Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCCG; Sinhala: කොළඹ ක්රිකට් සමාජ ක්රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: கொலோம்போ கிரிக்கெட் கிளப் கிரௌண்ட்) is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. The stadium can hold 6,000 people and hosted its first Test match in 1984. It is one of the smallest test grounds in the world. Three Test matches have been held at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.
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| Location | Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7 | ||
| Coordinates | 6.907808°N 79.865911°E | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Owner | Colombo Cricket Club | ||
| Tenants | Colombo Cricket Club | ||
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| First Test | 14 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ||
| Last Test | 16 April 1987: Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ||
| First WODI | 15 February 2017: Ireland v Bangladesh | ||
| Last WODI | 19 February 2017: Ireland v South Africa | ||
| Only WT20I | 24 September 2018: Sri Lanka v India | ||
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| As of 2 September 2020 Source: ESPN Cricinfo | |||
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