A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams that have official T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest form of the game. [1] The first such match was played on 17 February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand. [2] The Sri Lanka national cricket team played its first T20I match on 15 June 2006, against England as part of Sri Lanka's 2006 England tour, winning the match by 2 runs. [3]
Sri Lanka recorded the highest team total in T20I cricket on 14 September 2007, in a group stage match at the inaugural edition of the ICC World Twenty20, scoring 260 runs for 6 wickets against Kenya and winning the match by 172 run which is the highest winning margin in T20Is (till date). [4] [5]
This list comprises all members of the Sri Lanka cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.
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Cap | Name | First | Last | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | 50 | 100 | Balls | Wkt | BB | Avg | Ca | St | |
1 | Russel Arnold | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [9] |
2 | Tillakaratne Dilshan ‡† | 2006 | 2016 | 80 | 1884 | 104* | 27.98 | 13 | 1 | 246 | 9 | 2/4 | 43.57 | 31 | 2 | [10] |
3 | Dilhara Fernando | 2006 | 2016 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 18 | 3/19 | 25.77 | 3 | 0 | [11] |
4 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 2006 | 2011 | 31 | 629 | 88 | 23.29 | 4 | 0 | 371 | 19 | 3/21 | 24.00 | 4 | 0 | [12] |
5 | Mahela Jayawardene ‡ | 2006 | 2014 | 55 | 1493 | 100 | 31.76 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | [13] |
6 | Chamara Kapugedera | 2006 | 2017 | 43 | 703 | 50 | 22.67 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | [14] |
7 | Farveez Maharoof | 2006 | 2016 | 8 | 33 | 13* | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 7 | 2/18 | 28.42 | 2 | 0 | [15] |
8 | Lasith Malinga | 2006 | 2020 | 84 | 136 | 27 | 6.47 | 0 | 0 | 1799 | 107 | 5/6 | 20.79 | 21 | 0 | [16] |
9 | Ruchira Perera | 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0* | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [17] |
10 | Kumar Sangakkara ‡† | 2006 | 2014 | 56 | 1382 | 78 | 31.40 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | [18] |
11 | Upul Tharanga | 2006 | 2018 | 26 | 407 | 47 | 16.28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | [19] |
12 | Marvan Atapattu | 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [20] |
13 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 2006 | 2010 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 13 | 3/29 | 22.84 | 1 | 0 | [21] |
14 | Chamara Silva | 2006 | 2011 | 16 | 175 | 38 | 13.46 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1/4 | 15.00 | 5 | 0 | [22] |
15 | Chaminda Vaas | 2006 | 2007 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 6 | 2/14 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
16 | Malinga Bandara | 2006 | 2009 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 3/32 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 | [24] |
17 | Jehan Mubarak | 2007 | 2009 | 16 | 238 | 46* | 21.63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1/9 | 17.00 | 9 | 0 | [25] |
18 | Gayan Wijekoon | 2007 | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 1/12 | 50.50 | 0 | 0 | [26] |
19 | Dilhara Lokuhettige | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 18 | 18* | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2/6 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | [27] |
20 | Thilina Kandamby ‡ | 2008 | 2011 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | [28] |
21 | Jeevantha Kulatunga | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | [29] |
22 | Ajantha Mendis | 2008 | 2014 | 39 | 8 | 4* | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 885 | 66 | 6/8 | 14.42 | 6 | 0 | [30] |
23 | Thilan Thushara | 2008 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 7 | 2/37 | 25.57 | 2 | 0 | [31] |
24 | Mahela Udawatte | 2008 | 2017 | 8 | 96 | 25 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [32] |
25 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 2008 | 2017 | 58 | 215 | 31 | 10.23 | 0 | 0 | 1231 | 66 | 4/31 | 23.18 | 17 | 0 | [33] |
26 | Kaushalya Weeraratne | 2008 | 2009 | 5 | 49 | 20* | 16.33 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 4/19 | 31.50 | 4 | 0 | [34] |
27 | Indika de Saram | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | [35] |
28 | Angelo Mathews ‡ | 2009 | 2024 | 90 | 1416 | 81* | 27.76 | 6 | 0 | 1169 | 45 | 3/16 | 30.86 | 27 | 0 | [36] |
29 | Isuru Udana | 2009 | 2021 | 35 | 256 | 84* | 18.28 | 1 | 0 | 631 | 27 | 3/13 | 33.88 | 4 | 0 | [37] |
30 | Gihan Rupasinghe | 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | [38] |
31 | Chinthaka Jayasinghe | 2009 | 2010 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 49.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [39] |
32 | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 1/27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | [40] |
33 | Dinesh Chandimal † | 2010 | 2022 | 68 | 1062 | 66* | 19.66 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | [41] |
34 | Chanaka Welegedara | 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 2* | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1/21 | 61.00 | 0 | 0 | [42] |
35 | Suraj Randiv | 2010 | 2011 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7 | 3/20 | 19.85 | 0 | 0 | [43] |
