Sri Lanka’s largest cricket stadium, R Premadasa Stadium, is one of the iconic venues in South Asia. It has hosted matches since 1986, including 9 Tests, 158 ODIs and 48 T20Is. It also hosts Lanka Premier League matches. Known for its slow pitches that aid spinners, the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has witnessed some low-scoring thrillers across white-ball formats.
That there has been just one chase of 200+ total tells you how difficult it is for batters in this ground. Pakistan’s thrilling match against Sri Lanka when they defended 187 in ODI was another example. In T20Is, South Africa defended just 115 against Sri Lanka. In this article, we have listed the lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium across formats, as it hosts T20 World Cup 2026 matches.
Lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium in ODI
Not many expected Pakistan to falter against Canada in the ODI World Cup 2011 against Canada. But some excellent bowling helped Canada bowl Pakistan out for just 184 in 43 overs. Then, Canada witnessed a Shahid Afridi classic as he ran through their batting line-up with 5/23. Canada were bowled out for 138, helping Pakistan defend the lowest total at the R Premadasa Stadium.
TeamScoreOppositionDatePakistan184Canada3 Mar 2011Pakistan187Sri Lanka24 Aug 1994Sri Lanka196Bangladesh25 Jul 2007Sri Lanka198/9South Africa4 Sep 1993New Zealand200India26 Jul 2001Sri Lanka203/9South Africa7 Sep 2021Sri Lanka204/7India12 Aug 1993New Zealand211/8India20 Jul 2001Sri Lanka211England13 Oct 2007India212/8Sri Lanka25 Jul 1993Lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium in T20I
In another low-scoring classic, South Africa could only manage 115/6 against Sri Lanka on their tour of 2013. Sachithra Senanayake bowled an exceptional spell of 3/14 while Angelo Matthews kept South Africa in check with figures of 1/13. But South Africa did not bow down. Jean-Paul Duminy, who already took South Africa to 115/6 with a gritty fifty, bagged 3/18 as Sri Lanka could only manage 103/9 in 20 overs. In fact, Kumar Sangakkara (59) and Kusal Perera (11) were the only batters to reach double-digits as others fell like a pack of cards. This was the lowest defended total at R Premadasa Stadium.
TeamScoreOppositionDateSouth Africa115/6Sri Lanka2 Aug 2013West Indies137/6Sri Lanka7 Oct 2012Sri Lanka139/4Pakistan4 Oct 2012New Zealand141/8Sri Lanka2 Sep 2009Pakistan149/6Australia2 Oct 2012India152/6South Africa2 Oct 2012India159/5Afghanistan19 Sep 2012West Indies162/6Sri Lanka11 Nov 2015South Africa163/5Sri Lanka10 Sep 2021India164/5Sri Lanka25 Jul 2021Lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium in LPL
TeamScoreOppositionDateSixers123Colombo16 Jul 2024Galle129/8Jaffna Kings17 Dec 2021Galle134/7Dambulla14 Dec 2021Dambulla138/9Stars11 Dec 2021Colombo157/6B-Love Kandy31 Jul 2023B-Love Kandy157/7Galle Titans19 Aug 2023Kandy160/7Aura18 Dec 2022Stars162/7Galle12 Dec 2021Aura162/7B-Love Kandy14 Aug 2023Lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Inside Sport India.
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