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This is a list of Sri Lankan Test cricketers. A Test match is an international cricket match between two representative teams that are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Both teams have two innings, and the match lasts up to five days. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first Test cap. Where ...
Sri Lanka holds the world record for the highest team score, which was established against India in 1997. [7] The highest partnership in Test cricket was also established by two Sri Lankan batsmen; Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. [8] Sri Lankan players also hold the highest partnership scores for the second and third wickets. [9]
This is a list of Sri Lankan One Day International cricketers. A One Day International , or ODI for short, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Sri Lanka playing England in its first Twenty20 International, at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire on 15 June 2006. A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams that have official T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest form of the game. The first such match was ...
Mahadevan "Satha" Sathasivam (Tamil: மகாதேவன் சதாசிவம்) (18 October 1915, Ceylon – 9 July 1977 in Colombo, Sri Lanka), or Satha as he was known, is one of the greatest batsmen from Sri Lanka whom Garry Sobers called "the greatest batsman ever on earth," and Frank Worrell called him "the best batsman he had ever seen". [1]
Sri Lanka's cricket team's logo is a golden lion with a sword bearing on the right arm and the background is bright blue. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. It's seen on the practice jersey at the top-right side. SLC cricket team logo on the practice jersey
He made the most runs in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament, with a total of 1,016 from 10 matches and 19 innings. [2] In November 2017, he was named the best batsman in domestic cricket for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.
West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, with a rate of 3.93 runs per over conceded over his 343-match ODI career, is the highest Sri Lankan on the list. [185]