Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium

Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය
பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம்

P. Sara, Colombo Oval
Ground information
Location	Borella, Colombo
Coordinates	6°55′08″N 79°53′02″E / 6.91889°N 79.88389°E / 6.91889; 79.88389
Establishment	1945
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Operator	Sri Lanka Cricket
Tenants	Sri Lanka Cricket
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International information
First Test	17–21 February 1982:  Sri Lanka v  England
Last Test	22–26 August 2019:  Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
First ODI	13 April 1983:  Sri Lanka v  Australia
Last ODI	20 July 2007:  Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh
First T20I	1 February 2010:  Afghanistan v  Ireland
Last T20I	24 November 2014:  Hong Kong v    Nepal
First WODI	20 January 2002:  Sri Lanka v  Pakistan
Last WODI	29 April 2023:  Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh
First WT20I	24 March 2019:  Sri Lanka v  England
Last WT20I	12 July 2023:  Sri Lanka v  New Zealand
Team information
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club (1945–present) Sri Lanka national cricket team (1982–present)
As of 12 May 2023 Source: Cricinfo CricketArchive

Pakiasothy 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.