Sri Lanka national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sri Lanka women's national cricket team.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka cricket crest
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Sri Lanka Cricket
Personnel
Test captain	Dimuth Karunaratne
One Day captain	Dasun Shanaka
T20I captain	Dasun Shanaka
Coach	Chris Silverwood
History
Test status acquired	1981
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate Member (1965) Full Member (1981)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 7th 2nd (2002) ODI 8th 1st (1996) T20I 9th 1st (2012)
Tests
First Test	v England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982
Last Test	v Australia at Galle International Stadium, Galle; 8–11 July 2022
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 305 97/116 (92 draws) This year 6 2/3 (1 draw)
World Test Championship appearances	2 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	7th place (2019–2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975
Last ODI	v Australia at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo; 24 June 2022
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 875 398/434 (5 ties, 38 no results) This year 8 5/3 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Cup appearances	12 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1996)
World Cup Qualifier appearances	1 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champions (1979)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006
Last T20I	v Australia at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele; 11 June 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 159 69/85 (3 ties, 2 no results) This year 11 2/8 (1 tie, 0 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances	7 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2014)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 11 July 2022

The Sri Lanka National Men's Cricket Team, (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி) nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket (as Ceylon) 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 Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996, under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively. They ended up being runners-up on both occasions.

Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996 (vs Australia), the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (co-champions with India), and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2014 (vs India). They have been consecutive runners up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, and have been runners up in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009 and 2012. The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records, including the world record for the highest team total in Test cricket.

History

Main article: History of the Sri Lankan cricket team

Underdog era

Cricket was introduced to the island by the British as a result of the colonization and the first recorded match dates back to 1832 as reported in The Colombo Journal. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. The Ceylon national cricket team achieved Associate Member status of the International Cricket Council in 1965. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, the national team first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they were defeated by nine wickets by the West Indies during the 1975 Cricket World Cup at Old Trafford, England.

Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 by the International Cricket Conference. They played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 17 February 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match, which England won by 7 wickets. After Sri Lanka was awarded Test status on 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, they had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. They have also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs.

Sri Lanka won their first Test match under the leadership of Duleep Mendis on 11 September 1985 against India, winning by 149 runs at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium. Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0. Sri Lanka had to wait more than seven years for their next series victory, which came against New Zealand in December 1992, when they won the two-match series 1–0. This was immediately followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series.

Two years later, on 15 March 1995, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga against New Zealand, when they beat them by 241 runs at Napier. This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1–0. Their next series too was an overseas series, against Pakistan, and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory.

Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Old Trafford, England on 16 June 1979.

Modern era

The 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, Sri Lankan team reached their third final in the Cricket World Cups

After many years with underdog status, Sri Lanka finally entered limelight in cricketing world after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Meanwhile, they revolutionized modern day batting strategies by rapid scoring during the first 15 overs. Sri Lanka later became the co-champions in 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and also became five times Asian champions in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014.

On 11 September 1999, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia, when they beat them by six wickets at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0.

On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match. It was against Pakistan, at SSC, Colombo, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

The first Test match of the 2012 Pakistan's Sri Lankan tour, Sri Lanka went onto win the match

On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle. They won the match by 229 runs, and also won the Warne-Muralidharan trophy for the first time since its inception. On 17 August 2016, under the leadership of Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia 3-0 for the first time in Test cricket.

Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket.

Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Under the captaincy of Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka convincingly won the match by 68 runs and sweep the series 2–0. In the match, Dimuth Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty, a century and a 150 in a day-night Test. Lahiru Gamage, who debut in the match became the first Sri Lankan to take a wicket in a day-night Test, whereas Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take five-wicket haul in a day-night Test.

Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs. In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.

The second Test match of the 2014 Sri Lanka's England tour, Sri Lanka won the match, despite trailing in the first inning

As of July 2018, Sri Lanka have faced nine teams in Test cricket, only recent Test nations Afghanistan and Ireland are missing from their list of opponents, with their most frequent opponent being Pakistan, playing 55 matches against them. Sri Lanka has registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14. In ODI matches, Sri Lanka has played against 17 teams; they have played against India most frequently, with a winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches. Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team have competed against 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 15 matches against New Zealand. Sri Lanka have defeated Australia and West Indies 6 occasions each. Sri Lanka was the best T20I team in the world, where they ranked number one in more than 32 months, and reached World Twenty20 final in three times.