36 | Thisara Perera [b] | 2010 | 2021 | 80 | 1047 | 58 | 21.36 | 2 | 0 | 1024 | 45 | 3/24 | 35.08 | 29 | 0 | [44] |
37 | Suranga Lakmal | 2011 | 2019 | 11 | 7 | 5* | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 8 | 2/26 | 41.25 | 3 | 0 | [45] |
38 | Jeevan Mendis | 2011 | 2018 | 22 | 207 | 43* | 18.81 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 12 | 3/24 | 20.75 | 7 | 0 | [46] |
39 | Rangana Herath | 2011 | 2016 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 18 | 5/3 | 20.72 | 0 | 0 | [47] |
40 | Dilruwan Perera | 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 3/26 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | [48] |
41 | Dhammika Prasad | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [49] |
42 | Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2/31 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 | [50] |
43 | Sachithra Senanayake | 2012 | 2016 | 24 | 56 | 17 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 25 | 4/46 | 21.96 | 3 | 0 | [51] |
44 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 2012 | 2016 | 26 | 291 | 44 | 16.16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | [52] |
45 | Shaminda Eranga | 2012 | 2013 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 2/30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 | [53] |
46 | Dilshan Munaweera | 2012 | 2017 | 13 | 215 | 53 | 17.91 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 1/26 | 92.00 | 1 | 0 | [54] |
47 | Akila Dananjaya | 2012 | 2024 | 33 | 65 | 11* | 8.12 | 0 | 0 | 701 | 30 | 3/36 | 32.16 | 7 | 0 | [55] |
48 | Kusal Perera ‡† | 2012 | 2025 | 77 | 2056 | 101 | 28.16 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | [56] |
49 | Angelo Perera | 2013 | 2019 | 6 | 59 | 16 | 11.80 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | [57] |
50 | Ramith Rambukwella | 2013 | 2016 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1/19 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 | [58] |
51 | Seekkuge Prasanna | 2013 | 2017 | 20 | 214 | 37* | 15.28 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 10 | 2/45 | 35.90 | 4 | 0 | [59] |
52 | Kithuruwan Vithanage | 2014 | 2016 | 3 | 40 | 38 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | [60] |
53 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2015 | 2024 | 45 | 847 | 66* | 21.17 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 16 | 2/22 | 20.43 | 21 | 0 | [61] |
54 | Binura Fernando | 2015 | 2025 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 19 | 2/12 | 31.05 | 3 | 0 | [62] |
55 | Milinda Siriwardana | 2015 | 2017 | 22 | 275 | 42 | 17.18 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 8 | 2/17 | 25.75 | 6 | 0 | [63] |
56 | Jeffrey Vandersay | 2015 | 2022 | 14 | 20 | 8* | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 7 | 2/26 | 56.42 | 1 | 0 | [64] |
57 | Shehan Jayasuriya | 2015 | 2020 | 18 | 241 | 40 | 15.06 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 3 | 1/11 | 71.00 | 4 | 0 | [65] |
58 | Dasun Shanaka ‡ | 2015 | 2024 | 102 | 1456 | 74* | 19.67 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 33 | 3/16 | 21.78 | 39 | 0 | [66] |
59 | Dushmantha Chameera | 2015 | 2024 | 55 | 101 | 24* | 6.73 | 0 | 0 | 1118 | 55 | 4/17 | 28.87 | 11 | 0 | [67] |
60 | Danushka Gunathilaka | 2016 | 2022 | 46 | 741 | 57 | 16.46 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 2/3 | 25.83 | 21 | 0 | [68] |
61 | Niroshan Dickwella † | 2016 | 2021 | 28 | 480 | 68 | 18.46 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | [69] |
62 | Kasun Rajitha | 2016 | 2023 | 16 | 31 | 9* | 10.33 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 17 | 3/29 | 36.17 | 1 | 0 | [70] |
63 | Asela Gunaratne | 2016 | 2017 | 12 | 225 | 84* | 25.00 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 5 | 1/11 | 40.80 | 5 | 0 | [71] |
64 | Chaminda Bandara | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [72] |
65 | Nuwan Pradeep | 2016 | 2021 | 16 | 10 | 8* | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 15 | 4/25 | 29.06 | 2 | 0 | [73] |
66 | Kusal Mendis † | 2016 | 2025 | 78 | 1920 | 86 | 25.60 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | [74] |
67 | Sachith Pathirana | 2016 | 2017 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 2/23 | 23.80 | 0 | 0 | [75] |
68 | Thikshila de Silva | 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [76] |
69 | Lakshan Sandakan | 2017 | 2021 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 23 | 4/23 | 24.21 | 6 | 0 | [77] |
70 | Vikum Sanjaya | 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 6.60 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 9 | 2/20 | 27.77 | 1 | 0 | [78] |
71 | Ashan Priyanjan | 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 54 | 40* | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [79] |
72 | Sadeera Samarawickrama † | 2017 | 2024 | 19 | 310 | 61* | 19.37 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | [80] |
73 | Chaturanga de Silva | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | [81] |
74 | Vishwa Fernando | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [82] |
75 | Shehan Madushanka | 2018 | 2018 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 2/23 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | [83] |
76 | Amila Aponso | 2018 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 2/29 | 19.75 | 0 | 0 | [84] |
77 | Kamindu Mendis | 2018 | 2024 | 23 | 381 | 65* | 19.05 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 1/14 | 74.00 | 13 | 0 | [85] |
