Team Bio

  • It first Twenty20 International was against England at Southampton in 2006.Sri Lanka won by two runs.
  • Finished third in its group in the second round at ICC WT20 2007, thus missing out on a semi-final place.
  • Scored a Twenty20 International world record total of 260-6 against Kenya at Johannesburg during ICC WT20 2007 Won the T20 quadrangular in Toronto in October 2008, beating Pakistan in the final.
  • Reached the final of ICC CWC 2007 and lost to Australia by 53 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method at Bridgetown.
  • Won ICC CWC 1996 beating Australia by seven wickets in the final at Lahore.
  • Shared the trophy with India at ICC Champions Trophy 2002 in Sri Lanka after rain washed out the final.
  • Has staged domestic Twenty20 tournaments at both club and provincial level.
  • Wayamba won this year`s Inter-provincial competition beating Basnahira South in the final in Colombo.

Team Records

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Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie No Result Win Percentage
India 29 5 11 0 13 17
Pakistan 34 7 15 0 12 21
Australia 20 1 13 0 6 5
Zimbabwe 15 10 0 0 5 67
South Africa 17 4 8 0 5 24
England 21 6 8 0 7 29
West Indies 12 6 3 0 3 50
New Zealand 24 5 9 0 10 21
Bangladesh 12 12 0 0 0 100

Highest Individual Score
Mahela Jayawardena - 374 runs
Best Bowling
Muttiah Muralidaran - 9/51
Prolific Batsman
Mahela Jayawardena. Total: 8251 runs in 102 matches with a batting average of 53.23
Prolific Bowler
Muttiah Muralidaran. Total: 765 wickets in 126 matches with an average economy of 2.43

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