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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]
It is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m 2) site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple. it is the first and only International cricket ground in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The stadium is built overlooking the Dambulla Tank (reservoir) and the Dambulla Rock.
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]
The ground was later upgraded to international cricket standards, and became the seventh international cricket stadium in Sri Lanka able to host Test matches. The first test match was played on the ground on 3 June 1998. It was played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, resulting in a win for
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.
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.
A Test match in March 2001 between Sri Lanka and England. The Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground is one of the most famous cricket grounds of Sri Lanka. [1] It is the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, the controlling body of cricket in Sri Lanka. [2] The ground staged its first Test in 1984 against New Zealand.
Cricket is the most popular sport in Sri Lanka. The country has eight grounds that have been used to host international cricket matches. CCC ground hosted only Test matches, and Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium hosted only ODI matches.