Sri Lanka national cricket team

Sri Lanka
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Test status granted	1982
First Test match	v England at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, 17–21st February 1982
Captain	Kumar Sangakkara
Coach	Trevor Bayliss
Official ICC Test and ODI ranking	4th (Test), 6th (ODI) [1]
Test matches - This year	192 0
Last Test match	v India at Mumbai, Dec 2-6, 2009
Wins/losses - This year	60 / 69 - / -
As of 11 May 2010 [2]

The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket 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 Lankan national cricket team transformed themselves from underdog status to a major cricketing nation during the 1990s. The team went on to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup, beating Australia in the finals, and becoming World Champions. Since then, the team has continued to be a major force in international cricket. Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 Cricket World Cup but lost to Australia in a rain-affected final match. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva (retired), backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas (retired), among many other talented cricketers, has underpinned the successes of Sri Lankan cricket during the last 15 years.

Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (Co-champions with India), have been runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and have been runners up in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009. Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records including world records for highest team totals in all three forms of the game, Test, ODI and Twenty20.

History of Sri Lankan international cricket

Early years

Ceylon, as the country was known before 1972, played its first first-class match under that name against MCC at Nomads Ground, Victoria Park, Colombo in 1926–27, losing by an innings. ^[1] The team's first win came against Patiala at Dhruve Pandove Stadium in 1932–33. ^[2] The Ceylonese side competed in the M. J. Gopalan Trophy games from the 1950s, through the change of name to Sri Lanka, well into the 1970s. Sri Lankan cricket team's One Day International debut came in the 1975 Cricket World Cup and were later awarded test cricket status in 1981, by the International Cricket Council.

Test status and beyond

• Gained Test Status in 1981 and first played a Test Match in 1982
• Won the 1996 Cricket World Cup hosted by India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan
• Semi Finalists in the 2003 Cricket World Cup hosted by South Africa
• Runners up of the 2007 World Cup hosted by the West Indies
• Runners up of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by England
• Semi Finalists in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by West Indies

As of April 2010, the Sri Lankan team has played 192 Test matches, winning 31.25%, losing 35.94% and drawing 32.81% of its games^[3].

Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moment undoubtedly came during the aforementioned 1996 World Cup, when they defeated the top-ranked Australian team in the Final. Sri Lanka's game style over the course of the series revolutionized One Day International Cricket, and was characterized by highly aggressive batting in the first fifteen overs of the innings in order to take advantage of the fielding restrictions imposed during this period. This strategy has since become a hallmark of One Day International cricket.

Sri Lankan cricket team won the Asia Cup in 1986, 1997, 2004 and 2008. Sri Lanka whitewashed England 5-0 in the NatWest Series in 2006. It was England's heaviest home defeat in 13 years. Sanath Jayasuriya was the Man of the Series.

Milestones

• Sri Lanka is the only ICC Trophy winning team to have gone on to win the Cricket World Cup at a later date.
• Sri Lanka is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Asia Cup.
• Sri Lanka is the only host team to win a Cricket World Cup.

2009 shooting incident

On March 3, 2009, the Sri Lankan team's convoy was attacked in Lahore, Pakistan by gunmen. This led to the death of five policemen and injuries to seven cricketers and a member of the coaching team.^[4] The team was on its way to the Gaddafi Stadium where they were scheduled to begin the third day of the Second Test. After the incident the test match was called off by the Sri Lankan Cricket board. Sri Lanka had agreed to tour Pakistan, replacing India who refused to do so citing security concerns.^[5]

Injured

• Thilan Samaraweera
• Kumar Sangakkara
• Tharanga Paranavitana
• Ajantha Mendis
• Chaminda Vaas
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Suranga Lakmal
• Paul Farbrace

Governing body

Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka. 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 organize and host the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where five teams take part and represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.

