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The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1975, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test playing nation. The Sri Lankan team transformed themselves from the underdog status to a major cricketing nation during the 1990s. The team went on to take 1996 Cricket World Cup beating Australia in the finals, and becoming the World Champions.
Since then, the team continued as a major force in international
cricket, with ups and downs in certain periods. The Sri Lanka team did
well to reach the finals of 2007 Cricket World Cup but lost to Australia in a rain affected match to become the runners up. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva (retired), backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas among many other talented cricketers has led to the successes of Sri
Lankan cricket during the last 15 years. It is administrated by Sri Lanka Cricket.
As of October 2007, the Sri Lankan team has played 170 Test matches,
winning 29.41%, losing 37.05% and drawing 33.52% of its games. Sri Lanka hold the current records for the highest total score in all three main formats of the game.
History of Sri Lankan international cricket
Early years
Ceylon, as the country was known before 1972, played its first first-class match under that name against MCC at Nomads Ground, Victoria Park, Colombo in 1926-27, losing by an innings. The team's first win came against Patiala at Dhruve Pandove Stadium in 1932-33. The Ceylonese side competed in the M. J. Gopalan Trophy games from the 1950s, through the change of name to Sri Lanka, well into the 1970s.
Test status and beyond
• Gained Test Status in 1981 and first played a Test Match in 1982
• Won the 1996 Cricket World Cup hosted by India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan
• Semi Finalists in the 2003 Cricket World Cup hosted by South Africa
• Runners up of the 2007 World Cup hosted by the West Indies
Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moment undoubtedly came during the aforementioned 1996 World Cup, when they defeated the top-ranked Australian team in the Final. Sri Lanka's game style over the course of the series revolutionized One Day International Cricket, and was characterized by highly aggressive batting in the
first fifteen overs of the innings in order to take advantage of the
fielding restrictions imposed during this period. This strategy has
since become a hallmark of One Day International cricket.
Sri Lankan cricket supporters were once again overwhelmed with the team's tremendous performance at the NatWest Series, 2006. Although as a whole it missed its captain Marvan Atapattu and Muttiah Muralitharan; Sanath together with Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof played some fantastic innings.
Sri Lanka's performance during the 5-0 whitewash, England's heaviest
home defeat in 13 years, was, some sloppy fielding in a couple of games
aside, consistently excellent. Sanath Jayasuriya was both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series. They also made the highest score in One Day International Cricket of 443 against The Netherlands in the following series.
Current Squad
This lists all the players who have played for Sri Lanka in the past year, and the forms in which they have played.
Name
Age
Batting Style
Bowling Style
Domestic team
Forms
ODI number
Captain and Middle-Order Batsman
Mahela Jayawardene
31
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
27
Opening Batsmen
Sanath Jayasuriya
39
Left-Handed Bat
Slow Left-Arm Orthodox
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Test,1 ODI, Twenty20
7
Upul Tharanga
23
Left-Handed Bat
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Test, ODI
44
Mahela Udawatte
22
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Spin
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
ODI, Twenty20
6
Michael Vandort
28
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Colombo Cricket Club
Test
19
Malinda Warnapura
29
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Break
Colts Cricket Club
Test, ODI
10
Middle-Order Batsmen
Thilina Kandamby
26
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Leg-Break
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
ODI, Twenty20
Chamara Kapugedera
21
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Colombo Cricket Club
ODI, Twenty20
16
Jeevantha Kulatunga
35
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Colts Cricket Club
Twenty20
Jehan Mubarak
27
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Break
Colombo Cricket Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
42
Thilan Samaraweera
32
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Spin
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test
96
Chamara Silva
28
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Leg-spin
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Test, ODI
5
Wicket-keepers
Prasanna Jayawardene
29
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test
3
Kumar Sangakkara
31
Left-Handed Bat
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
11
All rounders
Tillakaratne Dilshan
32
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Spin
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
23
Dilhara Lokuhettige
28
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Moors Sports Club
Twenty20
Dilruwan Perera
26
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Spin
Colts Cricket Club
ODI
Kaushalya Weeraratne
27
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium-Fast
Ragama Cricket Club
ODI, Twenty20
Pace Bowlers
Ishara Amerasinghe
30
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Colts Cricket Club
Test, ODI
Dilhara Fernando
29
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
26
Nuwan Kulasekara
26
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Colts Cricket Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
92
Farveez Maharoof
24
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
28
Lasith Malinga
25
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Test, ODI
Dammika Prasad
25
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test
Thilan Thushara
27
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Medium-Fast
Sinhalese Sports Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
97
Chaminda Vaas
34
Left-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Fast-Medium
Colts Cricket Club
Test, ODI
22
Chanaka Welegedara
27
Right-Handed Bat
Left-Arm Fast-Medium
Moors Sports Club
Test
Spin Bowlers
Rangana Herath
31
Left-Handed Bat
Slow Left-Arm Orthodox
Moors Sports Club
Test
Ajantha Mendis
23
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Break
Right-Arm Leg-Break
Sri Lanka Army
Test, ODI, Twenty20
40
Muttiah Muralitharan
36
Right-Handed Bat
Right-Arm Off-Break
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Test, ODI, Twenty20
8
Jayasuriya has since retired from Test cricket.
National Records by Sri Lanka (Country Specific)
Batting records >>>> Test Matches >>>>
• Highest team total - 952/6 against India in 1997
• Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (7271) in 107 matches at an Average of 51.93
• Most number of matches played - Muttiah Muralitharan (118)
• Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999
• Highest individual score - 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006
• Highest partnership - 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006
• Most number of centuries- Mahela Jayawardene (21) in 93 matches
• Most number of half centuries- Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches
• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (166 dismissals) in 64 matches
• Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (113) in 85 matches
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) - Kumar Sangakkara (54.37)
>>>> ODI Matches >>>>
• Highest team total- 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006
• Highest aggregate of runs- Sanath Jayasuriya (12,116) in 398 matches at an average of 33.12
• Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (416)
• Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999
• Highest individual score - 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October, 2000
• Highest partnership - 286 for the first wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) & Upul Tharanga (109) against England in July 2006
• Most number of centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (27) in 416 matches
• Most number of half centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (65) in 416 matches
• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara(229 dismissals) in 200 matches
• Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (118) in 245 matches
• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.)- Marvan Atapattu (37.57)
• Highest number of sixes in a match - Sanath Jayasuriya (11)
• Highest number of sixes in a career - Sanath Jayasuriya (263)
>>>> Twenty20 Matches >>>>
• Highest team total - 260/6 against Kenya on 14th September 2007
• Highest wining margin - 172 runs against Kenya in 14th September 2007
Bowling records >>>> Test Matches >>>>
• Most number of wickets - 746 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 21.77 in 121 matches
• Best individual bowling - 9-51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in January 2002
• Best bowling in a match - 16-220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in August 1998
• Most number of 10 wicket hauls - Muttiah Muralitharan (20)
• Most number of 5 wicket hauls - Muttiah Muralitharan (62)
• Best average - 18.94 by Ajantha Mendis
• Most number of wickets taken bowled - Muttiah Muralitharan (157)
• Most number of wickets taken stumped - Muttiah Muralitharan (41)
>>>> ODI Matches >>>>
• Most number of wickets - 455 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 22.68 in 297 matches
• Best individual bowling - 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in December 2001
• Most number of 5 wicket hauls -Muttiah Muralitharan (8)
• Best Average - 10.25 by Ajantha Mendis
• Most Test Wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan ( broken in 2007 against England at home)
• Only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in March 2007
• Only Sri Lankan bowler to have taken two ODI Hatricks in a career - Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001 and Bangladesh in 2003
• Only bowler to have taken 8 wickets in a ODI - Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001
World Cup Records by Sri Lanka
• Highest team total - 398/5 against Kenya in 1996
• Highest partnership(runs) - 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) and Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007
• 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996
• Most number of runs - Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches
• Highest individual score - Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996
• Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (38)
• Best individual bowling - 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003
• Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches
• Most number of wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches • World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007
• First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003 • World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003
Miscellaneous information
• The world's Highest total in a Test match: 952-6 vs India
•
The world's Highest score in a ODI match: 443-9 vs The Netherlands on the 4th of July 2006 •
The world's Highest score in a 20-20 match: 260-6 vs Kenya on the 14th of September 2007 • The world's Fastest ODI half-century was scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls).
