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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.
Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka (born 9 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and former limited overs captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. [2] An bowling All-rounder, Shanaka is a right-arm medium fast bowler and a aggressive lower order batsman.
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]
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]
On 29 November 2017, Sri Lanka Cricket sacked Tharanga from captaincy and Thisara Perera was named as Sri Lanka's captain for the ODI and T20I matches against India. [39] Under Tharanga's captaincy, Sri Lanka suffered three 5-0 ODI whitewashes in the year 2017 against South Africa, India and Pakistan. [40] His win–loss ratio is 4/15. [41]
Sri Lanka won its fifth ODI series at home this year after beating the Black Caps in the first two rain-disrupted games. New Zealand made its most promising start in the series and reached 112-1 ...
On 17 July 2013, Chandimal became the youngest ODI captain for Sri Lanka, when he was appointed as the ODI captain for first two matches against South Africa in Colombo. [32] In 2013, he was also appointed captain of the Sri Lanka Twenty20 International side and also vice-captain of the country's one day international team.
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.