R. Premadasa Stadium

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{{short description|Cricket stadium in Sri Lanka}}
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{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium
| nickname = Khettarama Stadium
| image = Percy, Beloved Sri Lankan cricket fan.jpg
| caption =
| country = [[Sri Lanka]]
| location = [[Colombo]]
| coordinates = {{coord|6|56|22.8|N|79|52|19.3|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| establishment = 1986
| seating_capacity = 35,000<ref name="Cricinfo Profile">{{cite web |title=R.Premadasa Stadium |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59306.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
| owner = [[Sri Lanka Cricket]]
| operator = Sri Lanka Cricket
| end1 = Khettarama End
| end2 = Maligawatte End
| international = true
| firsttestdate = 28 August – 2 September
| firsttestyear = 1992
| firsttesthome = Sri Lanka
| firsttestaway = Australia
| lasttestdate = 14–18 July
| lasttestyear = 2017
| lasttesthome = Sri Lanka
| lasttestaway = Zimbabwe
| firstodidate = 5 April
| firstodiyear = 1986
| firstodihome = Sri Lanka
| firstodiaway = New Zealand
| lastodidate = 17 September
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodihome = Sri Lanka
| lastodiaway = India
| firstt20idate = 10 February
| firstt20iyear = 2009
| firstt20ihome = Sri Lanka
| firstt20iaway = India
| lastt20idate = 8 June
| lastt20iyear = 2022
| lastt20ihome = Sri Lanka
| lastt20iaway = Australia

| firstwodidate = 29 March
| firstwodiyear = 1999
| firstwodihome = Sri Lanka
| firstwodiaway = Netherlands
| lastwodidate = 17 November
| lastwodiyear = 2016
| lastwodihome = Sri Lanka
| lastwodiaway = England
| firstwt20idate = 4 October
| firstwt20iyear = 2012
| firstwt20ihome = England
| firstwt20iaway = New Zealand
| lastwt20idate = 27 September
| lastwt20iyear = 2016
| lastwt20ihome = Sri Lanka
| lastwt20iaway = Australia
| year1 = 1986–present
| club1 = [[Sri Lanka national cricket team]]
| date = 26 August
| year = 2023
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59306.html Cricinfo] <br> [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/25/1707.html CricketArchive]
}}
The '''R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium''' '''(RPS)''' ({{lang-si|ආර්. ප්‍රේමදාස ක්‍රීඩාංගනය}}, {{lang-ta|ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்}}; formerly known as '''Khettarama Stadium''') is a [[cricket]] stadium<ref name="Cricinfo Profile" /> on Khettarama Road, in the [[Maligawatta]] suburb of [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the [[Sri Lanka]]n cricket team play, having hosted more than 100 [[ODI (cricket)| one-day international matches]]. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. It has hosted the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] final between [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]; the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]] final between Sri Lanka and [[India national cricket team|India]] and first semi-final of the [[2011 ICC Cricket World Cup]] between Sri Lanka and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. This was where the highest Test score in history was recorded; 952 by Sri Lanka against India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 1997 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-1997-62338/sri-lanka-vs-india-1st-test-63762/full-scorecard |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref> With capacity exceeding [[Lord's]] in England, the stadium is known as the "home of [[Cricket in Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan cricket]]".

==History==
===Renovation===
The Premadasa Stadium underwent a reconstruction project in preparation for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. The stadium has been undergoing large-scale renovations since 2009. It has had its seating capacity increase from 14,000 to 40,000, the media box accommodating 200 journalists, and other upgrades. The renovations have cost [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] $8 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=In pictures: R. Premadasa Stadium – February 04, 2011|url=http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/92250204/in-pictures-r-premadasa-stadium-february-04-2011|publisher=Island Cricket|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref>

