Kandy abuzz as it braces to host the cricketing kings of India and Pakistan
The hill city, which is home to the Palace of the last King of the island, is set to stage one of the world's great sporting rivalries
01-Sep-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando
Crowd trouble from displeased SL fans delays India's win
With India needing eight runs to win, Sri Lanka fans, clearly displeased with their team's show, began to throw plastic bottles into the ground causing a 35-minute disruption
27-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando
Nishantha Ranatunga defends SL's new stadiums
The construction of new stadiums for the 2011 World Cup left the SLC in massive debt, but the board's secretary has said these developments will attract investment
24-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando
Sri Lankan military takes over three stadiums
The cash-strapped Sri Lanka Cricket has handed over three international stadiums to the military
03-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Australia to play three Tests, five ODIs in Sri Lanka
Australia will play three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals when they tour Sri Lanka in August and September this year
13-Jun-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Warm-up games moved to SSC
The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Columbo will host the two World Cup 2011 warm-up matches that had been scheduled to take place at Pallekele in Sri Lanka
10-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Rain forces shift of warm-up matches from Pallekele
The ICC has decided to move the two World Cup warm-up matches that were scheduled to take place in Pallekele to a different location because of persistent, heavy rain
09-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Centurion of the east
The stadium in Pallekele is designed to look and feel like the SuperSport Park in South Africa
02-Nov-2010
Pallekele readies itself for the big day
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, one of Sri Lanka's three venues being developed for the World Cup, is the ground organisers are most confident about, in terms of the pitch and completing the construction sufficiently in time
23-Aug-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Pallekele
ICC happy with state of progress of Sri Lanka venues
The ICC's three-member delegation in Sri Lanka has expressed satisfaction at the work being done at the three venues which will host the World Cup games
13-Feb-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq
Sri Lanka World Cup venues on track - ICC
The ICC's two-member delegation in Sri Lanka has expressed satisfaction at the work being done at the three venues which will host the World Cup games
14-Dec-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq
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