Sri Lanka Cricket Team

About Team Sri Lanka

Nickname	The Lions
Association	Sri Lanka Cricket

Personnel
Test Captain	Dhananjaya de Silva
ODI Captain	Kusal Mendis
T20 Captain	Wanindu Hasaranga
Coach	Chris Silverwood

History
Test Status Acquired	1981

International Cricket Council
ICC Status	Associate Member (1965) Full Member (1981)
ICC Region	Asia

Tests
First Test Match	v England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982
Last Test Match	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test at Galle International Stadium, 26 Sep 2024

One Day Internationals
First ODI Match	v West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975
Last ODI Match	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 19 Nov 2024
Best Result in ODI	Cricket World Cup Winner and Runner-up ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1996 (Winner) ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2007 (Runner-up) ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011 (Runner-up)

Twenty20 Internationals
First T20 Match	v England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006
Last T20 Match	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I at John Davies Oval , 8 Apr 2023
Best Result in T20	T20 World Cup Winner and Runner-up ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2014 (Winner) ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2009 (Runner-up) ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2012 (Runner-up)

Champions Trophy
Best Result in Champions Trophy	ICC Champions Trophy Winner and Runner-up ICC Champions Trophy 2002 (Winner)

Major Records

Test matches Team records Highest team total: 952/6 dec. v. India at RPS, Colombo in 1997 Lowest team total: 71 v. Pakistan at Asgiriya in 1994 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 Sangakara Best average: 57.40 – Kumar Sangakara Highest individual score: 374 – Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006 Highest partnership: 624 – Kumar Sangakara and Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006 Most centuries: 38 – Kumar Sangakara Bowling records Most wickets: 800 – Muttiah Muralitharan 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 Chandimall 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                                                                            One Day Internationals ODI team records Highest team total: 443/9 (50 overs) v. Netherlands at VRA Cricket Ground in 2006 Lowest team total: 43 (20.1 overs) v. South Africa at Boland Park in 2012 ODI individual records Most matches: 443 – Mahela Jayawardene Longest-serving captain: 193 matches – Arjuna Ranatunga ODI batting records Most runs: 14,234 – Kumar Sangakara Best average: 44.12 – Pathum Nissanka Best strike rate: 112.59 – Thisara Perera Highest individual score: 210* – Pathum Nissanka v. Afghanistan  at Pallekele Internatinal Cricket Stadium in 2024 Highest partnership: 286* – Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga v. England  at Headingely in 2006 Most centuries: 28 – Sanath Jayasuriya Most Sixes: 268 – Sanath Jayasuriya ODI bowling records Most wickets: 534 – Muttiah Muralitharan Best average: 21.87 –Ajantha Mendis Best figures in an innings: 8/19 – Chaminda Vaas v. Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC) in 2001 Best strike rate: 27.3 – Ajantha Mendis Best economy rate: 3.93 – Muttiah Muralitharan ODI fielding records Most catches by an outfielder: 212 –  Mahela Jayawardene Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 473 – Kumar Sangakara 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 Sangakara v. Netherlands at Colombo (RPS) in 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Twenty20 Internationals T20I team records Highest team total: 260/6 v. Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007 Lowest team total: 79 v. India at Visakhapatnam in 2016 T20I individual records Most matches: 97 – Dasun Shanaka Longest-serving captain: 48 matches – Dasun Shanaka T20I batting records Most runs: 1,889 – Tillakaratne Dilshan Best average: 31.77 – Mahela Jayawardene Best strike rate: 147.67 – Thisara Perera Highest individual score: 104* – Tillakaratne Dilshan v. Australia at Pallekele in 2011 Highest partnership: 166 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakara v. West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2010 Most centuries: 1 –Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene Most Sixes: 74 – Kusal Mendis T20I bowling records Most wickets: 107 –  Lasith Malinga Best average: 14.42 – Ajantha Mendis Best bowling: 6/8 – Ajantha Mendis v. Zimbabwe at Hambantota in 2012 Best strike rate: 13.4 – Ajantha Mendis Best economy rate: 6.45 –Ajantha Mendis T20I fielding records Most catches by an outfielder: 37 – Dasun Shanaka Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 45 – Kumar Sangakara Most dismissals in an innings: 4 – Dinesh Chandimal v. South Africa at Johannesburg in 2017

• Date & Time
  Match Details

• 27 Nov 2024, Wed 09:30 AM

  South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
  Kingsmead, Durban
  Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2024
  NA

• 5 Dec 2024, Thu 10:30 AM

  South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test
  St Georges Park , Gqeberha
  Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2024
  NA

• 28 Dec 2024, Sat 07:15 PM

  New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I
  Bay Oval , Maunganui
  Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25
  NA

• 30 Dec 2024, Mon 07:15 PM

  New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I
  Bay Oval , Maunganui
  Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25
  NA

• 2 Jan 2025, Thu 01:15 PM

  New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I
  Saxton Oval , Nelson
  Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25
  NA

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• Date & Time
  Match Details

• 19 Nov 2024, Tue 02:30 PM

  Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI
  Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
  New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
  No result due to rain

• 17 Nov 2024, Sun 02:30 PM

  Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI
  Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
  New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
  Sri Lanka won by 3 wkts (Match reduced to 47 overs due to rain)

• 13 Nov 2024, Wed 02:30 PM

  Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
  Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
  New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
  Sri Lanka won by 45 runs (2nd innings reduced to 27 overs due to rain, DLS target 221)

• 10 Nov 2024, Sun 07:00 PM

  Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I
  Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
  New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
  New Zealand won by 5 runs

• 9 Nov 2024, Sat 07:00 PM

  Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st T20I
  Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Dambulla
  New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
  Sri Lanka won by 4 wkts

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Last Updated: November 03, 2023