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
COMPLETED / 2nd Semi-final / Mission Road Ground
104/3 (5.5 ov)
103/5 (6 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / Match 10 / Mission Road Ground
107/3 (6 ov)
89/3 (6 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
112/1 (21 ov)
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
210/7 (46 ov)
209/10 (45.1 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
324/5 (49.2 ov)
175/9 (27 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
156/3 (23 ov)
196/2 (22 ov)
West Indies won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
166/1 (18 ov)
162/8 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
103/10 (19.5 ov)
108/10 (19.3 ov)
New Zealand won by 5 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
190/5 (38.2 ov)
189/10 (36 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
162/5 (20 ov)
89/10 (16.1 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 73 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Galle International Stadium
602/5 (163.4 ov)
88/10 (39.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by an inning and 154 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
140/6 (19 ov)
135/10 (19.3 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
234/5 (31.5 ov)
185/4 (38.3 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
179/7 (20 ov)
180/5 (19.1 ov)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Galle International Stadium
305/10 (91.5 ov)
340/10 (90.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 63 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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