Sri Lanka Cricket Team 2024
| Team | Sri Lanka |
| Nickname | The Lions |
| Governing body | Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) |
| Captain | Dimuth Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka |
| Coach | Chris Silverwood |
| First Test | vs England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982 |
| First ODI | vs West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975 |
| First T20I | vs England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006 |
The Sri Lanka National Cricket Team represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. The Sri Lanka cricket team is also known as the Lions. The Sri Lankan Cricket Team is governed by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Sri Lanka is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all the three formats. Sri Lanka have won one ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup so far.
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team History:
- Just like other Asian countries, the game of cricket was introduced in Sri Lanka by the British during colonial times. As per The Colombo Journal. the first recorded cricket match in Sri Lanka dates back to 1832.
- During the 1880s, a national team known as the Ceylon national cricket team was formed. The team began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s.
- While Sri Lanka played in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups, they earned Test status in 1981. They played their first Test in February 1982 against England. They recorded their first Test victory in 1985 against India.
- On March 15, 1995, Sri Lanka secured their first overseas Test match victory against New Zealand, winning by 241 runs in Napier.
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:
After exiting the first five editions of the World Cup at the group stage, Sri Lanka went all the way in the sixth edition and won their first-ever title under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. In 2003, they made it to the semifinals before finishing runners-up in 2007 and 2011.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1975 | Group Stage | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | Group Stage | 7/8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Group Stage | 7/8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Group Stage | 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 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 6/10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 9/10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup record:
Sri Lanka finished runners-up in the second edition of the T20 World Cup in 2009 as well as in 2012. In 2014, they won the title by beating India in the final.
| 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 | Super 10s | 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 |
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team ICC Champions Trophy record:
Sri Lanka has won one Champions Trophy so far which came in 2002.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3 or 4/9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 5–8/8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Champions | 1/12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | Round 1 | 8/12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Round 1 | 8/10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Round 1 | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Semi-finals | 3 or 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Round 1 | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Team Today/Current Sri Lanka cricket team:
Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current Sri Lanka team: Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana
SCHEDULED / 2nd Test / Galle International Stadium
SCHEDULED / 1st Test / Galle International Stadium
COMPLETED / Match 38 / Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
201/6 (20 ov)
118/10 (16.4 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 83 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 15 / Grand Prairie Stadium
124/9 (20 ov)
125/8 (19 ov)
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
206/6 (20 ov)
209/5 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 3 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
187/6 (20 ov)
115/10 (17 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 4 / Nassau County International Cricket Stadium
77/10 (19.1 ov)
80/4 (16.2 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / Warm-up Match / Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground
161/10 (19 ov)
181/6 (20 ov)
Netherlands won by 20 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
267/3 (35.2 ov)
266/10 (48.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
248/7 (50 ov)
138/10 (26.1 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 110 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
137/8 (20 ov)
137/9 (20 ov)
India won by superover
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
237/6 (40.2 ov)
235/10 (50 ov)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
146/10 (19.4 ov)
174/7 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 28 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
308/6 (50 ov)
153/10 (33.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 155 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
240/9 (50 ov)
208/10 (42.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 32 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
161/9 (20 ov)
81/3 (6.3 ov)
India won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
178/10 (68.4 ov)
531/10 (159 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 192 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
286/7 (50 ov)
287/7 (47.1 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
170/2 (18.1 ov)
165/5 (20 ov)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
230/8 (50 ov)
230/10 (47.5 ov)
Match tied
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
170/10 (19.2 ov)
213/7 (20 ov)
India won by 43 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
188/10 (51.3 ov)
280/10 (68 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 328 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
257/4 (44.4 ov)
255/10 (48.5 ov)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
203/8 (20 ov)
206/3 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
160/10 (19 ov)
156/9 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.
Sri Lanka Squad
Janith Liyanage
All Rounder
Mohamed Shiraz
Bowler
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Bowler
Eshan Malinga
Bowler
Chamindu Wickramasinghe
Batter
Nisala Tharaka
Bowler
Milan Rathnayake
Bowler
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