Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium is a sports ground in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
The first Test match played by Sri Lanka took place on the ground; England were the opponents in February of that year.
[1] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings.
The best innings bowling figures in Test cricket on the ground are 7/94, taken by Australia's Shane Warne against Pakistan in October 2002.
The only bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a One Day International on the ground was India's Ekta Bisht who took 5/8 in a match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier against Pakistan A total of 26 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.