In July 2010, a report filed by the ICC pitch consultant, Andy Atkinson, raised concerns over the condition of the outfield and the pitch claiming he was worried at the slow pace of progress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011/content/story/462279.html|title=Premadasa Stadium still behind schedule – ICC|publisher=Cricinfo|date=7 June 2010 |access-date=11 December 2010}}</ref> Although none of the buildings at the stadium was near completion, the 2nd Test of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka in 2010, was held at the venue in 23–27 November. Sri Lanka Cricket defended choosing the stadium saying that the decision to stage a game was to allow cricketers to acclimatize themselves to the ground ahead of the World Cup games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.bettor.com/Sri-Lanka-board-defends-decision-to-play-at-R-Premadasa-Stadium-a43996|title=Sri Lanka board defends decision to play at R Premadasa Stadium|first=Daniel|last=Smith|access-date=4 December 2010 |publisher=Bettor.com}}</ref> The Test match was staged using temporary seating for spectators in a corner of the stadium as only players' pavilions had permanent arrangements. Since the press box was not completed reporters and commentators facing technical difficulties used a makeshift arrangement.
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File:Block B, RPS Colombo.jpg|Renovated Pavilion B
File:RPS, Colombo.jpg
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The main four public stands were refurbished along with the player dressing room area and the corporate boxes. A VIP car park is at the northern end of the ground.

=== Stadium plan ===
[[File:Stadium plan of R. Premadasa Stadium.gif|right|thumb|Current stands at R. Premadasa.]]
[[File:Percy, Beloved Sri Lankan cricket fan.jpg|thumb|204x204px]]
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File:Floodlighted RPS International Cricket Stadium.jpg
File:Block A, RPS Colombo.jpg
</gallery>

Pavilions A and B are fully equipped with seating in two tiers, lower and higher. Several corporate boxes are built in these two stands. Pavilions C and D are built between the scoreboard in the stadium with a two-tiered seating system. The lower tiers have concrete paving allocated for floor seating and the upper tier includes fully standard seating blocks. The grandstand and top-level block above the player pavilions have enhanced quality seating. Pavilions A and B give a moderate view of the scoreboard while the grandstand not only gives a good view of the scoreboard but also the game and pitch.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}{{NPOV inline|date=September 2023}}

===After renovation===
The R Premadasa Stadium hosted seven successful World Cup matches including a quarter-final and a semi-final. On 10 May 2011 [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] secretary Nishantha Ranatunga confirmed that the first edition of [[2011 Sri Lanka Premier League]]'s matches would play at R Premadasa Stadium. The tournament was later postponed till 2012 due to financial complications and internal regime change at Sri Lanka Cricket.

On 21 September 2011, it was announced that the stadium would host fifteen [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] matches, including the semi-finals and the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/newsdetails.php?newsId=17175_1316627340|title=England to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence against qualifier|access-date=21 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117163120/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/newsdetails.php?newsId=17175_1316627340|archive-date=17 November 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Asia Cup 2023===
The Premdasa Stadium was chosen as one of the four venues to host the matches of the [[2023 Asia Cup]], which [[Sri Lanka]] are co-hosting along with [[Pakistan]]. The stadium will host 5 out of the 6 Super Four matches, while also hosting the tournament final.

==Ground figures==

===International Matches===

===Key===
{{div col}}
* '''P''' Matches Played
* '''H''' Matches Won by Home Side
* '''T''' Matches Won by Touring Side
* '''N''' Matches Won by Neutral Side
*'''D/N/T''' Matches Drawn/No Result/Tied
{{div col end}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"| '''Ground Figures'''
|-
! Format !! P !! H !! T !! N !! D/N/T !! Inaugural Match !! Latest Match
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Test matches<ref>{{cite web| url =http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundStats.asp?GroundCode=033| title =Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – Test cricket| publisher =How Stat| access-date =31 August 2017}}</ref>|| 9 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 28 August 1992 || 14 July 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| One-Day Internationals<ref>{{cite web| url =http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundStats_ODI.asp?GroundCode=033| title =Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – ODI| publisher =How Stat| access-date =31 August 2017}}</ref> || 144 || 78 || 39 || 19 || 8 || 4 April 1986 || 14 September 2023
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Twenty20 Internationals<ref>{{cite web| url =http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Grounds/GroundStats_T20.asp?GroundCode=033| title =Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – T20I| publisher =How Stat| access-date =31 August 2017}}</ref> || 44 || 6 || 22 || 15 || 1 ||| 10 February 2009 || 08 June 2022
|-
| colspan=10 align=center|''{{small|Last updated:11 September 2023}}''
|}

===Test cricket===
*The '''highest Test total of all time''' was recorded at the R Premadasa Stadium is 952/6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997.
*The lowest Test total is 87 by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in 2005.
*[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] scored 340 against India in 1997. This remains the highest score at R Premadasa Stadium.
* The 36 wickets captured by [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] remains the most number of wickets at the R Premadasa stadium.
* The best bowling figures in an innings is 7/89 by [[Rangana Herath]] against Bangladesh in the 2012/13 season.
* [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]'s 9/60 remains the best bowling figures in a match.

