Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (Sinhala: රංගිරි දඹුලු ජාත්යන්තර ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: தம்புள்ள சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் விளையாட்டு மைதானம்) is a 16,800[1] seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple, is the first and only International cricket ground in dry zone of Sri Lanka. The stadium is built overlooking the Dambulla Tank (reservoir) and the Dambulla Rock.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Dambulla Stadium
During match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan ODI on 30 August 2014
The inaugural One Day International (ODI) match was played between Sri Lanka and England in March 2001.
Floodlights were installed in 2003.
This stadium hosted all the matches of the Asia Cup 2010, due to renovation of other grounds for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
The stadium returned to international cricket in November 2013 after a three-year period due to its highly criticised floodlight system.
The stadium hosted only day matches from 2013 until late 2016.
In 2015, plans were undertaken to replace the outdated 8 floodlight towers with four LED ones.
The ground
Scoreboard end
Situated in the dry zone, the original rationale behind the project was that it provided Sri Lanka with the potential to host one-day matches throughout the year. Construction was funded by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) and championed by the then BCCSL President, Thilanga Sumathipala. Construction took only 167 days. After construction and the inaugural match it sat idle due to complications with the lease and the contractors. International cricket finally returned in May 2003, the venue staging all seven matches of the tournament because of monsoon rains in the south.
The pitch is bowler friendly. Seamers benefit in the morning because of the high water table and heavy sweating. Spinners benefit in the afternoon when the pitch can crumble.
The 50th ODI at the ground was held on 28 March 2017, between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which was washed out by the rain and ended in no result. The match was also the 200th ODI for Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga as well.[5]
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External links
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Cricinfo profile on Dambulla
January 14, 2023
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Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium Sinhala ර ග ර දඹ ල ජ ත යන තර ක ර ඩ ගනය Tamil தம ப ள ள சர வத ச க ர க க ட வ ள ய ட ட ம த னம is a 16 800 1 seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka It is situated in the Central Province close to Dambulla on a 60 acre 240 000 m2 site leased from the Rangiri Dambulla Temple is the first and only International cricket ground in dry zone of Sri Lanka The stadium is built overlooking the Dambulla Tank reservoir and the Dambulla Rock Rangiri Dambulla International StadiumDambulla StadiumDuring match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan ODI on 30 August 2014Ground informationLocationDambulla Central ProvinceCoordinates7 51 34 N 80 38 02 E 7 85944 N 80 63389 E 7 85944 80 63389 Coordinates 7 51 34 N 80 38 02 E 7 85944 N 80 63389 E 7 85944 80 63389Establishment2000Capacity16 800OwnerSri Lanka CricketOperatorSri Lanka CricketTenantsSri Lanka national cricket teamEnd namesPress Box EndScoreboard EndInternational informationFirst ODI23 March 2001 Sri Lanka v EnglandLast ODI13 October 2018 Sri Lanka v EnglandFirst T20I19 November 2014 Hong Kong v NepalLast T20I22 November 2014 Hong Kong v NepalFirst WODI2 May 2008 Sri Lanka v PakistanLast WODI24 March 2018 Sri Lanka v PakistanFirst WT20I23 June 2022 Sri Lanka v IndiaAs of 23 June 2022Source Cricinfo CricketArchive Contents 1 History 2 The ground 3 Ground figures 3 1 International matches 3 2 Key 3 3 One Day International 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditSee also Sri Lanka Triangular Series in 2010 See also 2008 Women s Asia Cup The inaugural One Day International ODI match was played between Sri Lanka and England in March 2001 Floodlights were installed in 2003 This stadium hosted all the matches of the Asia Cup 2010 due to renovation of other grounds for the 2011 Cricket World Cup The stadium returned to international cricket in November 2013 after a three year period due to its highly criticised floodlight system The stadium hosted only day matches from 2013 until late 2016 In 2015 plans were undertaken to replace the outdated 8 floodlight towers with four LED ones The ground Edit Scoreboard end Situated in the dry zone the original rationale behind the project was that it provided Sri Lanka with the potential to host one day matches throughout the year Construction was funded by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka BCCSL and championed by the then BCCSL President Thilanga Sumathipala Construction took only 167 days After construction and the inaugural match it sat idle due to complications with the lease and the contractors International cricket finally returned in May 2003 the venue staging all seven matches of the tournament because of monsoon rains in the south The pitch is bowler friendly Seamers benefit in the morning because of the high water table and heavy sweating Spinners benefit in the afternoon when the pitch can crumble The first day night ODI was held on 28 August 2016 during the ODI series against Australia after upgrading floodlights to ICC Standards 2 This match was the final ODI for Sri Lankan great Tillakaratne Dilshan 3 Despite hosting over 30 day night matches the floodlights were not considered fit for ICC Standards until upgrading in 2016 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 tiedGround figuresFormat P H T N D N T Inaugural matchOne Day Internationals 4 55 25 17 10 3 23 March 2001Updated 13 October 2018 One Day International Edit The highest ODI total at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is 385 7 by Pakistan against Bangladesh on June 21 2010 The lowest ODI total is 88 by England against Sri Lanka on November 18 2003 and by India against New Zealand on August 10 2010 Mahela Jayawardene has scored 1148 runs and is the highest by a single player at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium The highest individual score at stadium is 132 not out by Shikhar Dhawan against Sri Lanka in 2017 India legend Sourav Ganguly scored his 10000th ODI run on this ground in 2005 Muttiah Muralitharan with 42 scalps has captured the most number of wickets at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium The best bowling figures recorded at the stadium is 6 42 by John Hastings Farveez Maharoof Sri Lanka and Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh have both taken hat tricks at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium The 50th ODI at the ground was held on 28 March 2017 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which was washed out by the rain and ended in no result The match was also the 200th ODI for Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga as well 5 On 20 August 2017 Lasith Malinga played his 200th ODI match for Sri Lanka against India See also EditList of Test cricket grounds List of international cricket grounds in Sri LankaReferences Edit Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Sri Lanka Cricket Grounds ESPN Cricinfo Content cricinfo com Retrieved on 2013 12 23 SLC to upgrade Dambulla floodlights espncricinfo Retrieved 26 August 2016 Stand in captain retiring star in focus as teams scrap for lead espncricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2016 Ground Records and Statistics Statistical Overview ODI How Stat Retrieved 31 August 2017 Rangiri Dambulla Stadium ODI matches cricinfo com Retrieved 20 November 2012 External links EditUpcoming matches at Dambulla Cricinfo profile on Dambulla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium amp oldid 1126781733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
