Sobers–Tissera Trophy

Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Countries  West Indies
 Sri Lanka
Administrator West Indies Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket
Format Test cricket
First tournament 2015-16
Next tournament 2018
Tournament format Test Series
Number of teams 2
Current trophy holder  Sri Lanka
Most successful  Sri Lanka (1 title)
Most runs Sri Lanka Dimuth Karunaratne (199)
Most wickets Sri Lanka Rangana Herath (15)

The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015-16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries.[1]

The first Sobers-Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015.[2]

Background

The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers-Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler, played in the same era as Sobers, but his career was limited to playing first-class cricket, as Sri Lanka was not an ICC full member nation and therefore did not play Test cricket, where Tissera lead the Ceylon team to win the famous victory against India in India, and Sri Lanka then never won a match in India even after gaining Test status.

Before Sobers-Tissera trophy

Teams Total West Indies won Sri Lanka won Draw
West Indies vs Sri Lanka[3] Series
16
3
7
6

2015-16 Sobers–Tissera Trophy

2015-16 Sobers–Tissera Trophy was the inaugural edition of the Sobers–Tissera Trophy. A series of two Test matches was played in second half of October for the trophy. Sri Lanka won the trophy by 2-0.

Match Date Ground Winner Margin
1st Test 14-18 October Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by an innings and 6 runs
2nd Test 22-24 October P Sara Oval, Colombo  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 72 runs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sobers-Tissera Trophy". nations.lk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2015-16/content/story/933770.html
  3. ↑
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