sentences:  The Stadium attained infamy when an ODI match between India and Sri Lanka on 25 December 1997 was abandoned after the third over of the first innings  due to the captains and umpires agreeing that the pitch was too dangerous, to which the match referee concurred.A 25-over exhibition match was held on an adjoining pitch to placate the sell-out crowd of 25,000.The stadium was subsequently suspended by the ICC from holding matches for two years.