Sri Lanka national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sri Lanka women's national cricket team.

The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions,^[8] represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status.^[9] The team first played international cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka cricket logo
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Sri Lanka Cricket
Personnel
Test captain	Dimuth Karunaratne
One Day captain	Dasun Shanaka
T20I captain	Dasun Shanaka
Coach	Chris Silverwood
History
Test status acquired	1981
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate Member (1965) Full Member (1981)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current^[1] Best-ever Test 6th 2nd (2002) ODI 8th 2nd (1997) T20I 8th 1st (2012)
Tests
First Test	v  England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982
Last Test	v  Pakistan at Galle International Stadium, Galle; 24–28 July 2022
Tests Played Won/Lost Total^[2] 307 98/117 (92 draws) This year^[3] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances	2 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	7th place (2019–2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v  West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975
Last ODI	v  Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele; 30 November 2022
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total^[4] 878 399/435 (5 ties, 39 no results) This year^[5] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances	12 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1996)
World Cup Qualifier appearances	1 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champions (1979)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v  England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006
Last T20I	v  India at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot; 7 January 2023
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total^[6] 176 79/92 (3 ties, 2 no results) This year^[7] 3 1/2 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances	7 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2014)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 7 January 2023

Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996, under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively. They ended up being runners-up on both occasions.^[10]

Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996 (vs Australia), the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (co-champions with India), and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2014 (vs India). They have been consecutive runners up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, and have been runners up in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009 and 2012. The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records, including the world record for the highest team total in Test cricket.

History

Main article: History of the Sri Lankan cricket team

Underdog era

Cricket was introduced to the island by the British as a result of the colonization and the first recorded match dates back to 1832 as reported in The Colombo Journal.^[11] By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. The Ceylon national cricket team achieved Associate Member status of the International Cricket Council in 1965. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, the national team first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they were defeated by nine wickets by the West Indies during the 1975 Cricket World Cup at Old Trafford, England.^[12]

Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 by the International Cricket Conference. They played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 17 February 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match, which England won by 7 wickets.^[13] After Sri Lanka was awarded Test status on 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, they had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo.^[14][15] They have also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs.^[16]

Sri Lanka won their first Test match under the leadership of Duleep Mendis on 11 September 1985 against India, winning by 149 runs at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium.^[17] Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0.^[18] Sri Lanka had to wait more than seven years for their next series victory, which came against New Zealand in December 1992, when they won the two-match series 1–0.^[19] This was immediately followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series.^[20]

Two years later, on 15 March 1995, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga against New Zealand, when they beat them by 241 runs at Napier.^[21] This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1–0.^[22] Their next series too was an overseas series, against Pakistan, and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory.^[23]

Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Old Trafford, England on 16 June 1979.^[24]

Modern era

 

The 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, Sri Lankan team reached their third final in the Cricket World Cups

After many years of underdog status, Sri Lanka finally entered the limelight of the cricketing world after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga.^[25] Meanwhile, they revolutionized modern day batting strategies by rapid scoring during the first 15 overs. Sri Lanka later became the co-champions in 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and also became six times Asian champions in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 and 2022.

On 11 September 1999, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia, when they beat them by six wickets at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy.^[26] Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0.

On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match. It was against Pakistan, at SSC, Colombo, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan won by 5 wickets.^[27]

 

The first Test match of the 2012 Pakistan's Sri Lankan tour, Sri Lanka went on to win the match

On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle.^[28] They won the match by 229 runs,^[29] and also won the Warne-Muralidharan trophy for the first time since its inception. On 17 August 2016, under the leadership of Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia 3-0 for the first time in Test cricket.^[30]

Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket.^{[citation needed]}

Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.^[31][32][33] Under the captaincy of Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka convincingly won the match by 68 runs and sweep the series 2–0. In the match, Dimuth Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty, a century and a 150 in a day-night Test. Lahiru Gamage, who debut in the match became the first Sri Lankan to take a wicket in a day-night Test, whereas Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take five-wicket haul in a day-night Test.^[34]

Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs.^[35] In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.^[36]

 

The second Test match of the 2014 Sri Lanka's England tour, Sri Lanka won the match, despite trailing in the first inning

As of July 2018, Sri Lanka have faced nine teams in Test cricket, only recent Test nations Afghanistan and Ireland are missing from their list of opponents, with their most frequent opponent being Pakistan, playing 55 matches against them.^[37] Sri Lanka has registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14.^[37] In ODI matches, Sri Lanka has played against 17 teams; they have played against India most frequently, with a winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches.^[38] Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.^[38] The team have competed against 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 15 matches against New Zealand. Sri Lanka have defeated Australia and West Indies 6 occasions each.^[39] Sri Lanka was the best T20I team in the world, where they ranked number one in more than 32 months, and reached World Twenty20 final in three times.

