R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium

Known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket", the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium - which used to be known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium - in Colombo is one of the country's most-used cricket grounds for Tests, ODIs, T20s and more. 

Named after Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was Sri Lanka's prime minister and president, the ground opened in 1986 and has hosted more than 100 One Day International matches. 

This is where the highest score in Test cricket history was recorded, with a massive 952 scored by Sri Lanka against India in 1997. 

The great Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 in one of the finest Test innings of the era, while his team-mates Roshan Mahanama and Aravinda de Silva scored 225 and 126 respectively. 

Upgrade work took place here in preparation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, while it was also a key venue used for 2012 ICC World Twenty20 matches, including the final of the competition. 

The 2023 Asia Cup was also largely held at the Colombo cricket ground, when the co-hosts Sri Lanka were beaten by India in the final at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. 

Our R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium pitch report tells you everything you need to know. 

R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

Being the venue for the biggest Test score ever made suggests that Colombo is a batting-friendly pitch. 

The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium pitch report is slightly more complicated, though, with scoring in Twenty20 matches played on the ground tending to be fairly low.

During 2024, the average first innings score in T20s at Colombo was 152.5, which was a very slight rise on the data from Cricmetric for the previous season. 

Winning the toss does not always help matters. Although 50% of teams batting first have won T20s at this cricket ground, chasing teams win 48.2% of games. 

Spinners tend to perform well at Colombo in T20s. Leg-break bowlers have both the best economy rates and the lowest bowling averages here, which is notable for team selections. 

Fast bowlers, on the other hand, have the highest economy rates for T20s played here. 

Kusal Mendis is the top-scoring batter in T20s at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium with nearly 500 runs scored as of January 2025. 

Wanindu Hasaranga was the first bowler to reach 30 wickets in games at the Colombo ground. 

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