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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 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]
Galle Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Galle, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at Galle International Stadium , which was reconstructed after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . In the 2016–17 season, they took part in the Premier Trophy , Sri Lankan cricket's first-class competition.
Galle was known as Gimhathitha in ancient times. The term is believed to be derived from the classical Sinhalese term meaning "port near the River Gin". It is believed that the town got its name as Gaalla in the native tongue as a result of the large number of bullock carts that took shelter in the area, following the long slow journeys from remote areas of the island.
Galle International Stadium: Galle, Southern Province: 35,000: v 3 June 1998: v 18 September 2024: v 22 August 1999: v 2 July 2017 — — [55] [56] Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium: Sooriyawewa, Southern Province: 35,000 — — v 20 February 2011: v 4 August 2023: v 1 June 2012: v 6 August 2013 [57] [58] Paikiasothy ...
Richmond - Mahinda cricket big match was played for the first time in 1905 at Galle esplanade, with the two principals, Rev. J. H. Darrell of Richmond and Mr. F. L. Woodward of Mahinda, officiating as umpires. Richmond College won the inaugural match and went on to win the next two matches in 1906 and 1907.
Ground Capacity City Country Home team(s) Image Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium: 39,200 [23]: Hyderabad: India: India, Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Deccan Chargers: MA Chidambaram Stadium
Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Rain washed out play after lunch on Day 3. Josh Inglis (Aus) scored the second fastest century on Test debut. [16] [17] [18]Steve Smith (Aus) scored his 10,000th run in Tests.