The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium(RPS) (Sinhala: ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium or simply as the Premadasa Stadium) is a cricket stadium[1] on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 100 one day international matches. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies; the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This was where the highest Test score in the history was recorded; 952 by Sri Lanka against India.[2] With capacity exceeding Lord's in England, the stadium is known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket".
The stadium is the brainchild of the late Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa, who championed the development of this 40,000-seater concrete bowl, the biggest stadium in Sri Lanka. Opened on 2 February 1986 with a match between a Sri Lanka 'B' side and an England 'B' team, the stadium was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to it.
Ground history
The inaugural One Day International was played on 9 March 1986, Sri Lanka v Pakistan. On 28 August 1992 it hosted its inaugural Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia. The venue is best remembered for holding the world record for the highest Test total – 952/6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997/1998 in which former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 and Roshan Mahanama 225, the pair sharing a partnership 576 for the second wicket, at that time it was the highest for any wicket in a Test Match. On 10 February 2009 it hosted inaugural T20i match between Sri Lanka & India as well as 1st T20i to be played in Sri Lanka.
A new training center has been developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Sony Max Cricket Academy which started in 2003.
Renovation
The Premadasa Stadium underwent a reconstruction project in preparation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The stadium has been undergoing large-scale renovations since 2009. It has had its seating capacity increase from 14,000 to 40,000, the media-box accommodating 200 journalists, and other upgrades. The renovations have cost Sri Lanka Cricket $8 million.[3]
In July 2010, a report filed by the ICC pitch consultant, Andy Atkinson, raised concerns over the condition of the outfield and the pitch claiming he was worried at the slow pace of progress.[4] Although none of the buildings at the stadium were near completion, the 2nd Test of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka in 2010, was held at the venue in 23–27 November. Sri Lanka Cricket defended choosing the stadium saying that the decision to stage a game was to allow cricketers to acclimatize themselves to the ground ahead of the World Cup games.[5] The Test match was staged using temporary seating for spectators in a corner of the stadium as only players' pavilions had permanent arrangements. Since the press box was not completed reporters and commentators facing technical difficulties used a makeshift arrangement.
Renovated Pavilion B
The main four public stands were refurbished along with the player dressing room area and the corporate boxes. A VIP car park is in the northern end of the ground.
Stadium plan
Current stands at R. Premadasa.
Pavilions A and B are fully equipped with seating in two tiers, lower and higher. Several corporate boxes are built in these two stands. Pavilions C and D are built between the scoreboard in the stadium with a two-tiered seating system. The lower tiers have concrete paving allocated for floor seating and the upper tier includes fully standard seating blocks. The grandstand and top level block above the player pavilions have enhanced quality seating. Pavilions A and B give a moderate view of the scoreboard while the grandstand not only gives good view of the scoreboard but also the game and pitch
After renovation
The R Premadasa Stadium hosted seven successful World Cup matches including a quarter-final and a semi-final. On 10 May 2011 Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga confirmed that first edition of 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League's matches would play at R Premadasa Stadium. The tournament was later postponed till 2012 due to financial complications and internal regime change at Sri Lanka Cricket.
On 21 September 2011, it was announced that the stadium will host fifteen 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches, including semi-finals and the final.[6]
Muttiah Muralitharan with 75 scalps has captured the most number of wickets at the Premadasa stadium.
The highest individual score at R Premadasa stadium is 169 by Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa in the 2013 season.
R Premedasa stadium became the first in Sri Lanka and fourth in the world to reach 100 ODIs hosted stadium.
Lasith Malinga has taken two ODI hat-tricks at this stadium. The first came against Kenya in the 2011 World Cup and the second versus Australia on 22 August 2011
Twenty20 Internationals
First match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and India
Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 match played in this ground, which is the worst home ground for Sri Lanka.
World Cup Cricket
In 1996 and 2011 ICC cricket world cups R. Premadasa Stadium hosted nine matches including a quarter-final match and a semi-final match. It has hosted the highest number of cricket world cup matches in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar and Steve Davis Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri)
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.
This is New Zealand's sixth world cup semi final and Sri Lanka's fourth.
ICC Champions Trophy Cricket
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka. Nine matches were played in R. Premadasa Stadium including semi-finals and the final. Other matches were played in SSC.
