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The last time an international cricket match was played at the venue in Karachi was in February 2009, when Sri Lanka toured Pakistan. That series was cut short, following a 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team. [21] It was the first tour in Pakistan of more than one match against another Test nation since Zimbabwe toured in May ...
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]
The first international match at the stadium was played on 19 January 1992, when Sri Lanka faced Pakistan in an ODI. [2] The stadium hosted its first Test match in 1993, when Zimbabwe toured Pakistan. [3] Test cricket returned to Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the 2019 two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The first test match ...
The first match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and India; Highest team total at the R. Premadasa Stadium is 215/5 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. [10] The lowest total is 80 by Afghanistan against England on 21 September 2012. [11] Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 matches played on this ground, which is the worst home ground for Sri ...
It was Sri Lanka's first ever series win against Pakistan in a T20I bilateral series. [57] Sri Lanka went on to win the final T20I match by 13 runs, winning the series 3–0. [58] It was the first time in a three-match T20I series that Sri Lanka had won 3–0, and the first time that Pakistan had been whitewashed. [59]
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Grounds (also known as Longdon Place) commonly known as CR & FC is a multi-purpose stadium complex located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] It is the home ground of Division 'A' rugby union team, Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club , and on occasion hosts concerts and musical performances.
Venue Date 1 765–6d Sri Lanka: National Stadium, Karachi: 21 February 2009: 2 708 England: Kennington Oval, London: 6 August 1987: 3 699–5 India: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: 1 December 1989: 4 679–7d 13 January 2006: 5 674–6 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: 24 October 1984: Last updated: 30 August 2017 [29]
To facilitate with banking needs, a bank is located near the main hall. Due to the high-profile events taking place within the venue the Sri Lanka Police maintains a permanent detachment and the Mount Lavinia Hotel has a restaurant. The Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre has floor area covering 4,500 m 2 (48,000 sq ft). The ...