Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in numbers

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has staged 45 Tests and 61 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between England and Sri Lanka in 1982, and the most recent international here was in 2024.

Of the 45 Tests played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 14 were drawn (31%), 16 won by the side batting first and 15 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 45 of those Tests and won 21, lost 10 and drawn or tied 14, a win rate of 47%. The most frequent visitors have been India (9) and Pakistan (7). The average first-innings total was 307 in the 1990s (12 Tests) and 421 in the 2010s (10 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 19 Tests, against 12 in the 1990s. Mahela Jayawardene has made more Test runs here than anyone, 2,921 in 42 innings with 11 hundreds, and Muthiah Muralidaran has taken the most wickets, 166 in 24 Tests. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 756 for 5 in 2006; the lowest completed innings Sri Lanka's 81 in 2001; the highest individual score Mahela Jayawardene's 374 against South Africa in 2006; the best bowling Rangana Herath's 9 for 127 in 2014. The heaviest defeat was India's, by an innings and 239 runs against Sri Lanka in 2008.

Of the 61 ODIs played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, sides batting first have won 23 and chasing sides 31; 7 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. Sri Lanka have played 40 of those ODIs and won 24, lost 11 and tied or had no result in 5, a win rate of 60%. The most frequent visitors have been India (16) and Pakistan (13). The average first-innings total was 198 in the 1980s (9 ODIs) and 251 in the 2010s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 25 ODIs, against 22 in the 1990s. Sanath Jayasuriya has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 730 in 24 innings with 2 hundreds, and Sanath Jayasuriya has taken the most wickets, 25 in 20 ODIs. The highest total is Pakistan's 343 for 5 in 2004; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 38 in 2001; the highest individual score Younis Khan's 144 against Hong Kong in 2004; the best bowling Chaminda Vaas's 8 for 19 in 2001. The widest margin by runs was Pakistan's 173-run win over Hong Kong in 2004. The closest finish: Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (2020).

Tests at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

45 Tests, 1984 to 2024. The first was Sri Lanka v New Zealand on 16 March 1984: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

61 ODIs, 1982 to 2020. The first was England v Sri Lanka on 13 February 1982: England won by 5 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 5 balls remaining) (2020)

Most recent matches

• Afghanistan v Sri Lanka (Test, 2 February 2024): Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
• Sri Lanka v Pakistan (Test, 24 July 2023): Pakistan won by an innings and 222 runs
• West Indies v Sri Lanka (ODI, 22 February 2020): Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 5 balls remaining)
• England v Sri Lanka (Test, 23 November 2018): England won by 42 runs
• Sri Lanka v South Africa (Test, 20 July 2018): Sri Lanka won by 199 runs
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 3 August 2017): India won by an innings and 53 runs
• Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (ODI, 1 April 2017): Sri Lanka won by 70 runs
• Sri Lanka v Australia (Test, 13 August 2016): Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
• India v Sri Lanka (Test, 28 August 2015): India won by 117 runs
• Sri Lanka v Pakistan (Test, 14 August 2014): Sri Lanka won by 105 runs