000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control...

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து,Sinhala: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු; 26 October 1892 – 28 May 1950; also known as P. Sara) was a Ceylonese...

Asgiriya became Sri Lanka's the second Test venue, after the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, when it hosted Greg Chappell’s Australian cricket team in...

The Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium is a cricket stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It hosted Sri Lanka's first test match in 1982. The venue is the home...

India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 272 Test...

June 2018. "Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019. "Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium:Test Matches"...

awarded Test Match status. The inaugural Test was played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in February 1982 against England but Sri Lanka...

March 2016. "Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014. "Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium :T20I Internationals"...

grounds and pavilion named the Colombo Oval, later renamed the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in honour of its Club stalwart for his tireless efforts in...

defeat by an innings and 153 runs. In the second Test, at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Steyn took his second five-wicket haul in Tests...