It is named after Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, a former civil servant and first President of the Board of Control for Cricket.

[1][2][3] The venue is the home ground of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.

[4] In 1985, Sri Lanka won their first Test match at this ground, against India.

[5] The ground regularly hosted international matches until 1994, but that was followed by an eight-year lull.

In 2002, the ground was used as neutral soil for an Australia vs Pakistan Test Series.