Galle International Stadium
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Galle International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near the Galle Fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean.
The ground hosted its first first-class match on 29 February 1984. Test cricket was first played on the ground on 3 June 1998. The ground favours spin bowling, and Sri Lanka have won six of the 11 Tests played here. Australia's Shane Warne took his record-breaking 500th Test wicket here in March 2004.
The ground was devastated by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Sri Lanka Cricket have announced that they plan to rebuild the ground by August 2006, in time for South Africa's tour then[1]; the cost may be as high as $4 million.
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- ^ Galle may host South Africa Test from Cricinfo
