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°ECoordinates: 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 | ||
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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 |
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| Last Test | 26–30 July 2016: Sri Lanka v  Australia |
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| First ODI | 8 March 2011: Pakistan v  New Zealand |
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| Last ODI | 4 September 2016: Sri Lanka v Australia |
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| First T20I | 6 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia |
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| Last T20I | 6 September 2016: Sri Lanka v Australia |
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| As of 6 September 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
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Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, also known as Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium , (Sinhala: පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණය, Tamil: பல்லேகலை சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் விளையாட்டு மைதானம்) 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, 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.
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.
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.
On 21 September 2011, it was announced that Pallekele International Cricket stadium would host nine 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches.
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. A total of three matches were played at the venue during the 2011 World Cup.
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