Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Interactive map of Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | |||||
| Ground information | |||||
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| Location | Pallekele, Kandy | ||||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Coordinates | 7°16′49″N 80°43′20″E / 7.28028°N 80.72222°E | ||||
| Establishment | 27 November 2009 | ||||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||||
| Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||||
| End names | |||||
| Hunnasgiriya End Rikillagaskada End | |||||
| International information | |||||
| First Test | 1–5 December 2010: Sri Lanka v West Indies | ||||
| Last Test | 29 April–3 May 2021: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | ||||
| First ODI | 8 March 2011: New Zealand v Pakistan | ||||
| Last ODI | 8 July 2025: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | ||||
| First T20I | 6 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||||
| Last T20I | 24 February 2026: England v Pakistan | ||||
| First WODI | 1 July 2022: Sri Lanka v India | ||||
| Last WODI | 7 July 2022: Sri Lanka v India | ||||
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| As of 31 January 2026 Source: Cricinfo | |||||
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Sinhala: පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானம்) is a cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Kandy along the A26 highway. It is owned by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board and has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium opened on 27 November 2009 and became the 104th ground to host Test cricket in December 2010.