===One Day Internationals===
*The highest ODI total is 375/5 by India against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2017.
*[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] has scored 2514 runs which is the highest by a single player at the Premadasa stadium and he held the record for being the highest runs scored in a single cricket ground till January 2018 before [[Tamim Iqbal]] take over it. [[Marvan Atapattu]], [[Aravinda de Silva]], [[Mahela Jayawardene]], [[Kumar Sangakkara]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has scored more than 1000 runs.
*[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] with 75 scalps has captured the most number of wickets at the Premadasa stadium.
*The highest individual score at R Premadasa stadium is 169 by [[Kumar Sangakkara]] against South Africa in the 2013 season.
*R Premedasa stadium became the first in Sri Lanka and fourth in the world to reach 100 ODIs hosted stadium.
*[[Lasith Malinga]] has taken two ODI hat-tricks at this stadium. The first came against Kenya in the 2011 World Cup and the second versus Australia on 22 August 2011

===Twenty20 Internationals===
* The first match played on 10 February 2009 involving Sri Lanka and [[India national cricket team|India]]
* Highest team total at the R. Premadasa Stadium is 215/5 by [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] against [[Sri Lankan national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18547/game/1133819/sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-3rd-match-nidahas-trophy-2017-18/|title=3rd Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 10 2018 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* The lowest total is 80 by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] against [[England national cricket team|England]] on 21 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8604/scorecard/533277/afghanistan-vs-england-6th-match-group-a-icc-world-twenty20-2012-13|title=6th Match, Group A, ICC T20 World Cup 2012|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka has lost 9 of 10 matches played on this ground, which is the worst home ground for Sri Lanka.
* Sri Lanka won the T20I series against India for the first time at this ground in 2021.

==World Cup Cricket==

In [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] and [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] ICC cricket world cups R. Premadasa Stadium hosted nine matches including a quarter-final match and a semi-final match. It has hosted the highest number of cricket World Cup matches in [[Sri Lanka]].

===1996 Cricket World Cup===
{{Main|1996 Cricket World Cup}}

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 17 February 1996
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Sri Lanka won on a forfeit
| report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66411.html scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] and [[Cyril Mitchley]]
| motm =
| rain = Australia forfeited the match due to safety concerns and was in Mumbai at the time of the match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date=26 February 1996
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Sri Lanka won on forfeit
| report = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66412.html scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V.K. Ramaswamy]]
| motm =
| rain = West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.
}}

===2011 Cricket World Cup===
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup}}

;Group matches
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 26 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 277/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 266/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] 83* (91)
| wickets1 = [[Rangana Herath]] 2/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Chamara Silva]] 57 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 4/34 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 11 runs.
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433567.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Shahid Afridi]] (Pak)
| rain = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 142 (43.4 overs)
| score2 = 146/1 (18.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Collins Obuya]] 52 (100)
| wickets1 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 6/38 (7.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Upul Tharanga]] 67 (59)
| wickets2 = [[Elijah Otieno]] 1/26 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433571.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] and [[Shavir Tarapore]]
| motm = [[Lasith Malinga]] (Sri)
| rain = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = [[Lasith Malinga]] took his second ODI hat-trick.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 184 (43 overs)
| score2 = 138 (42.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| runs1 = [[Umar Akmal]] 48 (68)
| wickets1 = [[Harvir Baidwan]] 3/35 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jimmy Hansra]] 43 (75)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 5/23 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 46 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433574.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Nigel Llong]]
| motm = [[Shahid Afridi]] (Pak)
| rain = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 146/3 (32.5 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 73* (102)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Tait]] 1/23 (5 overs)
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned due to rain
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433577.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] and [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]]
| motm = DNA
| rain = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = Due to rain, match abandoned; therefore Sri Lanka and Australia got 1-point each.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 176 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 178/6 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Brad Haddin]] 42 (80)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 3/30 (7.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Asad Shafiq]] 46 (81)
| wickets2 = [[Bret Lee]] 4/28 (8 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433596.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] and [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]]
| motm = [[Umar Akmal]] (Pak)
| rain = Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}

