After a two-year hiatus, cricket will finally return to Hambantota, when Sri Lanka hosts Zimbabwe in the third of the five-match ODI series on Thursday (06/07).
The stadium was built in 2009 under former president Mahinda Rajapakse in view of the 2011 World Cup, but has hosted only a handful of matches because of its remote location and high maintenance costs.
The venue last hosted Sri Lanka vs Pakistan clash back in July 2015, but since then venue has been abandoned. Sri Lanka posted 368 for four against Pakistan and won by 165 runs.
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