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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.
Pallekele is a suburb of the city of Kandy in the Kandy District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka.This area is notable for hosting several significant institutions, including the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the Trinity College Rugby Stadium, the Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy (SIBA), and the PALK Seismic Station.
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.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Kandy has produced national-level competitors in a wide range of sports, including cricket, rugby union, association football, swimming, field hockey, athletics, table tennis, boxing, basketball, golf, and even baseball, which has only been introduced into Kandy recently. Kandy has produced national ...
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The cricket team's first participation came during the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2016 season which was known as Super T20 Provincial Tournament. The team plays their matches in Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium , though the home ground is Pallekele International Cricket Stadium . [ 2 ]
All the matches were played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Kandy, [2] and were used as preparation for South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka and the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3] Four teams took part, with the top two sides playing each other in the final. [4]
All big matches were played at the Asgiriya Stadium until 2010, and since 2011, all big matches have been played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The One Day Encounter between Dharmaraja College, Kandy and Kingswood College, Kandy began in the year 1989 with Prasanna Dahanayake as the captain of Dharmaraja College. [3]