Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
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| Location | Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka | ||
| Coordinates | 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″E / 7.28028°N 80.72222°E | ||
| Establishment | 27 November 2009 | ||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||
| Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||
| Tenants | Sri Lanka national cricket team Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament Inter-Provincial Twenty20 | ||
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| First Test | 1–5 December 2010: Sri Lanka v  West Indies | ||
| Last Test | 26–30 July 2016: Sri Lanka v  Australia | ||
| First ODI | 8 March[1] 2011: Pakistan v  New Zealand | ||
| Last ODI | 4 September 2016: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||
| First T20I | 6 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||
| Last T20I | 6 September 2016: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||
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| As of 6 September 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, also known as Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In July 2010, The Central Provincial Council in Kandy has planned renamed the stadium to honor the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan,[2] but hasn't officially named yet. The stadium was opened on 27 November 2009 and became the 104th Test venue in the world in December 2010.[3][4]
Location and background
The stadium is located about a half-hour drive east of Kandy. The stadium is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Cricket and has a capacity of 22,000.[5]
History
The stadium has been built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup along with Hambantota International Cricket Stadium. The first Test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies was played from 1 to 5 December 2010. The first One Day International match at the venue was played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 8 March 2011. Pallekele is also the host for the Kandurata cricket team.[6][7][8]
On 21 September 2011, it was announced that Pallekele International Cricket stadium would host nine 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches.[9]
Notable events
- Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga added a 282 run partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe on 26 March 2011. This is the highest partnership for the first wicket in a Cricket world cup match.[10]
- By dismissing Chris Gayle of West Indies, Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal became the third bowler to take a wicket with the first ball bowled in a test match at a new venue, joining Kapil Dev of India and Imran Khan of Pakistan.[11]
- Shaun Marsh of Australia scored a 142 vs Sri Lanka in his debut test inning, the 16th Australian to score a century on debut. Shaun Marsh and Mike Hussey added 258 runs for the 4th wicket, the highest fourth wicket partnership in Sri Lanka vs Australia test matches.[12]
- Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a Twenty20 International century against Australia, becoming the second Sri Lankan to score centuries in all formats. This is the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan in T20Is.[13]
- Highest team total in T20I at the Pallekele is 215/3 by Sri Lanka against West Indies.[14]
- Highest Test individual score at the venue is 176 scored by Kusal Mendis against Australia in 2016. This score is the highest test score by a Sri Lankan in home soil against Australia and second highest against them by a Sri Lankan.
- While attempting to bat time for a draw on the fifth day, the ninth and tenth-wicket partnerships featuring Steve O'Keefe, Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood (Aus) faced a Test cricket record 25.4 consecutive overs without scoring a run.[15]
- Bowling figures of 7/107 by Lakshan Sandakan in the match is the best by a chinaman bowler on Test debut.[16]
- Pallekele has witnessed 3 Twenty20 International centuries, most at any venue - Dilshan (104), McCullum (123) and Maxwell (145).[17]
- On 7 September 2016, Australia recorded the Highest Twenty20 International total ever by scoring 263/3 against Sri Lanka, who previously held the record (260/6).[17]
2011 Cricket World Cup
The following 2011 Cricket World Cup matches were played in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The first official international match was between Pakistan and New Zealand on 8 March 2011.[1] A total of three matches were played at the venue during the 2011 World Cup.
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2012 ICC World Twenty20
Sri Lanka hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Nine matches were played in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
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- England won the toss and elected to field
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The Sri Lankan cricket team practising -
The stadium under lights -
During the 106th Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter -
Main pavilion -
Practice sessions before match between Sri Lanka and India -
During ICC World cup 2011
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See also
- List of international cricket centuries at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- List of international cricket grounds in Sri Lanka
References
- ^ a b Sheringham, Sam. "Cricket World Cup: Ross Taylor blitz sets up NZ victory". BBC News. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ Cyril Wimalasurendre (27 July 2010). "Pallekele Stadium to be named after Muralitharan". ISLAND CRICKET. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "New Pallekele International Cricket stadium opens today". Lankapuvath – National News Agency of Sri Lanka. 27 November 2009.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Siddhartha Talya (30 November 2010). "Pallekele awaits its Test debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Siddarth Ravindran (23 August 2010). "Pallekele readies itself for the big day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ How Sri Lanka's World Cup venues were chosen Cricinfo. Retrieved on 6 June 2010
- ^ ICC happy with state of progress of Sri Lanka venues Cricinfo. Retrieved on 6 June 2010
- ^ Sri Lanka World Cup venues on track – ICC Cricinfo. Retrieved on 6 June 2010
- ^ "England to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence against qualifier". Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Dilshan, Tharanga take Sri Lanka into quarterfinals, collect: 26 August, 2012
- ^ "Bravo's 50 lifts WI to 134–2". BangaloreMirror.com. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "m.smh.com".
- ^ "Dilshan's T20i century at Pallekele". ESPNcricinfo. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 9, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Daniel Brettig (30 July 2016). "Australia stumped, yet again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Sandakan creates history as left-arm spinners take stage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Australia set new record, Maxwell misses out on one". ESPNcricinfo. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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