P. Sara Oval, Colombo

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P. Sara Oval in Colombo is a historic cricket ground in Sri Lanka renowned for hosting international Test matches.

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P. Sara Oval, Colombo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricket ground ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
stadium ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
countryCode LKA ⓘ
established 1946 ⓘ
firstTestDate 1982-02-17 ⓘ
firstTestTeams England ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
governingBody Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club ⓘ
hasEndName Scoreboard End ⓘ
Tennis Court End ⓘ
hasFloodlights no ⓘ
hasPavilion yes ⓘ
hasScoreboard yes ⓘ
hasSeating terraced stands ⓘ
historicStatus one of the oldest cricket grounds in Sri Lanka ⓘ
homeGroundOf Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club ⓘ
hostedMatchType List A cricket ⓘ
One Day International cricket ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ
Twenty20 cricket ⓘ
first-class cricket ⓘ
locatedIn Colombo ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood Wanathamulla, Colombo ⓘ
namedAfter Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu ⓘ
namedForRoleOfNamesake Sri Lankan civil servant ⓘ
cricket administrator ⓘ
notableFor hosting Sri Lanka’s first-ever home Test match ⓘ
opened 1946 ⓘ
primaryUse cricket ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
shortName P Sara Oval ⓘ
sport cricket ⓘ
surface grass ⓘ
tenant Sri Lanka national cricket team ⓘ
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club ⓘ
usedFor domestic cricket tournaments in Sri Lanka ⓘ
international cricket matches ⓘ

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Sri Lanka national cricket team → testDebutVenue → P. Sara Oval, Colombo ⓘ