;Quarter-finals
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 26 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 229/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231/0 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Jonathan Trott]] 86 (115)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 2/54 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 108* (115)
| wickets2 = [[Luke Wright]] 0/17 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433603.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] and [[Billy Doctrove]]
| motm = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (Sri)
| rain = England won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = For the first time England lost a World Cup match by 10 wickets.
}}

;Semi-finals
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| score1 = 217 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 220/5 (47.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Scott Styris]] 57 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 3/35 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 73 (93)
| wickets2 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433604.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| Attendance:
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Steve Davis]]
| motm = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (Sri)
| rain = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = This is New Zealand's sixth World Cup semi-final and Sri Lanka's fourth.
}}

==ICC Champions Trophy Cricket==
The [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]] was held in [[Sri Lanka]]. Nine matches were played in R. Premadasa Stadium including the semi-finals and the final. Other matches were played in [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|SSC]].

===2002 ICC Champions Trophy===
{{Main|2002 ICC Champions Trophy}}

;Group matches
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 September 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/|title=ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka - Scorecards and Reports|website=www.cricinfo.com}}</ref>
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 200 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 201/2 (36.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 52 (82)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/29 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 102* (120)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 1/42 (8 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL4/PAK_SL_ICCCT_ODI1_12SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (Sri)
| rain = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 14 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 288/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 274/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Kaif]] 111 (112)
| wickets1 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 4/62 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andy Flower]] 145 (164)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 4/45 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 14 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL2/IND_ZIM_ICCCT_ODI3_14SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Mohammad Kaif]] (Ind)
| rain = India won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 16 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 292/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 86 (29.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 101 (118)
| wickets1 = [[Adeel Raja]] 2/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim de Leede]] 31 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/15 (5.3 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 206 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL4/NL_SL_ICCCT_ODI5_16SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Marvan Atapattu]] (Sri)
| rain = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 298/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 190/9 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 119 (102)
| wickets1 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 4/45 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Heath Streak]] 50* (58)
| wickets2 = [[Ronnie Irani]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 108 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL2/ENG_ZIM_ICCCT_ODI7_18SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Marcus Trescothick]] (Eng)
| rain = England won the toss and elected to bat first.<br>Zimbabwe were fined 2 overs for a slow over rate.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 316/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 140 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 116 (126)
| wickets1 = [[Collins Obuya]] 2/77 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 69 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Benkenstein]] 3/5 (3.5 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 176 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL3/KENYA_RSA_ICCCT_ODI9_20SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
| motm = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] (RSA)
| rain = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 269/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 271/2 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Ian Blackwell]] 82 (68)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 2/49 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 126 (124)
| wickets2 = [[Ian Blackwell]] 1/46 (8 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/POOL2/ENG_IND_ICCCT_ODI11_22SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (Ind)
| rain = England won the toss and elected to bat first.
}}

;Semi-finals
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 261/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 251/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 62 (72)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/43 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 116 (119)
| wickets2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 3/25 (5 overs)
| result = India won by 10 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/IND_RSA_ICCCT_ODI-SEMI1_25SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (Ind)
| rain = India won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = India advanced to the final.
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 27 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 162 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 163/3 (40 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Shane Warne]] 36 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/26 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 51 (113)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/AUS_SL_ICCCT_ODI-SEMI2_27SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Dave Orchard]]
| motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (Sri)
| rain = Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
| notes = Sri Lanka advanced to the final.
}}

;Final
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 September 2002
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 222/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 38/1 (8.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 77 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/44 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 25* (22)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vass]] 1/24 (4.4 overs)
| result = No result
| report =[http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/IND_SL_ICCCT_ODI-FINAL_30SEP2002.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm =
| rain = Match rained out twice.
| notes = India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions
}}

==ICC World Twenty20==
[[Sri Lanka]] hosted the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]]. Fifteen out of twenty-seven matches were played at R. Premadasa Stadium, including the semi-finals and the final. Other matches were played in [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]] and [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium]].

