The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team,nicknamed The Lions,represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test,One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. 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.
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath,known as Rangana Herath,is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played all forms of cricket game and a former Test cricket captain for Sri Lanka. Herath is the most successful left arm bowler in Test cricket history. He worked as spin bowling consultant with the Bangladesh cricket team. Herath was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
The Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series was a one-day cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 21 September 2005 to 1 October 2005. Three A teams participated –Sri Lanka A,South Africa A New Zealand A. These were not the national cricket teams,but rather second XIs made up of players who are not judged good enough for the national side by the national selectors. There was an initial group stage where each team played each other twice,making a total of six matches,before the one-game final determined the winner. Six of seven matches were played in Colombo,while the seventh took place in Moratuwa.
The Women's Asia Cup,officially known as the ACC Women's Asia Cup is a women's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 2004 and is a biennial tournament. The tournament is contested by cricket teams from Asia.
Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. A handy right-handed middle order batter who sometimes plays as the wicket-keeper,Chandimal lead Sri Lanka in the group stages of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in which Sri Lanka ended up as the champions.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Kandy,Sri Lanka. The stadium opened on 27 November 2009 and became the world's 104th Test venue in December 2010.
Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI. He plays the limited overs formats of the game for the national team and is the 14th T20I captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. A aggressive left-handed batsman and trusted batter on number 5 middle order batting position,who bowls part time handy off spin,On pitches that favor spin,he has the potential to take useful wickets and contribute significantly as an all-rounder. Asalanka made his international debut for Sri Lanka in June 2021.
Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama,popularly as Sadeera Samarawickrama,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who represents the national team in all formats of the game. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is a past pupil of Thurstan College and St. Josephs College,Colombo,Sri Lanka.
Weerahandige Inol Avishka Fernando,commonly as Avishka Fernando,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who currently plays limited over internationals for Sri Lanka national team. He plays for Colts Cricket Club in domestic cricket,and he made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in August 2016. He had his education in St. Sebastian's College,Moratuwa.
Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa on 15 October 2014.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured South Africa in February and March 2019 to play two Tests,five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
The Lanka Premier League is a professional franchise cricket league established in 2020 in Sri Lanka. Matches are played using the Twenty20 cricket format by five teams named after Sri Lankan cities. The league was intended to commence in 2018,but repeatedly postponed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The inaugural edition took place in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Standard Bank International Series was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in South Africa for the 1997-98 season. It was a tri-nation series between South Africa,Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Bangladesh in May 2022 to play two Test matches. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in March 2022. In June 2020,the International Cricket Council (ICC) relaxed its rules on using neutral match officials,due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2022,the ICC confirmed that neutral umpires would return to Test match cricket,with Richard Kettleborough from England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies standing in the first and second Tests respectively.
The Pakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2022 to play two Test matches against the Sri Lankan cricket team. The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In April 2022,the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place. Originally,the tour was also going to include three One Day International (ODI) matches,but these were cancelled in May 2022,as they were not part of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in June 2022. Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka for a Test series in June and July 2015. On 17 July 2022,Sri Lanka Cricket moved the second Test from the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to the Galle International Stadium due to the economic crisis in the country.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier was a cricket tournament played in Malaysia in January 2022. Five national teams competed for one place in the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games,in Birmingham,England,in July to August 2022. Matches in the qualification tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).
