Sri Lanka Cricket Team: Match Schedule, Players, Stats
The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international cricket. Nicknamed The Lions, the team first played international cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27 and was awarded Test status in 1981. It made Sri Lanka the 8th Test-playing nation.
The team has achieved considerable success since the 1990s, rising from the underdog status to winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1996. Since then, Sri Lanka has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several records, including the world record for the highest score in Test cricket.
Sri Lanka Cricket Team: Recent Times
Sri Lanka won their second and third Asia Cup titles in 2004 and 2008 respectively. They also finished runners-up in the 2007 World Cup and the 2009 T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka lost two more finals: the 2011 World Cup against India and the 2012 T20 World Cup against the West Indies at home. After all the losses faced in 4 major World Cups, Sri Lanka finally became World Champions again and won the 2014 ICC World T20.
After the retirement of the three legends (Sangakkara, Mahela, and Dilshan), the Sri Lankan strength declined considerably. Sri Lanka showed a clear decline in all three formats of the game. knocked out of the 2016 Asia Cup, the 2016 T20 World Cup, the 2017 Champions Trophy, the 2018 Asia Cup, 2019 World Cup and most recently the 2021 World Cup, in the group stage itself.
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Current Rankings
As of 31 Aug. 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Team is ranked 7th in Tests, 8th in ODIs and 8th in T20Is rankings.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7th | 8th | 8th |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Captain and Coach
As of 31 Aug. 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket Team is captained by Dimuth Karunaratne in Tests and by Dasun Shanaka in ODIs and T20Is. Chris Silverwood is the head coach.
| Captains and Coaches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Test Captain | Dimuth Karunaratne | |
| ODI and T20I Captain | Dasun Shanaka | |
| Head Coach | Chris Silverwood | |
| Consultant Coach | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Fast Bowling Coach (ODI & T20) | Lasith Malinga | |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Players
The below lists all the top active Sri Lanka team players who have played for the Sri Lanka national cricket team in recent times. Any Sri Lanka cricket player who is outside of central contract and not mentioned here may have been selected in the team's most recent Sri Lanka cricket team squad.
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | Kusal Mendis | Dasun Shanaka | Danushka Gunathilaka | Dinesh Chandimal |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Charith Asalanka | Niroshan Dickwella | Angelo Matthews | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Ramesh Mendis | Wanindu Hasaranga | Dushmantha Chameera | Nuwan Pradeep | Maheesh Theekshana |
| Kasun Rajitha | Asitha Fernando | Lasith Embuldeniya | Chamika Karunaratne | Prabath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Schedule
Check out today Sri Lanka cricket match and upcoming Sri Lanka cricket matches of 2022, including T20, ODI, and Test matches along with date, match timings and ground details all in one place!
Sri Lanka Schedule In T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup matches will be played from 16th October to 13th November 2022 in Australia.
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka vs Namibia | Sunday, 16th October | 9:30 AM | Geelong |
| Sri Lanka vs UAE | Tuesday, 18th October | 1:30 PM | Geelong |
| Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | Thursday, 20th October | 9:30 AM | Geelong |
South Africa Cricket Team Tournament Wins
• Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka have have won the Cricket World Cup one time in 1996 : Winners : 1996
• T20 World Cup - Sri Lanka have have won the T20 World Cup one time in 2009 Winners : 2014
• Champions Trophy - Sri Lanka have have won the Champions Trophy one time in 2002 (joint winners with India) : Winners : 2002 (joint winners with India)
• Asia Cup - Sri Lanka have have won the Asia Cup five times in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014 Winners : 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Stats
- Test
- ODI
- T20
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Sri Lanka Cricket Team - FAQs
Currently, there are 2 Sri lanka cricket captains. Dimuth Karunaratne is the Test team captain while Dasun Shanaka is the ODI and T20I team captain.
Mahela Jayawardena is the consultant coach while Lasith Maling is the fast bowling coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team.
Chirs Silverwood is the current head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team while Naveed Nawaz is the assistant coach of the Sri Lanka team.
Sri Lanka has won 2 ICC World Cups. Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996 beating Australia. They won the T20 World Cup in 2014 beating India.
Updated on : 15 Sep 2022
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