Sri Lanka national cricket team explained

Sri Lanka
Nickname:	The Lions
Test Captain:	Dhananjaya De Silva
Od Captain:	Charith Asalanka
T20i Captain:	Charith Asalanka
Coach:	Sanath Jayasuriya (Interim)
Test Status Year:	1981
Icc Status:	Associate Member
Icc Member Year:	1965
Icc Status2:	Full Member
Icc Member Year2:	1981
Icc Region:	Asia
Test Rank:	7th
Odi Rank:	6th
T20i Rank:	8th
Test Rank Best:	2nd (August 2009)^[1]
Odi Rank Best:	2nd (October 1996)^[2]
T20i Rank Best:	1st (2012)
First Test:	v at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982
Most Recent Test:	v at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram; 30 March –3 April 2024
Num Tests:	316
Num Tests This Year:	3
Test Record:	103/121 (92 draws)
Test Record This Year:	3/0 (0 draws)
Wtc Apps:	2
Wtc First:	2019–2021
Wtc Best:	5th place (2021–2023)
First Odi:	v at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975
Most Recent Odi:	v at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo; 7 August 2024
Num Odis:	921
Num Odis This Year:	12
Odi Record:	423/452 (6 ties, 40 no results)
Odi Record This Year:	8/2 (1 tie, 1 no result)
Wc Apps:	13
Wc Best:	Champions (1996)
Wcq Apps:	2
Wcq First:	1979
Wcq Best:	Champions (1979, 2023)
First T20i:	v at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006
Most Recent T20i:	v at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele; 30 July 2024
Num T20is:	195
Num T20is This Year:	15
T20i Record:	86/102 (5 ties, 2 no results)
T20i Record This Year:	7/7 (1 tie, 0 no results)
Wt20 Apps:	8
Wt20 First:	2007
Wt20 Best:	Champions (2014)
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The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම|Shri Lanka Jathika Crikat Kandayama; Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions,^[3] 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. The team first played international cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They were awarded the Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.

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.^[4]

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

See main article: History of the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Early Years

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Underdog Era

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.^[7] 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.^{[8] [9]} They have also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs.^[10]

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.^[11] Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0.^[12] 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.^[13] This was immediately followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series.^[14]

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.^[15] This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1–0.^[16] Their next series too was an overseas series, against Pakistan, and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory.^[17]

Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Old Trafford, England on 16 June 1979.^[18]

Modern era

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.^[19] 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.^[20] 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.^[21]

On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle.^[22] They won the match by 229 runs,^[23] 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.^[24] Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket.

Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.^{[25] [26] [27]} 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 a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test.^[28]

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.^[29] In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.^[30]

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.^[31] Sri Lanka has registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14.^[31] In ODI matches, Sri Lanka have played against 17 teams; they have played against India most frequently, with a winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches.^[32] Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.^[32] 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.^[33] 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 29 January 2024, Sri Lanka have played 313 Test matches; they have won 100 matches, lost 121 matches, and 92 matches were drawn.^[34] 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.^[35] 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.^[36]

From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which is their second-longest losing run in ODIs.^{[37] [38]} 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).^[39]

On 9 September 2019, Sri Lanka won the T20I series 3–0 against Pakistan in their home under Dasun Shanaka's captaincy. It was the first time that Sri Lanka whitewashed Pakistan in a T20I series.^[40] In July 2021, Sri Lanka won T20I series against India 2–1, recording their first ever bilateral T20I series win against India.^[41]

On 4 March 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match in Mohali against India.^[42] Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and 222 runs.^[43] Amid political turmoil back home, Sri Lanka won the 2022 Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final on 11 September 2022.^[44] On 28 April 2023, Sri Lanka won their 100th Test match against Ireland at Galle. They won the test series 2–0. They became the 8th test nation to reach this milestone.

Sri Lanka cricket was suspended, by the ICC on 10 November 2023 due to the alleged political interference with the cricket administration.^[45] The suspension was fully lifted on 28 January 2024.^[46]

Governing body

See 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.^[47] 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 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 by organizing some programs such as 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

International grounds

See main article: List of cricket grounds in Sri Lanka and International record by Sri Lanka in Home Grounds.

width=25%	Stadium	width=15%	City	width=10%	Capacity	width=10%	First used	width=10%	Last used	width=10%	Tests	width=10%	ODIs	width=10%	T20Is
Active stadiums
P. Sara Oval	Colombo	15,000	1982	2019	22^[48]	12^[49]	2^[50]
SSC ground	Colombo	10,000	1984	2024	47^[51]	65^[52]	2^[53]
R. Premadasa Stadium	Colombo	35,000	1986	2023	9^[54]	149^[55]	41^[56]
Galle International Stadium	Galle	35,000	1998	2023	42^[57]	9^[58]	0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	Pallekele, Kandy	35,000	2010	2023	9^[59]	34^[60]	22^[61]
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium	Dambulla	16,800	2001	2018	0	55^[62]	0
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium	Sooriyawewa, Hambantota	35,000	2011	2023	0	27^[63]	7^[64]
Former stadiums
Asgiriya Stadium	Kandy	10,000	1983	2007	21^[65]	6^[66]	0
CCC ground	Colombo	6,000	1983	1987	3^[67]	0	0
De Soysa Stadium	Moratuwa	16,000	1984	1993	4^[68]	6^[69]	0

Note: Except abandoned and cancelled matches.

