The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It was a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status until it was suspended by ICC on 10 November 2023 and the suspension was lifted on 21 November 2023. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They were awarded the Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Sarfaraz Ahmed is a Pakistani professional cricketer, a wicketkeeper-batsman, who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats. He leads Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League. Under his captaincy, Pakistan won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, defeating arch-rivals India in the final. Coincidentally, during his under-19 days, he also led the Pakistan team to win the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where they had also beat India in the final.
Bismah Maroof is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break. In June 2022, she became the most runs scorer for Pakistani women's cricket team in both ODI and T20I formats. She has appeared for Pakistan in over 200 matches, captained the side between 2013 and 2020, and was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Pakistan. In April 2021, Maroof took a break from cricket to give birth, before confirming her return to availability in December 2021 ahead of the 2022 World Cup. She has played domestic cricket for Lahore, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and Pakistan Universities. As of 2022, she currently holds the world record for having scored the most number of runs in the history of Women's ODIs without a single career century with 3,017 runs.
Nida Rashid Dar is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She is the current captain of the Pakistan women's national cricket team since April 2023.
Eshani Kaushalya is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for the Sri Lanka national women's cricket team. An all-rounder, she played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
Nilakshi de Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer. She made her One Day International debut for Sri Lanka Women against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy on 3 November 2015. A right-arm slow-medium bowler, she was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with seven dismissals in five matches.
Kaluwa Dewage Udeshika Prabodhani is a Sri Lankan cricketer. In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the tournament, with four dismissals in three matches. In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was included in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia and, in July 2022, in the national team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Shemaine Altia Campbelle is a Guyanese cricketer who plays as an all-rounder and occasional wicket-keeper. She plays internationally for the West Indies and domestic cricket for Guyana and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, on behalf of India, from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventually eliminated in the Super 12 stage.
Wanigamuni Ramesh Tarinda Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in January 2021.
Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and current limited overs captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. An all-rounder, Shanaka is a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium fast bowler.
Hasan Ali is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the national team in all formats. He made his first-class debut for Sialkot in October 2013. He made his international debut for Pakistan in August 2016 in a One Day International (ODI) match. The following summer, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan went on to win the tournament with Ali named player of the tournament after taking thirteen wickets, and took the final wicket of Jasprit Bumrah. He became the quickest bowler for Pakistan to take 50 wickets in ODIs. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Afy Samantha Sharlyn Fletcher is a Grenadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm leg-spin bowler, she made her international debut in 2008. She plays domestic cricket for Windward Islands and Barbados Royals.
Shamilia Shontell Connell is a Barbadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm fast bowler, she made her international debut in 2014. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka's women's cricket team. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa on 15 October 2014.
Mohammad Shoriful Islam is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in March 2021.
Wongpaka Liengprasert is a Thai woman cricketer. She made her international debut in 2013 at the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. She also represented Thailand in the 2015 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. Wongpaka also played in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup which was held in Thailand.
Freya Ruth Davies is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Welsh Fire and England as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She made her Sussex debut in 2010 at the age of fourteen, and played her first match for England in 2019.
Charlotte Ellen Dean is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Southern Vipers and London Spirit. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.
