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18-525: Situated in the dry zone, the original rationale behind the project was that it provided Sri Lanka with the potential to host one-day matches throughout the year. Construction was funded by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) and championed by the then BCCSL President, Thilanga Sumathipala. Construction took only 167 days. After construction and the inaugural match it sat idle due to complications with

36-527: A competition focusing on provincial-level teams with pooled talent rather than on individual cricket clubs. 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2024 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), that was held in South Africa from 19 January to 11 February 2024. It

54-513: A national sports body. The board was renamed in 2003. The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan national representative cricket sides, including the Men's , Women's and Under-19 sides. The SLC is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and one day internationals with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures. Cricket was brought to the nation when it was colonized by

72-620: A primary duty to safeguard the interests and safety of all those involved in the World Cup and must accordingly respect the expert advice of those responsible for the safety of participants and spectators. In all the circumstances, CSA has decided that David should be relieved of the captaincy for the tournament. This is in the best interests of all the players, the SA U19 team and David himself." 16 teams were divided into four groups, namely Group A, B, C, D . The top three teams from each group advanced to

90-455: The 2023 Cricket World Cup , Ranasinghe called for the resignation of the SLC board. On 6 November 2023, after the board's secretary Mohan De Silva resigned, Ranasinghe removed the entire SLC board and replaced them with a seven-member interim committee led by Arjuna Ranatunga —captain of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup team. The next day, in response to a petition by the board's president Shammi Silva ,

108-572: The Appeal Court ruled that the previous board was to be reinstated for a period of two weeks pending hearings. On 10 November 2023, the ICC suspended SLC for failing to meet "the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration". While the board of the ICC ruled that the suspension would not affect Sri Lanka's day-to-day participation in international cricket,

126-518: The ODI series against Australia after upgrading floodlights to ICC Standards. This match was the final ODI for Sri Lankan great Tillakaratne Dilshan . Updated 1 November 2024 BCCSL Sri Lanka Cricket ( SLC ) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka . It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka on 30 June 1975 as

144-464: The lease and the contractors. International cricket finally returned in May 2003, the venue staging all seven matches of the tournament because of monsoon rains in the south. The pitch is bowler friendly. Seamers benefit in the morning because of the high water table and heavy sweating. Spinners benefit in the afternoon when the pitch can crumble. The first day-night ODI was held on 28 August 2016, during

162-529: The 97th Regiment. Throughout the 20th century, the game became increasingly popular in Sri Lanka. It was in the 1975 inaugural Cricket World Cup that they made their international debut. They lost to the West Indies by 9 wickets. They did however turn heads at the same tournament with an excellent display in their match against Australia. The national team won the ICC Trophy in 1979. On 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka

180-648: The British. As everywhere that the British arrived in numbers, cricket soon followed and it is reasonable to assume that the game was first played on the island by 1800. The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the Colombo Journal on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club. The Colombo Cricket Club was formed soon afterwards and matches began in November 1833 when it played against

198-593: The Super Six stage. The fourth-placed teams in Group A and D faced each other while the fourth-placed teams in Group B and C faced each other in the placement stage. In the super-six stage top three teams from Group A and D were combined in a group while top three teams from Group B and C combined in another group. Each team carried forward the number of points, wins, NRR they have earned against their fellow super-six qualifying teams. Each team played two matches in

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216-556: The captaincy while retaining him in the World Cup squad. In a statement, CSA explained that "We have been advised that protests related to the war in Gaza can be anticipated at the venues for the tournament. We have also been advised that they are likely to focus on the position of the SA Under-19 captain, David Teeger, and that there is a risk that they could result in conflict or even violence, including between rival groups of protestors. CSA has

234-478: The country was stripped of its rights to host the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup . On 28 January 2024, the ICC lifted the suspension, after its board ruled that SLC were no longer in breach of membership obligations. Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions in the country: They also organize and host the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament ,

252-416: The five winners of regional qualification tournaments. In November 2023, Sri Lanka was suspended by the ICC due to government interference in the country's cricket board; while Sri Lanka lost its rights to host the men's U-19 World Cup as a result, it did not affect the ability for Sri Lanka to play international matches. The suspension was lifted on 28 January 2024. On 10 January 2024, the ICC appointed

270-442: The match officials for the tournament. Along with the sixteen umpires , Graeme Labrooy , Narayanan Kutty, Shaid Wadvalla and Wayne Noon were named as the match referees. Each team selected a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, excluding reserves, with England being the first team to name their squad. In January 2024, a week before the start of the tournament, Cricket South Africa removed David Teeger from

288-664: The super-six stage against the opponent from the corresponding group that finished in a different group stage position (i.e. the A1 team played only D2 and D3 in the super-six. Similarly, A2 played only D1 and D3 and so forth). The top two teams from each group in the super-six stage qualified for the semi-finals. Warm-up fixtures were announced on 11 December by ICC. Teams will face each other in diagonally form in Super 6,means A1 will face D2 and D3, A2 will face D1 and D3, A3 will face D1 and D2. On 12 February 2024,

306-745: Was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test Match status. The inaugural Test was played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in February 1982 against England but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets. Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia. Sri Lanka won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 by defeating India. In 2023, SLC faced accusations of corruption and declining standards, with Minister for Sports Roshan Ranasinghe having considered its board to be "traitorous and corrupt". After being eliminated from

324-577: Was the fifteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup . India were the defending champions. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka , but its hosting was pulled in November 2023 after Sri Lanka Cricket was suspended by the ICC. In the final, Australia defeated India by 79 runs to win their fourth Under-19 Cricket World Cup title. The top eleven teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically, along with

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