Asgiriya Stadium

Asgiriya Stadium in numbers

Asgiriya Stadium, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, has staged 21 Tests and 6 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in 1983, and the most recent international here was in 2007.

Of the 21 Tests played at Asgiriya Stadium, 5 were drawn (24%), 8 won by the side batting first and 8 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. Sri Lanka have played 21 of those Tests and won 7, lost 9 and drawn or tied 5, a win rate of 33%. The most frequent visitors have been Pakistan (4) and Australia (3). The average first-innings total was 300 in the 1980s (3 Tests) and 259 in the 2000s (13 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 13 Tests, against 4 in the 1980s. Kumar Sangakkara has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,126 in 22 innings with 3 hundreds, and Muthiah Muralidaran has taken the most wickets, 117 in 14 Tests. The highest total is Australia's 514 for 4 in 1983; the lowest completed innings Sri Lanka's 71 in 1994; the highest individual score Marvan Atapattu's 223 against Zimbabwe in 1998; the best bowling Muthiah Muralidaran's 9 for 51 in 2002. The heaviest defeat was Bangladesh's, by an innings and 193 runs against Sri Lanka in 2007.

Of the 6 ODIs played at Asgiriya Stadium, sides batting first have won 1 and chasing sides 4; 1 produced no result. Sri Lanka have played 5 of those ODIs and won 3, lost 1 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 60%. Aravinda de Silva has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 168 in 3 innings with 1 hundred, and Muthiah Muralidaran has taken the most wickets, 6 in 3 ODIs. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 398 for 5 in 1996; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 154 in 2001; the highest individual score Aravinda de Silva's 145 against Kenya in 1996; the best bowling Darrel Brown's 3 for 21 in 2001. The widest margin by runs was Sri Lanka's 144-run win over Kenya in 1996.

Tests at Asgiriya Stadium

21 Tests, 1983 to 2007. The first was Australia v Sri Lanka on 22 April 1983: Australia won by an innings and 38 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Asgiriya Stadium

6 ODIs, 1986 to 2001. The first was Sri Lanka v Pakistan on 2 March 1986: Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• Sri Lanka v England (Test, 1 December 2007): Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
• Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Test, 11 July 2007): Sri Lanka won by an innings and 193 runs
• Sri Lanka v Pakistan (Test, 3 April 2006): Pakistan won by 8 wickets
• Sri Lanka v West Indies (Test, 22 July 2005): Sri Lanka won by 240 runs
• Australia v Sri Lanka (Test, 16 March 2004): Australia won by 27 runs
• Sri Lanka v England (Test, 10 December 2003): Match drawn
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Test, 3 May 2003): Match drawn
• Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (Test, 4 January 2002): Sri Lanka won by an innings and 94 runs
• Zimbabwe v West Indies (ODI, 16 December 2001): West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
• West Indies v Sri Lanka (ODI, 15 December 2001): Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)