Sri Lanka Test Match Grounds


P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Stadium capacity 15,000.
Ends: Air Force Flats End, Press Block End
First Test Match: 17 February 1982

Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Capacity: 10,000
Ends: Hunnasgiriya End, Hanthana End
First Test Match: 22 April 1983

Asgiriya International Stadium, surrounded by mountains in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, is the home ground of Trinity College and considered to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world.

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC), Colombo
Stadium Capacity: 10,000
Ends: Tennis Courts End, South End
First Test Match: 16 March 1984

The Sinhalese Sports Club is the home of Sri Lanka cricket; the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) is based here.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC), Colombo
Capacity: 6,000
Ends: Press Box End, Pavilion End
First Test Match: 24 March 1984

R Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama,Colombo
Stadium Capacity: 35,000
Ends: Khettarama End, Scoreboard End
First Test Match: 28 August 1992

Premadasa Stadium is the biggest stadium in Sri Lanka and home to the Sri Lankan cricket team. The venue holds the world record for the highest Test total - 952/6 declared by Sri Lanka vs. India in 1997-98.

Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Stadium Capacity: 10,000
Ends: Press Box End, Katubadda End
First Test Match: 8 September 1992

Galle International Stadium, Galle
Stadium Capacity: 20,000
Ends: City End, Fort End
First Test Match: 3 June 1998

Galle International Stadium, situated just outside the 16th Century Dutch Fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean is one of the most scenic venues in the world. Australia's Shane Warne took his record-breaking 500th Test wicket here in March 2004.