As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 272 Test matches; they have won 86 matches, lost 101 matches, and 85 matches were drawn.^[40] As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 816 ODI matches, winning 376 matches and losing 399; they also tied 5 matches, whilst 36 had no result.^[41] As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well.^[42]

From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which is their second longest losing run in ODIs.^[43][44] In the meantime, Sri Lanka involved 5-0 whitewash in three times against South Africa, India and Pakistan in 2017. And a 3-0 whitewash against the West Indies 3 years later (2020).^[45]

Governing body

Main article: Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (formerly the Board for Cricket Control or BCCSL), is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka.^[46] Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions: the First-class tournament Premier Trophy, the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 Tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket also organises and hosts the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where five teams take part and represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.

Most of the regions of Sri Lanka that are rural areas apart from the Capital could not produce the successful cricketers to the national and international side yet due to the lack of resources and opportunities while only a few major areas such as Galle, Matara, Kandy, Kurunegala usually produce successful cricketers to the national and international side instead of the capital. So the government is trying to distribute the game within the whole country organizing some programs such as 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

International grounds

Main articles: List of cricket grounds in Sri Lanka and International record by Sri Lanka in Home Grounds

 

 

Saravanamuttu

 

SSC

 

CCC

 

R. Premadasa

 

Tyronne Fernando

 

Galle

 

Asgiriya

 

Rangiri Dambulla

 

Pallekele

 

Mahinda Rajapaksa

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Locations of all international grounds in Sri Lanka

Stadium	City	Capacity	First used	Last used	Tests	ODIs	T20Is
Active stadiums
P. Sara Oval	Colombo	15,000	1982	2019	22^[47]	12^[48]	2^[49]
SSC ground	Colombo	10,000	1984	2020	45^[50]	65^[51]	2^[52]
R. Premadasa Stadium	Colombo	40,000	1986	2022	9^[53]	140^[54]	38^[55]
Galle International Stadium	Galle	35,000	1998	2022	41^[56]	9^[57]	0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	Pallekele, Kandy	35,000	2010	2022	9^[58]	31^[59]	22^[60]
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium	Dambulla	16,800	2001	2018	0	55^[61]	0
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium	Sooriyawewa, Hambantota	35,000	2011	2020	0	21^[62]	7^[63]
Former stadiums
Asgiriya Stadium	Kandy	10,000	1983	2007	21^[64]	6^[65]	0
CCC ground	Colombo	6,000	1983	1987	3^[66]	0	0
De Soysa Stadium	Moratuwa	16,000	1984	1993	4^[67]	6^[68]	0

Note: Except abandoned and cancelled matches.

• Updated 12 August 2022.

Team colours

Similar to other Sri Lankan sports teams, the Sri Lankan national cricket team bears blue and yellow as their colours. The bright blue represents the surrounding ocean, while the golden yellow represents the united island as a whole (depicting the sand).^{[citation needed][dubious ]}

In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater-vest with a dark blue and blue V-neck for use in cold weather, such as on Australia, England, and New Zealand tours. The Sri Lankan flag is found on the left side of the jersey's chest with the Test cap number usually below the flag; helmets are a deep blue and the fielder's hat (usually a baseball cap or a wide-brimmed sunhat) is coloured similar. The sponsor's logo is displayed on the right side of the chest and the sleeve with the Sri Lankan Cricket logo is deployed on the left in test cricket.

Sri Lanka's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its bright blue colour in various shades from kit to kit with yellow stripes on shoulders and waist. Historically, Sri Lanka's kits have had shades of bright blue and golden yellow. In the World Series Cup in 1984–85, Sri Lanka wore yellow uniforms with blue stripes.

For official ICC tournaments such as ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup, "SRI LANKA" is written on the front of the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve. A remarkable change in the colour of the kit of Sri Lanka can be found during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 edition in South Africa. The team-coloured with pale silver and the kit has never been seen since then in the team. Since then, the Sri Lankan kit has never changed from the usual brilliant blue colour and very fine yellow stripes. For 2016 ICC World Twenty20, orange and green colours in the flag are also included in the jersey. In 2017 ICC Champions Trophy pool game against India, the kit changed to the mostly yellow coloured shirt with stripes of blue and usual blue trousers.

In 2019 for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the Sri Lankan jersey was made from recycled plastic sea waste from the Sri Lankan coast. On the side of the blue background, there is a drawing of a turtle on the shirt.^[69] However, for non-ICC tournaments and bilateral and tri-nation matches, the sponsor logo features prominently on the front of the shirt.

Logo

Sri Lanka's cricket team's logo is a golden lion with a sword bearing on the right arm and the background is bright blue in colour. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. In Test cricket, the logo in the cap is slightly changed, where the lion with a sword is surrounded by petals of lotus and then a blue circle surrounds the crest and a yellow circle surrounds the blue circle.

Sponsorship

The period between 2000 and 2010 saw the sponsorship pass between Ceylon tea, Reebok, Mobitel Sri Lanka and Dialog Axiata; Dilmah has remained a sponsor since the early 2000s, replacing Singer, which was the main sponsor in the 1990s. Former manufacturers were Reebok, AJ Sports, Asics, ISC, and Adidas.

Currently, the main sponsors for Sri Lanka cricket are Dialog Axiata, Jat Holdings and MAS Holdings.

Current Sponsors & Partners^[70]

Team Sponsor	Dialog
Kit Sponsor	MAS Holdings
Overseas Team Sponsor	FairPlay
Cricket Helmet Partner	Masuri
Beverages Partner	My Cola
Energy Drink Partner	Red Bull
Casual Clothing Sponsor	Moose Clothing Company
Formal Clothing Partner	Namal Balachandra Private Limited
Official Broadcaster	Sony Pictures Networks

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1995–2000	MAS	Singer
2000–2003	AJ Sports
2004–2008	MAS	Dilmah
2009–2010	Reebok	Dialog
2010–2012		Mobitel
2013-2014	Emerald	Homestead
2014–2016	MAS	Dialog
2017–2018		Huawei
2019 –2020		Dialog
2021–2022		AstroPay^[71]
2022–		FairPlay^[72]

Tournament history

Key

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals
	Quarter-finals

  Indicates tournaments hosted or co-hosted by Sri Lanka.

ICC World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
Year	League stage										Final Host	Final	Final Position
	Pos	Matches					Ded	PC	Pts	PCT
		P	W	L	D	T
2019-21^[73]	7/9	12	2	6	4	0	0	720	200	27.8	Rose Bowl, England	DNQ	7th
2021-23^[74]

Cricket World Cup

Main article: Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Round 1	7/8	3	0	3	0	0
1979		5/8	3	1	1	0	1
1983		7/8	6	1	5	0	0
1987		7/8	6	0	6	0	0
1992		8/9	8	2	5	0	1
1996	Champions	1/12	8	8	0	0	0
1999	Group stage	10/12	5	2	3	0	0
2003	Semi-finals	4/14	10	5	4	0	1
2007	Runners-up	2/16	11	8	3	0	0
2011	Runners-up	2/14	9	6	2	0	1
2015	Quarter-finals	7/14	7	3	3	0	1
2019	Group stage	6/10	9	3	4	0	2
2023	TBD
Total	Champion (1996)	12/12	63	29	31	1	2

ICC T20 World Cup

World Twenty20 record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Super 8s	6/12	5	3	2	0	0
2009	Runners-up	2/12	7	6	1	0	0
2010	Semi-finals	3/12	6	3	3	0	0
2012	Runners-up	2/12	7	5	2	0	0
2014	Champions	1/16	6	5	1	0	0
2016	Group Stage	8/16	4	1	3	0	0
2021	Super 12s	8/16	8	5	3	0	0
2022	Super 12s	7/16	8	4	4	0	0
2024	Qualified	TBD/20	0	0	0	0	0
2026	Qualified	TBD/20	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Champion (2014)	1 title	43	28	15	0	0

Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
United Arab Emirates 1984	Second place	2/3	2	1	1	0	0
Sri Lanka 1986	Champions	1/3	3	2	1	0	0
Bangladesh 1988	Runners-up	2/4	4	3	1	0	0
India 1990–91	Runners-up	2/3	3	2	1	0	0
Pakistan 1993	Not Held
United Arab Emirates 1995	Runners-up	2/4	4	2	2	0	0
Sri Lanka 1997	Champions	1/4	4	4	0	0	0
Bangladesh 2000	Runners-up	2/4	4	2	2	0	0
Sri Lanka 2004	Champions	1/6	6	4	2	0	0
Pakistan 2008	Champions	1/6	6	5	1	0	0
Sri Lanka 2010	Runners-up	2/4	4	3	1	0	0
Bangladesh 2012	Round 1	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
Bangladesh 2014	Champions	1/5	5	5	0	0	0
Bangladesh 2016	Round 1	4/5	4	1	3	0	0
United Arab Emirates 2018	Round 1	6/6	2	0	2	0	0
United Arab Emirates 2022	Champions	1/6	6	5	1	0	0
Total	15/15	6 titles	60	44	22	0	0

Other tournaments

Champions Trophy record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
Bangladesh 1998	Semi-finals	3 or 4/9	2	1	1	0	0
Kenya 2000	Quarter-finals	5–8/8	2	1	1	0	0
Sri Lanka 2002	Joint Champions	1/12	4	3	0	0	1
England 2004	Round 1	8/12	2	1	1	0	0
India 2006	Round 1	8/10	6	4	2	0	0
South Africa 2009	Round 1	6/8	3	1	2	0	0
England 2013	Semi-finals	3 or 4/8	4	2	2	0	0
England 2017	Round 1	8/8	3	1	2	0	0
Total	7/7	1 title	26	14	11	0	1

Asian Games record Year Round Position GP W L T NR People's Republic of China 2010 Bronze medal match 4/9 3 1 2 0 0 South Korea 2014 Gold medal match 1/9 3 2 0 0 1 Total 2/2 1 title 6 3 2 0 1

World Cup Qualifier record Year Round Position GP W L T AB England 1979 Champions 1/12 6 4 1 0 1 Total 1/1 1 title 6 4 1 0 1

Defunct tournaments

Asian Test Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	D	NR
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 1998–99	Second place	2/3	3	0	1	2	0
Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 2001–02	Champions	1/3	2	2	0	0	0
Total	2/2	1 title	5	2	1	2	0

Austral-Asia Cup record Year Round Position GP W L T NR United Arab Emirates 1986 Semi Finals ?/5 1 0 1 0 0 United Arab Emirates 1989–90 Semi Finals ?/6 3 1 2 0 0 United Arab Emirates 1994 First Round ?/6 2 0 2 0 0 Total 3/3 0 titles 6 1 5 0 0

Commonwealth Games record Year Round Position GP W L T NR Malaysia 1998 Fourth place 4/16 5 3 2 0 0 Total 1/1 0 Titles 5 3 2 0 0

Honours

ICC

• World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 1996
  • Runners-up (2): 2007, 2011
• T20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2014
  • Runners-up (2): 2009. 2012
• Champions Trophy:
  • Champions (1): 2002

ACC

• Asia Cup:
  • Champions (6): 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022
  • Runners-up (6): 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2000, 2010
• Asian Test Championship:
  • Champions (1): 2001–02
  • Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Others

• Asian Games
  • Gold Medal (1): 2014
• South Asian Games
  • Silver Medal (2): 2010, 2019

Current squad

This is a list of players who are centrally contracted with SLC or has played for Sri Lanka in the past 12 months or has been named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated on 14 May 2022.

Keys

Symbol	Meaning
C/G	Contract grade with SLC
S/N	Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format	Denotes the player recently played in which particular format, not his entire career

