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Follow live coverage of South Africa vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in South Africa 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two ...
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It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team, Sri Lanka A cricket team, Sri Lankan women's cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a full member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. Sri Lanka co-hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
On 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test Match status. The inaugural Test was played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in February 1982 against England but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets. [6] Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia. [7]
Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club (became Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club in 2011) Singha Sports Club (first-class 1989 to 2011) Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club (became Ace Capital Cricket Club in 2020) Sri Lanka Schools (first-class 2001 to 2003) Some of these clubs continue to field teams, but at sub-first-class level.
Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. [12] He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most five wickets per innings , as well as the most ten wickets per match. [ 13 ]
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been formed in 1863, [ 2 ] and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7, [ 3 ] close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket .