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Just after Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1981 a team of rebel players toured apartheid South Africa under the banner "Arosa Sri Lanka" (the term "Arosa" being derived from the promoter's name). All players who toured Sri Lanka were banned from official cricket matches for life, thereby setting Sri Lanka's development back.
In June 2021, Asalanka was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour of England. [25] [26] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 29 June 2021, for Sri Lanka against England. [27] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India. [28] On 19 July 2021, Asalanka scored his maiden ODI fifty against India. [29]
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).
Charith Asalanka scored a career-best 127 to help Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs in the opener of a two-match one-day international cricket series on Wednesday. Sri Lanka was bowled out for ...
On 27 February 2021, Mathews was appointed as Sri Lanka's stand-in captain for the T20I series in the West Indies as the appointed captain Dasun Shanaka, delay in obtaining a US transit visa and travel with the team at the time. [104] Under Mathews captaincy, Sri Lanka managed to win only the second T20I, where West Indies won the series 2–1.
The Sri Lankans' tour of Australia proved to be very successful, in winning both the T20 and ODI series. This was Sri Lanka's first ever series victory in Australia. [71] A month in advance of the 2011 World Cup in March, Sangakkara decided that he would resign the captaincy after the tournament. [72] Sri Lanka reached the final of the ...
He had also acted as a vice-captain of the Sri Lanka One Day International team, when he was dropped from the team after poor performances. [1] He was recalled in 2018 for the national team. [ 2 ] Thirimanne was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 , and the 2014 Asia Cup , where he was the player of the series ...
Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 by the International Cricket Conference. They played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 17 February 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match, which England won by 7 wickets. [14]