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	Format	C/G	S/N	Last Test	Last ODI	Last T20I
Test Captain; Opening Batsman
Dimuth Karunaratne	34	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	SSC	Test	A3	16	2022	2021	—
ODI and T20I Captain; All-Rounder
Dasun Shanaka	31	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I	B1	7	2021	2022	2022
Test and ODI Vice Captain; All-Rounder
Dhananjaya de Silva	31	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Tamil Union	Test, ODI, T20I	A1	75	2022	2022	2022
T20I Vice Captain; Middle-Order Batsmen
Charith Asalanka	25	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I		72	2022	2022	2022
Opening Batsmen
Lahiru Thirimanne	33	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Ragama	Test	B3	66	2022	2019	2016
Pathum Nissanka	24	Right-handed	—	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	B3	18	2022	2022	2022
Avishka Fernando	24	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Colts	ODI, T20I		28	—	2021	2022
Middle-Order Batsmen
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	30	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Burgher	ODI, T20I		54	—	2021	2022
Ashen Bandara	24	Left-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Police	ODI, T20I	D3	10	—	2021	2022
Oshada Fernando	30	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Ace Capital	Test	D1	80	2022	2021	2021
Angelo Mathews	35	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Colts	Test, ODI, T20I	A2	69	2022	2021	2021
Wicket-Keepers
Niroshan Dickwella	29	Left-handed	—	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	A1	48	2022	2022	2021
Kusal Mendis	26	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I	A3	13	2022	2022	2022
Dinesh Chandimal	33	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Army	Test, ODI, T20I	C2	56	2022	2022	2022
Minod Bhanuka	27	Left-handed	—	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I		15	2021	2021	2021
Kusal Perera	32	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Police	Test, ODI, T20I	A2	55	2021	2021	2021
All-Rounders
Wanindu Hasaranga	25	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I	B2	49	2021	2022	2022
Ramesh Mendis	27	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Moors	Test, ODI	D1	25	2022	2022	2021
Kamindu Mendis	24	Left-handed	Ambidextrous off break	CCC	ODI, T20I		21	2022	2022	2021
Chamika Karunaratne	26	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I		29	2019	2022	2022
Dunith Wellalage	19	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Colts	ODI		1	—	2022	—
Pace Bowlers
Dushmantha Chameera	30	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	C1	5	2021	2022	2022
Vishwa Fernando	31	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	CCC	Test	C3	68	2022	2019	2017
Lahiru Kumara	25	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	D2	8	2022	2019	2022
Kasun Rajitha	29	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Badureliya	Test, ODI, T20I	C1	65	2022	2021	2022
Asitha Fernando	25	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	CCC	Test, ODI		78	2022	2021	2022
Binura Fernando	27	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	SSC	ODI, T20I		71	—	2021	2022
Nuwan Thushara	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Badureliya	T20I		53	—	—	2022
Chamika Gunasekara	23	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	NCC	ODI		6	—	2022	—
Pramod Madushan	29	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Tamil Union	ODI, T20I		40	—	2022	2022
Dilshan Madushanka	22	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	Colts	T20I		98	—	—	2022
Matheesha Pathirana	20	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	NCC	T20I		9	—	—	2022
Spin Bowlers
Lakshan Sandakan	31	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I	C2	85	2018	2021	2021
Lasith Embuldeniya	26	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	NCC	Test	B2	96	2022	—	—
Praveen Jayawickrama	24	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Moors	Test, ODI, T20I		12	2022	2021	2022
Akila Dananjaya	29	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin/Leg break	Colts	ODI, T20I	A2	4	2019	2021	2021
Maheesh Theekshana	22	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Colts	Test, ODI, T20I		61	2022	2022	2022
Jeffrey Vandersay	32	Right-handed	Right-arm Leg break	Tamil Union	ODI, T20I		46	2022	2022	2022
Prabath Jayasuriya	31	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	SSC	Test		77	2022	2018	—

• Note - Suranga Lakmal and Isuru Udana have played for Sri Lanka in this period, but has since then announced their retirement from international cricket.

The SLCB awards central contracts to its players, its pay graded according to the importance of the player. Players' base salaries^[75][76][77] are as follows:

• Grade A1 – US$100,000
• Grade A2 – US$ 80,000
• Grade A3 – US$ 70,000
• Grade B1 – US$ 65,000
• Grade B2 – US$ 60,000
• Grade B3 – US$ 55,000
• Grade C1 – US$ 50,000
• Grade C2 – US$ 45,000
• Grade C3 – US$ 40,000
• Grade D1 – US$ 35,000
• Grade D2 – US$ 30,000
• Grade D3 – US$ 25,000

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Mahinda Halangoda^[citation needed]
Head Coach	Chris Silverwood^[78]
Assistant Coach	Naveed Nawaz^[79]
Consultant Coach	Mahela Jayawardene^[80]^[81]^[82]^[83]^[84]^[85]
Spin Bowling coach	Piyal Wijetunge
Fast Bowling Coach (ODI & T20 temporarily)	Lasith Malinga
Fast Bowling Coach (Test)	Dharshana Gamage^[citation needed]
Fielding Coach	Anton Roux
Physiotherapist	Brett Harrop
Physical Performance Manager	Grant Luden
Trainer	Dilshan Fonseka
Analyst (ODI/T20)	Prad Nawaratnam^[citation needed]
Analyst (Test)	Shirantha Niroshana

