The Indian team will be playing their first ODI series of 2024, as they are set to face Sri Lanka in front of their home crowd for a three-match ODI series. The 50-over matches will be played from August 2, after the completion of three-match T20I series.
The ODI series is scheduled to be played from August 2nd to August 7th. All three ODI matches of the series will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Let’s have a look at stadium records and pitch report of R Premadasa Stadium in ODIs.
R Premadasa Stadium ODI Records
The R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has hosted 164 matches so far in the ODIs. Ou t of these 164 games, the team batting first came out victorious on 88 occasions while the team chasing a target came out victorious on 65 occasions. The first-ever ODI match at this ground was played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on April 5, 1986.
The highest ODI score at R Premadasa Stadium was posted by India as they finished with 375/5 against Sri Lanka on August 31, 2017. The lowest ODI total at this ground was posted by Sri Lanka, where they were bowled out for just 50 runs against India on September 17, 2023
Sri Lanka’s ODI records at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
The hosts, Sri Lanka have played 127 ODI matches at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Out of these 127 matches, Sri Lanka have won 78, while ended up losing 41 matches. The highest ODI total by the Sri Lankan team in Colombo is 366/6 that they posted against England on October 23, 2018.
The last ODI Sri Lanka played in Colombo was against Zimbabwe on January 11, 2024. Sri Lanka won the match comfortably by eight wickets after bowling Zimbabwe out for just 96 runs and chasing the target in 16.4 overs.
India’s ODI records at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Talking about India, the Men in Blue have played 50 ODI matches at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, winning 26 of them, while ending up losing 20 matches at this ground. India’s highest ODI score at this ground was 375/5 that came against Sri Lanka on August 31, 2017. This is also the highest ever ODI total in Colombo.
The last ODI match India played at R Premadasa Stadium was the final of the 2023 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka on September 17. India registered a dominating victory after bowling Sri Lanka out for just 50 runs, with Mohammed Siraj registering his best ODI figures of 6/21. India went on to win the match by 10 wickets.
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pitch Report
The surface of the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo mostly favour the spin bowlers due to its bounce and turn. As the game proceeds further, the pitch begins to deteriorate producing more cracks, which becomes challenging for the batters to score runs. The team batting first can give a tough fight to the opponent by putting up a score of 250-260 runs.