International grounds

Saravanamuttu

SSC Grounds

CCC Grounds

Premadasa

Tyronne Fernando

Galle International

Asgiriya

Rangiri Dambulla

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted a Test match or an One Day International within Sri Lanka.

Test and ODI

Listed in order of date first used for Test match

• Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
• Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
• Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
• Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
• R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
• Galle International Stadium, Galle

ODI only

• Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

Tournament history

Current Tournaments

ICC Tournaments

World Cup record Year Round Position GP W L T NR 1975 Round 1 7/8 3 0 3 0 0 1979 Round 1 5/8 3 1 1 0 1 1983 Round 1 7/8 6 1 5 0 0 1987 Round 1 7/8 6 0 6 0 0 1992 Round 1 8/9 8 2 5 0 1 1996 Champions 1/12 8 8 0 0 0 1999 Round 1 9/12 5 2 3 0 0 2003 Semi finals 3/14 12 6 5 1 0 WI 2007 Second place 2/16 12 9 3 0 0 2011 Qualified /14 – – – – – 2015 Qualified – – – – – – 2019 Qualified – – – – – – Total 12/12 1 title 63 29 31 1 2

Asia Cup record Year Round Position GP W L T NR 1984 Second place 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1986 Champions 1/3 3 2 1 0 0 1988 Second place 2/4 4 3 1 0 0 1990–91 Second place 2/3 3 2 1 0 0 1993 Not Held 1995 Second place 2/4 4 2 2 0 0 1997 Champions 1/4 4 4 0 0 0 2000 Second place 2/4 4 2 2 0 0 2004 Champions 1/6 6 4 2 0 0 2008 Champions 1/6 6 5 1 0 0 Total 9/9 4 titles 36 25 11 0 0

Champions Trophy record 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 Joint 1st 1/12 4 3 0 0 1 2004 Round 1 ?/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 Total 6/6 1 title 19 11 7 0 1 World Twenty20 record Year Round Position GP W L T NR 2007 Super 8s 6/12 5 3 2 0 0 2009 Second place 2/12 7 6 1 0 0 WI 2010 Semi-finals 3/12 6 3 3 0 0 Total 3/3 0 titles 18 12 6 0 0

Other

Asia Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2010	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	1/1	0 titles	0	0	0	0	0

Defunct Tournaments

ICC Tournaments

World Cup Qualifier record Year Round Position GP W L T AB 1979 Champions 1/12 6 4 1 0 1 1982 Not eligible 1986 Not eligible 1990 Not eligible 1994 Not eligible 1997 Not eligible 2001 Not eligible 2005 Not eligible 2009 Not eligible Total 1/9 1 title 6 4 1 0 1

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

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

Other

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

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Sri Lanka in the past year, and the forms in which they have played.

Key

• S/N: Shirt number

Statistics and records

Sri Lanka record in Test Matches

Last updated on 04 December 2010

		Won	Tied	Lost	Drawn	Total
v Australia	home	1	0	5	4	10
	away	0	0	8	2	10
	total	1	0	13	6	20
v Bangladesh	home	8	0	0	0	8
	away	4	0	0	0	4
	total	12	0	0	0	12
v England	home	4	0	3	4	11
	away	2	0	5	3	10
	total	6	0	8	7	21
v India	home	6	0	4	8	18
	away	0	0	10	7	17
	total	6	0	14	15	35
v New Zealand	home	5	0	3	5	13
	away	2	0	6	5	13
	total	7	0	9	10	26
v Pakistan	home	3	0	6	6	15
	away	6	0	9	7	22
	total	9	0	15	13	37
v South Africa	home	4	0	2	4	10
	away	0	0	6	1	7
	total	4	0	8	5	17
v West Indies	home	5	0	0	3	8
	away	1	0	3	2	6
	total	6	0	3	5	14
v Zimbabwe	home	7	0	0	0	7
	away	3	0	0	5	8
	total	10	0	0	5	15
Home		43	0	23	34	100
Away		18	0	47	32	97
Overall		61	0	70	66	197
% Breakdown

National Records by Sri Lanka

Records are bold if it is a World Record.