As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 272 Test matches; they have won 86 matches, lost 101 matches, and 85 matches were drawn. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 816 ODI matches, winning 376 matches and losing 399; they also tied 5 matches, whilst 36 had no result. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well.

From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which is their second longest losing run in ODIs. In the meantime, Sri Lanka involved 5-0 whitewash in three times against South Africa, India and Pakistan in 2017. And a 3-0 whitewash against the West Indies 3 years later (2020).

Governing body

Main article: Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (formerly the Board for Cricket Control or BCCSL), is the governing 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 organises and hosts the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where five teams take part and represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.

Most of the regions of Sri Lanka that are rural areas apart from the Capital could not produce the successful cricketers to the national and international side yet due to the lack of resources and opportunities while only a few major areas such as Galle, Matara, Kandy, Kurunegala usually produce successful cricketers to the national and international side instead of the capital. So the government is trying to distribute the game within the whole country organizing some programs such as 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

International grounds

Main articles: List of cricket grounds in Sri Lanka and International record by Sri Lanka in Home Grounds

Saravanamuttu

SSC

CCC

R. Premadasa

Tyronne Fernando

Galley

Asgiriya

Rangiri Dambulla

Pallekele

Mahinda Rajapaksa

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Locations of all international grounds in Sri Lanka

Stadium	City	Capacity	First used	Last used	Tests	ODIs	T20Is
Active stadiums
P. Sara Oval	Colombo	15,000	1982	2019	22	12	2
SSC ground	Colombo	10,000	1984	2020	45	65	2
R. Premadasa Stadium	Colombo	40,000	1986	2022	9	140	38
Galle International Stadium	Galle	35,000	1998	2022	37	9	0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium	Pallekele, Kandy	35,000	2010	2022	9	31	22
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium	Dambulla	16,800	2001	2018	0	55	0
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium	Sooriyawewa, Hambantota	35,000	2011	2020	0	21	7
Former stadiums
Asgiriya Stadium	Kandy	10,000	1983	2007	21	6	0
CCC ground	Colombo	6,000	1983	1987	3	0	0
De Soysa Stadium	Moratuwa	16,000	1984	1993	4	6	0

Note: Except abandoned and cancelled matches.

• Updated 8 June 2022.

Team colours

Similar to other Sri Lankan sports teams, the Sri Lankan national cricket team bears blue and yellow as their colours. The bright blue represents the surrounding ocean, while the golden yellow represents the united island as a whole (depicting the sand). These two colours have been thought of as the national colours of Sri Lanka since they represent the people as a whole, unlike the (controversial) racially dividing colours found on the national flag.

In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater-vest with a dark blue and blue V-neck for use in cold weather, such as Australia, England, and New Zealand tours. The Sri Lankan flag is found on the left side of the jersey's chest with the Test cap number usually below the flag; helmets are a deep blue and the fielder's hat (usually a baseball cap or a wide-brimmed sunhat) is colored similar. The sponsor's logo is displayed on the right side of the chest and the sleeve with the Sri Lankan Cricket logo deployed on the left in test cricket.

Sri Lanka's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its bright blue color in various shades from kit to kit with yellow stripes on shoulders and waist. Historically, Sri Lanka's kits have had shades of bright blue and golden yellow. In the World Series Cup in 1984–85, Sri Lanka wore yellow uniforms with blue stripes.

For official ICC tournaments such as ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup, "SRI LANKA" is written on the front of the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve. A remarkable change in the color of the kit of Sri Lanka can be found during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 edition in South Africa. The team-colored with pale silver and the kit has never seen since then in the team. Since then, the Sri Lankan kit has never changed from the usual brilliant blue color and very fine yellow stripes. For 2016 ICC World Twenty20, orange and green colors in the flag are also included in the jersey. In 2017 ICC Champions Trophy pool game against India, the kit changed to the mostly yellow colored shirt with stripes of blue and usual blue trousers.

In 2019 for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Sri Lankan jersey was made by recycled plastic sea waste from the Sri Lankan coast. On the side of the blue background, there is a drawing of a turtle on the shirt. However, for non-ICC tournaments and bilateral and tri-nation matches, the sponsor logo features prominently on the front of the shirt.

Logo

Sri Lanka's cricket team's logo is a golden lion with a sword-bearing on the right arm and the background in bright blue in color. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. In Test cricket, the logo in the cap is slightly changed, where the lion with a sword is surrounded by petals of lotus and then a blue circle surrounds the crest and a yellow circle surrounding the blue circle.

