Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

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Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is a major international cricket venue near Kandy, Sri Lanka, known for hosting Test, One Day International, and T20 International matches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket stadium
sports venue
alsoKnownAs Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium NERFINISHED
Pallekele Stadium NERFINISHED
capacity about 35,000
cityServed Kandy NERFINISHED
climateInfluence tropical climate
constructionCompleted 2009
country Sri Lanka
designedFor international cricket
firstODIDate 8 March 2011
firstODITeams Canada NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
firstT20IDate 1 June 2010
firstT20ITeams New Zealand NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
firstTestDate 1 December 2010
firstTestTeams Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
West Indies NERFINISHED
floodlights yes
governingBody International Cricket Council (for international matches) NERFINISHED
hasFeature media centre
pavilion
practice facilities
homeGroundOf Kandy-based domestic teams
homeTeam Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED
hostedTournament 2011 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
2012 ICC World Twenty20 NERFINISHED
Asia Cup matches
locatedIn Pallekele NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kandy NERFINISHED
namedAfter Muttiah Muralitharan NERFINISHED
opened 2009
December 2009
operatedBy Sri Lanka Cricket NERFINISHED
ownedBy Sri Lanka Cricket NERFINISHED
partOf 2011 Cricket World Cup venues NERFINISHED
pitchType generally batting-friendly
province Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
regionServed Central Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
sport cricket
status active venue
surface grass
usedFor One Day International cricket
Test cricket
Twenty20 International cricket
domestic cricket

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Sri Lanka Cricket governsVenue Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sri Lanka national cricket team homeStadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium