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The Sri Lanka national cricket team played their first Test match on 17 February 1982, against England, and recorded their first victory on 6 September 1985, in a match against India. [5] Since then, they have played nearly 300 matches, against every other Test-playing nation. [ 6 ]
Both were high scoring matches, with the total runs scored in each match exceeding 1,400. Both matches were drawn, but a number of world records were established during the series, particularly in the first match. India played a three-day tour match before the first Test against the Sri Lanka Board President's XI, starting on 29 July.
Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs. [10] In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 , defeating India by 6 wickets. [ 11 ]
The fourth Asia Cup was held in India with the participation of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Pakistan pulled out the tournament due to political conflicts with India. In the first match, Sri Lanka beat India by 36 runs. Sri Lanka scored 214 runs courtesy of 105-ball fifty from captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
The first Test of the series was the 300th to be played by Sri Lanka, [19] and it was also the 100th Test match for India's Virat Kohli. [20] In the Test, Ravindra Jadeja scored 175 not out and took nine wickets. [21] India went on to win the match inside three days, [22] by the margin of an innings and 222 runs. [23]
Known as "Master Blaster", Sanath Jayasuriya holds several records for Sri Lanka in One Day International cricket. One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members. [1]
They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 63.37 in 99 out of 168 matches. [16] India have defeated Sri Lanka on 99 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. [16] The team have played 17 countries in T20Is, and have played 31 matches with Australia. [17]
Sri Lanka in India in 2015-16: Angelo Mathews † 2016 Asia Cup: Chamara Kapugedera: 4: 4 3: 3: Sri Lanka in Australia in 2016-17: Danushka Gunathilaka: Sri Lanka in Pakistan in 2019-20: Dasun Shanaka: Sri Lanka in England in 2021: Bhanuka Rajapaksha: 8: 8: ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Dananjaya de Silva: 3: 3: Sri Lanka in India in 2022-23: Last ...