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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Cricket
Status Full Member
Test Captain Dimuth Karunaratne
ODI Captain Dasun Shanaka
T20I Captain Dasun Shanaka
Test Ranking 8th
ODI Ranking 7th
T20I Ranking 8th
Tests Played 314
Test Record Won 101 Lost 121 (92 Drawn)
First Test vs Flag of England England at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, 17-21 February 1982
Last Test vs Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, 2-5 February 2024
ODIs Played 917
ODI Record Won 421 Lost 451 (5 Tie, 40 No Result)
First ODI vs Flag of West Indies West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester, 7 June 1975
Last ODI vs Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, 15 March 2024
T20Is Played 188
T20I Record Won 84 Lost 98 (4 Tie, 2 No Result)
First T20I vs Flag of England England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 15 June 2006
Last T20I vs Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh at Sylhet Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, 6 March 2024

The Sri Lanka national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. 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 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.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 314 101 121 0 92 17 February 1982
One Day Internationals 917 421 451 5 40 7 June 1975
Twenty20 Internationals 188 84 98 4 2 15 June 2006

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 952/6d Flag of India India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2-6 August 1997
Lowest Team Total 71 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 26-28 August 1994
Highest Total Conceded 765/6d Flag of Pakistan Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi 21-25 February 2009
Lowest Total Conceded 62 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo 3-5 July 2007

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Kumar Sangakkara 12,400 57.40 2000-2015
Mahela Jayawardene 11,814 49.84 1997-2014
Angelo Mathews 7,502 46.02 2009-2024
Sanath Jayasuriya 6,973 40.07 1991-2007
Dimuth Karunaratne 6,740 41.34 2012-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Muthiah Muralidaran 795 22.67 1992-2010
Rangana Herath 433 28.07 1999-2018
Chaminda Vaas 355 29.58 1994-2009
Suranga Lakmal 171 36.44 2010-2022
Dilruwan Perera 161 35.90 2014-2021

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Mahela Jayawardene 374 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 27-31 July 2006
Sanath Jayasuriya 340 Flag of India India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2-6 August 1997
Kumar Sangakkara 319 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 4-8 February 2014
Kumar Sangakkara 287 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 27-31 July 2006
Mahela Jayawardene 275 Flag of India India Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 16-20 November 2009

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Muthiah Muralidaran 9/51 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 4-7 January 2002
Muthiah Muralidaran 9/65 Flag of England England The Oval, London 27-31 August 1998
Rangana Herath 9/127 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 14-18 August 2014
Muthiah Muralidaran 8/46 Flag of West Indies West Indies Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 22-25 July 2005
Rangana Herath 8/63 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 6-10 November 2016

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Muthiah Muralidaran 16/220 Flag of England England The Oval, London 27-31 August 1998
Rangana Herath 14/184 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 14-18 August 2014
Chaminda Vaas 14/191 Flag of West Indies West Indies Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 29 November-3 December 2001
Muthiah Muralidaran 13/115 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy 4-7 January 2002
Rangana Herath 13/145 Flag of Australia Australia Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 13-17 August 2016

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 2 February 2024 5 February 2024
Flag of Australia Australia 33 5 20 0 8 22 April 1983 11 September 1999
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 24 18 1 0 5 6 September 2001 8 September 2001
Flag of England England 36 8 17 0 11 17 February 1982 18 March 1993
Flag of India India 46 7 22 0 17 17 September 1982 11 September 1985
Ireland flag Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 16 April 2023 18 April 2023
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 38 9 18 0 11 4 March 1983 9 December 1992
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 59 17 23 0 19 5 March 1982 18 March 1986
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 31 9 16 0 6 25 August 1993 23 July 2000
Flag of West Indies West Indies 24 11 4 0 9 8 December 1993 17 November 2001
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 20 14 0 0 6 11 October 1994 14 September 1996

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 443/9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen 4 July 2006
Lowest Team Total 43 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Boland Park, Paarl 11 January 2012
Highest Total Conceded 428/5 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi 7 October 2023
Lowest Total Conceded 35 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 25 April 2004

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Kumar Sangakkara 13,975 41.96 2000-2015
Sanath Jayasuriya 13,364 32.51 1989-2011
Mahela Jayawardene 12,381 33.01 1998-2015
Tillakaratne Dilshan 10,290 39.27 1999-2016
Aravinda de Silva 9,284 34.90 1984-2003

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Muthiah Muralidaran 523 23.07 1993-2011
Chaminda Vaas 399 27.45 1994-2008
Lasith Malinga 338 28.87 2004-2019
Sanath Jayasuriya 320 36.67 1989-2011
Nuwan Kulasekara 199 33.92 2003-2017

