Sri Lanka Cricket Team List Know Who Play.

The Sri Lanka Cricket team has been a part of this game since 1926. He became a member of ICC in 1965, and since then he has been showing his better game. This is the 8th cricket team in the world since 1981. This cricket team, known as “The Lions”, played its first ODI match in 1975. It uses a white jersey for the test, blue for the ODI, and a navy blue color jersey for the T20.

Despite being a part of cricket since 1965, the Sri Lankan cricket team started getting exposure in 1990 and this exposure made them the winner of the World Cup in 1996. Till now Sri Lanka has reached the World Cup final several times and has also been runner-up.

Today we are going to talk about this Sri Lanka Cricket Team List. In which the records and performance of all those players have also been told. So if you are a cricket lover, then this information is for you. So let’s start.

History of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team

Cricket was introduced to Sri Lanka by the British after colonization, with the first recorded match dating back to 1832. The Ceylon national cricket team was formed in the 1880s and began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. The team achieved Associate Member status of the International Cricket Council in 1965 and was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972.

Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 and played their first Test match against England in 1982. They won their first Test match against India in 1985 and won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship. Under Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against India in 1985 and won the three-match Test series 1–0.

Sri Lanka’s next series victory came against New Zealand in December 1992, followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series. Two years later, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match under Arjuna Ranatunga against New Zealand in 1995, which resulted in their first overseas Test series victory.

Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India in 1979 at Old Trafford, England.

Sri Lanka Cricket Squad for World Cup 2023

Currently, Sri Lanka’s national cricket team consists of many talented and experienced players. So let us know in detail about each player.

Table with scores

Player	Role	Test	ODI	T20Is	FC	List A	T20s
Kusal Mendis (Wicket Keeper)	Batting (Matches)	60	115	55	90	151	126
	Catches	85	79	19	120	102	50
	Wicket	60	117	55	90	151	126
Angelo Mathews	Batting (Matches)	106	222	78	158	285	195
	Catches	73	53	24	112	81	68
	Wicket	33	122	38	63	153	92
Dunith wellalage (All rounder)	Batting (Matches)	1	18		25	42	26
	Catches	2	6		14	15	8
	Wicket	0	21		80	54	22
Sadeera Samarawickram	Batting (Matches)	8	28	9	80	130	90
	Catches	10	6	4	132	98	53
	Wicket	–	–	–	2	–	–
Dhananjaya de Sliva (All rounder)	Batting (Matches)	51	87	39	117	146	114
	Catches	64	39	17	136	64	54
	Wicket	34	44	13	140	82	47
Dimuth Kurunaratne	Batting (Matches)	88	48	–	194	169	34
	Catches	56	15	–	172	75	17
	Wicket	2	0		4	3	–
Pathum Nissanka	Batting (Matches)	9	45	42	42	83	90
	Catches	3	13	9	21	23	37
	Wicket	–	–	–	0	–	–
Kusal Perera (Wicket Keeper)	Batting (Matches)	22	114	63	79	198	140
	Catches	19	50	16	102	114	47
	Wicket	–	–	–	–	–	–
Charith Asanaka	Batting (Matches)	3	46	37	45	108	98
	Catches	1	10	7	33	39	26
	Wicket	0	5	0	35	48	19
Maheesh Theekshana (Bowler)	Batting (Matches)	2	31	38	5	47	124
	Catches	1	6	9	2	8	29
	Wicket	5	47	34	13	69	127
Lahiru Kumara (Bowler)	Batting (Matches)	26	28	26	47	59	54
	Catches	6	6	2	11	10	3
	Wicket	74	37	33	136	84	69
Dilshan Madushanka (Bowler)	Batting (Matches)	1	11	11	10	17	28
	Catches	1	3	3	3	4	5
	Wicket	0	21	12	33	37	29
Kasun Rajitha (Bowler)	Batting (Matches)	16	31	18	64	68	71
	Catches	7	5	2	21	11	19
	Wicket	45	42	17	179	84	98
Chamika Karunaratne (All rounder)	Batting (Matches)	1	25	42	40	93	101
	Catches	1	6	13	20	26	40
	Wicket	1	24	24	77	108	64
Dushan Hemantha (All rounder)	Batting (Matches)	–	4	–	43	66	47
	Catches	–	–	–	11	–	24
	Wicket	–	2	–	9	71	25
Dushmantha Chameera (Bowler)	Batting (Matches)	12	44	52	42	88	109
	Catches	5	7	10	14	13	24
	Wicket	32	50	52	97	102	105

Sri Lanka Bowling Coach

Lasith Malinga is the current bowling coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. In the current World Cup, he is coaching to Sri Lankan cricket men’s team. He is one of the greatest limited-overs fast bowlers Sri Lanka has produced and is known for his unique bowling action and expertise in death bowling. Malinga retired from all forms of the game in 2021 but has since returned to coaching.

Malinga was appointed as Sri Lanka’s bowling strategy coach for the white-ball leg of the team’s home series against Australia in June 2023. He previously served as bowling mentor of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2018 and was Rajasthan Royals’ fast-bowling coach in 2022.

Malinga’s vast experience and renowned death-bowling expertise are expected to be a valuable asset to the Sri Lankan bowling attack. He is known for his ability to work with bowlers of all types and help them improve their skills. Malinga is also a strong communicator and is able to motivate and inspire his bowlers.

Under Malinga’s guidance, the Sri Lankan bowling attack has shown signs of improvement in recent months. The bowlers have been more consistent in their line and length, and have also been more effective at taking wickets in the death overs. Malinga’s appointment as bowling coach is a sign of Sri Lanka Cricket’s commitment to developing the team’s bowling attack.tunesharemore_vert

Conclusion

All the players who have played or are playing in the Sri Lanka national cricket team till now are also better. Every player has always given the best at his level. Some players have taken more wickets, while some players have scored more runs. Therefore, this time for the 2023 World Cup, Sri Lanka has taken such players who have given the best performance in their respective genres. Sri Lanka can create new records in the coming times.