P Saravanamuttu Stadium

P Saravanamuttu Stadium in numbers

P Saravanamuttu Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has staged 22 Tests and 12 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Sri Lanka and England in 1982, and the most recent international here was in 2019. The scorecards know it by 2 names: P Saravanamuttu Stadium (1982 to 2008) and P Sara Oval (2009 to 2019).

Of the 22 Tests played at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 4 were drawn (18%), 7 won by the side batting first and 11 by the side batting second. Only 39% of decided Tests have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Sri Lanka have played 21 of those Tests and won 9, lost 8 and drawn or tied 4, a win rate of 43%. The most frequent visitors have been India (5) and Pakistan (5). The average first-innings total was 295 in the 1980s (3 Tests) and 303 in the 2010s (8 Tests), peaking at 352 in the 1990s. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 Tests, against 8 in the 2010s. Kumar Sangakkara has made more Test runs here than anyone, 905 in 20 innings with 2 hundreds, and Muthiah Muralidaran has taken the most wickets, 52 in 9 Tests. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 541 for 9 in 2002; the lowest completed innings Bangladesh's 62 in 2007; the highest individual score Stephen Fleming's 274 not out against Sri Lanka in 2003; the best bowling Shane Warne's 7 for 94 in 2002. The heaviest defeat was Bangladesh's, by an innings and 196 runs against Sri Lanka in 2002. The closest finish: Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (2006).

Of the 12 ODIs played at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, sides batting first have won 4 and chasing sides 6; 2 produced no result. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. Sri Lanka have played 12 of those ODIs and won 8, lost 2 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 67%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (4) and New Zealand (3). The average first-innings total was 187 in the 1980s (7 ODIs) and 215 in the 1990s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 7 ODIs, against 4 in the 1990s. Aravinda de Silva has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 278 in 9 innings with 1 hundred, and Arjuna Ranatunga has taken the most wickets, 10 in 11 ODIs. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 251 for 6 in 1992; the lowest completed innings Sri Lanka's 115 in 1984; the highest individual score Aravinda de Silva's 105 against Australia in 1992; the best bowling Dilhara Fernando's 4 for 24 in 2007.

Tests at P Saravanamuttu Stadium

22 Tests, 1982 to 2019. The first was Sri Lanka v England on 17 February 1982: England won by 7 wickets.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (2006)

ODIs at P Saravanamuttu Stadium

12 ODIs, 1983 to 2007. The first was Australia v Sri Lanka on 13 April 1983: Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 22 August 2019): New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
• Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Test, 15 March 2017): Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
• Sri Lanka v West Indies (Test, 22 October 2015): Sri Lanka won by 72 runs
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 20 August 2015): India won by 278 runs
• Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Test, 25 June 2015): Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Test, 25 November 2012): New Zealand won by 167 runs
• Sri Lanka v England (Test, 3 April 2012): England won by 8 wickets
• Sri Lanka v India (Test, 3 August 2010): India won by 5 wickets
• Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Test, 12 July 2009): Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 8 August 2008): Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Names in the scorecards

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