Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya,is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting with Romesh Kaluwitharana in the mid-1990s,which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations.
Brendon Barrie McCullum is a cricket coach,commentator and former cricketer representing New Zealand,who played all formats,including as captain. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring,notably recording the fastest test century of all time. He is considered one of the most successful batsmen and captains of New Zealand cricket. He retired from all forms of cricket in August 2019. McCullum is currently serving as the head coach of the England Cricket test team.
Anhettige Suresh Asanka Perera,known as Suresh Perera,is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer. A right-handed all-rounder,he played three Test and 20 One Day International (ODI) matches for the Sri Lankan national team,with his international career spanning from June 1998 to December 2001.
Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played all formats of the game for 12 years. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. After poor performances,Silva was dropped from the squad,but continued to play in domestic seasons for Panadura Sports Club.
The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium(RPS) is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road,Maligawatta,Colombo,Sri Lanka. The stadium was,before June 1994,known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play,having hosted more than 100 one day international matches. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies;the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This was where the highest Test score in the history was recorded;952 by Sri Lanka against India. With capacity exceeding Lord's in England,the stadium is known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket".
Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha is a Sri Lankan Australian former international cricketer who had an 11-year international career,playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka,who is a specialist batsman helped to win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match,Aravinda de Silva.
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured New Zealand for cricket matches during the 2006–07 cricket season. It was the third successive season Sri Lanka visited New Zealand,after the 2005–06 tour was aborted and reschuled for the winter of 2005–06. Originally,the tour had been set to include three Tests and five One Day Internationals,but New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden announced in June that one of the Tests would be replaced with two Twenty20 Internationals.
The 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was the sixth installment of the ICC Cricket World Cup since its inception in 1975 in England. The match was played on 17 March 1996 at Lahore's 65,250 capacity Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan for the first time.
The Sri Lankan team toured India from 11 November to 27 December 2009,playing three Tests,five ODIs and two T20Is. The series was called the Jaypee cup.
The 2007–08 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 is the 1st season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total,five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 17 April 2008,when Basnahira North elevens played the Wayamba elevens at Colts Cricket Club Ground,Colombo.
Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain,who has also played in English county cricket. de Silva helped Sri Lanka to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup and brought Sri Lanka from underdog status to present-day form. He has held various posts in Sri Lankan Cricket after his retirement in 2003.
Dinidu Asanka Marage is an Italian cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. A right-handed leg spinning all-rounder,he played in high-level Sri Lankan domestic competitions for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Panadura Sports Club early in his career. After emigrating to Italy,he made his debut for the Italian national side in April 2013,at the 2013 World Cricket League Division Three tournament.
Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva,known as Gayan de Silva,is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his senior competitive debut during the 2008–09 season,playing for the Colombo Cricket Club,and has since spent seasons with Antonians,Nondescripts,and Badureliya Sports Club.
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva,or commonly Dhananjaya de Silva is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who plays for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game and for Tamil Union in domestic cricket and also serves as the vice-captain of the national team in ODI and Test. In November 2017,he was named the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.
Sri Lankan national cricket team toured South Africa from 18 December 2016 to 10 February 2017. The tour consisted of a series of three Tests,five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). After the initial tour schedule was announced,the dates were moved slightly to accommodate South Africa's domestic T20 tournament.
The Australian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 18 July to 9 September 2016 to play three Test matches,five One Day Internationals (ODIs),two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches and a first-class practice match. The Test series was played for Warne–Muralitharan Trophy,with Sri Lanka winning 3–0,their first ever series whitewash against Australia. As a result,Australia slipped from first to third in the ICC Test Championship;Sri Lanka,who had started the series ranked seventh,moved up to sixth.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured India in November and December 2017. The original schedule had the tour consisting of three Tests,five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) match starting in February 2018.
The 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka. It was played between twenty-six domestic teams in Sri Lanka,with the tournament running from 4 to 21 January 2020. Moors Sports Club were the defending champions.
