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.
| Team | Score | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 184 | Canada | 3 Mar 2011 |
| Pakistan | 187 | Sri Lanka | 24 Aug 1994 |
| Sri Lanka | 196 | Bangladesh | 25 Jul 2007 |
| Sri Lanka | 198/9 | South Africa | 4 Sep 1993 |
| New Zealand | 200 | India | 26 Jul 2001 |
| Sri Lanka | 203/9 | South Africa | 7 Sep 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 204/7 | India | 12 Aug 1993 |
| New Zealand | 211/8 | India | 20 Jul 2001 |
| Sri Lanka | 211 | England | 13 Oct 2007 |
| India | 212/8 | Sri Lanka | 25 Jul 1993 |
Lowest 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.
| Team | Score | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 115/6 | Sri Lanka | 2 Aug 2013 |
| West Indies | 137/6 | Sri Lanka | 7 Oct 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 139/4 | Pakistan | 4 Oct 2012 |
| New Zealand | 141/8 | Sri Lanka | 2 Sep 2009 |
| Pakistan | 149/6 | Australia | 2 Oct 2012 |
| India | 152/6 | South Africa | 2 Oct 2012 |
| India | 159/5 | Afghanistan | 19 Sep 2012 |
| West Indies | 162/6 | Sri Lanka | 11 Nov 2015 |
| South Africa | 163/5 | Sri Lanka | 10 Sep 2021 |
| India | 164/5 | Sri Lanka | 25 Jul 2021 |
Lowest total defended at R Premadasa Stadium in LPL
| Team | Score | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixers | 123 | Colombo | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Galle | 129/8 | Jaffna Kings | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Galle | 134/7 | Dambulla | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Dambulla | 138/9 | Stars | 11 Dec 2021 |
| Colombo | 157/6 | B-Love Kandy | 31 Jul 2023 |
| B-Love Kandy | 157/7 | Galle Titans | 19 Aug 2023 |
| Kandy | 160/7 | Aura | 18 Dec 2022 |
| Stars | 162/7 | Galle | 12 Dec 2021 |
| Aura | 162/7 | B-Love Kandy | 14 Aug 2023 |
