Friday, July 10, 2009

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 dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (173 dismissals) in 79 matches.




    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 dismissals(includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara(291 dismissals) in 246 matches.






    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










    ODI Matches







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






    [edit] World Cup Records by Sri Lanka



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



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







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







    [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

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