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Sri Lanka
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Nickname(s) The Lions
Association Sri Lanka Cricket
Personnel
Test captain Dhananjaya De Silva
One Day captain Charith Asalanka
T20I captain Charith Asalanka
Coach Sanath Jayasuriya
History
Test status acquired 1981 (44 years ago)
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate Member (1965)
Full Member (1981)
ICC region ACC / ICC Asia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever
Test 6th 2nd (August 2009)
ODI 4th 2nd (October 1996)
T20I 7th 1st (2012)
Tests
First Test v  England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo; 17–21 February 1982
Last Test v  Bangladesh at SSC, Colombo; 25–28 June 2025
Tests Played Won/Lost
Total 327 107/127
(93 draws)
This year 4 1/2
(1 draws)
World Test Championship appearances 3 (first in 2021)
Best result 5th place (2023)
One Day Internationals
First ODI v  West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester; 7 June 1975
Last ODI v  Bangladesh at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy; 8 July 2025
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total 935 432/456
(6 ties, 41 no results)
This year 8 5/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances 13 (first in 1975)
Best result Champions (1996)
World Cup Qualifier appearances 2 (first in 1979)
Best result Champions (1979, 2023)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I v  England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton; 15 June 2006
Last T20I v  Bangladesh at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo; 16 July 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total 206 91/108
(5 ties, 2 no results)
This year 4 2/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances 8 (first in 2007)
Best result Champions (2014)

Test kit

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ODI kit

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T20I kit

As of 16 July 2025
Sri Lanka National Cricket Teams
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Men's (1965–present)
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Women's (1997–present)
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Women's U19 (2022–present)
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Men's U19 (1979–present)

The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, also known as The Lions, plays for Sri Lanka in international cricket matches. It is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This means they can play all three main types of international cricket: Test, One-Day International (ODI), and T20 International (T20I) matches.

Cricket came to Sri Lanka when it was a British colony. The team first played first-class cricket in 1926–27. They became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. Sri Lanka played its first international match in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. In 1981, Sri Lanka became the eighth country to get Test status. The team is managed by Sri Lanka Cricket.

The Sri Lankan team became very successful starting in the 1990s. They went from being an underdog to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996. This was a huge achievement for the team. Since then, they have remained a strong force in international cricket. They reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. They finished as runners-up in both tournaments.

Sri Lanka has won the Cricket World Cup once (1996). They were also co-champions of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 with India. In 2014, they won the ICC T20 World Cup. They have also been runners-up in the ICC T20 World Cup twice. The team holds some world records, including the highest team score in Test cricket.

History of Sri Lankan Cricket

How Cricket Started in Sri Lanka

Cricket was brought to Sri Lanka by the British. The first recorded match was in 1832. By the 1880s, a national team called the Ceylon national cricket team was formed. They started playing first-class cricket in the 1920s. In 1965, the Ceylon national cricket team became an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council.

The country was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972. The national team first played in a major international tournament in 1975. They played against the West Indies in the 1975 Cricket World Cup in England.

Becoming a Strong Team

In 1981, the International Cricket Conference gave Sri Lanka Test cricket status. This made Sri Lanka the eighth country to play Test cricket. Their first Test match was against England in Colombo on February 17, 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match. England won the game.

Sri Lanka had to wait until September 6, 1985, for their first Test win. They beat India by 149 runs in Colombo. They also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship. They defeated Pakistan in the final.

Sri Lanka won their first Test match under Duleep Mendis in 1985 against India. They won the three-match Test series 1–0. Their next series win came in December 1992 against New Zealand. This was followed by a close one-wicket victory against England.

In 1995, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match. They beat New Zealand by 241 runs in Napier. This also gave them their first overseas Test series victory. Their next series win was also overseas, against Pakistan.

Sri Lanka got their first ODI win against India in England on June 16, 1979.

