Sri Lanka national cricket team
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| Sri Lanka | |
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| Test status granted | 1982 |
| First Test match | v England at Colombo, February 1982 |
| Captain | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Coach | Tom Moody |
| Official ICC Test and ODI ranking | 5th (Test), 5th (ODI) [1],[2] |
| Test matches - this year |
158 2 |
| Last Test match | v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham 3rd Test, 2-5 June 2006 |
| Wins/losses - this year |
43/60 2/0 |
| As of 01 July 2006 | |
The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is administrated by Sri Lanka Cricket.
The team first played international cricket in 1975. It was later accorded Test status in 1981, becoming the eighth Test nation. The Sri Lankan team of 1996 surprised everyone by performing exceedingly well in the 1996 Cricket World Cup and becoming the World Champions. Since then, the team has been viewed in a different light, especially the batting of Sanath Jayasuriya & Aravinda de Silva, backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan & Chaminda Vaas.
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[edit] History of Sri Lankan international cricket
- Gained Test Status in 1981 and first played a Test in 1982
- Won World Cup in 1996 in India/Sri Lanka/Pakistan
Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moment undoubtedly came during the aforementioned 1996 Cricket World Cup, when they defeated the top-ranked Australian team in the Final. Sri Lanka's game style over the course of the series revolutionized One Day International Cricket, and was characterized by ultra-aggressive batting in the first fifteen overs of the innings in order to take advantage of the fielding restrictions imposed during this period. This strategy has since become a hallmark of One Day International cricket.
Sri Lankan cricket suppoters were once again overwhelmed with the team's tremoundous performance at the NatWest Series, 2006. Although as a whole it missed its captain Marvan Atapattu and Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath together with Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof played some fantastic innings. Sri Lanka's performance during the 5-0 whitewash, England's heaviest home defeat in 13 years, was, some sloppy fielding in a couple of games aside, consistently excellent. Sanath Jayasuriya was both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series. They also made the highest score in One Day International Cricket of 443 against The Netherlands in the following series.
[edit] Tournament History
[edit] World Cup
- 1975: First round
- 1979: First round
- 1983: First round
- 1987: First round
- 1992: 8th place
- 1996: Champions
- 1999: First round
- 2003: Semi Finals
[edit] ICC Champions Trophy
- 2002 ICC Champions Trophy: Joint winners with India
- 2004 ICC Champions Trophy: First round
[edit] ICC Knockout
- 1998: Semi Finals
- 2000: Quarter Finals
[edit] Commonwealth Games
- 1998: 4th place
[edit] ICC Trophy
- 1979: Champions
- 1982 onwards: Not eligible - Test nation
[edit] Asian Test Championship
- 1999: Runners up
- 2001/2: Champions
[edit] Asia Cup
- 1984: Runners up
- 1986: Champions
- 1988: Runners up
- 1990/91: Runners up
- 1995: Runners up
- 1997: Champions
- 2000: Runners up
- 2004: Champions
[edit] Australasia Cup
- 1986: Semi Finals
- 1990: Semi Finals
- 1994: First round
[edit] Miscellaneous information
- Highest score in a Test match: 952-6 vs India
- Highest score in a ODI match: 443-9 vs Netherlands on the 4th of July 2006
- The world's Fastest ODI half-century was scored by Sanath Jayasuriya(17 balls)
The worlds's fastest 20-20 match,half-century was scored by Sanath Jayasuriaya(23 balls).
[edit] Trivia
- Sri Lanka are the only ICC Trophy winning team to have gone on to win the World Cup at a later date.
- Sri Lanka are the only team to have participated in every edition of the Asia Cup.
- Sri Lanka are sponsored by Dilmah Tea
- Sri Lanka are the only host team to win a World Cup
[edit] Cricket Records set by Sri Lanka (Country Specific)
Test Matches
- Highest aggregate of runs- Sanath Jayasuriya (6791) in 107 matches at an Average of 40.72
- Highest number of matches played- Muttiah Muralitharan (109)
- Highest Individual score - 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in 2006.
- Highest partnership - 624 by Kumar Sangakkara(287)& Mahela Jayawardene(374)against South Africa in 2006 (Also a World Record in Test and First Class matches).
- Highest number of centuries- Aravinda De Silva(20)
- Highest number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara(63 dismissals)
- Highest average(qualification 20 inns.)- Kumar Sangakkara (49.49)
ODI Matches
- Highest Aggregate of runs- Sanath Jayasuriya (11507) in 379 matches at an average of 32.87
- Highest number of Matches played -Sanath Jayasuriya(379)
- Highest individual score - 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in 1997
- Highest partnership- 286 by Sanath Jayauriya(152) & Upul Tharanga(109)
- Highest number of centuries- Sanath Jayasuriya(24)
- Highest number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Romesh Kaluwitharana(207 dismissals)
- Highest average(qualification 20 inns.)- Upul Tharanga(38.36)
[edit] Bowling Records set by Sri Lanka
Test Matches
- Highest number of wickets- 674 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 21.73 in 110 matches
- Best individual bowling- 9-51 by Muttiah Muralitharan
- Best match bowling- 16-220 by Muttiah Muralitharan
- Highest number of 5 wicket hauls- Muttiah Muralitharan(56)
- Best average- 21.84 by Muttiah Muralitharan
- Highest 10 wickets hauls in test matches- 18 by Muttiah Muralitharan
ODI Matches
- Highest number of wickets- 432 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 23.07 in 287 matches
- Best individual bowling- 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas
- Highest number of 5 wicket hauls- Muttiah Muralitharan(8)
Best Average- 23.07 by Muttiah Muralitharan
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sri Lanka Cricket website
- Cric Info - Sri Lanka
- SL Cricket - A Forum for Sri Lankan Cricket fans to be
- Memories of '96 - A Sri Lankan Cricket Blog