• Updated 5 February 2024.

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).

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 similarly. 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.

At the top-right side of the jersey, instead of the logo, there can be seen Sri Lanka's flag.

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.^[70] 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. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. It's seen on the practice jersey at the top-right side.

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, present in the coat of arms. This logo is seen on the front of the caps and helmets in ODIs and T20Is.

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 (7): 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2023
• 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 active 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.

Last updated: 7 August 2024

Keys!Symbol!Meaning

C	Contracted Players
S/N	Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format	Denotes the particular format/s played over the last year, not entire career

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	LPL team	Forms	C	S/N	Last Test	Last ODI	Last T20I	Captain
Batters
		Left-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	72	2022	2024	2024	ODI (C), T20I (C)
		Right-handed				T20I	Y	10		2023	2023
		Left-handed				ODI	Y	11		2024	2023
Avishka Fernando		Right-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	28		2024	2024
		Right-handed					T20I	Y	27		2023	2023
		Left-handed				Test	Y	16	2024	2023
		Right-handed				ODI	Y	67		2024	2022
		Right-handed				Test, ODI, T20I	Y	18	2022	2024	2024
All-rounders
		Left-handed				ODI	Y	43		2024	2023
		Right-handed				Test, ODI	Y	75	2024	2023	2024	Test (C)
		Right-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	49	2021	2024	2024
		Right-handed				ODI	Y	34		2023
		Right-handed				ODI	Y	29	2019	2023	2023
		Right-handed				Test, T20I	Y	69	2024	2023	2024
		Left-handed				Test, ODI, T20I	Y	21	2024	2024	2024
		Right-handed				Test, T20I	Y	25	2023	2022	2024
		Right-handed				T20I	Y	7	2021	2024	2024
		Left-handed				T20I		22			2024
Wicket-keepers
		Right-handed				Test, T20I	Y	56	2024	2022	2022
		Right-handed				Test, ODI	Y	24	2024
		Right-handed				Test, ODI, T20I	Y	13	2024	2024	2024	Test (VC)
		Left-handed				T20I	Y	55	2021	2023	2024
		Right-handed				Test, ODI, T20I	Y	23	2024	2024	2024
Spin Bowlers
		Left-handed				ODI	Y	4	2019	2024	2021
		Right-handed				Test	Y	77	2024	2018
		Right-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	61	2022	2024	2024
		Right-handed				Test, ODI	Y	46	2022	2024	2022
		Left-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	1	2022	2024
Pace Bowlers
		Right-handed				T20I	Y	5	2021	2024	2024
		Right-handed				Test, ODI, T20I	Y	78	2024	2024	2024
		Right-handed				T20I	Y	71		2021	2024
		Right-handed				Test	Y	68	2024	2019	2017
		Left-handed				Test	Y	8	2024	2024	2023
		Right-handed				ODI	Y	40		2024	2023
		Right-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	98	2023	2024	2024
Eshan Malinga		Left-handed				ODI
		Right-handed				ODI, T20I	Y	81		2023	2024
		Right-handed				Test	Y	65	2024	2023	2023
Milan Rathnayake		Right-handed				Test
		Right-handed				ODI		6		2024
Nisala Tharaka		Right-handed				Test
		Right-handed				T20I	Y	53			2024

Niroshan Dickwella, Oshada Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya & Praveen Jayawickrama are also contracted by Sri Lanka cricket, but have not played a match for Sri Lanka cricket in the last 12 months.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Mahinda Halangode
Head coach	Sanath Jayasuriya (Interim)^[71]
Cricket consultant	Sanath Jayasuriya
Assistant coach	Thilina Kandamby^[72]
Spin bowling coach	Craig Howard
Fast bowling coach	Aaqib Javed
Fielding coach	Upul Chandana
Physiotherapist	Jonathan Porter
Physical performance manager	vacant^[73]
Analyst	Shirantha Niroshana
Consultant for England tests 2024	Ian Bell

Selection Committee

• Upul Tharanga (Chairman)
• Dilruwan Perera
• Tharanga Paranavithana
• Ajantha Mendis
• Indika de Saram