Selection Panel

•   Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Chairman)
•   Romesh Kaluwitharana
•   Hemantha Wickramaratne

Records and statistics

See also: Sri Lanka national cricket team record by opponent

International match summary

Format	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	No result	%Won	Inaugural match
Test^[86]	307	98	117	0	92	–	31.92	17 February 1982
ODI^[87]	875	398	434	5	–	38	47.84	7 June 1975
T20I^[88]	169	77	87	3	–	2	46.36	15 June 2006

Updated: 23 October 2022

Test matches

Main article: List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records

Test team records

• Highest team total: 952/6 dec. v. India at RPS, Colombo in 1997^[89]
• Lowest team total: 71 v. Pakistan at Asgiriya in 1994^[90]
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, 952/6

Test individual records

• Most matches: 149 Tests – Mahela Jayawardene^[91]
• Longest-serving captain: 56 Tests – Arjuna Ranatunga^[92]

Test batting records

• Most runs: 12,400 – Kumar Sangakkara^[93]
• Best average: 57.40 – Kumar Sangakkara^[94]
• Highest individual score: 374 – Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006
• Highest partnership: 624 – Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006
• Most centuries: 38 – Kumar Sangakkara

Test bowling records

• Most wickets: 800 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[95]
• Best average: 22.67 – Muttiah Muralitharan
• Best figures in an innings: 9/51 – Muttiah Muralitharan v. Zimbabwe at Asgiriya in 2002
• Best figures in a match: 16/220 – Muttiah Muralitharan v. England at The Oval in 1998
• Best strike rate: 51.5 – Lasith Malinga
• Best economy rate: 2.33 – Don Anurasiri

Test fielding records

• Most catches by an outfielder: 205 – Mahela Jayawardene
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 156 – Prasanna Jayawardene
• Most dismissals in an innings: 6 – Amal Silva v. India at SSC, Colombo in 1985 and Dinesh Chandimal v. Pakistan at PSS, Colombo in 2015
• Most dismissals in a match: 9 – Amal Silva v. India at SSC, Colombo & PSS, Colombo in 1985 and Prasanna Jayawardene v. Pakistan at Dubai in 2014^[96]

Test record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Draw	Tied	% Won	First	Last
Australia	33	5	20	8	0	15.15	1983	2022
Bangladesh	24	18	1	5	0	75	2001	2022
England	36	8	17	11	0	22.22	1982	2021
India	46	7	22	17	0	15.21	1982	2022
New Zealand	36	9	16	11	0	25.00	1983	2019
Pakistan	57	17	21	19	0	29.82	1982	2022
South Africa	31	9	16	6	0	29.03	1993	2021
West Indies	24	11	4	9	0	45.83	1993	2021
Zimbabwe	20	14	0	6	0	70.00	1994	2020
Total	307	98	117	92	0	31.92	1982	2022
Statistics are correct as of   Sri Lanka v   Pakistan at Galle International Stadium, 2ND Test, 24 – 28 July 2022.^[97]^[98] v t e

One Day Internationals

Main article: List of Sri Lanka One Day International cricket records

ODI team records

• Highest team total: 443/9 (50 overs) v. Netherlands at VRA Cricket Ground in 2006^[99]
• Lowest team total: 43 (20.1 overs) v. South Africa at Boland Park in 2012^[100]
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for maximum defeats in ODI history- 430.^[101]

ODI individual records

• Most matches: 443 – Mahela Jayawardene^[102]
• Longest-serving captain: 193 matches – Arjuna Ranatunga^[103]

ODI batting records

• Most runs: 14,234 – Kumar Sangakkara^[104]
• Best average: 41.97 –Kumar Sangakkara^[105]
• Best strike rate: 112.59 – Thisara Perera^[106]
• Highest individual score: 189 – Sanath Jayasuriya v. India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2000^[107]
• Highest partnership: 286* – Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga v. England at Headingley in 2006^[108]
• Most centuries: 28 – Sanath Jayasuriya^[109]
• Most Sixes: 268 – Sanath Jayasuriya^[110]

ODI bowling records

• Most wickets: 534 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[111]
• Best average: 21.87 – Ajantha Mendis^[112]
• Best figures in an innings: 8/19 – Chaminda Vaas v. Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC) in 2001^[113]
• Best strike rate: 27.3 – Ajantha Mendis^[114]
• Best economy rate: 3.93 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[115]

