Ground information
Location Pallekele, Kandy District, Central ProvinceCoordinates 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″ECoordinates: 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″E
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 EndRikillagaskada End
International information
First Test December 1 2010: Sri Lanka v West IndiesFirst ODI 8 March 2011: Pakistan v New Zealand
ABOUT
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.[1] The stadium was declared opened on November 27, 2009.he stadium is located about a half-hour drive from Kandy.[3] 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 and is designed along the lines of SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa.
It 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 will be played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 8 March 2011. Pallekele is also the host for the Kandurata cricket team.