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The R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium RPS Sinhala ආර ප ර මද ස ක ර ඩ ගනය Tamil ஆர ப ர மத ச அரங கம also known as Khettarama Stadium Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium or simply as the Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium 1 on Khettarama Road Maligawatta Colombo Sri Lanka The stadium was before June 1994 known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play having hosted more than 100 one day international matches It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35 000 spectators It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand This was where the highest Test score in the history was recorded 952 by Sri Lanka against India 2 With capacity exceeding Lord s in England the stadium is known as the home of Sri Lankan cricket R Premadasa International Cricket StadiumKhettarama StadiumGround informationLocationMaligawatta ColomboCoordinates6 56 22 8 N 79 52 19 3 E 6 939667 N 79 872028 E 6 939667 79 872028 Coordinates 6 56 22 8 N 79 52 19 3 E 6 939667 N 79 872028 E 6 939667 79 872028Establishment1986Capacity35 000 1 OwnerSri Lanka CricketOperatorSri Lanka CricketTenantsSri Lanka CricketEnd namesKhettarama EndMaligawatte EndInternational informationFirst Test28 August 2 September 1992 Sri Lanka v AustraliaLast Test14 18 July 2017 Sri Lanka v ZimbabweFirst ODI5 April 1986 Sri Lanka v New ZealandLast ODI24 June 2022 Sri Lanka v AustraliaFirst T20I10 February 2009 Sri Lanka v IndiaLast T20I8 June 2022 Sri Lanka v AustraliaFirst WODI29 March 1999 Sri Lanka v NetherlandsLast WODI17 November 2016 Sri Lanka v EnglandFirst WT20I4 October 2012 England v New ZealandLast WT20I27 September 2016 Sri Lanka v AustraliaAs of 24 June 2022Source Cricinfo CricketArchive Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Ground history 1 3 Renovation 1 4 Stadium plan 1 5 After renovation 2 Ground figures 2 1 International Matches 2 2 Key 2 3 Test cricket 2 4 One Day Internationals 2 5 Twenty20 Internationals 3 World Cup Cricket 3 1 1996 Cricket World Cup 3 2 2011 Cricket World Cup 4 ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 4 1 2002 ICC Champions Trophy 5 ICC World Twenty20 5 1 2012 ICC World Twenty20 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit The stadium is the brainchild of the late Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa who championed the development of this 40 000 seater concrete bowl the biggest stadium in Sri Lanka Opened on 2 February 1986 with a match between a Sri Lanka B side and an England B team the stadium was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to it Ground history Edit The inaugural One Day International was played on 9 March 1986 Sri Lanka v Pakistan On 28 August 1992 it hosted its inaugural Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia The venue is best remembered for holding the world record for the highest Test total 952 6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997 1998 in which former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 and Roshan Mahanama 225 the pair sharing a partnership 576 for the second wicket at that time it was the highest for any wicket in a Test Match On 10 February 2009 it hosted inaugural T20i match between Sri Lanka amp India as well as 1st T20i to be played in Sri Lanka A new training center has been developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Sony Max Cricket Academy which started in 2003 Renovation Edit The Premadasa Stadium underwent a reconstruction project in preparation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup The stadium has been undergoing large scale renovations since 2009 It has had its seating capacity increase from 14 000 to 40 000 the media box accommodating 200 journalists and other upgrades The renovations have cost Sri Lanka Cricket 8 million 3 In July 2010 a report filed by the ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson raised concerns over the condition of the outfield and the pitch claiming he was worried at the slow pace of progress 4 Although none of the buildings at the stadium were near completion the 2nd Test of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka in 2010 was held at the venue in 23 27 November Sri Lanka Cricket defended choosing the stadium saying that the decision to stage a game was to allow cricketers to acclimatize themselves to the ground ahead of the World Cup games 5 The Test match was staged using temporary seating for spectators in a corner of the stadium as only players pavilions had permanent arrangements Since the press box was not completed reporters and commentators facing technical difficulties used a makeshift arrangement Renovated Pavilion B The main four public stands were refurbished along with the player dressing room area and the corporate