Cricket

Memorable Malaysia + Best of Cricket 

India, Australia, West Indies ODI Triangular in Malaysia (September 2006)

Destination Guide - Key Highlights

• Malaysia, a land of great contrasts – natural beauty, high technology, shopping – all in all a superb holiday destination

• Now on its way to becoming a cricket destination

• Superb cricket ground, Kinrara Oval

Cricket Guide

• The SSC or the Sinhalese Sports Club ground hosts the main administrative offices of Sri Lanka Cricket

• Used as an aerodrome once, the SSC contains the best pitches in the country, making it an even contest between bat and ball

• The 10,000-seater venue has open grass banks

• Beer and music always accompany the cricket here

• The 35,000-capacity R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has rightly been called a concrete jungle

• For the Indians, who once conceded a record 952 for 6 against the hosts in a Test, the pitch too must have seemed like concrete then

• The festive atmosphere that always prevails makes up for all that

• The Premadasa Stadium plays host to most of Sri Lanka's day-night tournament finals

• Asgriya Stadium, Kandy is perhaps the world's only international venue that is the home ground of a college. It is one of the most beautiful grounds in the world, carved straight out a hill

• A pitch that affords good bounce makes for interesting cricket

• The Dambulla International Cricket Stadium was specially built to take advantage of the dry zone, enabling cricket to be played almost through the year

• The 30,000-seater stadium, looking out over the Dambulla Rock and close to World Heritage Sites, was built in a record 167 days

• Being a new venue, the pitch is yet to settle down and as yet is bowler friendly

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