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It was the first time that Sri Lanka whitewashed Pakistan in a T20I series. [37] In July 2021, Sri Lanka won T20I series against India 2–1, recording their first ever bilateral T20I series win against India. [38] On 4 March 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match in Mohali against India. [39] Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and ...
In November 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [5] [6] Australia last toured Sri Lanka in 2022. [7] Initially, the tour consisted of only one ODI match. [8] Later, the schedule was revised by SLC to include two ODI matches. [9] [10] The Test matches are scheduled to be played at the Galle International ...
It is the oldest cricket match series in the central province and the second oldest in Sri Lanka, having been played since 1893. [11] [12] The Battle of the Blues (Matara) has been played between St. Thomas' College, Matara, and St. Servatius' College Matara since 1900. [13] [14] [15] Over the years, many other Big Matches have been established.
The group winners were Colombo Cricket Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club who contested the MLT Final at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, starting on 17 November 2022. [4] The match was drawn after four days play (extended from the scheduled three) and Colombo were declared the winners as they had the larger first innings total.
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] Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene has scored a total of 2467 Test runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, the most runs scored by a batsman in one ground. [8] It is also the venue where he scored 374 ...
It was the first time that Sri Lanka whitewashed Pakistan in a T20I series. [47] In July 2021, Sri Lanka won T20I series against India 2–1, recording their first ever bilateral T20I series win against India. [48] On 4 March 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match in Mohali against India. [49] Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and ...
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]
Sangakkara played in all five of Sri Lanka's matches in the tournament, dismissing seven batters (3 caught, 4 stumped) and scoring 199 runs at 66.33 to secure his place in the upcoming Test series against South Africa. [29] He made his Test debut at Galle on 20–23 July in the first match of the three-match series. Sri Lanka won by an innings ...