Batting records

Test Matches

• Highest team total – 952/6 against India in 1997.
• Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (8221) in 101 matches at an Average of 53.38
• Most number of matches played – Muttiah Muralitharan (126).
• Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.
• Highest individual score – 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.
• Highest partnership – 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.
• Most number of centuries – Mahela Jayawardene (25) in 101 matches.
• Most number of half centuries – Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches.
• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.
• Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (142) in 101 matches.
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Kumar Sangakkara (54.59)

ODI Matches

• Highest team total- 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006.
• Highest aggregate of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (13,151) in 432 matches at an average of 32.71.
• Most number of matches played – Sanath Jayasuriya (432).
• Most number of matches as captain – Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.
• Highest individual score – 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October, 2000.
• Highest partnership – 286 for the first wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) & Upul Tharanga (109) against England in July 2006.
• Most number of centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 432 matches.
• Most number of half centuries – Sanath Jayasuriya (67) in 432 matches.
• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.
• Most number of catches – Mahela Jayawardene (159) in 299 matches.
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) – Marvan Atapattu (37.57).
• Highest number of sixes in a match – Sanath Jayasuriya (11).
• Highest number of sixes in a career – Sanath Jayasuriya (268).

Twenty20 Matches

• Highest team total – 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
• Highest winning margin – 172 runs against Kenya in 14 September 2007.

Bowling records

Test Matches

• Most number of wickets – 800 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 21.77 in 132 matches.
• Best individual bowling – 9-51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in January 2002.
• Best bowling in a match – 16-220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in August 1998.
• Most number of 10 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (20).
• Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (62).
• Best average – 18.94 by Ajantha Mendis.
• Most number of wickets taken bowled – Muttiah Muralitharan (157).
• Most number of wickets taken stumped – Muttiah Muralitharan (41).

ODI Matches

• Most number of wickets – 505 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 22.74 in 329 matches.
• Best individual bowling – 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in December 2001.
• Most number of 5 wicket hauls – Muttiah Muralitharan (8).
• Best Average – 10.25 by Ajantha Mendis.
• Most Test Wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan ( broken in 2007 against England at home)
• Only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in March 2007.
• Only Sri Lankan bowler to have taken two ODI Hat-tricks in a career – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001 and Bangladesh in 2003.
• Only bowler to have taken 8 wickets in a ODI – Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001.

World Cup Records by Sri Lanka

• Highest team total – 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.
• Highest partnership(runs) – 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) and Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007.

- 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.

• Most number of runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.
• Highest individual score – Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
• Most number of matches played – Sanath Jayasuriya (38).
• Best individual bowling – 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
• Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches.
• Most number of wickets – Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches.
• World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls – Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.
• First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
• World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match – Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

Other Records

• The world's Highest total in a Test match: 952-6 vs India
• The world's Highest score in a ODI match: 443-9 vs The Netherlands on the 4th of July 2006
• The world's Highest score in a 20-20 match: 260-6 vs Kenya on the 14th of September 2007.
• The world's Fastest ODI half-century was scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls).

See also

• Cricket in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka women's cricket team

References

1. ↑ "Ceylon v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1926/27". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/12/12189.html. Retrieved 2007-05-06. 
2. ↑ "Patiala v Ceylon in 1932/33". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14516.html. Retrieved 2007-05-06. 
3. ↑ Cricinfo Test Team Records page retrieved on 11 May 2010
4. ↑ "Profiles of injured Sri Lanka party members". BBC Sport website. 3 March 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7920748.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
5. ↑ "Police dead, players hurt in Sri Lankan cricket ambush". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25133438-5001021,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 

External links

• Official Home of Sri Lanka Cricket
• Cricinfo - Sri Lanka
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• List of Cricketers

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