R.Premadasa Stadium

Khettarama,
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Also or formerly known as Khettarama Stadium (until June 1994)
Established 1986
Named after Former Sri Lanka president Ranasinghe Premadasa
Capacity 35,000
Floodlights Yes
End names Khettarama End, Maligawatte End
Home team Sri Lanka
Current local time 03:04, Mon Jun 05, 2023 (UTC +0530)

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First Test	Sri Lanka v Australia - Aug 28-Sep 2, 1992	Scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - Jul 14-18, 2017	Scorecard
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First ODI	Sri Lanka v Pakistan - Mar 9, 1986	Scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v Australia - Jun 24, 2022	Scorecard
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First T20I	Sri Lanka v India - Feb 10, 2009	Scorecard
Last T20I	Sri Lanka v Australia - Jun 8, 2022	Scorecard
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The R. Premadasa International Stadium (known prior to June 1994 as the Khetterama Cricket Stadium, after the area of Colombo it stands in) was the brainchild of the late Sri Lanka President Ranasinghe Premadasa, who championed the development of this colossal 35,000-seater concrete bowl, the biggest stadium in the country. Opened on February 2, 1986 with a limited-overs match between a Sri Lanka 'B' side and an England 'B' team, the stadium was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to the stadium. The inaugural one-day international was played on April 5, 1986 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. On August 28, 1992 it hosted its first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. The venue is best remembered for holding the world record for the highest Test total - 952 for 6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997-98, in which the former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 and Roshan Mahanama 225, the pair sharing the highest partnership in Test cricket with 576 for the second wicket. A new training centre was developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Academy which started in 2003.
Andrew McGlashan