Sponsorship

Current Sponsors & Partners

Team Sponsor	Dialog
Kit Sponsor	MAS Holdings
Overseas Team Sponsor	Moose Clothing Company
Cricket Helmet Partner	Masuri
Beverages Partner	My Cola
Energy Drink Partner	Red Bull
Casual Clothing Sponsor	LiCC
Formal Clothing Partner	Namal Balachandra Private Limited
Official Broadcaster	Sony Pictures Networks

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1995–2000	MAS	Singer
2000–2003	AJ Sports
2004–2008	MAS	Dilmah
2009–2010	Reebok	Dialog
2010–2012		Mobitel
2013-2014	Emerald	Homestead
2014–2016	MAS	Dialog
2017–2018		Huawei
2019 –2020		Dialog
2021–		AstroPay

The period between 2000 and 2010 saw the sponsorship pass between Ceylon tea, Reebok, Mobitel Sri Lanka and Dialog Axiata; Dilmah has remained a sponsor since the early 2000s, replacing Singer, which was the main sponsor in the 1990s. Former manufacturers were Reebok, AJ Sports, Asics, ISC, and Adidas.

Currently, the main sponsors for Sri Lanka cricket are Dialog Axiata, Jat Holdings and MAS Holdings.

Tournament history

Key

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals
	Quarter-finals

  Indicates tournaments hosted or co-hosted by Sri Lanka.

ICC World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
Year	League stage										Final Host	Final	Final Position
	Pos	Matches					Ded	PC	Pts	PCT
		P	W	L	D	T
2019-21	7/9	12	2	6	4	0	0	720	200	27.8	Rose Bowl, England	DNQ	7th
2021-23	5/9	12	5	6	1	0	0	144	64	44.4	The Oval, England	DNQ	5th

Cricket World Cup

Main article: Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Group Stage	7/8	3	0	3	0	0
1979		5/8	3	1	1	0	1
1983		7/8	6	1	5	0	0
1987		7/8	6	0	6	0	0
1992		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
Total	Champion (1996)	1 title	89	40	46	1	2

ICC T20 World Cup

World Twenty20 record
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
2024	Group stage	12/20	4	1	2	0	1
2026	Qualified	TBD/20	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Champion (2014)	1 title	43	28	15	0	0

ICC Champions Trophy

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	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
2025	Did not qualify
Total	7/7	1 title	26	14	11	0	1

Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
United Arab Emirates 1984	Second place	2/3	2	1	1	0	0
Sri Lanka 1986	Champions	1/3	3	2	1	0	0
Bangladesh 1988	Runners-up	2/4	4	3	1	0	0
India 1990–91	Runners-up	2/3	3	2	1	0	0
United Arab Emirates 1995	Runners-up	2/4	4	2	2	0	0
Sri Lanka 1997	Champions	1/4	4	4	0	0	0
Bangladesh 2000	Runners-up	2/4	4	2	2	0	0
Sri Lanka 2004	Champions	1/6	6	4	2	0	0
Pakistan 2008	Champions	1/6	6	5	1	0	0
Sri Lanka 2010	Runners-up	2/4	4	3	1	0	0
Bangladesh 2012	Round 1	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
Bangladesh 2014	Champions	1/5	5	5	0	0	0
Bangladesh 2016	Round 1	4/5	4	1	3	0	0
United Arab Emirates 2018	Round 1	6/6	2	0	2	0	0
United Arab Emirates 2022	Champions	1/6	6	5	1	0	0
Sri Lanka/Pakistan 2023	Runners up	2/6	6	4	2	0	0
Total	16/16	6 titles	66	43	23	0	0

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
People's Republic of China 2010	Bronze medal match	4/9	3	1	2	0	0
South Korea 2014	Gold medal match	1/9	3	2	0	0	1
People's Republic of China 2022	Quarter Finals	1/8	1	0	1	0	0
Total	3/3	1 title	7	3	3	0	1

World Cup Qualifier record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	AB
England 1979	Champions	1/12	6	4	1	0	1
Zimbabwe 2023	Champions	1/10	8	8	0	0	0
Total	2/2	2 title	14	12	1	0	1

Other tournaments

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
Malaysia 1998	Fourth place	4/16	5	3	2	0	0
Total	1/1	0 Titles	5	3	2	0	0

Defunct tournaments

Asian Test Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	D	NR
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 1998–99	Runners-up	2/3	3	0	1	2	0
Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 2001–02	Champions	1/3	2	2	0	0	0
Total	2/2	1 title	5	2	1	2	0

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

Honours

• World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 1996
• T20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2014
• Champions Trophy:
  • Champions (1): 2002
• Asia Cup:
  • Champions (5): 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014

Current squad

This is a list of players who are centrally contracted with SLC or has played for Sri Lanka in the past 12 months or has been named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated on 14 May 2022.

Keys

Symbol	Meaning
C/G	Contract grade with SLC
S/N	Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format	Denotes the player recently played in which particular format, not his entire career

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	Format	C/G	S/N	Last Test	Last ODI	Last T20I
Test Captain; Opening Batsman
Dimuth Karunaratne	36	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	SSC	Test	A3	16	2022	2021	—
ODI and T20I Captain; All-Rounder
Dasun Shanaka	32	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I	B1	7	2021	2022	2022
Test and ODI Vice Captain; All-Rounder
Dhananjaya de Silva	32	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Tamil Union	Test, ODI, T20I	A1	75	2022	2022	2021
T20I Vice Captain; Middle-Order Batsmen
Charith Asalanka	27	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I		72	2022	2022	2022
Opening Batsmen
Lahiru Thirimanne	34	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Ragama	Test	B3	66	2022	2019	2016
Pathum Nissanka	26	Right-handed	—	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	B3	18	2022	2022	2022
Danushka Gunathilaka	30	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	SSC	ODI, T20	D2	70	2018	2022	2022
Avishka Fernando	26	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Colts	ODI, T20I		28	—	2021	2022
Middle-Order Batsmen
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	30	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Burgher	ODI, T20I		56	—	2021	2022
Ashen Bandara	25	Left-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Police	ODI, T20I	D3	10	—	2021	2021
Oshada Fernando	32	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Chilaw Marians	Test	D1	80	2022	2021	2021
Angelo Mathews	37	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Colts	Test, ODI, T20I	A2	69	2022	2021	2021
Janith Liyanage	29	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Ragama	T20I		67	—	—	2022
Wicket-Keepers
Niroshan Dickwella	29	Left-handed	—	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	A1	48	2022	2022	2021
Kusal Mendis	26	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	SSC	Test, ODI, T20I	A3	13	2022	2022	2022
Kusal Perera	33	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Police	Test, ODI, T20I	A2	55	2021	2021	2021
Minod Bhanuka	29	Left-handed	—	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I		15	2021	2021	2021
Dinesh Chandimal	34	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Army	Test, ODI, T20I	C2	56	2022	2022	2022
Sadeera Samarawickrama	28	Right-handed	—	Colts	Test, ODI, T20I		23	2017	2019	2021
All-Rounders
Wanindu Hasaranga	27	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I	B2	49	2021	2022	2022
Ramesh Mendis	29	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Moors	Test, ODI	D1	25	2022	2022	2021
Kamindu Mendis	25	Left-handed	Ambidextrous off break	CCC	ODI, T20I		84	2022	2022	2021
Chamika Karunaratne	28	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I		29	2019	2022	2022
Dunith Wellalage	21	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Colts	ODI		1	—	2022	—
Pace Bowlers
Dushmantha Chameera	32	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	C1	5	2021	2022	2022
Nuwan Pradeep	37	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Tamil Union	ODI, T20I		63	2017	2022	2021
Vishwa Fernando	32	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	CCC	Test	C3	68	2022	2019	2017
Lahiru Kumara	27	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	NCC	Test, ODI, T20I	D2	8	2022	2019	2022
Kasun Rajitha	31	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Badureliya	Test, ODI, T20I	C1	65	2022	2021	2019
Asitha Fernando	27	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Chilaw Marians	Test, ODI		78	2022	2021	—
Binura Fernando	29	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	SSC	ODI, T20I		71	—	2021	2022
Nuwan Thushara	29	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Badureliya	T20I		53	—	—	2022
Chamika Gunasekara	24	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	NCC	ODI		6	—	2022	—
Pramod Madushan	30	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Tamil Union	ODI			—	2022	—
Spin Bowlers
Lakshan Sandakan	33	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin	CCC	Test, ODI, T20I	C2	85	2018	2021	2021
Lasith Embuldeniya	27	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	NCC	Test	B2	96	2022	—	—
Praveen Jayawickrama	25	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Moors	Test, ODI, T20I		12	2022	2021	2022
Akila Dananjaya	30	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin/Leg break	Colts	ODI, T20I	D3	4	2019	2021	2021
Maheesh Theekshana	24	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Colts	Test, ODI, T20I		61	2022	2022	2022
Jeffrey Vandersay	34	Right-handed	Right-arm Leg break	Tamil Union	ODI, T20I		46	2022	2022	2022
Prabath Jayasuriya	32	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	SSC	Test			2022	2018	—

• Note - Suranga Lakmal and Isuru Udana have played for Sri Lanka in this period, but has since then announced their retirement from international cricket.

The SLCB awards central contracts to its players, its pay graded according to the importance of the player. Players' base salaries are as follows:

• Grade A1 – US$100,000
• Grade A2 – US$ 80,000
• Grade A3 – US$ 70,000
• Grade B1 – US$ 65,000
• Grade B2 – US$ 60,000
• Grade B3 – US$ 55,000
• Grade C1 – US$ 50,000
• Grade C2 – US$ 45,000
• Grade C3 – US$ 40,000
• Grade D1 – US$ 35,000
• Grade D2 – US$ 30,000
• Grade D3 – US$ 25,000

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team Manager	Mahinda Halangoda
Director of Cricket	Tom Moody
Head Coach	Chris Silverwood
Assistant Coach	Naveed Nawaz
Consultant Coach	Mahela Jayawardene
Batting coach	Ruwin Peiris
Spin Bowling coach	Piyal Wijetunge
Fast Bowling Consultant (Temporary)	Lasith Malinga
Fielding Coach	Anton Roux
Physiotherapist	Brett Harrop
Physical Performance Manager	Grant Luden
Trainer	Dilshan Fonseka
Analyst	Shirantha Niroshana

Selection Panel

• Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Chairman)
• Romesh Kaluwitharana
• Hemantha Wickramaratne

Records and statistics

See also: Sri Lanka national cricket team record by opponent

International match summary

Format	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	No result	%Won	Inaugural match
Test	299	95	113	0	91	–	31.77	17 February 1982
ODI	870	395	432	5	–	38	47.77	7 June 1975
T20I	153	68	80	3	–	2	46.02	15 June 2006

Test matches

Main article: List of Sri Lanka Test cricket records

Test 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

Test individual records

• Most matches: 149 Tests – Mahela Jayawardene
• Longest-serving captain: 56 Tests – Arjuna Ranatunga

Test batting records

• Most runs: 12,400 – Kumar Sangakkara
• Best average: 57.40 – Kumar Sangakkara
• Highest individual score: 374 – Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006
• Highest partnership: 624 – Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene v. South Africa at SSC, Colombo in 2006
• Most centuries: 38 – Kumar Sangakkara

Test 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

Test 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 Chandimal 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

Main article: List of Sri Lanka One Day International cricket records

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
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for maximum defeats in ODI history- 430.

ODI individual records

• Most matches: 443 – Mahela Jayawardene
• Longest-serving captain: 193 matches – Arjuna Ranatunga

ODI batting records

• Most runs: 14,234 – Kumar Sangakkara
• Best average: 41.97 –Kumar Sangakkara
• Best strike rate: 112.59 – Thisara Perera
• Highest individual score: 189 – Sanath Jayasuriya v. India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2000
• Highest partnership: 286* – Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga v. England at Headingley 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 Sangakkara
• 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 Sangakkara v. Netherlands at Colombo (RPS) in 2002

T20 Internationals

Main article: List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records

T20I team records

• Highest team total: 260/6 v. Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007
• Lowest team total: 79 v. India at Visakhapatnam in 2016
• Sri Lanka holds the world record for most defeats in T20I history- 80.

T20I individual records

• Most matches: 84 – Lasith Malinga
• Longest-serving captain: 26 matches – Dinesh Chandimal

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 Sangakkara v. West Indies at Kensington Oval in 2010
• Most centuries: 1 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene
• Most Sixes: 53 – Thisara Perera

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: 29 – Thisara Perera
• Most dismissals as wicketkeeper: 45 – Kumar Sangakkara
• Most dismissals in an innings: 4 – Dinesh Chandimal v. South Africa at Johannesburg in 2017

See also

• Cricket in Sri Lanka
• List of Sri Lanka national cricket captains
• List of Sri Lanka ODI cricketers
• List of Sri Lanka Test cricketers
• List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
• Sri Lanka women's national cricket team
• Lanka Premier League

External links

• Official website