boxes A VIP car park is in the northern end of the ground Stadium plan Edit Current stands at R Premadasa Pavilions A and B are fully equipped with seating in two tiers lower and higher Several corporate boxes are built in these two stands Pavilions C and D are built between the scoreboard in the stadium with a two tiered seating system The lower tiers have concrete paving allocated for floor seating and the upper tier includes fully standard seating blocks The grandstand and top level block above the player pavilions have enhanced quality seating Pavilions A and B give a moderate view of the scoreboard while the grandstand not only gives good view of the scoreboard but also the game and pitch After renovation Edit The R Premadasa Stadium hosted seven successful World Cup matches including a quarter final and a semi final On 10 May 2011 Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga confirmed that first edition of 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League s matches would play at R Premadasa Stadium The tournament was later postponed till 2012 due to financial complications and internal regime change at Sri Lanka Cricket On 21 September 2011 it was announced that the stadium will host fifteen 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches including semi finals and the final 6 Ground figures EditInternational Matches Edit Key Edit P Matches Played H Matches Won by Home Side T Matches Won by Touring Side N Matches Won by Neutral Side D N T Matches Drawn No Result Tied Ground FiguresFormat P H T N D N T Inaugural Match Latest MatchTest matches 7 9 4 1 0 4 28 August 1992 14 July 2017One Day Internationals 8 136 71 35 19 11 4 April 1986 31 July 2019Twenty20 Internationals 9 36 4 16 15 1 10 February 2009 27 October 2018Last updated 29 July 2019Test cricket Edit The highest Test total of all time was recorded at the R Premadasa Stadium is 952 6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997 The lowest Test total is 87 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in 2005 Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 against India in 1997 This remains the highest score at R Premadasa stadium The 36 wickets captured by Muttiah Muralitharan remains the most number of wickets at the R Premadasa stadium The best bowling figures in an innings is 7 89 by Rangana Herath against Bangladesh in the 2012 13 season Muttiah Muralitharan s 9 60 remains the best bowling figures in a match One Day Internationals Edit The highest ODI total is 375 5 by India against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2017 Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 2514 runs and is the highest by a single player at the Premadasa stadium and he held the record for being the highest runs scored in a single cricket ground till January 2018 before Tamim Iqbal take over it Marvan Atapattu Aravinda de Silva Mahela Jayawardene Kumar Sangakkara and Sachin Tendulkar has scored more than 1000 runs Muttiah Muralitharan with 75 scalps has captured the most number of wickets at the Premadasa stadium The highest individual score at R Premadasa stadium is 169 by Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa in the 2013 season R Premedasa stadium became the first in Sri Lanka and fourth in the world to reach 100 ODIs hosted stadium Lasith Malinga has taken two ODI hat tricks at this stadium The first came against Kenya in the 2011 World Cup and the second versus Australia on 22 August 2011Twenty20 Internationals Edit First match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and India Highest team total at the R Premadasa Stadium is 215 5 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka 10 The lowest total is 80 by Afghanistan against England on 21 September 2012 11 Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 match played in this ground which is the worst home ground for Sri Lanka World Cup Cricket EditIn 1996 and 2011 ICC cricket world cups R Premadasa Stadium hosted nine matches including a quarter final match and a semi final match It has hosted the highest number of cricket world cup matches in Sri Lanka 1996 Cricket World Cup Edit Main article 1996 Cricket World Cup 17 February 1996 scorecardSri Lanka v AustraliaSri Lanka won on a forfeitR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Mahboob Shah and Cyril MitchleyAustralia forfeited the match due to safety concerns and were in Mumbai at the time of the match 26 February 1996 scorecardSri Lanka v West IndiesSri Lanka won on forfeitR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Mahboob Shah and V K RamaswamyWest Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns 2011 Cricket World Cup Edit Main article 2011 Cricket World Cup Group matches26 February 2011 D N ScorecardPakistan 277 7 50 overs v Sri Lanka266 9 50 overs Misbah ul Haq 83 91 Rangana Herath 