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Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions: the First-class tournament Premier Trophy, the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 competition Twenty20 Tournament. They also organize and host the Inter-Provincial Tournament, a competition where the above first-class do not take part but rather teams represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka.

Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa

Galle International Stadium, Galle

• Highest team total - 952/6 against India in 1997.

• Highest aggregate of runs- Mahela Jayawardene (8221) in 101 matches at an Average of 53.38

• Most number of matches played - Muttiah Muralitharan (126).

• Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (56) from 1989 to 1999.

• Highest individual score - 374 by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in July 2006.

• Highest partnership - 624 for the third wicket by Kumar Sangakkara (287) & Mahela Jayawardene (374) against South Africa in 2006.

• Most number of centuries- Mahela Jayawardene (25) in 101 matches.

• Most number of half centuries- Arjuna Ranatunga (38) in 93 matches.

• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.

• Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (142) in 101 matches.

• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.) - Kumar Sangakkara (54.59)

ODI Matches

• Highest team total- 443/9 against Netherlands in July 2006.

• Highest aggregate of runs- Sanath Jayasuriya (13,151) in 432 matches at an average of 32.71.

• Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (432).

• Most number of matches as captain - Arjuna Ranatunga (193) from 1988 to 1999.

• Highest individual score - 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in October, 2000.

• Highest partnership - 286 for the first wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya (152) & Upul Tharanga (109) against England in July 2006.

• Most number of centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (28) in 432 matches.

• Most number of half centuries - Sanath Jayasuriya (67) in 432 matches.

• Most number of dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.

• Most number of catches - Mahela Jayawardene (159) in 299 matches.

• Highest average (qualification 20 inns.)- Marvan Atapattu (37.57).

• Highest number of sixes in a match - Sanath Jayasuriya (11).

• Highest number of sixes in a career - Sanath Jayasuriya (268).

Twenty20 Matches

• Highest team total - 260/6 against Kenya on 14 September 2007.


• Highest winning margin - 172 runs against Kenya in 14 September 2007.

[edit] Bowling records

Test Matches

• Most number of wickets - 746 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 21.77 in 121 matches.

• Best individual bowling - 9-51 by Muttiah Muralitharan against Zimbabwe in January 2002.

• Best bowling in a match - 16-220 by Muttiah Muralitharan against England in August 1998.

• Most number of 10 wicket hauls - Muttiah Muralitharan (20).

• Most number of 5 wicket hauls - Muttiah Muralitharan (62).

• Best average - 18.94 by Ajantha Mendis.

• Most number of wickets taken bowled - Muttiah Muralitharan (157).

• Most number of wickets taken stumped - Muttiah Muralitharan (41).

ODI Matches

• Most number of wickets - 505 by Muttiah Muralitharan at 22.74 in 329 matches.

• Best individual bowling - 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in December 2001.

• Most number of 5 wicket hauls -Muttiah Muralitharan (8).

• Best Average - 10.25 by Ajantha Mendis.

• Most Test Wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan ( broken in 2007 against England at home)

• Only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in March 2007.

• Only Sri Lankan bowler to have taken two ODI Hatricks in a career - Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001 and Bangladesh in 2003.

• Only bowler to have taken 8 wickets in a ODI - Chaminda Vaas against Zimbabwe in 2001.

[edit] World Cup Records by Sri Lanka

• Highest team total - 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.

• Highest partnership(runs) - 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) and Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007.

- 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.

• Most number of runs - Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.

• Highest individual score - Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.

• Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (38).

• Best individual bowling - 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

• Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches.

• Most number of wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches.

• World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.

• First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

• World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.

[edit] Miscellaneous information

• The world's Highest total in a Test match: 952-6 vs India


• The world's Highest score in a ODI match: 443-9 vs The Netherlands on the 4th of July 2006


• The world's Highest score in a 20-20 match: 260-6 vs Kenya on the 14th of September 2007.


• The world's Fastest ODI half-century was scored by Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls).

[edit] Current Squad

This lists all the players who have played for Sri Lanka in the past year, and the forms in which they have played.

Key

• S/N: Shirt number

Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moments

Sri Lankan cricket's greatest moment undoubtedly came during the aforementioned 1996 World Cup, when they defeated the top-ranked Australian team in the Final. Sri Lanka's game style over the course of the series revolutionized One Day International Cricket, and was characterized by highly aggressive batting in the first fifteen overs of the innings in order to take advantage of the fielding restrictions imposed during this period. This strategy has since become a hallmark of One Day International cricket.

Sri Lankan cricket supporters were once again thrilled by the team's tremendous performance at the NatWest Series in 2006. Although as a whole the team missed its captain, Marvan Atapattu, and also Muttiah Muralitharan, nevertheless Sanath, together with Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof all contributed substantially.

Sri Lanka's performance during the 5-0 whitewash, England's heaviest home defeat in 13 years, was, some sloppy fielding in a couple of games aside, consistently excellent. Sanath Jayasuriya was both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series. They also made the highest score in One Day International Cricket of 443 against The Netherlands in the following series.

About Sri Lanka Cricket

The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1975, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test playing nation. The Sri Lankan team transformed themselves from underdog status to a major cricketing nation during the 1990s. The team went on to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup, beating Australia in the finals, and becoming World Champions. Since then, the team has continued to be a major force in international cricket. Sri Lankan team currently holds several word records including world records for highest team totals in all three forms of the game, Test, ODI and, Twenty20. The Sri Lanka team did well to reach the finals of the 2007 Cricket World Cup but lost to Australia in a rain-affected match. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva (retired), backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas, among many other talented cricketers, has underpinned the successes of Sri Lankan cricket during the last 15 years. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.