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It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu , a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket .
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] Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene has scored a total of 2467 Test runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the most runs scored by a batsman in one ground. [8] It is also the venue where he scored 374 ...
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[8] [9] Sri Lanka Cricket and Innovative Production Group apparently sealed a five-year multi-million dollar agreement worth US$10 million with Supreme TV which is also regarded as one of the biggest broadcasting deals in Sri Lanka's history. [10] The channel telecast Sri Lanka Tour of India Sri Lanka territories. [11]
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.
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.
Sri Lanka won the first and second ODI by 6 wickets and 5 wickets respectively, [12] and seal the series 2–0. [13] It was Sri Lanka's first series win over the West Indies in the format since their series in 2008. [14] Sri Lanka won the third and last ODI by 160 runs and won the ODI series 3–0, securing a whitewash. [15]
The Sri Lanka cricket team has reached the World Cup final three times. Winning in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga and finishing as runners-up in the 2007 & 2011 World Cups. Sri Lanka has also reached the Semi Final at the 2003 World Cup and the Quarter Final at the 2015 World Cup.