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Manimel Wadu Dilshan De Silva (born 3 February 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was the secretary of Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) for two decades.
Cricket was introduced in Sri Lanka during the 19th century by the British. [1] A Sri Lankan school was the first to play cricket in 1864, primarily against small clubs. With the arrival of English cricketer Ashley Walker and the founding of Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka's first inter-school match took place between S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and Royal College in 1880.
On 10 December 2022, Ishan Kishan became the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century. He scored 210 runs against Bangladesh in the third ODI in the India vs Bangladesh ODI Series and scored the fastest double century in ODI cricket, scoring 200 off of 126 balls. [31]
Records for early cricket matches are incomplete and often non-existent, especially for very minor matches, but cricket historians have still attempted to trace the history of the "highest single innings score by a batsman in any class of cricket". [1] John Minshull scored the first recorded century in 1769, scoring 107 runs.
Rory Joseph Burns (born 26 August 1990) is an English cricketer who has played internationally for the England Test cricket team.In domestic cricket, he captains Surrey in first-class and List A cricket.
The National Super League Limited Over Tournament is a limited overs cricket tournament which was held in Sri Lanka from 24 January to 19 February 2022. [1] [2] The first phase of the 50-over competition was played in two venues: SSC and P. Sara Oval.
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.
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century. Virat Kohli of India has scored the most half-centuries in T20Is with 38. He is followed by Pakistan's Babar Azam on 36 & India's Rohit Sharma with 32, Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan on 29.