| Ground Name: | Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්රීඩාංගනය பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம் |
| Nickname: | P. Sara, Colombo Oval |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Location: | Borella, Colombo |
| Coordinates: | 6.9189°N 79.8839°W |
| Establishment: | 1945 |
| Seating Capacity: | 15,000 |
| Owner: | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Operator: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Tenants: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| End1: | Air Force Flats End |
| End2: | Press Box End |
| International: | true |
| Firsttestdate: | 17–21 February |
| Firsttestyear: | 1982 |
| Firsttesthome: | Sri Lanka |
| Firsttestaway: | England |
| Lasttestdate: | 22–26 August |
| Lasttestyear: | 2019 |
| Lasttesthome: | Sri Lanka |
| Lasttestaway: | New Zealand |
| Firstodidate: | 13 April |
| Firstodiyear: | 1983 |
| Firstodihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Firstodiaway: | Australia |
| Lastodidate: | 20 July |
| Lastodiyear: | 2007 |
| Lastodihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Lastodiaway: | Bangladesh |
| Firstt20idate: | 1 February |
| Firstt20iyear: | 2010 |
| Firstt20ihome: | Afghanistan |
| Firstt20ihomevar: | 2004 |
| Firstt20iaway: | Ireland |
| Lastt20idate: | 24 November |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2014 |
| Lastt20ihome: | Hong Kong |
| Lastt20iaway: | Nepal |
| Firstwodidate: | 20 January |
| Firstwodiyear: | 2002 |
| Firstwodihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Firstwodiaway: | Pakistan |
| Lastwodidate: | 29 April |
| Lastwodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastwodihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Lastwodiaway: | Bangladesh |
| Firstwt20idate: | 24 March |
| Firstwt20iyear: | 2019 |
| Firstwt20ihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Firstwt20iaway: | England |
| Lastwt20idate: | 12 July |
| Lastwt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastwt20ihome: | Sri Lanka |
| Lastwt20iaway: | New Zealand |
| Year1: | 1945–present |
| Club1: | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Year2: | 1982–present |
| Club2: | Sri Lanka national cricket team |
| Date: | 12 May |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | Cricinfo CricketArchive |
Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், Sinhala; Sinhalese: පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්රීඩාංගනය) 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.
The stadium hosted Sri Lanka's first Test, against England in 1982.[4] In 1985, Sri Lanka won their first Test match at this ground, against India.[5]
The ground regularly hosted international matches until 1994, but that was followed by an eight-year lull. In 2002, the ground was used as neutral soil for an Australia vs Pakistan Test Series. The stadium has hosted 15 Test matches, 12 ODIs and one T20I.
It is a relatively small ground, half surrounded by lower-level stands and half by grass banks. The most famous feature is the ivy-covered scoreboard.
| Ground Figures | ||||||||
| Format | P | H | T | N | D/N/T | Inaugural Match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test matches[6] | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 February 1982 | ||
| One-Day Internationals[7] | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 April 1983 | ||
| Twenty20 Internationals[8] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 February 2010 | ||