matches: 0World Cup matches: 0World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 21 [12] Test matches: 3 [13] Test matches: 30 [14] Test matches: 0
ODI matches: 6ODI matches: 0ODI matches: 9ODI matches: 50
T20I matches: 0T20I matches: 0T20I matches: 0T20I matches: 0
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Hambantota
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Saravanamuttu
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SSC
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CCC
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R. Premadasa
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Tyronne Fernando
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Galle
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Asgiriya
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Rangiri Dambulla
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Pallekele
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Mahinda Rajapaksa
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Welagedara
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Uyanwatta
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Locations of grounds that have hosted an international match in Sri Lanka
 Colombo
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium P. Sara Oval
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 15,000
World Cup matches: 2World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 0Test matches: 21 [15]
ODI matches: 17ODI matches: 12
T20I matches: 7T20I matches: 1
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Pallekele Colombo
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium R. Premadasa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 35,000
World Cup matches: 3World Cup matches: 9
Test matches: 6 [16] Test matches: 8 [17]
ODI matches: 19ODI matches: 121
T20I matches: 18T20I matches: 25
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Colombo Moratuwa
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Tyronne Fernando Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 15,000
World Cup matches: 1World Cup matches: 0
Test matches: 43 [18] Test matches: 4 [19]
ODI matches: 65ODI matches: 6
T20I matches: 2T20I matches: 0
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Key

Symbol/ WordMeaning
NameOfficial name
Other namesNicknames and past names used for the ground.
CapacitySeating capacity of the stadium (approximately).
EndsThe names of the two ends of the ground.
TestStarting date of the first Test match played.
ODIDate of the first One Day International played.
T20IDate of the first Twenty20 International played.
Ref.Reference(s)
NameOther namesLocationCapacityEndsTestODIT20IRef.
First match
Asgiriya Stadium – Kandy, Central Province 10,300
  • Hunnasgiriya End
  • Hanthana End
22 April 19832 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
  • City End
  • Fort End
3 June 199825 June 1998– [22] [23]
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Hambantota, Southern Province 35,000
  • Thanamalwila End
  • Sooriyawewa End
–20 February 20111 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 198213 April 19831 February 2010 [26]
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium Pallekele, Central Province 35,000
  • Hunnasgiriya End
  • Rikillagaskada End
1 December 20108 March 20116 August 2011 [27]
R. Premadasa Stadium Khettarama Stadium Colombo, Western Province 35,000
  • Khettarama End
  • Scoreboard End
28 August 19929 March 198610 February 2009 [28]
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium – Dambulla, Central Province 16,800
  • Press Box End
  • Scoreboard End
–23 March 2001– [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 198414 February 19823 February 2010 [30]
Tyronne Fernando Stadium Moratuwa Stadium, De Zoysa Stadium Moratuwa, Western Province 16,000
  • Press Box End
  • Katubadda End
8 September 199231 March 1984– [2]

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