Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், Sinhala: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය) Colombo Oval or P. Sara or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket.[1][2][3] The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. The P.Sara Oval hosts one Test match per year in Sri Lanka's summer Test calendar, but lost out to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011 to host Sri Lanka v Australia Tests.

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය
பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம்
P. Sara, Colombo Oval
Ground information
LocationBorella, Colombo
Coordinates6°55′08″N 79°53′02″E
Establishment1945
Capacity15,000
OwnerTamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
OperatorSri Lanka Cricket
TenantsSri Lanka Cricket
End names
Air Force Flats End
Press Box End
International information
First Test17–21 February 1982:
 Sri Lanka v  England
Last Test22–26 August 2019:
 Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
First ODI13 April 1983:
 Sri Lanka v  Australia
Last ODI20 July 2007:
 Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh
First T20I1 February 2010:
 Afghanistan v  Ireland
Last T20I24 November 2014:
 Hong Kong v    Nepal
First WODI20 January 2002:
 Sri Lanka v  Pakistan
Last WODI21 February 2017:
 India v  South Africa
First WT20I24 March 2019:
 Sri Lanka v  England
Last WT20I28 March 2019:
 Sri Lanka v  England
Team information
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (1945 – present)
As of 2 September 2020
Source: Cricinfo
CricketArchive

History

The P. Saravanamuttu Stadium hosted Sri Lanka's first Test, against England in 1982.[4] Aravinda de Silva, on 3 November 1984, against New Zealand scored 50* runs, took 2 catches and with this effort he made this ground important to Sri Lanka. In 1985, Sri Lanka won their first Test match at this ground, against India. It is a relatively small ground, half surrounded by lower-level stands and half by grass banks. The most famous feature is the ivy-covered scoreboard and in 1948 Don Bradman brought his Australian side to the ground en route to England. P Sara Oval is the only Asian ground where he played.

The ground had regularly hosted international matches until 1994, but that was followed by an eight-year lull. In 2002, the ground was used as neutral soil for an Australia vs Pakistan Test Series. The stadium has hosted 15 Test matches, 12 ODIs and one T20I.

Ground figures

Key
  • 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
Ground Figures
FormatPHTND/N/TInaugural Match
Test matches[5]22981417 February 1982
One-Day Internationals[6]12820213 April 1983
Twenty20 Internationals[7]220201 February 2010

Updated 27 August 2019

Records
  • Stephen Fleming (274 not out) holds the record for highest Test score at this ground.
  • Best bowling figures by Shane Warne,7/94 Australia vs Pakistan in 2002.

See also

References
  1. Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 181.
  2. "He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 May 2000.
  3. Billimoria, Marc (13 August 2004). "The Saravanamuttu Prize at S. Thomas' College". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  4. "Test venues in Sri Lanka: The Oldies". The Papare. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. "Ground Records and Statistics - Statistical Overview - Test cricket". How Stat. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Ground Records and Statistics - Statistical Overview - ODI". How Stat. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "Ground Records and Statistics - Statistical Overview - T20I". How Stat. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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