Sri lanka cricket records

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Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. Top order batsman and former captain Kumar Sangakkara holds several Sri Lankan batting records as he has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. He is also the record holder for the highest number of centuries as well as the highest number of half-centuries. The made by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan cricketer, surpassing the previous best of by Sanath Jayasuriya , which was established in Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara [] are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries. Muttiah Muralitharan , who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka.

Sri lanka cricket records

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. Top order batsman and former captain Kumar Sangakkara holds several Sri Lankan batting records as he has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. He is also the record holder for the highest number of centuries as well as the highest number of half-centuries. The made by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan cricketer, surpassing the previous best of by Sanath Jayasuriya , which was established in Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara [] are the only Sri Lankan players who have scored triple centuries. Muttiah Muralitharan , who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. He missed an opportunity to capture all ten wickets in an innings in against Zimbabwe, when Chaminda Vaas took the last wicket after Muralitharan had taken the previous nine. Sri Lanka holds a unique record of having the most Test wickets by both a right arm and left arm bowler:: Muralitharan with wickets and Rangana Herath with wickets. The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

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It is based on the List of One Day International cricket records , but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lanka played its first ever ODI in The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties , all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct as of January [update].

Test kit. ODI kit. T20I kit. The team first played international cricket as Ceylon in —27 and became an associate member of the ICC in They were awarded the Test status in , which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket. Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in , under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga.

Sri lanka cricket records

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Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. Top order batsman and former captain Kumar Sangakkara holds several Sri Lankan batting records as he has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka. The narrowest loss of Sri Lanka in terms of runs is by 1 runs suffered once. Result summary. Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Tasmania Cricket Association Ground. Best bowling figures in a match. Nuwan Pradeep. Muttiah Muralitharan. Michael Tissera. Highest strike rates. West Indies. Castle Avenue. A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.