ODI fielding records

• Most catches by an outfielder: 212 – Mahela Jayawardene^[116]
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 473 – Kumar Sangakkara^[117]
• Most dismissals in a match: 5 – Guy de Alwis v. Australia at Colombo (PSS) in 1983; Hashan Tillakaratne v. Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1990; Romesh Kaluwitharana v. Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1995; Kumar Sangakkara v. Netherlands at Colombo (RPS) in 2002^[118]

ODI record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Full Members
Afghanistan	7	4	2	0	1	66.66	2014	2022
Australia	102	35	63	0	4	35.71	1975	2022
Bangladesh	51	40	9	0	2	81.63	1986	2021
England	78	36	38	1	3	48.66	1982	2021
India	162	57	93	1	11	38.07	1979	2021
Ireland	4	4	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2016
New Zealand	99	41	49	1	8	45.60	1979	2019
Pakistan	155	58	92	1	4	38.74	1975	2019
South Africa	80	33	45	1	1	42.4	1992	2021
West Indies	63	29	31	0	3	48.33	1975	2021
Zimbabwe	60	46	12	0	2	79.31	1992	2022
Associate Members
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	0	100	2007	2007
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	100	2003	2011
Kenya	6	5	1	0	0	83.33	1996	2011
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	100	2002	2006
Scotland	3	3	0	0	0	100	2011	2019
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	0	100	2004	2008
Total	875	398	434	5	38	47.84	1975	2022
Statistics are correct as of   Sri Lanka v   Afghanistan at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, 3rd ODI, November 30, 2022.^[119] v t e

T20 Internationals

Main article: List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records

T20I team records

• Highest team total: 260/6 v. Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007^[120]
• Lowest team total: 79 v. India at Visakhapatnam in 2016^[121]
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for most defeats in T20I history- 85.^[122]

T20I individual records

• Most matches: 84 – Lasith Malinga^[123]
• Longest-serving captain: 31 matches – Dasun Shanaka^[124]

T20I batting records

• Most runs: 1,889 – Tillakaratne Dilshan^[125]
• Best average: 31.77 – Mahela Jayawardene^[126]
• Best strike rate: 147.67 – Thisara Perera^[127]
• Highest individual score: 104* – Tillakaratne Dilshan v. Australia at Pallekele in 2011^[128]
• Highest partnership: 166 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara v. West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2010^[129]
• Most centuries: 1 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene^[130]
• Most Sixes: 53 – Thisara Perera^[131]

T20I bowling records

• Most wickets: 107 – Lasith Malinga^[132]
• Best average: 14.42 – Ajantha Mendis^[133]
• Best bowling: 6/8 – Ajantha Mendis v. Zimbabwe at Hambantota in 2012^[134]
• Best strike rate: 13.4 – Ajantha Mendis^[135]
• Best economy rate: 6.45 – Ajantha Mendis^[136]

T20I fielding records

• Most catches by an outfielder: 29 – Thisara Perera^[137]
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 45 – Kumar Sangakkara^[138]
• Most dismissals in an innings: 4 – Dinesh Chandimal v. South Africa at Johannesburg in 2017^[139]

T20I record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Full Members
Afghanistan	3	2	1	0	0	66.66	2016	2022
Australia	25	10	14	1	0	42.00	2007	2022
Bangladesh	13	9	4	0	0	69.23	2007	2022
England	13	4	9	0	0	33.33	2006	2021
India	26	8	17	0	1	32.00	2009	2022
Ireland	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2009	2022
New Zealand	19	7	10	1	1	41.67	2006	2019
Pakistan	23	10	13	0	0	43.47	2007	2022
South Africa	17	5	11	1	0	33.37	2012	2021
West Indies	15	8	7	0	0	50.00	2009	2021
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2008	2012
Associate Members
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2008	2008
Bermuda	4	4	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2022
Kenya	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2007
Namibia	2	1	1	0	0	50.00	2021	2022
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2014	2022
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	0	100.00	2016	2022
Total	169	77	87	2	2	47.00	2006	2022
Statistics are correct as of   Sri Lanka v   United Arab Emirates at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, 15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, October 23, 2022.^[140] v t e

See also

• Cricket in Sri Lanka
• List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains
• List of Sri Lanka ODI cricketers
• List of Sri Lanka Test cricketers
• List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
• Sri Lanka women's national cricket team
• Lanka Premier League

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