Asia Cup 2023: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kandy ODI Stats and Records

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Asia Cup 2023, a 50-over tournament featuring teams from the Asian continent, will start on Wednesday (August 30) with Pakistan vs Nepal in the opener at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, Pakistan.

The action will then shift to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which will host three matches in the group stage, starting with Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka on August 31 followed by the much anticipated India vs Pakistan clash on September 2.

Two days later, the venue in Kandy will host it's final match of the Asia Cup 2023, when India take on Nepal in Group A clash on September 4 before the action shifts to Lahore and Colombo as Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-host the 50-over tournament in hybrid mode.

While Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host just three matches in Asia Cup 2023, the venue has previously hosted 36 One Day Internationals, 23 T20Is and 9 Tests so far.

The most recent ODI hosted at the venue was between a 3-match series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in November 2022. Before that the venue played hosts to Australia and Zimbabwe in five ODIs.

India has a great record at the venue, winning all three matches, while Pakistan has won 2 of 5 matches, and Sri Lanka has won just 15 of their 31 matches, whereas Bangladesh has won their only match at the venue. Here is a look the stats and record at the venue so far:

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Details

Founded: 2009

Seating Capacity: 35,000

Ends: Hunnasgiriya End & Rikillagaskada End

Internationals Hosted: 9 Tests, 23 T20Is and 36 ODIs

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium ODI Stats and Records

Matches: 36

Sri Lanka Won: 16

Visiting Team Won: 15

Neutral Team Won: 3

No Result: 2

Won Batting First: 14

Won Chasing: 20

Highest Total: 363/7 by South Africa vs Sri Lanka in 2018

Highest Successful Chase: 314/6 in 49.4 overs by Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan in 2022

Average First Innings Score: 245

Lowest Total: 70 All Out by Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka in 2022

Lowest Total Defended: 220/9 by Sri Lanka vs Australia in 2022

Highest Score: Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) - 162 off 138 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2022

Best Bowling Innings: Mitchell Johnson (Australia) - 6 for 31 in 10 overs vs Sri Lanka in 2011

Most Runs: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 939 runs in 15 innings

Most Wickets: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - 24 wickets in 16 matches

Total Sixes: 220 sixes

Most Sixes: Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) - 16 sixes

Total Fours: 1447 fours

Most Fours: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 107 fours

Total Fifties: 84 Fifties

Most 50s: Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) - 4 fifties

Total 100s: 18 Hundreds

Most 100s: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 5 Hundreds

Highest Partnership: 282 by Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) vs Zimbabwe in 2011

Most Dismissals: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 24 Dismissals (21 catches & 3 stumpings)

Most Stumpings (Wicketkeeper): Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) & Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) - 3 stumpings

Most Catches (Wicketkeeper): Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 21 catches

Most Catches (Fielder): Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) & Thisira Perera - 7 catches each

Sri Lanka ODI Record in Kandy

Matches: 32

Won: 16

Lost: 15

No Result: 1

Won Batting First: 8

Won Chasing: 8

Highest Total: 327

Lowest Total: 167

India ODI Record in Kandy

Matches: 5

Won: 4

Lost: 0

No Result: 1

Won Batting First: 1

Won Chasing: 3

Highest Total: 294

Lowest Total: 266

Pakistan ODI Record in Kandy

Matches: 6

Won: 2

Lost: 3

No Result: 1

Won Batting First: 0

Won Chasing: 2

Highest Total: 287

Lowest Total: 192

Bangladesh ODI Record in Kandy

Matches: 2

Won: 1

Lost: 1

Won Batting First: 0

Won Chasing: 1

Highest Total: 184 (Rain Reduced Overs To 27)

Lowest Total: 164