The International Cricket Council have moved two World Cup warm-up matches in Sri Lanka after persistent heavy rain hampered preparations.
ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson, who inspected the stadium on Thursday, recommended shifting the matches from Pallekele in Kandy. The new venue is yet to be announced.
Pallekele was scheduled to host the games between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands on Saturday, and Kenya and the Netherlands on Tuesday.
"The groundstaff at Pallekele have had to contend with an extremely high volume of rainfall over a number of weeks, far in excess of what is normal for this time of year," tournament director Ratnakar Shetty said.
"This has proved to be a significant handicap in their efforts to produce pitches for the forthcoming warm-up matches."
Pallekele is also the venue for three World Cup matches, starting with the Pakistan-New Zealand tie on March 8, Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe on March 10 and Pakistan-Zimbabwe two days later.
