Grounds

R.Premadasa Stadium        

Khettarama,
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Also or formerly known as Khettarama Stadium (until June 1994)
Established 1986
Named after Former Sri Lanka president Ranasinghe Premadasa
Capacity 35,000
Floodlights Yes
End names Khettarama End, Maligawatte End
Home team Sri Lanka

Records and statistics First Test Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 28-Sep 2, 1992 Scorecard Last Test Sri Lanka v West Indies - Nov 23-27, 2010 Scorecard First ODI Sri Lanka v Pakistan - Mar 9, 1986 Scorecard Last ODI Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 22, 2011 Scorecard First T20I Sri Lanka v India - Feb 10, 2009 Scorecard Last T20I Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Sep 4, 2009 Scorecard
Profile The R. Premadasa International Stadium (known prior to June 1994 as the Khetterama Cricket Stadium, after the area of Colombo it stands in) was the brainchild of the late Sri Lanka President Ranasinghe Premadasa,who championed the development of this colossal 35,000-seater concretebowl, the biggest stadium in the country. Opened on February 2, 1986 with a limited-overs match between a Sri Lanka 'B' side and an England 'B' team, the stadium was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to the stadium. The inaugural one-day international was played on April 5, 1986 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. On August 28, 1992 it hosted its first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. The venue is best remembered for holding the world record for the highest Test total - 952 for 6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997-98, in which the former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 and Roshan Mahanama 225, the pair sharing the highest partnership in Test cricket with 576 for the second wicket. A new training centre was developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Academy which started in 2003. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium         Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka Established 2009 Capacity 35,000 Playing area 80.0m long, 75.0m wide Floodlights Yes installed in 2010 End names Hunnasgiriya End, Rikillagaskada End Curator Asitha Wijesinghe Records and statistics First Test Sri Lanka v West Indies - Dec 1-5, 2010 Scorecard Last Test Sri Lanka v Australia - Sep 8-12, 2011 Scorecard First ODI New Zealand v Pakistan - Mar 8, 2011 Scorecard Last ODI Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 10, 2011 Scorecard First T20I Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 6, 2011 Scorecard Last T20I Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 8, 2011 Scorecard

  

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium        

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Established 2009
Capacity 35000
Playing area 100.0m long, 100.0m wide
Floodlights Yes installed in 2010
End names Thanamalwila End, Sooriyawewa End
Curator Ravi Dissanayake

Records and statistics

First ODI	Sri Lanka v Canada - Feb 20, 2011	Scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 16, 2011	Scorecard