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R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo

R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo
Location	Colombo
Establishment	1986
Capacity	35,000
Owner	Sri Lanka Cricket
Tenants	Sri Lanka Cricket Team
First Test	28 Aug 1992, SL v AUS
Last Test	12 Sep 2005, SL v BAN
First ODI	9 Mar 1986, SL v PAK
Last ODI	8 Feb 2009, SL v IND

         Established in 1986, the venue, named after former Sri Lanka president Ranasinghe Premadasa, was earlier named Khettarama Stadium. It is the biggest stadium in the country and was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to the stadium.

       The 35,000-seater venue hosted its first official match with the ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played on April 1986. The first Test was played between Sri Lanka and Australia in September 1992.

       A new training centre was developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Academy which started in 2003