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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 Pakistan men's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2023 to play two Test matches. [1] The series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. [2] In August 2022, the International Cricket Council in a press release confirmed the bilateral series. [3] On 20 June 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the schedule of the ...
The Sri Lankan cricket team was touring Pakistan in January and February 2009. The series was the first Test tour of Pakistan since South Africa visited in October 2007. [1] The tour was arranged as a replacement for the scheduled tour of India which was cancelled by BCCI following 2008 Mumbai attacks. [2] The tour included 3 ODIs and 2 Tests.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh agreed to the second option. [37] On 15 June 2023, the Asian Cricket Council announced that the tournament would be organized in a hybrid model with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine in Sri Lanka. [38] India and Pakistan met twice in this Asia Cup.
Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2008 India: Sri Lanka: Dates: 18 July – 29 August 2008: Captains: Anil Kumble (Tests) MS Dhoni (ODIs) Mahela Jayawardene: Test series; Result: Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1: Most runs: Virender Sehwag (344) Mahela Jayawardene (279) Most wickets: Harbhajan Singh (16) Ajantha Mendis (26) Player of ...
The PCB's Shaharyar Khan said that a decision regarding the series lies with the Pakistan prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. [8] On 22 November 2015 a meeting with the BCCI and PCB took place, where the possibility of holding the series in Sri Lanka was presented as an option. [9] This would consist of three ODI matches and two T20I matches. [9]
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup . The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo , which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.
Two days later, on the day that Sri Lanka named the squads to tour Pakistan, Sri Lanka's government received information on a possible terrorist threat on the team. [34] Sri Lanka Cricket conducted a reassessment prior to the tour starting. [35] The PCB ruled out moving the fixtures to a neutral venue. [36]