Modern Successes

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

After many years, Sri Lanka became a top team in cricket. They won the 1996 Cricket World Cup with Arjuna Ranatunga as captain. They changed how batting was played by scoring quickly in the first 15 overs. Sri Lanka also became co-champions in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. They have won the Asia Cup six times. These wins were in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, and 2022.

On September 11, 1999, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia. This was under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya. They won the three-match Test series 1–0.

On June 14, 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match. It was against Pakistan in Colombo. Pakistan won the match by 5 wickets.

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

On August 4, 2016, Sri Lanka played their 250th Test match against Australia in Galle. They won the match and the Warne–Muralidaran Trophy for the first time. On August 17, 2016, under Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka beat Australia 3-0 in a Test series. This was their first "whitewash" (winning all matches) against Australia.

Sri Lanka has also whitewashed Zimbabwe three times and Bangladesh once in Test cricket.

Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on October 6, 2017. They played against Pakistan in Dubai. Under Dinesh Chandimal's captaincy, Sri Lanka won the match and the series 2–0. In this match, Dimuth Karunaratne was the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty, a century, and a 150 in a day-night Test.

Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on June 15, 2006. They played against England in Southampton and won by 2 runs. In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 by beating India.

View across the field from the North East Stand, Headingley Stadium, Leeds during the second day of the England- Sri Lanka test (21st April 2014)
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 2025, Sri Lanka has played against many teams in Test cricket. Their most frequent opponent is Pakistan. They have won more matches against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team. In ODI matches, Sri Lanka has played against 17 teams. They have played against India most often. Sri Lanka has defeated England 34 times in ODIs. The team has played against 13 countries in T20Is. Sri Lanka was once the top-ranked T20I team in the world for over 32 months.

As of July 2025, Sri Lanka has played 327 Test matches. They have won 107, lost 127, and drawn 93. In ODIs, they have played 935 matches, winning 432 and losing 456. They have also tied 6 matches. In T20Is, they have played 206 matches, winning 91 and losing 108.

From July to October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve ODI matches in a row. This was their second-longest losing streak. They also lost 5-0 in series against South Africa, India, and Pakistan in 2017. In 2020, they had a 3-0 whitewash against the West Indies.

On September 9, 2019, Sri Lanka won a T20I series 3–0 against Pakistan at home. This was their first T20I series whitewash against Pakistan. In July 2021, Sri Lanka won a T20I series against India 2–1. This was their first bilateral T20I series win against India.

On March 4, 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match against India in Mohali. Sri Lanka lost the match. Despite challenges, Sri Lanka won the 2022 Asia Cup on September 11, 2022, by defeating Pakistan in the final. On April 28, 2023, Sri Lanka won their 100th Test match against Ireland in Galle. They won the series 2–0. This made them the 8th Test nation to reach 100 wins.

Sri Lanka cricket was temporarily stopped by the ICC on November 10, 2023. This was because of issues with how the cricket administration was being run. The suspension was fully lifted on January 28, 2024.

Governing Body

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the main organization for cricket in Sri Lanka. It manages the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within the country. SLC also oversees major local competitions. These include the Premier Trophy (first-class), the Premier Limited Overs Tournament (List A), and the Twenty20 Tournament. SLC also organizes the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament. In this competition, five teams represent different provinces of Sri Lanka.

Many rural areas in Sri Lanka do not have enough resources for cricket. This means fewer successful cricketers come from these areas. Most successful players come from major cities like Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Kurunegala. The government is working to spread the game across the country. They do this by organizing programs like the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

International Cricket Grounds


Stadium City Capacity First used Last used Tests ODIs T20Is
Active stadiums
P. Sara Oval Colombo 15,000 1982 2019 22 12 2
SSC Cricket Ground Colombo 10,000 1984 2024 47 65 2
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 35,000 1986 2025 9 155 48
Galle International Stadium Galle 35,000 1998 2025 49 9 0
Pallekele Cricket Stadium Pallekele, Kandy 35,000 2010 2024 9 39 22
Rangiri Dambulla Stadium Dambulla 16,800 2001 2025 0 56 9
Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Sooriyawewa, Hambantota 35,000 2011 2023 0 27 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 21 June 2025.

