Dambulla Stadium | |
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Location | Dambulla, Central Province |
Coordinates | 7°51′34″N 80°38′02″E / 7.85944°N 80.63389°E |
Establishment | 2000 |
Capacity | 16,800 (Expandable to 30,000) |
Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Operator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
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International information | |
First ODI | 23 March 2001: Sri Lanka v England |
Last ODI | 13 October 2018: Sri Lanka v England |
First T20I | 17 February 2024: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan |
Last T20I | 17 October 2024: Sri Lanka v West Indies |
First WODI | 2 May 2008: Sri Lanka v Pakistan |
Last WODI | 24 March 2018: Sri Lanka v Pakistan |
First WT20I | 23 June 2022: Sri Lanka v India |
Last WT20I | 28 July 2024: Sri Lanka v India |
As of 17 October 2024 Source: Cricinfo CricketArchive |
Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (Sinhala: රංගිරි දඹුලු ජාත්යන්තර ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: தம்புள்ள சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் விளையாட்டு மைதானம்) is a 16,800-seat[1] cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) 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.