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The Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the principal national governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka. 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.
In 1992 Australian tour of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka lost the SSC Test match to Australia by 16 runs after being set a target of only 181 runs. [7] This is one of Sri Lanka's narrowest defeats in Test cricket. [8] Shane Warne took three wickets in thirteen balls; this was his first notable performance in Test cricket. [9]
The group winners were Colombo Cricket Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club who contested the MLT Final at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, starting on 17 November 2022. [4] The match was drawn after four days play (extended from the scheduled three) and Colombo were declared the winners as they had the larger first innings total.
The first was held in March 1984, between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, resulting in a win for New Zealand by an innings and 61 runs. [6] Another Test match was held between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in March 1986. The last Test at the ground was in April 1987, again between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. [6]
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]
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy , which it has won eight times.
The ground has hosted cricket matches since 1973 and is a regular first-class venue. The ground also hosted four Youth ODI matches in 2000 and 2007 and a Youth Test in 2007. Current squad
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body.