2 46 10 overs Chamara Silva 57 78 Shahid Afridi 4 34 10 overs Pakistan won by 11 runs R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Ian Gould and Daryl Harper Player of the match Shahid Afridi Pak Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first 1 March 2011 D N ScorecardKenya 142 43 4 overs v Sri Lanka146 1 18 4 overs Collins Obuya 52 100 Lasith Malinga 6 38 7 4 overs Upul Tharanga 67 59 Elijah Otieno 1 26 4 overs Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets with 188 balls remaining R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Tony Hill and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match Lasith Malinga Sri Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first Lasith Malinga took his second ODI hat trick 3 March 2011 D N ScorecardPakistan 184 43 overs v Canada138 42 5 overs Umar Akmal 48 68 Harvir Baidwan 3 35 8 overs Jimmy Hansra 43 75 Shahid Afridi 5 23 10 overs Pakistan won by 46 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong Player of the match Shahid Afridi Pak Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first 5 March 2011 D N ScorecardSri Lanka 146 3 32 5 overs v AustraliaKumar Sangakkara 73 102 Shaun Tait 1 23 5 overs Match abandoned due to rainR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Ian Gould and Tony Hill Player of the match DNASri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first Due to rain match abandoned therefore Sri Lanka and Australia got 1 point each 19 March 2011 D N ScorecardAustralia 176 46 4 overs v Pakistan178 6 41 overs Brad Haddin 42 80 Umar Gul 3 30 7 4 overs Asad Shafiq 46 81 Bret Lee 4 28 8 overs Pakistan won by 4 wickets with 54 balls remaining R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Marais Erasmus and Tony Hill Player of the match Umar Akmal Pak Australia won the toss and elected to bat first Quarter finals26 March 2011 D N ScorecardEngland 229 6 50 overs v Sri Lanka231 0 39 3 overs Jonathan Trott 86 115 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 54 9 overs Tillakaratne Dilshan 108 115 Luke Wright 0 17 4 overs Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets with 63 balls remaining R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove Player of the match Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri England won the toss and elected to bat first For the first time England lost a World Cup match by 10 wickets Semi finals29 March 2011 D N ScorecardNew Zealand 217 48 5 overs v Sri Lanka220 5 47 5 overs Scott Styris 57 77 Ajantha Mendis 3 35 9 5 overs Tillakaratne Dilshan 73 93 Tim Southee 3 57 10 overs Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets with 13 balls remaining R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar and Steve Davis Player of the match Kumar Sangakkara Sri New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first This is New Zealand s sixth world cup semi final and Sri Lanka s fourth ICC Champions Trophy Cricket EditThe 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka Nine matches were played in R Premadasa Stadium including semi finals and the final Other matches were played in SSC 2002 ICC Champions Trophy Edit Main article 2002 ICC Champions Trophy Group matches12 September 2002 12 D N ScorecardPakistan 200 49 4 overs v Sri Lanka201 2 36 1 overs Saeed Anwar 52 82 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 29 10 overs Sanath Jayasuriya 102 120 Wasim Akram 1 42 8 overs Sri Lanka won by 8 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Steve Bucknor and Daryl Harper Player of the match Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first 14 September 2002 D N ScorecardIndia 288 6 50 overs v Zimbabwe274 8 50 overs Mohammad Kaif 111 112 Douglas Hondo 4 62 9 overs Andy Flower 145 164 Zaheer Khan 4 45 10 overs India won by 14 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Asoka de Silva and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match Mohammad Kaif Ind India won the toss and elected to bat first 16 September 2002 D N ScorecardSri Lanka 292 6 50 overs v Netherlands86 29 3 overs Marvan Atapattu 101 118 Adeel Raja 2 50 10 overs Tim de Leede 31 43 Muttiah Muralitharan 4 15 5 3 overs Sri Lanka won by 206 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Dave Orchard and David Shepherd Player of the match Marvan Atapattu Sri Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first 18 September 2002 D N ScorecardEngland 298 8 50 overs v Zimbabwe190 9 48 overs Marcus Trescothick 119 102 Douglas Hondo 4 45 6 overs Heath Streak 50 58 Ronnie Irani 4 37 10 overs England won by 108 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match Marcus Trescothick Eng England won the toss and elected to bat first Zimbabwe were fined 2 overs for a slow over rate 20 September 2002 D N ScorecardSouth Africa 316 5 50 overs v Kenya140 46 5 overs Herschelle Gibbs 116 126 Collins Obuya 2 77 10 overs Steve Tikolo 69 97 Dale Benkenstein 3 5 3 5 overs South Africa won by 176 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Daryl Harper and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Herschelle Gibbs RSA South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first 22 September 2002 D N ScorecardEngland 269 7 50 overs v India271 2 39 3 overs Ian Blackwell 82 68 Ashish Nehra 2 49 10 overs Virender Sehwag 126 124 Ian Blackwell 1 46 8 overs India won by 8 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Steve Bucknor and Russell Tiffin Player of the match Virender Sehwag Ind England won the toss and elected to bat first Semi finals25 September 2002 D N ScorecardIndia 261 9 50 overs v South Africa251 6 50 overs Yuvraj Singh 62 72 Shaun Pollock 3 43 9 overs Herschelle Gibbs 116 119 Virender Sehwag 3 25 5 overs India won by 10 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires David Shepherd and Russell Tiffin Player of the match Virender Sehwag Ind India won the toss and elected to bat first India advanced to the final 27 September 2002 D N ScorecardAustralia 162 48 4 overs v Sri Lanka163 3 40 overs Shane Warne 36 69 Muttiah Muralitharan 3 26 9 4 overs Marvan Atapattu 51 113 Glenn McGrath 2 41 10 overs Sri Lanka won by 7 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Steve Bucknor and Dave Orchard Player of the match Aravinda de Silva Sri Australia won the toss and elected to bat first Sri Lanka advanced to the final Final30 September 2002 D N ScorecardSri Lanka 222 7 50 overs v India38 1 8 4 overs Mahela Jayawardene 77 99 Zaheer Khan 3 44 9 overs Virender Sehwag 25 22 Chaminda Vass 1 24 4 4 overs No resultR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Steve Bucknor and David ShepherdMatch rained out twice India and Sri Lanka declared co championsICC World Twenty20 EditSri Lanka hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Fifteen out of twenty seven matches were played at R Premadasa stadium including semi finals and the final Other matches were played in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Edit Main article 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Group matches19 September 2012 15 30 D N ScorecardIreland 123 7 20 overs v Australia125 3 15 1 overs Kevin O Brien 35 29 Shane Watson 3 26 4 overs Shane Watson 51 30 Kevin O Brien 1 18 3 overs Australia won by 7 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Kumar Dharmasena SL Player of the match Shane Watson Aus Ireland won the toss and elected to bat 19 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardIndia 159 5 20 overs v Afghanistan136 19 3 overs Virat Kohli 50 39 Shapoor Zadran 2 33 4 overs Mohammad Nabi 31 17 Lakshmipathy Balaji 3 19 3 3 overs India won by 23 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Asad Rauf Pak and Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Virat Kohli Ind Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field 21 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardEngland 196 5 20 overs v Afghanistan80 17 2 overs Luke Wright 99 55 Izatullah Dawlatzai 2 56 3 overs Gulbodin Naib 44 32 Samit Patel 2 6 3 overs England won by 116 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Kumar Dharmasena SL and Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Luke Wright Eng Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field 22 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardWest Indies 191 8 20 overs v Australia100 1 9 1 overs Chris Gayle 54 33 Mitchell Starc 3 35 4 overs Shane Watson 41 24 Fidel Edwards 1 16 2 overs Australia won by 17 runs D L method R Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Asad Rauf Pak Player of the match Shane Watson Aus West Indies won the toss and elected to bat 23 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardIndia 170 4 20 overs v England80 14 4 overs Rohit Sharma 55 33 Steven Finn 2 33 4 overs Craig Kieswetter 35 25 Harbhajan Singh 4 12 4 overs India won by 90 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Asad Rauf Pak Player of the match Harbhajan Singh Ind England won the toss and elected to field 24 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardIreland 129 6 19 overs v West IndiesNiall O Brien 25 21 Chris Gayle 2 21 3 overs No resultR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Asad Rauf Pak and Kumar Dharmasena SL West Indies won the toss and elected to field Super 8s28 September 2012 15 30 D N ScorecardSouth Africa 133 6 20 overs v Pakistan136 8 19 4 overs JP Duminy 48 38 Mohammad Hafeez 2 23 4 overs Umar Akmal 43 41 Dale Steyn 3 22 4 overs Pakistan won by 2 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Ian Gould Eng and Rod Tucker Aus Player of the match Umar Gul Pak South Africa won the toss and elected to bat 28 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardIndia 140 7 20 overs v Australia141 1 14 5 overs Irfan Pathan 31 30 Shane Watson 3 34 4 overs Shane Watson 72 42 Yuvraj Singh 1 16 2 overs Australia won by 9 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Kumar Dharmasena Sri and Richard Kettleborough Eng Player of the match Shane Watson Aus India won the toss and elected to bat 30 September 2012 15 30 D N ScorecardSouth Africa 146 5 20 overs v Australia147 2 17 4 overs Robin Peterson 32 19 Xavier Doherty 3 20 4 overs Shane Watson 70 47 Morne Morkel 1 23 3 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lanka and Ian Gould Eng Player of the match Shane Watson Aus Australia won the toss and elected to field 30 September 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardPakistan 128 19 4 overs v India129 2 17 overs Shoaib Malik 28 22 Lakshmipathy Balaji 3 22 3 4 overs Virat Kohli 78 61 Raza Hasan 1 22 4 overs India won by 8 wicketsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Richard Kettleborough Eng and Rod Tucker Aus Player of the match Virat Kohli Ind Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat 2 October 2012 15 30 D N ScorecardPakistan 149 6 20 overs v Australia117 7 20 overs Nasir Jamshed 55 46 Mitchell Starc 3 20 4 overs Michael Hussey 54 47 Saeed Ajmal 3 17 4 overs Australia won by 32 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Ian Gould Eng and Richard Kettleborough Eng Player of the match Raza Hasan Pak Australia won the toss and elected to field 2 October 2012 19 30 D N ScorecardIndia 152 6 20 overs v South Africa151 19 5 overs Suresh Raina 45 34 Robin Peterson 2 25 4 overs Francois du Plessis 65 38 Zaheer Khan 3 22 4 overs India won by 1 runR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Kumar Dharmasena Sri and Rod Tucker Aus Player of the match Yuvraj Singh Ind South Africa won the toss and elected to field Semi finals4 October 2012 19 00 D N ScorecardSri Lanka 139 4 20 overs v Pakistan123 7 20 overs Mahela Jayawardene 42 36 Mohammad Hafeez 1 12 2 overs Mohammad Hafeez 42 40 Rangana Herath 3 25 4 overs Sri Lanka won by 16 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Simon Taufel Aus and Rod Tucker Aus Player of the match Mahela Jayawardene SL Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat 5 October 2012 19 00 D N ScorecardWest Indies 205 4 20 overs v Australia131 16 4 overs Chris Gayle 75 41 Pat Cummins 2 36 4 overs George Bailey 63 29 Ravi Rampaul 3 16 3 4 overs West Indies won by 74 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Kumar Dharmasena Sri Player of the match Chris Gayle WI West Indies won the toss and elected to bat Final7 October 2012 19 00 D N ScorecardWest Indies 137 6 20 overs v Sri Lanka101 18 4 overs Marlon Samuels 78 55 Ajantha Mendis 4 12 4 overs Mahela Jayawardene 33 36 Sunil Narine 3 9 3 4 overs West Indies won by 36 runsR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Simon Taufel Aus Player of the match Marlon Samuels West Indies West Indies won the toss and elected to batGallery Edit At night with the lights on before redevelopment Pavilion C and D August 2011 Floodlights at the RPS Colombo Australia took on Sri Lanka in two ODIs August 2011 Premadasa Stadium being fully covered due to rain Ground fully masked by covers August 2011See also Edit Cricket portalList of stadiums by capacity List of Test cricket grounds List of international cricket grounds in Sri LankaReferences Edit a b R Premadasa Stadium ESPN Cricinfo ESPN Retrieved 29 December 2021 Full Scorecard of India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 1997 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 10 March 2022 In pictures R Premadasa Stadium February 04 2011 Island Cricket Retrieved 5 February 2011 Premadasa Stadium still behind schedule ICC Cricinfo 7 June 2010 Retrieved 11 December 2010 Smith Daniel Sri Lanka board defends decision to play at R Premadasa Stadium Bettor com Retrieved 4 December 2010 England to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence against qualifier Archived from the original on 17 November 2011 Retrieved 21 September 2011 Ground Records and Statistics Statistical Overview Test cricket How Stat Retrieved 31 August 2017 Ground Records and Statistics Statistical Overview ODI How Stat Retrieved 31 August 2017 Ground Records and Statistics Statistical Overview T20I How Stat Retrieved 31 August 2017 3rd Match N Nidahas Twenty20 Tri Series at Colombo Mar 10 2018 Match Summary ESPNCricinfo ESPNcricinfo 6th Match Group A ICC T20 World Cup 2012 ESPNcricinfo ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka Scorecards and Reports www cricinfo com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to R Premadasa Stadium Cricinfo profile on R Premadasa Stadium Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R Premadasa Stadium amp oldid 1112470079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
