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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]
Uyanwatta Stadium (Sinhala: උයන්වත්ත ක්රීඩාංගණය, Tamil: உயன்வத்டா அரங்கம்) is a multi-use stadium in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. The Uyanwatte ground is home to Matara Cricket Club.
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.
The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 100 one-day international matches. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35,000 spectators.
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
The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS), located in nearby Balagolla and the third largest cricket stadium in Sri Lanka, is named after Pallekele.. This facility is utilised to host a variety of cricket matches, including international men's and women's contests, matches from the Lanka Premier League, club cricket, and inter-school competitions.
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.
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