De Soysa Stadium
| Moratuwa Stadium, Tyronne Fernando Stadium | |||
Interactive map of De Soysa International Cricket Stadium | |||
| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Moratuwa, Western Province | ||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Coordinates | 6°47′41″N 79°53′19″E / 6.7948°N 79.8887°E | ||
| Establishment | 1952 | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Owner | Moratuwa Sports Club | ||
| Operator | Sri Lanka Cricket | ||
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| Press Box End Katubadda End | |||
| International information | |||
| First Test | 8–13 September 1992: Sri Lanka v Australia | ||
| Last Test | 8–13 December 1993: Sri Lanka v West Indies | ||
| First ODI | 31 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ||
| Last ODI | 14 August 1993: Sri Lanka v India | ||
| First WODI | 25 March 1999: Sri Lanka v Netherlands | ||
| Last WODI | 30 January 2002: Sri Lanka v Pakistan | ||
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| As of 2 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |||
De Soysa Cricket Stadium (formerly known as Tyronne Fernando Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Moratuwa, in southwestern Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1992. The ground opened in 1940 and gained Test status in 1979. Moratuwa, located just thirteen kilometres (8 mi) south of Colombo, is renowned for its carpentry, cricket and its philanthropists. Indeed, it was the most famous of these families that initiated the development of De Soysa Park Stadium, when they donated the 20,000 m2 (5 acres) plot of land to the Urban Council in 1940, to develop the Sports Complex. An additional 0.81 ha (2 acres) were sold below its market value by another member of the family. The ground was named De Soysa Park and subsequently used mainly for Moratuwa Sports Club (MSC) and school competitions.