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The venues of the round robin matches were rotated between the three countries: India , Sri Lanka and Pakistan , while the final was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a neutral venue. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 175 in the final to become the first Asian Test Champions and received US$250,000 in prize money.
Mahela Jayawardene holds several batting and fielding test cricket records for Sri Lanka. Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. [1] A Test match takes place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Sri Lanka national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. [1] Sri Lanka first competed in international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup ; West Indies won ...
Prior to achieving Test status, Sri Lanka was mandated by the International Cricket Conference to enhance the infrastructure of its international cricket grounds. In response, Gamini Dissanayake , a former Trinity student and then Chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka , spearheaded a rapid transformation of Asgiriya Stadium into ...
The top ranked Test team was previously awarded the ICC Test Championship mace, until the inauguration of ICC World Test Championship. From 2003 to 2019, the mace was transferred whenever a new team moved to the top of the rating list. [1] The team that was top of the ratings table on 1 April each year also won a cash prize. [2]
The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Pakistan from December 1991 to January 1992 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0. Sri Lanka were captained by Aravinda de Silva and Pakistan by Imran Khan.
The Sri Lankan national cricket team visited Pakistan in February to March 2000 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–1. Sri Lanka were captained by Sanath Jayasuriya and Pakistan by Saeed Anwar or Moin Khan.
The Pakistan v Bangladesh and the concurrent Sri Lanka v India (3rd Test at Colombo) Test matches provided the unique feat of centuries on test debuts on successive days in two separate Test matches. Additionally, the Test match was the hottest ever, with temperatures in excess of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degree Fahrenheit) on each day.