Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium

Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය
பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம்
P. Sara, Colombo Oval
Ground information
LocationBorella, Colombo
Coordinates6°55′08″N 79°53′02″E / 6.91889°N 79.88389°E / 6.91889; 79.88389
Establishment1945
Capacity15,000
OwnerTamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
OperatorSri Lanka Cricket
TenantsSri Lanka Cricket
End names
Janashakthi Complex End
Scoreboard End
International information
First Test17–21 February 1982:
 Sri Lanka v  England
Last Test22–26 August 2019:
 Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
First ODI13 April 1983:
 Sri Lanka v  Australia
Last ODI20 July 2007:
 Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh
First T20I1 February 2010:
 Afghanistan v  Ireland
Last T20I24 November 2014:
 Hong Kong v    Nepal
First WODI20 January 2002:
 Sri Lanka v  Pakistan
Last WODI29 April 2023:
 Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh
First WT20I24 March 2019:
 Sri Lanka v  England
Last WT20I12 July 2023:
 Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
Team information
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (1945–present)
Sri Lanka national cricket team (1982–present)
As of 12 May 2023
Source: Cricinfo
CricketArchive

Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், Sinhala: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය) Colombo Oval or P. Sara or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. 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.[1][2][3] The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. The P.Sara Oval hosts one Test match per year in Sri Lanka's summer Test calendar, but lost out to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011 to host Sri Lanka v Australia Tests.

  1. ^ Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 181.
  2. ^ "He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 May 2000.
  3. ^ Billimoria, Marc (13 August 2004). "The Saravanamuttu Prize at S. Thomas' College". Daily News (Sri Lanka).