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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium is a cricket
stadium
in Hambantota
, Sri Lanka
. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup
and hosted two matches, the first being Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20th February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 34,300 people. The stadium will be expanded to 60,000 seats to host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
and the ceremonies and archery competition if Hambantota's bid
for the 2018 Commonwealth Games
are successful.
On 21 September 2011, it was announced that Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium will host three 2012 ICC World Twenty20
matches.
will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
. Three matches are due to play in Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium. Other matches will be played in R. Premadasa Stadium
and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Hambantota
Hambantota
Hambantota is a coastal city in the south of Sri Lanka. It is the capital of the Hambantota District...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
and hosted two matches, the first being Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20th February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 34,300 people. The stadium will be expanded to 60,000 seats to host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
2012 ICC World Twenty20
-Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:The Super 8s stage consists of the top two teams from each group of the group stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups 1 and 2. Group 1 will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D...
and the ceremonies and archery competition if Hambantota's bid
Hambantota bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Hambantota 2018 was an unsuccessful bid to stage the 2018 Commonwealth Games by the city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The bidding race was won by the Gold Coast 2018 bid after a 43-27 vote by the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly on 11 November 2011 in Saint Kitts.On March 31, 2010,...
for the 2018 Commonwealth Games
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event that will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia between 4 to 15 April 2018...
are successful.
History
The following 2011 Cricket World Cup matches was held in Hambantota International Cricket Stadium in February, 2011. The first official international match was between Sri Lanka and Canada on 20 February, 2011, which Sri Lanka won by 210 runs. A total of two matches were played at the venue during the World Cup.On 21 September 2011, it was announced that Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium will host three 2012 ICC World Twenty20
2012 ICC World Twenty20
-Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:The Super 8s stage consists of the top two teams from each group of the group stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups 1 and 2. Group 1 will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D...
matches.
Records
- Highest score of 332/7 by Sri Lanka v Canada in ODIs.
- Lasith Malinga and Shahid Afridi have taken each five wicket hauls.
- Doug Bollinger has most wickets at this venue (7)
- Curator is Ravi Dissanayake and the Venue Manager is Colonel Shanaka Ratnayake who had been there from the beginning of the stadium. Once you enter into the media box the photo collection shows the history.
World Cup Cricket
In 2011, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium hosted two successful world cup matches.2011 Cricket World Cup
ICC World Twenty20
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20
2012 ICC World Twenty20
-Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Super 8s:The Super 8s stage consists of the top two teams from each group of the group stage. The teams are split into two groups, Groups 1 and 2. Group 1 will consist of the top seed from Groups A and C, and the second seed of groups B and D...
. Three matches are due to play in Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium. Other matches will be played in R. Premadasa Stadium
R. Premadasa Stadium
R. Premadasa Stadium is a cricket stadium situated on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, prior to June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues in which the Sri Lankan cricket team play...
and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
-ICC World Twenty20:Sri Lanka will host the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Nine matches are due to play in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Other matches will be played in R...
.