===2012 ICC World Twenty20===
{{Main|2012 ICC World Twenty20}}

;Group matches
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 September 2012
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 123/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 125/3 (15.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 35 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 51 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 1/18 (3 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533273.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 159/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 136 (19.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2004}}
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 50 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Shapoor Zadran]] 2/33 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 31 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 3/19 (3.3 overs)
| result = India won by 23 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533274.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 196/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 80 (17.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2004}}
| runs1 = [[Luke Wright]] 99[[not out|*]] (55)
| wickets1 = [[Izatullah Dawlatzai]] 2/56 (3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gulbodin Naib]] 44 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Samit Patel]] 2/6 (3 overs)
| result = England won by 116 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533277.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Luke Wright]] (Eng)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 191/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 54 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 100/1 (9.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 41* (24)
| wickets2 = [[Fidel Edwards]] 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 17 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L method]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533279.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 23 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 170/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 80 (14.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 55[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Steven Finn]] 2/33 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Craig Kieswetter]] 35 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/12 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 90 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/current/match/533281.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Harbhajan Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 24 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 129/6 (19 overs)
| runs1 = [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] 25 (21)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 2/21 (3 overs)
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533282.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm =
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field
}}

;Super 8s
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 September 2012
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 133/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 136/8 (19.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[JP Duminy]] 48 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Umar Akmal]] 43[[Not out|*]] (41)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Steyn]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533286.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Umar Gul]] (Pak)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|India}}
| score1 = 140/7 (20 overs)
| score2 = 141/1 (14.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|Australia}}
| runs1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 31 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 3/34 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 72 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 1/16 (2 overs)
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533287.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (Sri) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 September 2012
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 146/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Robin Peterson]] 32[[Not out|*]] (19)
| wickets1 = [[Xavier Doherty]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 147/2 (17.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 70 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Morne Morkel]] 1/23 (3 overs)
| result = Australia won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533290.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (Sri Lanka) and [[Ian Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 30 September 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 128 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 28 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 3/22 (3.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score2 = 129/2 (17 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 78[[not out|*]] (61)
| wickets2 = [[Raza Hasan]] 1/22 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533291.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 October 2012
| time = 15:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 149/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 117/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Nasir Jamshed]] 55 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Mitchell Starc]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Hussey]] 54[[Not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Saeed Ajmal]] 3/17 (4 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533294.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Raza Hasan]] (Pak)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 October 2012
| time = 19:30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 152/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 151 (19.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 45 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Robin Peterson]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Francois du Plessis]] 65 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533295.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (Sri) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field
}}

;Semi-finals
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 October 2012
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| score1 = 139/4 (20 overs)
| score2 = 123/7 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 42 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 1/12 (2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 42 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Rangana Herath]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 16 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533296.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
}}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 October 2012
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 205/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 75[[not out|*]] (41)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins (cricketer)|Pat Cummins]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 131 (16.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[George Bailey (cricketer, born 1982)|George Bailey]] 63 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Rampaul]] 3/16 (3.4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 74 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533297.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (Sri)
| motm = [[Chris Gayle]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
}}

;Final
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 October 2012
| time = 19:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 137/6 (20 overs)
| score2 = 101 (18.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| runs1 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 78 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 4/12 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 33 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Narine]] 3/9 (3.4 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 36 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/engine/match/533298.html Scorecard]
| venue = R. Premadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Marlon Samuels]] (West Indies)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:R_Premadasa_Stadium.jpg|At night, with the lights on (before redevelopment)
File:Block C, D of RPS Colombo.jpg|Pavilion C and D, August 2011
File:Floodlights at RPS, Colombo.jpg|Floodlights at the RPS, Colombo
File:Sri Lanka vs Australia cricket game in Colombo.jpg|Australia took on Sri Lanka in two ODIs, August 2011
File:Ground Staff pull the on the covers to protect the ground, August 2011.jpg|Premadasa Stadium being fully covered due to rain
File:SL v Aus interrupted by rain.jpg|Ground fully masked by covers, August 2011
</gallery>

==See also==

* [[List of stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[List of international cricket grounds in Sri Lanka]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/ground/59306.html Cricinfo profile on R. Premadasa Stadium]
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