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Pathum Nissanka 210* Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 9 February 2024
Sanath Jayasuriya 189 Flag of India India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 29 October 2000
Upul Tharanga 174* Flag of India India Sabina Park, Kingston 2 July 2013
Kumar Sangakkara 169 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 20 July 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan 161* Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 26 February 2015

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Chaminda Vaas 8/19 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo 8 December 2001
Wanindu Hasaranga 7/19 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 11 January 2024
Muthiah Muralidaran 7/30 Flag of India India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 27 October 2000
Ajantha Mendis 6/13 Flag of India India National Stadium, Karachi 6 July 2008
Farveez Maharoof 6/14 Flag of West Indies West Indies Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai 14 October 2006

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 15 10 4 0 1 3 March 2014 3 March 2014
Flag of Australia Australia 103 35 64 0 4 11 June 1975 13 April 1983
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 56 43 11 0 2 2 April 1986 2 April 1986
Flag of England England 79 37 38 1 3 13 February 1982 14 February 1982
Flag of India India 168 57 99 1 11 16 June 1979 18 June 1979
Ireland flag Ireland 5 5 0 0 0 18 April 2007 18 April 2007
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 102 41 52 1 8 9 June 1979 18 June 1983
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 157 59 93 1 4 14 June 1975 29 March 1982
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 81 33 46 1 1 2 March 1992 2 March 1992
Flag of West Indies West Indies 64 30 31 0 3 7 June 1975 19 October 1989
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 64 49 12 0 3 23 February 1992 23 February 1992
vs Associate Members
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 15 March 2007 15 March 2007
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2 2 0 0 0 19 February 2003 19 February 2003
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 6 5 1 0 0 6 March 1996 6 March 1996
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 6 6 0 0 0 16 September 2002 16 September 2002
Flag of Oman Oman 1 1 0 0 0 23 June 2023 23 June 2023
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 13 July 2011 13 July 2011
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 17 July 2004 17 July 2004

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 260/6 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007
Lowest Team Total 82 Flag of India India ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam 14 February 2016
Highest Total Conceded 263/3 Flag of Australia Australia Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 6 September 2016
Lowest Total Conceded 39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1,889 28.19 2006-2016
Kusal Perera 1,677 27.04 2013-2024
Mahela Jayawardene 1,493 31.76 2006-2014
Kusal Mendis 1,468 24.06 2016-2024
Dasun Shanaka 1,425 20.95 2015-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Lasith Malinga 107 20.79 2006-2020
Wanindu Hasaranga 102 15.55 2019-2024
Ajantha Mendis 66 14.42 2008-2014
Nuwan Kulasekara 66 23.18 2008-2017
Dushmantha Chameera 55 28.87 2015-2024

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Tillakaratne Dilshan 104* Flag of Australia Australia Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 6 August 2011
Mahela Jayawardene 100 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Providence Stadium, Providence 3 May 2010
Mahela Jayawardene 98* Flag of West Indies West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 7 May 2010
Tillakaratne Dilshan 96* Flag of West Indies West Indies The Oval, London 19 June 2009
Mahela Jayawardene 89 Flag of England England Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Ajantha Mendis 6/8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota 18 September 2012
Ajantha Mendis 6/16 Flag of Australia Australia Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 8 August 2011
Rangana Herath 5/3 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 31 March 2014
Lasith Malinga 5/6 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 6 September 2019
Lasith Malinga 5/31 Flag of England England Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 1 October 2012

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 8 5 3 0 0 17 March 2016 17 March 2016
Flag of Australia Australia 26 10 15 1 0 20 September 2007 8 June 2009
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 15 10 5 0 0 18 September 2007 18 September 2007
Flag of England England 14 4 10 0 0 15 June 2006 15 June 2006
Flag of India India 29 9 19 0 1 10 February 2009 9 December 2009
Ireland flag Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 14 June 2009 14 June 2009
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 23 7 13 2 1 22 December 2006 22 December 2006
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 23 10 13 0 0 17 September 2007 13 October 2008
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 17 5 11 1 0 22 September 2012 6 August 2013
Flag of West Indies West Indies 15 8 7 0 0 10 June 2009 10 June 2009
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 6 5 1 0 0 10 October 2008 10 October 2008
vs Associate Members
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 1 1 0 0 0 12 October 2008 12 October 2008
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 14 September 2007 14 September 2007
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2 1 1 0 0 18 October 2021 18 October 2021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 24 March 2014 24 March 2014
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 0 25 February 2016 25 February 2016
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