| Ground information | |
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| Location | Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province |
| 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 |
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| International information | |
| First Test | 1 December 2010: Sri Lanka v West Indies |
| Last Test | 7 September 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia |
| First ODI | 8 March[1] 2011: Pakistan v New Zealand |
| Last ODI | 10 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia |
| First T20I | 6 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia |
| Last T20I | 8 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia |
| Domestic team information | |
| Kandurata cricket team (2009 – present) | |
| As of 8 September 2011 Source: Cricinfo |
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Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS), also known as Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium, is 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, a Kandy native.[2]
The stadium was declared opened on November 27, 2009.[3] Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium became the 104th Test venue in the world in December 2010.[4] The first Test was played between Sri Lanka and the West Indies from 1–5 December. The stadium is Sri Lanka's eighth Test venue.
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The stadium is located about a half-hour drive from Kandy.[5] The Pallekele stadium is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Cricket and is set to displace the Asgiriya Stadium, which has hosted Tests from 1983 to 2007, as the international venue of choice around Kandy. The stadium was built by the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka along the lines of SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa.
Facts about the Pallekele Cricket Stadium:[6]
The stadium has been built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup along with Hambantota International Cricket Stadium. The first Test Cricket match scheduled be played at the stadium will be between Sri Lanka and the West Indies from December 1 to December 5, 2010. The first One Day International match at the venue was played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 8 March 2011. Pallekele is also the host for the Kandurata cricket team.[7][8][9]
On 21 September 2011, it was announced that Pallekele International Cricket stadium will host nine 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches.[10]
The following 2011 Cricket World Cup matches were played in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in the month of March, 2011. The first official international match was between Pakistan and New Zealand on 8 March 2011.[1] A total of three matches were played at the venue during the 2011 World Cup.
| 8 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard |
Pakistan 192/10 (41.4 overs) |
v | New Zealand 302/7 (50 overs) |
New Zealand won by 110 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Ross Taylor (NZ) |
| Abdul Razzaq 62 (74) Tim Southee 3/25 (8 overs) |
Ross Taylor 131* (124) Umar Gul 3/32 (10 overs) |
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| 10 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 327/6 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 188/10 (39 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 144 (131) Chris Mpofu 4/62 (7 overs) |
Brendan Taylor 80 (72) Tillakaratne Dilshan 4/4 (3 overs) |
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| 14 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 151/10 (39.4 overs) |
v | Pakistan 164/3 (34.1 /38 overs) |
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (D/L). Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Tony Hill and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Umar Gul (Pak) |
| Craig Ervine 52 (82) Umar Gul 3/36 (7.4 overs) |
Asad Shafiq* 78 (97) Ray Price 2/21 (8 overs) |
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Sri Lanka will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Nine matches are due to play in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Other matches will be played in R. Premadasa Stadium and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium
| 21 September 2012 (D/N) | New Zealand |
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| 23 September 2012 (D/N) | Pakistan |
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