One of the newest cricket stadiums in Sri Lanka and the newest in the city of Kandy. The stadium has been renamed as the Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium. In July 2010, The Central Provincial Council in Kandy unanimously made the renaming decision to honor the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan.[2] The stadium was declared opened on November 27, 2009. Ground info
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Location Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province
Coordinates 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″E / 7.28028°N 80.72222°E / 7.28028; 80.72222Coordinates: 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″E / 7.28028°N 80.72222°E / 7.28028; 80.72222
Establishment November 27, 2009
Capacity 35,000
Owner Sri Lanka Cricket
Operator Sri Lanka Cricket
Tenants Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament
Inter-Provincial Twenty20
2011 Cricket World Cup
End names
Hunnasgiriya End
Rikillagaskada End
International information
First Test December 1 2010: Sri Lanka v West Indies
First ODI 8 March[1] 2011: Pakistan v New Zealand
Facts about the Pallekele Cricket Stadium
* Length of the stadium: 243 meters
* Width of the stadium: 189 meters
* Height of the stadium: 22 meters
* Radius of the round from the boundary line: 100 meters
* Length of the pitch: 90 meters
* Width of the pitch: 10 meters
* Outfield of the ground would be covered with Australian synthetic grass
* Infield of the ground would be covered with Blue grass