Source: Ada Derana^[74]

Coaching history

• 1995–1996: Dav Whatmore
• 1997–1998: Bruce Yardley
• 1998–1999: Roy Dias
• 1999–2003: Dav Whatmore
• 2003–2005: John Dyson
• 2005–2007: Tom Moody
• 2007–2011: Trevor Bayliss
• 2011: Stuart Law (interim)
• 2011: Rumesh Ratnayake (interim)
• 2011–2012: Geoff Marsh
• 2012–2013: Graham Ford 1st stint
• 2013–2014: Paul Farbrace
• 2014–2015: Marvan Atapattu
• 2015–2016: Jerome Jayaratne (interim)
• 2016–2017: Graham Ford 2nd stint
• 2017: Nic Pothas (interim)
• 2017–2019: Chandika Hathurusingha
• 2019–2021: Mickey Arthur
• 2022: Rumesh Ratnayake (interim)
• 2022–2024: Chris Silverwood
• 2024*: Sanath Jayasuriya (interim)
• 2024: Ian Bell

Sponsorship

LAVA

Kit Sponsor	Moose Clothing Company
Partners
Official Broadcaster	Sony Pictures Networks

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.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor		Team sponsor			Official Broadcaster		Internet streaming
1995–2000	MAS	Singer^[75]	CTC^[76]				Sky Sports^[77]	Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2000–2003	AJ Sports		Dilmah^[78]	WSG Nimbus ^[79]			Taj Television^[80]
2004–2008	MAS	Dilmah	Pepsi^[81]	Caltex^[82]	SriLankan Airlines	Emerald	Ten Sports^[83]
2009–2010	Reebok	Dialog		National Development Bank^[84]				Carlton Sports Network^[85]
2010–2012		Mobitel^[86]					ESPN
2013-2014	Emerald	Homestead					Ten Sports
2014–2016	MAS	Dialog		Ceylon Tea				Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2017–2018		Huawei			Kent RO Systems^[87]	Huawei^[88]	Sony Sports Network^[89]		YouTube
2019 –2020		Dialog
2021–2022		AstroPay^[90]
2022–2027		FairPlay^[91]	Amul	Nippon Paint	Brandix	Red Bull		MTV Channel^[92]

Sponsorship for ICC Tournaments!Tournament!Kit Manufacturer!Sleeve Sponsor

1975 Cricket World Cup
1979 ICC Trophy
1979 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup	ISC
1996 Cricket World Cup		Singer
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
1999 Cricket World Cup	ASICS
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
2002 ICC Champions Trophy	AJ Sports	Dilmah
2003 Cricket World Cup
2004 ICC Champions Trophy	Trendy
2006 ICC Champions Trophy	MAS
2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2009 ICC Men's T20 World Cup	Reebok
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
2010 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
2012 ICC Men's T20 World Cup	MAS	Homestead
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
2014 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2015 Cricket World Cup
2016 ICC Men's T20 World Cup		Confident Group
2017 ICC Champions Trophy		Dialog
2019 Cricket World Cup		Kent RO
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup		AstroPay
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup		Moose
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	Moose	Dialog
2023 Cricket World Cup		Amul
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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	Ref.
Test	316	103	121	0	92	–	32.59	17 February 1982	^[93]
ODI	921	423	452	6	–	40	45.92	7 June 1975	^[94]
T20I	195	86	102	5	–	2	44.10	15 June 2006	^[95]

Updated:11 August 2024

Test matches

See main article: List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records.

Team records

• Highest team total: 952/6 dec. v. India at RPS, Colombo in 1997^[96]
• Lowest team total: 71 v. Pakistan at Asgiriya in 1994^[97]
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, 952/6

Individual records

• Most matches: 149 Tests – Mahela Jayawardene
• Longest-serving captain: 56 Tests – Arjuna Ranatunga

Batting records

• Most runs: 12,400 – Kumar Sangakkara
• Best average: 57.40 – Kumar Sangakkara
• 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

Bowling records

• Most wickets: 800 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[98]
• 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

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^[99]

Record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Draw	Tied	% Won	First	Last
							2024	2024
							1983	2022
							2001	2024
							1982	2021
							1982	2022
							2023	2023
							1983	2023
							1982	2023
							1993	2021
							1993	2021
							1994	2020
Total	316	103	121	92	0	32.59	1982	2024
^[100] ^[101]

One Day Internationals

See 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^[102]
• Lowest team total: 43 (20.1 overs) v. South Africa at Boland Park in 2012^[103]

ODI individual records

• Most matches: 443 – Mahela Jayawardene^[104]
• Longest-serving captain: 193 matches – Arjuna Ranatunga^[105]

