Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

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Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Colombo Oval or P. Sara or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and hosted its first Test match in 1982. It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket. The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. The P.Sara Oval hosts one Test match per year in Sri Lanka's summer Test calendar, but lost out to Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011 to host Sri Lanka v Australia Tests. ()

Local name: පයිකියසෝති සරවනමුත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය Coordinates: 6°55'8"N, 79°53'2"E

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District 3 (Borella North)Colombo Sri Lanka

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Shopping, Shopping centre
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Cemetery
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Monuments and statues, Memorial
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Museum
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Museum
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Sport venue, Sport, Sports club
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Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
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