Sri LankaTest and ODI ground2010 to 2025
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium records at a glance
At Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the highest Test team total is 648/8 by Sri Lanka in 2021; the highest individual score is 244 by Dimuth Karunaratne in 2021; the highest successful chase is 382/3 by Pakistan in 2015.
At Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the highest ODI team total is 381/3 by Sri Lanka in 2024; the highest individual score is 210* by Pathum Nissanka in 2024; the highest successful chase is 314/6 by Sri Lanka in 2022.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 648/8 (Sri Lanka, 2021) | 381/3 (Sri Lanka, 2024) |
| Lowest completed total | 117 (Sri Lanka, 2016) | 70 (Zimbabwe, 2022) |
| Highest successful chase | 382/3 (Pakistan, 2015) | 314/6 (Sri Lanka, 2022) |
| Highest individual score | Dimuth Karunaratne 244 (2021) | Pathum Nissanka 210* (2024) |
| Best bowling | Praveen Jayawickrama 6/92 (2021) | Mitchell Johnson 6/31 (2011) |
| Most runs at the ground | Dimuth Karunaratne 713 | Tillakaratne Dilshan 939 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Rangana Herath 20 | Lasith Malinga 24 |
| Average first-innings total | 323 | 248 |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in numbers
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, has staged 9 Tests and 45 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka in 2010, and the most recent international here was in 2025.
In Tests
Of the 9 Tests played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 4 were drawn (44%), 4 won by the side batting first and 1 by the side batting second. Sri Lanka have played 9 of those Tests and won 2, lost 3 and drawn or tied 4, a win rate of 22%.
Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 7 Tests.
Dimuth Karunaratne has made more Test runs here than anyone, 713 in 11 innings with 3 hundreds, and Rangana Herath has taken the most wickets, 20 in 3 Tests.
- Highest total: Sri Lanka's 648 for 8 (2021)
- Lowest completed innings: Sri Lanka's 117 (2016)
- Highest individual score: Dimuth Karunaratne, 244 against Bangladesh (2021)
- Best bowling: Praveen Jayawickrama, 6 for 92 (2021)
- Heaviest defeat: Sri Lanka, by an innings and 171 runs against India (2017)
In one-day internationals
Of the 45 ODIs played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, sides batting first have won 17 and chasing sides 25; 3 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 41 of those ODIs and won 23, lost 16 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 56%. The most frequent visitors have been Afghanistan (6) and Pakistan (6).
The average first-innings total was 246 in the 2010s (24 ODIs) and 251 in the 2020s (21 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 24 ODIs.
Tillakaratne Dilshan has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 939 in 15 innings with 5 hundreds, and Lasith Malinga has taken the most wickets, 24 in 16 ODIs.
- Highest total: Sri Lanka's 381 for 3 (2024)
- Lowest completed innings: Zimbabwe's 70 (2022)
- Highest individual score: Pathum Nissanka, 210 not out against Afghanistan (2024)
- Best bowling: Mitchell Johnson, 6 for 31 (2011)
- Widest win by runs: Sri Lanka, by 184 runs over Zimbabwe (2022)
Tests at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
9 Tests, 2010 to 2021. The first was West Indies v Sri Lanka on 1 December 2010: match drawn.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 | 268 |
| 2020s | 2 | 517 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 11 | 713 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 15 | 413 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka | 7 | 329 | 1 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 8 | 305 | 0 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 4 | 280 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 3 | 20 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | Sri Lanka | 2 | 12 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka | 1 | 11 |
| Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 6 | 10 |
| Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 3 | 8 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 648/8
- Lowest completed total
- 117
- Highest score
- 244 · Dimuth Karunaratne
- Best bowling
- 6/92 · Praveen Jayawickrama
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 171
- Biggest win by runs
- 209 runs
ODIs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
45 ODIs, 2011 to 2025. The first was New Zealand v Pakistan on 8 March 2011: New Zealand won by 110 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24 | 246 |
| 2020s | 21 | 251 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 15 | 939 | 5 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 15 | 818 | 2 |
| Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 25 | 811 | 1 |
| Charith Asalanka | Sri Lanka | 16 | 678 | 0 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 18 | 432 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 16 | 24 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 11 | 22 |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 16 | 18 |
| Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 7 | 15 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 16 | 14 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 381/3
- Lowest completed total
- 70
- Highest score
- 210* · Pathum Nissanka
- Best bowling
- 6/31 · Mitchell Johnson
- Biggest win by runs
- 184 runs
Most recent matches
- Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (ODI, 8 July 2025): Sri Lanka won by 99 runs
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 19 November 2024): No result
- New Zealand v Sri Lanka (ODI, 17 November 2024): Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
- Sri Lanka v West Indies (ODI, 26 October 2024): West Indies won by 8 wickets
- West Indies v Sri Lanka (ODI, 23 October 2024): Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
- West Indies v Sri Lanka (ODI, 20 October 2024): Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
- Afghanistan v Sri Lanka (ODI, 14 February 2024): Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 88 balls remaining)
- Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (ODI, 11 February 2024): Sri Lanka won by 155 runs
- Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (ODI, 9 February 2024): Sri Lanka won by 42 runs
- Nepal v India (ODI, 4 September 2023): India won by 10 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (DLS method)
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 9 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 45 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive