Cricket ground · Spin-friendly in men's T20s

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium pitch report

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium has hosted 106 matches, mostly ODIs and T20Is. In men's T20s the average first-innings score is 171 and teams batting first have won 53% of those with a result. Spinners take 44% of the wickets here, against 35% at all grounds.

Figures below are men's matches only. This ground has also hosted 3 women's matches, too few for figures of their own.

Pace v spin at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Wickets and economy by type of bowler, every men's match here

T20 Spin-friendly

Spinners have taken 44% of the wickets here, against 35% in men's T20s at all grounds.

Pace56% of wkts · econ 9.02
Spin44% of wkts · econ 7.60
TypeWktsShareEconAvg
Right-arm pace32144%9.0328.50
Left-arm pace9213%8.9725.52
Off-spin11315%7.5025.10
Leg-spin10514%7.7222.88
Left-arm orthodox8712%7.4923.92
Left-arm wrist-spin172%8.0334.71

ODI Spin-friendly

Spinners have taken 42% of the wickets here, against 33% in men's ODIs at all grounds.

Pace58% of wkts · econ 5.64
Spin42% of wkts · econ 4.85
TypeWktsShareEconAvg
Right-arm pace25249%5.6931.35
Left-arm pace449%5.3928.02
Off-spin10821%4.6631.37
Leg-spin5912%5.3431.80
Left-arm orthodox489%4.7238.85
Left-arm wrist-spin20%5.5263.50

Most men's runs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

BatterInnsRunsAvgSR
Kusal Mendis431,36634.15110.1
Tillakaratne Dilshan251,27367.0099.6
Pathum Nissanka301,04936.17114.9
Charith Asalanka3192737.08108.5
Dinesh Chandimal3390630.2098.2
Kushal Janith Perera2989732.04128.1
Dasun Shanaka3482733.08136.5
Angelo Mathews3472530.2199.9
Kumar Sangakkara1857638.4090.6
Thisara Perera3156823.67122.9

Most men's wickets at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

BowlerInnsWktsEconBest
Lasith Malinga28426.015/6
Wanindu Hasaranga27386.664/17
Dunith Wellalage25365.784/10
Mahesh Theekshana31335.493/25
Akila Dananjaya17287.426/54
Dushmantha Chameera21267.085/24
Thisara Perera32267.156/44
Ajantha Mendis11235.486/16
Dilshan Madushanka13209.173/30
Matheesha Pathirana13197.764/32

Highest men's totals at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

T20

  1. 263/3 (20 ov)Australia v Sri Lanka · T20I · 2016
  2. 240/4 (20 ov)Jaffna Kings v Dambulla Aura · LPL · 2022
  3. 225/5 (20 ov)Sri Lanka v Oman · T20I · 2026
  4. 221/6 (20 ov)Jaffna Kings v Kandy Royals · LPL · 2026
  5. 215/3 (20 ov)Sri Lanka v West Indies · T20I · 2015

ODI

  1. 363/7 (50 ov)South Africa v Sri Lanka · ODI · 2018
  2. 327/6 (50 ov)Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe · ODI · 2011
  3. 307/10 (50 ov)Sri Lanka v West Indies · ODI · 2020
  4. 306/7 (39 ov)Sri Lanka v South Africa · ODI · 2018
  5. 302/7 (50 ov)New Zealand v Pakistan · ODI · 2011

Recent men's matches at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

  • · LPL
    Dambulla Sixers203/8 (20)
    Jaffna Kings
    No result
  • · LPL
    Galle Gallants201/6 (20)
    Colombo Kaps188 (19.4)
    Galle Gallants won by 13 runs
  • · LPL
    Jaffna Kings221/6 (20)
    Kandy Royals200 (20)
    Jaffna Kings won by 21 runs
  • · LPL
    Dambulla Sixers174/5 (20)
    Colombo Kaps177/6 (19)
    Colombo Kaps won by 4 wickets
  • · LPL
    Galle Gallants208/3 (20)
    Kandy Royals214/4 (18.5)
    Kandy Royals won by 6 wickets
  • · LPL
    Jaffna Kings202/5 (20)
    Colombo Kaps183/9 (20)
    Jaffna Kings won by 19 runs
  • · T20I · Group 2
    Pakistan212/8 (20)
    Sri Lanka207/6 (20)
    Pakistan won by 5 runs
  • · T20I · Group 2
    Pakistan164/9 (20)
    England166/8 (19.1)
    England won by 2 wickets
  • · T20I · Group 2
    England146/9 (20)
    Sri Lanka95 (16.4)
    England won by 51 runs
  • · T20I · Group B
    Oman104 (16.2)
    Australia108/1 (9.4)
    Australia won by 9 wickets

Men's teams that play most at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium