The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy is set to be one of the venues for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, check out its ODI stats and records, stadium details, weather, and pitch report below
The Asia Cup 2023 is a 50-over tournament featuring six teams from across the Asian continent.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kandy pitch report today, weather, ODI records, capacity, average score Asia Cup 2023
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy (Sri Lanka) Getting Ready for the #INDvsPAK match in Asia Cup 2023 . pic.twitter.com/leJH7I9WJV
— Baljeet (@Motera_Stadium) August 28, 2023
A few of you seem to have answered it correctly. It is the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium ๐๏ธ pic.twitter.com/BM7hCTNeiX
— ICC (@ICC) May 25, 2020
The Asia Cup will begin on Wednesday, August 30, with the Pakistan vs Nepal clash at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Asia Cup 2023 matches
Given below are the matches set to take place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium during the Asia Cup 2023:
| Fixture | Date | Stage |
| Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | August 31 | Group stage |
| India vs Pakistan | September 2 | Group stage |
| India vs Nepal | September 4 | Group stage |
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium pitch report
The pitches at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, generally favors teams batting first. However, the spinners also get some advantage during the second innings. Teams who get the chance should choose to bat first. The last ODI match at this venue was a 3-match series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan back in November 2022.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium details
- Year established – 2009
- Total seating capacity – 35,000
- Ends – Hunnasgiriya End & Rikillagaskada End
- Internationals matches hosted so far – 9 Tests, 23 T20Is and 33 ODIs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium ODI Stats and Records
| Stats | Records |
| Matches | 33 |
| Sri Lanka Won | 15 |
| Visiting Team Won | 15 |
| Neutral Team Won | 2 |
| No Result | 1 |
| Won Batting First | 14 |
| Won Chasing | 18 |
| Highest match 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 | 248 |
| Lowest match 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 by a single player | Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) – 162 off 138 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2022 |
| Best Bowling Innings by a single player | 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 by a single player | Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) – 24 wickets in 16 matches |
| Total Sixes | 206 sixes |
| Most Sixes by a single player | Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) – 16 sixes |
| Total Fours | 1363 fours |
| Most Fours by a single player | Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) – 107 fours |
| Total Fifties | 78 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
| Stats | Record |
| Matches | 31 |
| Won | 15 |
| Lost | 15 |
| No Result | 1 |
| Won Batting First | 8 |
| Won Chasing | 7 |
| Highest Total | 327 |
| Lowest Total | 167 |
India ODI Record in Kandy
| Stats | Record |
| Matches | 3 |
| Won | 3 |
| Lost | 0 |
| Won Batting First | 1 |
| Won Chasing | 2 |
| Highest Total | 294 |
| Lowest Total | NA |
Pakistan ODI Record in Kandy
| Stats | Record |
| Matches | 5 |
| Won | 2 |
| Lost | 3 |
| Won Batting First | 0 |
| Won Chasing | 2 |
| Highest Total | 287 |
| Lowest Total | 192 |
Bangladesh ODI Record in Kandy
| Stats | Record |
| Matches | 1 |
| Won | 1 |
| Lost | 0 |
| Won Batting First | 0 |
| Won Chasing | 1 |
| Highest Total | 184 (Rain Reduced Overs To 27) |
| Lowest Total | NA |
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