Sri Lanka national cricket team

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox cricket team The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) nicknamed The Lions,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 first class cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They made their international debut in the 1975 Cricket World Cup and were later awarded the 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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Early years

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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Underdog Era

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was immediately followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their next series too was an overseas series, against Pakistan, and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Old Trafford, England on 16 June 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Modern era

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

After many years of underdog status, Sri Lanka finally entered the limelight of the cricketing world after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 six times Asian champions in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 and 2022.

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="SL100">Template:Cite web</ref>

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

On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle.<ref name="SL250">Template:Cite web</ref> They won the match by 229 runs,<ref name="result">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket.Template:Citation needed

Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.<ref name="confirmedCI">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="firstDN">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=debut>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.<ref name=2014t20iwc>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=test>Template:Cite web</ref> Sri Lanka has registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14.<ref name=test/> In ODI matches, Sri Lanka have played against 17 teams; they have played against India most frequently, with a winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches.<ref name=ODI>Template:Cite web</ref> Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.<ref name=ODI/> 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.<ref name=T20I>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 29 January 2024, Sri Lanka have played 313 Test matches; they have won 100 matches, lost 121 matches, and 92 matches were drawn.<ref name=test-result>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=odi-result>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=t20i-result>Template:Cite web</ref>

From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which is their second-longest losing run in ODIs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 9 September 2019, Sri Lanka won the T20I series 3–0 against Pakistan in their home under Dasun Shanaka's captaincy. It was the first time that Sri Lanka whitewashed Pakistan in a T20I series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2021, Sri Lanka won T20I series against India 2–1, recording their first ever bilateral T20I series win against India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 4 March 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match in Mohali against India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and 222 runs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Amid political turmoil back home, Sri Lanka won the 2022 Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final on 11 September 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 28 April 2023, Sri Lanka won their 100th Test match against Ireland at Galle. They won the test series 2–0. They became the 8th test nation to reach this milestone.

Sri Lanka cricket was suspended, by the ICC on 10 November 2023 due to the alleged political interference with the cricket administration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The suspension was fully lifted on 28 January 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Governing body

Template:Main 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 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 by organizing some programs such as 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

International grounds

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Stadium City Capacity First used Last used Tests ODIs T20Is
Active stadiums
SSC Cricket Ground Colombo 10,000 1984 2024 47<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 65<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 35,000 1986 2025 9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 155<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 48<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Galle International Stadium Galle 35,000 1998 2025 49<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium Pallekele, Kandy 35,000 2010 2024 9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 39<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 22<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium Dambulla 16,800 2001 2025 0 56<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Sooriyawewa, Hambantota 35,000 2011 2023 0 27<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 7<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Former stadiums
P. Sara Oval Colombo 15,000 1982 2019 22<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 12<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10,000 1983 2007 21<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 0
CCC Ground Colombo 6,000 1983 1987 3<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 0 0
De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa 16,000 1984 1993 4<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 0

Note: Except abandoned and cancelled matches.

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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).Template:Citation neededTemplate:Dubious

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 on 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 coloured similarly. The sponsor's logo is displayed on the right side of the chest and the sleeve with the Sri Lankan Cricket logo is 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 colour 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 colour of the kit of Sri Lanka can be found during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 edition in South Africa. The team-coloured with pale silver and the kit has never been seen since then in the team. Since then, the Sri Lankan kit has never changed from the usual brilliant blue colour and very fine yellow stripes. For 2016 ICC World Twenty20, orange and green colours 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 coloured shirt with stripes of blue and usual blue trousers.

At the top-right side of the jersey, instead of the logo, there can be seen Sri Lanka's flag.

Sri Lanka flag on the jersey

In 2019 for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the Sri Lankan jersey was made from 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, for non-ICC tournaments and bilateral and tri-nation matches, the sponsor logo features prominently on the front of the shirt.

Sri Lanka's cricket team's logo is a golden lion with a sword bearing on the right arm and the background is bright blue. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. It's seen on the practice jersey at the top-right side.

SLC cricket team logo on the practice jersey

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 surrounds the blue circle, present in the coat of arms. This logo is seen on the front of the caps and helmets in ODIs and T20Is.

Sri Lanka cricket team logo on the helmet

Tournament history

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals

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World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
Year League stage Final Host Final Final Position
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2019-21<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 7/9 12 2 6 4 0 0 720 200 27.8 Rose Bowl, England DNQ 7th
2021-23<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 5/9 12 5 6 1 0 0 144 64 44.4 The Oval, England DNQ 5th
2023-25<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6/9 13 5 8 0 0 0 156 60 38.46 Lord's, England DNQ 6th

Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flag icon 1975 Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon 1979 5/8 3 1 1 0 1
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 1983 7/8 6 1 5 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 1987 7/8 6 0 6 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 1992 8/9 8 2 5 0 1
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 1996 Champions 1/12 8 8 0 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 1999 Group stage 10/12 5 2 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2003 Semi-finals 4/14 10 5 4 0 1
Template:Flag icon 2007 Runners-up 2/16 11 8 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2011 Runners-up 2/14 9 6 2 0 1
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2015 Quarter-finals 5/14 8 4 3 0 1
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2019 Group stage 6/10 9 3 4 0 2
Template:Flag icon 2023 Group stage 9/10 9 2 7 0 0
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 TBD
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Total Champion (1996) 1 title 89 40 46 1 2

T20 World Cup

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World Twenty20 record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flag icon 2007 Super 8s 6/12 5 3 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2009 Runners-up 2/12 7 6 1 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2010 Semi-finals 3/12 6 3 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2012 Runners-up 2/12 7 5 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2014 Champions 1/16 6 5 1 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2016 Super 10s 8/16 4 1 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2021 Super 12s 8/16 8 5 3 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2022 Super 12s 7/16 8 4 4 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2024 Group stage 12/20 4 1 2 0 1
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2026 Qualified TBD/20 0 0 0 0 0
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TBD

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Total Champion (2014) 1 title 43 28 15 0 0

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flag icon 1998 Semi-finals 3 or 4/9 2 1 1 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2000 Quarter-finals 5–8/8 2 1 1 0 0
Template:Flag icon2002 Champions 1/12 4 3 0 0 1
Template:Flag icon 2004 Round 1 8/12 2 1 1 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2006 Round 1 8/10 6 4 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon 2009 Round 1 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2013 Semi-finals 3 or 4/8 4 2 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2017 Round 1 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Template:Flag icon Template:Flag icon 2025 Did not qualify
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Total 7/7 1 title 26 14 11 0 1

Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flagicon 1984 Second place 2/3 2 1 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1986 Champions 1/3 3 2 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1988 Runners-up 2/4 4 3 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1990–91 Runners-up 2/3 3 2 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1995 Runners-up 2/4 4 2 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 1997 Champions 1/4 4 4 0 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2000 Runners-up 2/4 4 2 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2004 Champions 1/6 6 5 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2008 Champions 1/6 6 5 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2010 Runners-up 2/4 4 3 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2012 Round 1 4/4 3 0 3 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2014 Champions 1/5 5 5 0 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2016 Round 1 4/5 4 1 3 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2018 Round 1 6/6 2 0 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2022 Champions 1/6 6 5 1 0 0
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2023 Runners up 2/6 6 4 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2025 Qualified TBD/6 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16/16 6 titles 66 44 22 0 0

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Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flagicon 2010 Bronze medal match 4/9 3 1 2 0 0
Template:Flagicon 2014 Gold medal match 1/9 3 2 0 0 1
Template:Flagicon 2022 Quarter Finals 8/14 1 0 1 0 0
Total 3/3 1 title 7 3 3 0 1

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World Cup Qualifier

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

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Other tournaments

Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Template:Flagicon 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
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1998–99 Runners-up 2/3 3 0 1 2 0
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2001–02 Champions 1/3 2 2 0 0 0
Total 2/2 1 title 5 2 1 2 0

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

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Honours

ICC

ACC

Others

Current squad

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

Last updated: 8 November 2025

Keys
Symbol Meaning
C Contracted Players
S/N Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format Denotes the particular format/s played over the last year, not entire career
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team LPL team Forms C S/N Last Test Last ODI Last T20I Captain
Batters
Shevon Daniel Template:Age Left-handed Template:N/a SSC Colombo Template:N/a Y 11 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2023
Avishka Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a SSC Jaffna ODI Y 28 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Nuwanidu Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break SSC Dambulla ODI, T20I Template:N/a 27 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Oshada Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ace Capital Template:N/a Test Y 80 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2021
Nishan Madushka Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a CCC Jaffna ODI Y 24 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:N/a
Pathum Nissanka Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a NCC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 18 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Kusal Perera Template:Age Left-handed Template:N/a Police Dambulla T20I Y 55 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2025
Bhanuka Rajapaksa Template:Age Left-handed Template:N/a SSC Galle T20I 54 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2025
Sadeera Samarawickrama Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a Moors Colombo ODI Y 23 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2024
Lahiru Udara Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a Tamil Union Dambulla Test Template:N/a 32 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2023
All-rounders
Sahan Arachchige Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm off break NCC Galle ODI Y 43 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2023
Charith Asalanka Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm off break SSC Jaffna ODI, T20I Y 72 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 ODI & T20I (C)
Dhananjaya de Silva Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break CCC Jaffna Test Y 75 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2024 Test (C)
Wanindu Hasaranga Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm leg break CCC Kandy ODI, T20I Y 49 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Janith Liyanage Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ragama Galle ODI, T20I Y 95 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Kamindu Mendis Template:Age Left-handed Ambidextrous off break CCC Kandy Test, ODI, T20I Y 21 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Ramesh Mendis Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break Moors Kandy Test Y 25 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2024
Dasun Shanaka Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium SSC Kandy T20I Y 7 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025 T20I (VC)
Chamindu Wickramasinghe Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm medium SSC Dambulla T20I Template:N/a 22 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Wicket-keeper-batters
Dinesh Chandimal Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a Colts Kandy Test, T20I Y 56 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025
Kusal Mendis Template:Age Right-handed Template:N/a SSC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 13 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Test & ODI (VC)
Spin Bowlers
Akila Dananjaya Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm leg break Colts Dambulla Template:N/a Y 4 Template:Cricon 2019 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2024
Prabath Jayasuriya Template:Age Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox SSC Galle Test Y 77 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2018 Template:N/a
Nishan Peiris Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm off break Negombo Template:N/a Test Template:N/a 19 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:N/a Template:N/a
Maheesh Theekshana Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break Army Galle ODI, T20I Y 61 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Jeffrey Vandersay Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bloomfield Galle Test, ODI, T20I Y 46 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025
Dunith Wellalage Template:Age Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Colts Colombo ODI, T20I Y 9 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Pace Bowlers
Dushmantha Chameera Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast NCC Kandy ODI, T20I Y 5 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Asitha Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast CCC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 78 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2024
Binura Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Ragama Colombo T20I Y 71 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2025
Vishwa Fernando Template:Age Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast CCC Template:N/a Test Y 68 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2019 Template:Cricon 2017
Lahiru Kumara Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm fast NCC Galle Test Y 8 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2023
Pramod Madushan Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast SSC Jaffna ODI Y 40 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2023
Dilshan Madushanka Template:Age Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Colts Dambulla ODI Y 98 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2024
Eshan Malinga Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ragama Jaffna ODI 97 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025 Template:N/a
Matheesha Pathirana Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast NCC Colombo T20I Y 81 Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2025
Kasun Rajitha Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast SSC Kandy Test Y 65 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2023
Milan Rathnayake Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Moors Template:N/a Test, ODI Template:N/a 37 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:N/a
Nuwan Thushara Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast CCC Dambulla T20I Y 53 Template:N/a Template:N/a Template:Cricon 2025

Niroshan Dickwella, Lasith Embuldeniya, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama and Chamika Karunaratne are also contracted by Sri Lanka Cricket, but have not played a match for Sri Lanka cricket in the last 12 months.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team Manager Mahinda Halangode
Head coach Sanath Jayasuriya<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Batting coach Julian Wood
Spin bowling coach Rene Ferdinands
Fielding coach Upul Chandana<ref name="ST23">Template:Cite news</ref>

Selection Committee

Source: Ada Derana<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Coaching history

Sponsorship

Current Sponsors & Partners<ref name="Sri Lanka Cricket">Template:Cite web</ref>
Team Sponsor Dialog
Kit Sponsor Moose Clothing Company
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Official Broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks

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.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Team sponsor Official Broadcaster Internet streaming
1995–2000 Template:Flagicon MAS Template:Flagicon Singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Flagicon CTC<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Sky Sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2000–2003 Template:Flagicon AJ Sports Template:Flagicon Dilmah<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> WSG Nimbus<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Taj Television<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004–2008 Template:Flagicon MAS Template:Flagicon Dilmah Template:Flagicon Pepsi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Caltex<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> SriLankan Airlines Emerald Ten Sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009–2010 Template:Flagicon Reebok Template:Flagicon Dialog Axiata National Development Bank<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Carlton Sports Network<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010–2012 Template:Flagicon Mobitel<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ESPN
2013-2014 Template:Flagicon Emerald Template:Flagicon Homestead Ten Sports
2014–2016 Template:Flagicon MAS Template:Flagicon Dialog Axiata Ceylon Tea Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
2017–2018 Template:Flagicon Huawei Kent RO Systems<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Huawei<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sony Sports Network<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> YouTube
2019 –2020 Template:Flagicon Dialog
2021–2022 Template:Flagicon AstroPay<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023–2027 Template:Flagicon Moose Template:Flagicon Dialog Axiata Template:Flagicon Munchee Nippon Paint Brandix Red Bull MTV Channel<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sponsorship for ICC Tournaments
Tournament Kit Manufacturer Sleeve Sponsor
1975 Cricket World Cup
1979 ICC Trophy
1979 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup ISC
1996 Cricket World Cup Singer
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
1999 Cricket World Cup Asics
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
2002 ICC Champions Trophy AJ Sports Dilmah
2003 Cricket World Cup
2004 ICC Champions Trophy Trendy
2006 ICC Champions Trophy MAS
2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2009 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Reebok
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
2010 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
2012 ICC Men's T20 World Cup MAS Homestead
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
2014 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2015 Cricket World Cup
2016 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Confident Group
2017 ICC Champions Trophy Dialog
2019 Cricket World Cup Kent RO
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup AstroPay
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Moose
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Moose Dialog
2023 Cricket World Cup Amul
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Records and statistics

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International match summary

Format Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn No result %Won Inaugural match Ref.
Test 327 107 127 0 93 – 32.72 17 February 1982 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
ODI 937 434 456 6 – 40 46.31 7 June 1975 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
T20I 215 96 111 6 – 2 44.65 15 June 2006 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Updated: 30 September 2025

Test matches

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Team records

Individual records

Batting records

Bowling records

Fielding records

Record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Won First Last
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 2024 2024
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1983 2025
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 2001 2025
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1982 2024
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1982 2022
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 2023 2023
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1983 2024
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1982 2023
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1993 2024
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1993 2021
Template:Cr Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts 1994 2020
Total 327 107 127 93 0 32.41 1982 2025
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One Day Internationals

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ODI team records

ODI individual records

ODI batting records

ODI bowling records

ODI fielding records

ODI record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
Template:Cr 15 10 4 0 1 66.66 2014 2024
Template:Cr 105 37 64 0 4 35.23 1975 2025
Template:Cr 60 45 13 0 2 75.00 1986 2025
Template:Cr 79 37 38 1 3 46.83 1982 2023
Template:Cr 171 59 99 2 11 34.50 1979 2024
Template:Cr 5 5 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2023
Template:Cr 108 44 54 1 9 40.56 1979 2025
Template:Cr 157 59 93 1 4 37.57 1975 2023
Template:Cr 81 33 46 1 1 40.74 1992 2023
Template:Cr 67 32 32 0 3 47.76 1975 2024
Template:Cr 66 51 12 0 3 77.27 1992 2025
Associate Members
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100 2007 2007
Template:Cr 2 2 0 0 0 100 2003 2011
Template:Cr 6 5 1 0 0 83.33 1996 2011
Template:Cr 6 6 0 0 0 100 2002 2023
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100 2023 2023
Template:Cr 4 4 0 0 0 100 2011 2023
Template:Cr 3 3 0 0 0 100 2004 2023
Total 937 434 459 6 41 46.31 1975 2025
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Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I team records

T20I individual records

T20I batting records

T20I bowling records

T20I fielding records

T20I record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
Full Members
Template:Cr 9 6 3 0 0 66.66 2016 2025
Template:Cr 26 10 15 1 0 38.46 2007 2022
Template:Cr 22 13 9 0 0 59.09 2007 2025
Template:Cr 14 4 10 0 0 28.57 2006 2022
Template:Cr 33 9 21 2 1 27.27 2009 2025
Template:Cr 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2009 2022
Template:Cr 28 9 16 2 1 32.14 2006 2025
Template:Cr 24 10 14 0 0 41.66 2007 2025
Template:Cr 18 5 12 1 0 29.41 2012 2024
Template:Cr 18 10 8 0 0 55.00 2009 2024
Template:Cr 9 7 2 0 0 77.77 2008 2025
Associate Members
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2008 2008
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2025 2025
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
Template:Cr 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 2021 2022
Template:Cr 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 2014 2024
Template:Cr 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2016 2022
Total 215 96 111 6 2 44.65 2006 2025
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See also

Notes

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References

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