The Sri Lankan national cricket team wears blue and yellow. The bright blue stands for the ocean around the island. The golden yellow represents the united island, like sand.

For Test matches, the team wears white uniforms. They might wear a sweater with a dark blue and blue V-neck in cold weather. The Sri Lankan flag is on the left side of the jersey. The player's Test cap number is usually below the flag. Helmets are deep blue. The fielder's hat, like a baseball cap, is also blue. The sponsor's logo is on the right side of the chest and sleeve. The Sri Lankan Cricket logo is on the left.

Sri Lanka's One Day and Twenty20 uniforms change each year. They usually feature bright blue with yellow stripes. In the 1984–85 World Series Cup, Sri Lanka wore yellow uniforms with blue stripes.

For official ICC tournaments like the Cricket World Cup, "SRI LANKA" is written on the front of the jersey. The sponsor's logo is then on the sleeve. In the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the team wore pale silver. This colour has not been seen since. Since then, the kit has stayed brilliant blue with fine yellow stripes. For the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, orange and green from the flag were added. In the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, the kit was mostly yellow with blue stripes.

The Sri Lankan flag is also on the top-right side of the jersey.

Lahiru Gamage, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, 2017
Sri Lanka flag on the jersey

For the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the Sri Lankan jersey was made from recycled plastic from the coast. It had a turtle drawing on the side. For other matches, the sponsor's logo is clearly visible on the front.

The Sri Lanka cricket team's logo is a golden lion holding a sword. The background is bright blue. The words "Sri Lanka Cricket" are written below the lion. This logo is seen on the practice jersey.

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SLC cricket team logo on the practice jersey

In Test cricket, the cap logo is slightly different. The lion with a sword is surrounded by lotus petals. A blue circle then surrounds this, and a yellow circle surrounds the blue. This design is from the coat of arms. This logo is also on the front of caps and helmets in ODIs and T20Is.

Upul-Tharanga, Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, 2017
Sri Lanka cricket team logo on the helmet

Tournament History

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals

  Indicates tournaments hosted or co-hosted by Sri Lanka.

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

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1975 Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0
England 1979 5/8 3 1 1 0 1
England Wales 1983 7/8 6 1 5 0 0
India Pakistan 1987 7/8 6 0 6 0 0
Australia New Zealand 1992 8/9 8 2 5 0 1
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996 Champions 1/12 8 8 0 0 0
England Wales Scotland Republic of Ireland Netherlands 1999 Group stage 10/12 5 2 3 0 0
South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya 2003 Semi-finals 4/14 10 5 4 0 1
Cricket West Indies 2007 Runners-up 2/16 11 8 3 0 0
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011 Runners-up 2/14 9 6 2 0 1
Australia New Zealand 2015 Quarter-finals 7/14 8 4 3 0 1
England Wales 2019 Group stage 6/10 9 3 4 0 2
India 2023 Group stage 9/10 9 2 7 0 0
South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia 2027 TBD
India Bangladesh 2031
Total Champion (1996) 1 title 89 40 46 1 2

T20 World Cup

World Twenty20 record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Super 8s 6/12 5 3 2 0 0
England 2009 Runners-up 2/12 7 6 1 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2010 Semi-finals 3/12 6 3 3 0 0
Sri Lanka 2012 Runners-up 2/12 7 5 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2014 Champions 1/16 6 5 1 0 0
India 2016 Super 10s 8/16 4 1 3 0 0
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 Super 12s 8/16 8 5 3 0 0
Australia 2022 Super 12s 7/16 8 4 4 0 0
Cricket West Indies United States 2024 Group stage 12/20 4 1 2 0 1
India Sri Lanka 2026 Qualified TBD/20 0 0 0 0 0
Australia New Zealand 2028

TBD

England Wales Scotland Republic of Ireland 2030
Total Champion (2014) 1 title 43 28 15 0 0

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Bangladesh 1998 Semi-finals 3 or 4/9 2 1 1 0 0
Kenya 2000 Quarter-finals 5–8/8 2 1 1 0 0
Sri Lanka2002 Champions 1/12 4 3 0 0 1
England 2004 Round 1 8/12 2 1 1 0 0
India 2006 Round 1 8/10 6 4 2 0 0
South Africa 2009 Round 1 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
England Wales 2013 Semi-finals 3 or 4/8 4 2 2 0 0
England Wales 2017 Round 1 6/8 3 1 2 0 0
Pakistan United Arab Emirates 2025 Did not qualify
India 2029 TBD
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
Pakistan Sri Lanka 2023 Runners up 2/6 6 4 2 0 0
TBD 2025 Qualified TBD/6 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16/16 6 titles 66 43 23 0 0

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

Past 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

Team Achievements

ICC Trophies

  • World Cup
    • Champions (1): 1996
    • Runners-up (2): 2007, 2011
  • T20 World Cup
    • Champions (1): 2014
    • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2012
  • Champions Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2002

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Trophies

  • Asia Cup
    • Champions (6): 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022
    • Runners-up (7): 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2023
  • Asian Test Championship
    • Champions (1): 2001–02
    • Runners-up (1): 1998–99

Other Achievements

  • Asian Games
    • Gold Medal (1): 2014
  • South Asian Games
    • Silver Medal (2): 2010, 2019

Current Team Players

This list shows players who have contracts with Sri Lanka Cricket. It also includes players who have played for Sri Lanka in the last year. Some new players are listed in italics.

Last updated: February 8, 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 21 Left-handed N/A SSC Colombo ODI Y 11 N/A 2024 2023
Avishka Fernando 27 Right-handed N/A SSC Jaffna ODI Y 28 N/A 2025 2025
Nuwanidu Fernando 25 Right-handed Right-arm off break SSC Dambulla ODI N/A 27 N/A 2024 2023
Oshada Fernando 33 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ace Capital N/A Test Y 80 2025 2021 2021
Pathum Nissanka 27 Right-handed N/A NCC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 18 2025 2025 2025
Kusal Perera 34 Left-handed N/A Police Dambulla T20I Y 55 2021 2023 2025
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 33 Left-handed N/A SSC Galle T20I 54 N/A 2021 2025
Sadeera Samarawickrama 29 Right-handed N/A Moors Colombo ODI Y 23 2024 2024 2024
All-rounders
Sahan Arachchige 29 Left-handed Right-arm off break NCC Galle ODI Y 43 N/A 2024 2023
Charith Asalanka 28 Left-handed Right-arm off break SSC Jaffna ODI, T20I Y 72 2022 2025 2025 ODI, T20I (C)
Dhananjaya de Silva 33 Right-handed Right-arm off break CCC Jaffna Test Y 75 2025 2023 2024 Test (C)
Wanindu Hasaranga 28 Right-handed Right-arm leg break CCC Kandy ODI, T20I Y 49 2021 2025 2025
Janith Liyanage 30 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ragama Galle ODI Y 95 N/A 2025 2022
Angelo Mathews 38 Right-handed Right-arm medium Colts Kandy Test Y 69 2025 2023 2024
Kamindu Mendis 26 Left-handed Ambidextrous off break CCC Kandy Test, ODI, T20I Y 21 2025 2025 2025
Ramesh Mendis 30 Right-handed Right-arm off break Moors Kandy Test Y 25 2025 2022 2024
Dasun Shanaka 33 Right-handed Right-arm medium SSC Kandy T20I Y 7 2021 2024 2025
Chamindu Wickramasinghe 22 Left-handed Right-arm medium SSC Dambulla T20I N/A 22 N/A 2025 2025
Wicket-keeper-batters
Dinesh Chandimal 35 Right-handed N/A Colts Kandy Test Y 56 2025 2022 2022
Nishan Madushka 25 Right-handed N/A CCC Jaffna Test, ODI Y 24 2024 2025 N/A
Kusal Mendis 30 Right-handed N/A SSC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 13 2025 2025 2025 Test (VC)
Lahiru Udara 31 Right-handed N/A Tamil Union Dambulla T20I, Test N/A 32 2025 N/A 2023
Spin Bowlers
Akila Dananjaya 31 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Colts Dambulla ODI Y 4 2019 2024 2021
Prabath Jayasuriya 33 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox SSC Galle Test Y 77 2025 2018 N/A
Nishan Peiris 27 Left-handed Right-arm off break Negombo N/A Test N/A 19 2025 N/A N/A
Maheesh Theekshana 24 Right-handed Right-arm off break Army Galle ODI, T20I Y 61 2022 2025 2025
Jeffrey Vandersay 35 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bloomfield Galle Test, ODI Y 46 2025 2024 2025
Dunith Wellalage 22 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Colts Colombo ODI, T20I Y 9 2022 2024 2024
Pace Bowlers
Dushmantha Chameera 33 Right-handed Right-arm fast NCC Kandy ODI ,T20I Y 5 2021 2025 2024
Asitha Fernando 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast CCC Jaffna Test, ODI, T20I Y 78 2025 2025 2024
Binura Fernando 30 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Ragama Colombo T20I Y 71 N/A 2021 2025
Vishwa Fernando 33 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast CCC N/A Test Y 68 2025 2019 2017
Lahiru Kumara 28 Left-handed Right-arm fast NCC Galle Test Y 8 2025 2025 2023
Pramod Madushan 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast SSC Jaffna ODI Y 40 N/A 2024 2023
Dilshan Madushanka 24 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Colts Dambulla ODI, T20I Y 98 2023 2024 2024
Eshan Malinga 24 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ragama Jaffna ODI 97 N/A 2025 N/A
Matheesha Pathirana 22 Right-handed Right-arm fast NCC Colombo T20I Y 81 N/A 2023 2024
Kasun Rajitha 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast SSC Kandy Test Y 65 2024 2023 2023
Milan Rathnayake 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Moors N/A Test N/A 37 2025 2025 N/A
Mohamed Shiraz 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Burgher Galle ODI N/A 6 N/A 2024 N/A
Nuwan Thushara 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast CCC Dambulla T20I Y 53 N/A N/A 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
Assistant coach Thilina Kandamby
Spin bowling coach Craig Howard
Fielding coach Upul Chandana

Selection Committee

  • Upul Tharanga (Chairman)
  • Tharanga Paranavithana
  • Ajantha Mendis
  • Indika de Saram

Source: Ada Derana

Coaching History

  • 1995–1996: Dav Whatmore
  • 1997–1998: Bruce Yardley
  • 1998–1999: Roy Dias
  • 1999–2003: Dav Whatmore
  • 2003–2005: John Dyson
  • 2005–2007: Tom Moody
  • 2007–2011: Trevor Bayliss
  • 2011: Stuart Law (interim)
  • 2011: Rumesh Ratnayake (interim)
  • 2011–2012: Geoff Marsh
  • 2012–2013: Graham Ford 1st stint
  • 2013–2014: Paul Farbrace
  • 2014–2015: Marvan Atapattu
  • 2015–2016: Jerome Jayaratne (interim)
  • 2016–2017: Graham Ford 2nd stint
  • 2017: Nic Pothas (interim)
  • 2017–2019: Chandika Hathurusingha
  • 2019–2021: Mickey Arthur
  • 2022: Rumesh Ratnayake (interim)
  • 2022–2024: Chris Silverwood
  • 2024-Present: Sanath Jayasuriya

Team Sponsors

Current Sponsors & Partners
Team Sponsor Dialog
Kit Sponsor Moose Clothing Company
Partners
  • ITW Global
  • Masuri
  • The IPG Group
  • Sunquick Sri Lanka
Official Broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks

Between 2000 and 2010, sponsors included Ceylon tea, Reebok, Mobitel Sri Lanka, and Dialog Axiata. Dilmah has been a sponsor since the early 2000s. Before that, Singer was the main sponsor in the 1990s. Past kit makers were Reebok, AJ Sports, Asics, ISC, and Adidas.

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

Records and Statistics

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
ODI 935 432 456 6 40 46.20 7 June 1975
T20I 204 91 106 5 2 44.60 15 June 2006

Updated: July 10, 2025

Test Match Records

Team Highlights

  • Highest team score: 952/6 dec. against India in Colombo in 1997.
  • Lowest team score: 42 against South Africa in Kingsmead in 2024.
  • Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score in Test cricket.

Player Achievements

  • Most matches played: 149 Tests by Mahela Jayawardene.
  • Longest-serving captain: 56 Tests by Arjuna Ranatunga.

Batting Records

  • Most runs: 12,400 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Best batting average: 57.40 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Highest score in one innings: 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in Colombo in 2006.
  • Highest partnership: 624 by Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in Colombo in 2006.
  • Most centuries (100 runs): 38 by Kumar Sangakkara.

Bowling Records

Fielding Records

  • Most catches by an outfielder: 205 by Mahela Jayawardene.
  • Most dismissals as a wicketkeeper: 160 by Niroshan Dickwella.
  • Most dismissals in one innings: 6 by Amal Silva (1985) and Dinesh Chandimal (2015).
  • Most dismissals in a match: 9 by Amal Silva (1985) and Prasanna Jayawardene (2014).

One Day International (ODI) Records

ODI Team Highlights

  • Highest team score: 443/9 (50 overs) against Netherlands in 2006.
  • Lowest team score: 43 (20.1 overs) against South Africa in 2012.

ODI Player Achievements

  • Most matches played: 443 by Mahela Jayawardene.
  • Longest-serving captain: 193 matches by Arjuna Ranatunga.

ODI Batting Records

  • Most runs: 14,234 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Best batting average: 44.12 by Pathum Nissanka.
  • Highest score in one innings: 210* by Pathum Nissanka against Afghanistan in 2024.
  • Highest partnership: 286* by Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga against England in 2006.
  • Most centuries (100 runs): 28 by Sanath Jayasuriya.
  • Most Sixes: 268 by Sanath Jayasuriya.

ODI Bowling Records

  • Most wickets: 534 by Muttiah Muralitharan.
  • Best bowling average: 21.87 by Ajantha Mendis.
  • Best figures in one innings: 8/19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001.

ODI Fielding Records

  • Most catches by an outfielder: 212 by Mahela Jayawardene.
  • Most dismissals as a wicketkeeper: 473 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Most dismissals in a match: 5 by Guy de Alwis (1983), Hashan Tillakaratne (1990), Romesh Kaluwitharana (1995), and Kumar Sangakkara (2002).

Twenty20 International (T20I) Records

T20I Team Highlights

  • Highest team score: 260/6 against Kenya in 2007.
  • Lowest team score: 79 against India in 2016.

T20I Player Achievements

  • Most matches played: 99 by Dasun Shanaka†.
  • Longest-serving captain: 48 matches by Dasun Shanaka.

T20I Batting Records

T20I Bowling Records

  • Most wickets: 107 by Lasith Malinga.
  • Best bowling average: 14.42 by Ajantha Mendis.
  • Best bowling figures: 6/8 by Ajantha Mendis against Zimbabwe in 2012.

T20I Fielding Records

  • Most catches by an outfielder: 37 by Dasun Shanaka.
  • Most dismissals as a wicketkeeper: 45 by Kumar Sangakkara.
  • Most dismissals in one innings: 4 by Dinesh Chandimal against South Africa in 2017.

See also

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