R.Premadasa Stadium
Alternate: RPS, ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, Khettarama Stadium
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Established
1986 (38 years old)
Capacity
38,000
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Country
Sri Lanka
Location
Colombo
Timezone
5.5
Coordinates
6.939667, 79.872028
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The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium (RPS) (Sinhala: ආර්. ප්රේමදාස ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; formerly known as Khettarama Stadium) is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 100 one-day international matches. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 38,000 spectators. It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies; the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi-final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This was where the highest Test score in history was recorded; 952 by Sri Lanka against India. With capacity exceeding Lord's in England, the stadium is known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket".
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