Khettarama Stadium | |||
Ground information | |||
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Location | Colombo | ||
Coordinates | 6°56′22.8″N 79°52′19.3″E / 6.939667°N 79.872028°E | ||
Establishment | 1986 | ||
Capacity | 38,000[1] | ||
Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||
Operator | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||
End names | |||
Khettarama End Maligawatte End | |||
International information | |||
First Test | 28 August – 2 September 1992: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||
Last Test | 14–18 July 2017: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | ||
First ODI | 5 April 1986: Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ||
Last ODI | 7 August 2024: Sri Lanka v India | ||
First T20I | 10 February 2009: Sri Lanka v India | ||
Last T20I | 18 January 2024: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | ||
First WODI | 29 March 1999: Sri Lanka v Netherlands | ||
Last WODI | 17–18 November 2016: Sri Lanka v England | ||
First WT20I | 4 October 2012: England v New Zealand | ||
Last WT20I | 26 May 2015: Sri Lanka v West Indies | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 7 August 2024 Source: Cricinfo CricketArchive |
The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium (RPS) (Sinhala: ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; formerly known as Khettarama Stadium) is a cricket stadium[1] on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 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 38,000 spectators. It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies; the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi-final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This was where the highest Test score in history was recorded; 952 by Sri Lanka against India.[2] With capacity exceeding Lord's in England, the stadium is known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket".