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The 374 made by Mahela Jayawardene against South Africa in 2006 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 340 by Sanath Jayasuriya, which was established in 1997. [ 10] It is also the fourth-highest individual score in Test cricket. Jayawardene, Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara [319] are the only ...
The Sri Lanka cricket team is touring England in August and September 2024 to play three Test matches against the England cricket team. [ 1][ 2] The Test series forms part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. [ 3] On 4 July 2023, the England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures, as a part of the 2024 home schedule. [ 4][ 5]
1996 – Hosts a 1996 Cricket World Cup fixture between Sri Lanka and Kenya with Sri Lanka making a record 398, the highest score at the time. 2001 – Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan scored his only career half-century and his highest Test score of 67 against India at Kandy in 2001, which included three sixes and five fours.
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva hit 74 to help his team fight back from a perilous position and reach tea at 178-8 on Day 1 of the first test against England. With the tourists struggling on ...
Sri Lanka went on to win the third Test and clinch the Test series against Pakistan 2–1. Sri Lanka also proved victorious with the same numbers in the subsequent three-match ODI-series against Pakistan, where de Silva was Sri Lanka's leading wicket-taker with five wickets at an average of 17.80. [18] [20]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:25. 37.2. Wide Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:24 ...
Battle of the Blues. The Battle of the Blues (Also known as Royal–Thomian Cricket Encounter) is an annual Big Match in Sri Lanka played between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia since 1879. It is known as The Battle of the Blues due to the colours of the two school's flags i.e. blue, gold and blue of Royal College ...