Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
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Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், Sinhala: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්රීඩාංගනය) Colombo Oval or P. Sara or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket.[1][2][3] The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. The P.Sara Oval hosts one Test match per year in Sri Lanka's summer Test calendar, but lost out to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011 to host Sri Lanka v Australia Tests.
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Location | Borella, Colombo | ||||
Coordinates | 6°55′08″N 79°53′02″E | ||||
Establishment | 1945 | ||||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||||
Owner | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||
Operator | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||||
Tenants | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||||
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First Test | 17–21 February 1982:![]() ![]() | ||||
Last Test | 22–26 August 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||
First ODI | 13 April 1983:![]() ![]() | ||||
Last ODI | 20 July 2007:![]() ![]() | ||||
First T20I | 1 February 2010:![]() ![]() | ||||
Last T20I | 24 November 2014:![]() ![]() | ||||
First WODI | 20 January 2002:![]() ![]() | ||||
Last WODI | 29 April 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||
First WT20I | 24 March 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||
Last WT20I | 12 July 2023:![]() ![]() | ||||
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As of 12 May 2023 Source: Cricinfo CricketArchive |
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