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The Sri Lanka national cricket team played their first Test match on 17 February 1982, against England, and recorded their first victory on 6 September 1985, in a match against India. [5] Since then, they have played nearly 300 matches, against every other Test-playing nation. [ 6 ]
Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997 India: Sri Lanka: Dates: 2 August – 13 August: Captains: Sachin Tendulkar: Arjuna Ranatunga: Test series; Result: 2-match series drawn 0–0: Most runs: Sachin Tendulkar (290) Sanath Jayasuriya (571) Most wickets: Anil Kumble (5) Muttiah Muralitharan (9) Player of the series: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) One ...
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Only 20.4 overs of play was possible on Day 1 due to rain. Sri Lanka recorded their lowest total in Tests. [11] [12] Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) took his 100th wicket in Tests. [13] Marco Jansen (SA) took his maiden ten-wicket haul in Tests. [14] World Test Championship points: South Africa 12, Sri Lanka 0.
Follow live coverage of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team ...
Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan from the Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two ...
Mahela Jayawardene is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been described as one of the best batsmen produced by the country. [1] [2] Jayawardene was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in Tests, after fellow Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara surpassed him, and Mahela has scored 35 ...
This is a list of Sri Lankan Test cricketers. A Test match is an international cricket match between two representative teams that are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Both teams have two innings, and the match lasts up to five days. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first Test cap. Where ...
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).