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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.
New Zealand last toured Sri Lanka in 2019. [7] On 23 August 2024, SLC announced that, the first Test would be played across six days, with a rest day set for 21 September, due to the Presidential Election. [8] Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 602 for 5 in the second Test was their first 500-plus total against New Zealand in the format.
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]
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]
The Test series was drawn 1–1, with Sri Lanka winning the first match and New Zealand winning the second. [8] In the third and final T20I match, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket. [9] Malinga took a hat-trick, and four wickets with four balls, in the third over of his ...
The Australia cricket team are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in January and February 2025 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team. [1] The tour will consist of two Tests and only one One Day International (ODI). [2] The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. [3]