78 | Lahiru Kumara | 2019 | 2023 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 33 | 3/7 | 22.87 | 2 | 0 | [86] |
79 | Avishka Fernando | 2019 | 2025 | 37 | 363 | 37 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | [87] |
80 | Wanindu Hasaranga ‡ | 2019 | 2025 | 79 | 712 | 71 | 13.43 | 2 | 0 | 1734 | 131 | 4/9 | 15.41 | 34 | 0 | [88] |
81 | Lahiru Madushanka | 2019 | 2021 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [89] |
82 | Minod Bhanuka † | 2019 | 2021 | 5 | 64 | 36 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | [90] |
83 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 2019 | 2025 | 44 | 733 | 77 | 22.90 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | [91] |
84 | Oshada Fernando | 2019 | 2021 | 7 | 128 | 78* | 25.60 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [92] |
85 | Ashen Bandara | 2021 | 2023 | 6 | 97 | 44* | 24.25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | [93] |
86 | Pathum Nissanka | 2021 | 2025 | 62 | 1734 | 90 | 29.89 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | [94] |
87 | Charith Asalanka ‡ | 2021 | 2025 | 58 | 1247 | 80* | 24.45 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 6 | 3/50 | 22.16 | 17 | 0 | [95] |
88 | Chamika Karunaratne | 2021 | 2023 | 42 | 291 | 31 | 16.16 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 24 | 2/22 | 39.70 | 13 | 0 | [96] |
89 | Ramesh Mendis | 2021 | 2024 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1/13 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 | [97] |
90 | Maheesh Theekshana | 2021 | 2025 | 60 | 66 | 14 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 1344 | 58 | 3/17 | 26.56 | 14 | 0 | [98] |
91 | Praveen Jayawickrama | 2021 | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0* | — | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 1/29 | 59.00 | 0 | 0 | [99] |
92 | Nuwan Thushara | 2022 | 2025 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 341 | 26 | 5/20 | 16.73 | 0 | 0 | [100] |
93 | Janith Liyanage | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | [101] |
94 | Kamil Mishara | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [102] |
95 | Dilshan Madushanka | 2022 | 2024 | 15 | 2 | 1* | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 15 | 3/24 | 31.86 | 4 | 0 | [103] |
96 | Matheesha Pathirana | 2022 | 2024 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 30 | 4/24 | 16.13 | 3 | 0 | [104] |
97 | Asitha Fernando | 2022 | 2024 | 7 | 11 | 10* | — | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 1/11 | 52.00 | 2 | 0 | [105] |
98 | Pramod Madushan | 2022 | 2023 | 8 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 12 | 4/34 | 18.83 | 4 | 0 | [106] |
99 | Sahan Arachchige ‡ | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2/26 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | [107] |
100 | Lasith Croospulle | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [108] |
101 | Shevon Daniel | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [109] |
102 | Nuwanidu Fernando | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | [110] |
103 | Ravindu Fernando | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | [111] |
104 | Lahiru Udara † | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | [112] |
105 | Lahiru Samarakoon | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | [113] |
106 | Nimesh Vimukthi | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [114] |
107 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 13 | 13* | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1/28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | [115] |
108 | Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 2024 | 2025 | 3 | 14 | 6* | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1/17 | 55.00 | 2 | 0 | [116] |
109 | Dunith Wellalage | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 12 | 11* | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | 3/9 | 15.16 | 2 | 0 | [117] |
No. | Name [118] | First | Last | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
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1 | Mahela Jayawardene | 2006 | 2012 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65.78% |
2 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2008 | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% |
3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 2009 | 2012 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59.09% |
4 | Thilina Kandamby | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
5 | Angelo Mathews | 2012 | 2021 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40.00% |
6 | Dinesh Chandimal | 2013 | 2018 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% |
7 | Lasith Malinga | 2014 | 2020 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 32.60% |
8 | Upul Tharanga | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% |
9 | Thisara Perera | 2017 | 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00.00% |
10 | Dasun Shanaka | 2019 | 2023 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 47.91% |
11 | Kusal Perera | 2021 | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
12 | Sahan Arachchige | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
13 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 2024 | 2024 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.00% |
14 | Charith Asalanka | 2024 | 2024 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42.30% |
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