Stadium facts

City/Town: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 35,000
Established: 2009
End names: Thanamalwila End, Sooriyawewa End
Home Team: Tamil Nadu
Local time: June 20, 2013, 3:43 pm IST

Stadium records and statistics

Only ODI Matches have been played here
First ODI: India v Sri Lanka - Sep 26, 1982
Last ODI: India v New Zealand - Dec 7, 2010
Highest total: Sri Lanka (347/2) vs Canada, Feb 20, 2011
Most runs: 100- DPMD Jayawardene, Sri Lanka (20 Feb 2011)
Most wickets: 10 wickets - KMDN Kulasekara, Sri Lanka (20 Feb2011)

Stadium profile

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium is a new cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup and will host two matches, the first was Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20th February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people..
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