ODI batting records

• Most runs: 14,234 – Kumar Sangakkara^[106]
• Best average: 44.12 – Pathum Nissanka^[107]
• Best strike rate: 112.59 – Thisara Perera^[108]
• Highest individual score: 210* – Pathum Nissanka v. Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2024^[109]
• Highest partnership: 286* – Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga v. England at Headingley in 2006^[110]
• Most centuries: 28 – Sanath Jayasuriya^[111]
• Most Sixes: 268 – Sanath Jayasuriya^[112]

ODI bowling records

• Most wickets: 534 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[113]
• Best average: 21.87 – Ajantha Mendis^[114]
• Best figures in an innings: 8/19 – Chaminda Vaas v. Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC) in 2001^[115]
• Best strike rate: 27.3 – Ajantha Mendis^[116]
• Best economy rate: 3.93 – Muttiah Muralitharan^[117]

ODI fielding records

• Most catches by an outfielder: 212 – Mahela Jayawardene^[118]
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 473 – Kumar Sangakkara^[119]
• 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^[120]

ODI record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Full Members
scope=row		15	10	4	0	1	66.66	2014	2024
scope=row		103	35	64	0	4	33.98	1975	2023
scope=row		57	43	12	0	2	75.43	1986	2024
scope=row		79	37	38	1	3	46.83	1982	2023
scope=row		171	59	99	2	11	34.50	1979	2024
scope=row		5	5	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2023
scope=row		102	41	52	1	11	40.19	1979	2023
scope=row		157	59	93	1	4	37.57	1975	2023
scope=row		81	33	46	1	1	40.74	1992	2023
scope=row		64	30	31	0	3	46.88	1975	2023
scope=row		64	49	12	0	3	76.56	1992	2024
Associate Members
scope=row		1	1	0	0	0	100	2007	2007
scope=row		2	2	0	0	0	100	2003	2011
scope=row		6	5	1	0	0	83.33	1996	2011
scope=row		6	6	0	0	0	100	2002	2023
scope=row		1	1	0	0	0	100	2023	2023
scope=row		4	4	0	0	0	100	2011	2023
scope=row		3	3	0	0	0	100	2004	2023
Total	921	423	452	6	40	45.92	1975	2024
^[121]

Twenty20 Internationals

See main article: List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records.

T20I team records

• Highest team total: 260/6 v. Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007^[122]
• Lowest team total: 79 v. India at Visakhapatnam in 2016^[123]

T20I individual records

• Most matches: 99 – Dasun Shanaka†^[124]
• Longest-serving captain: 48 matches – Dasun Shanaka^[125]

T20I batting records

• Most runs: 1,889 – Tillakaratne Dilshan^[126]
• Best average: 31.77 – Mahela Jayawardene^[127]
• Best strike rate: 147.67 – Thisara Perera^[128]
• Highest individual score: 104 – Tillakaratne Dilshan v. Australia at Pallekele in 2011^[129]
• Highest partnership: 166 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara v. West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2010^[130]
• Most centuries: 1 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene^[131]
• Most Sixes: 74 – Kusal Mendis†^[132]

T20I bowling records

• Most wickets: 107 – Lasith Malinga^[133]
• Best average: 14.42 – Ajantha Mendis^[134]
• Best bowling: 6/8 – Ajantha Mendis v. Zimbabwe at Hambantota in 2012^[135]
• Best strike rate: 13.4 – Ajantha Mendis^[136]
• Best economy rate: 6.45 – Ajantha Mendis^[137]

T20I fielding records

• Most catches by an outfielder: 37 – Dasun Shanaka^[138]
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 45 – Kumar Sangakkara^[139]
• Most dismissals in an innings: 4 – Dinesh Chandimal v. South Africa at Johannesburg in 2017^[140]

T20I record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Full Members
scope=row		8	5	3	0	0	62.50	2016	2024
scope=row		26	10	15	1	0	38.46	2007	2022
scope=row		17	11	6	0	0	68.75	2007	2024
scope=row		14	4	10	0	0	28.57	2006	2022
scope=row		32	9	21	1	1	28.12	2009	2024
scope=row		3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2009	2022
scope=row		23	7	13	2	1	30.43	2006	2023
scope=row		23	10	13	0	0	43.47	2007	2022
scope=row		18	5	12	1	0	29.41	2012	2024
scope=row		15	8	7	0	0	53.33	2009	2021
scope=row		6	5	1	0	0	83.33	2008	2024
Associate Members
scope=row		1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2008	2008
scope=row		1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2007
scope=row		2	1	1	0	0	50.00	2021	2022
scope=row		4	4	0	0	0	100.00	2014	2024
scope=row		2	2	0	0	0	100.00	2016	2022
Total	195	86	102	5	2	46.10	2006	2024
^[141]

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
• Bangladesh–Sri Lanka cricket rivalry

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