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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]
The stadium was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup along with Hambantota International Cricket Stadium.In July 2010, The Central Provincial Council in Kandy announced plans to rename the stadium to honour the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, [3] but hasn't officially done so yet.
Galle International Stadium ( Sinhala: ගාල්ල ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණය, Tamil: காலி பன்னாட்டு அரங்கம்) is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near Galle Fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean. It is considered ...
The inaugural One Day International (ODI) match was played between Sri Lanka and England in March 2001.; Floodlights were installed in 2003. This stadium hosted all the matches of the Asia Cup 2010, due to renovation of other grounds for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Asgiriya Stadium, (Sinhala: අස්ගිරිය ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: அஸ்கிரிய மைதானம்) is a cricket ground located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Uniquely owned by Trinity College, Kandy , it is conveniently situated a short distance away from the city centre.
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In 1992 Australian tour of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka lost the SSC Test match to Australia by 16 runs after being set a target of only 181 runs. [7] This is one of Sri Lanka's narrowest defeats in Test cricket. [8] Shane Warne took three wickets in thirteen balls; this was his first notable performance in Test cricket. [9]
List of international cricket centuries at the Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground. Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps International Cricket Stadium. St. Anthony's College, Kandy. Surrey Village Cricket Ground.