The Ceylon national cricket team, later Sri Lanka national cricket team , represents Sri Lanka in international cricket since its first international representative match in 1927. Before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status on 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka had associate member status from 1965 to 1981. From 1927 to 1981 all top-level international matches were of first-class or List A status. [1] Sri Lanka first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup. [2]
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Team | Opponent | 1st Match | Last Match | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
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Sri Lanka | Australia | 25 October 1935 | 7 May 1981 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
India | 18 December 1932 | 28 November 1975 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7.69 | |
Pakistan | 1 April 1949 | 24 January 1976 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8.33 | |
West Indies | 19 February 1949 | 22 February 1979 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Andhra Chief Minister's XI | 16 January 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Australian Services | 14 December 1945 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bombay | 8 January 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Central Provinces and Berar | 4 January 1933 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Commander-in-Chief's XI | 31 March 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Commonwealth XI | 25 February 1950 | 16 February 1951 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Hyderabad | 29 October 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Indian Board President's XI | 29 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Indian Universities | 5 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Indian University Occasionals | 3 October 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Indian XI | 26 December 1940 | 31 December 1940 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Karachi and Sind | 18 March 1950 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Kerala | 8 January 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Kerala Chief Minister's XI | 16 March 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Madras Cricket Association President's XI | 8 March 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Maharashtra | 24 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marylebone Cricket Club | 5 February 1927 | 25 February 1977 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
North West Frontier Province Governor's XI | 26 March 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mysore | 21 March 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pakistan A | 28 August 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Pakistan under-19 | 7 April 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pakistan Universities | 7 April 1950 | 30 March 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Patiala | 24 December 1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
President's XI | 4 November 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Punjab | 16 March 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Punjab Governor's XI | 8 November 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Railways | 3 April 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
Sind | 13 December 1932 | 10 March 1974 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
Sir Julien Cahn's XI | 18 March 1937 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tamil Nadu | 8 January 1933 | 1 April 1977 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.57 | |
Total [3] [4] | 88 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 15.91 |
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