Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Captain

The sri lanka women s national cricket team represents sri lanka in international women s cricket one of eight teams competing in the icc women s championship the highest level of the sport the team is organised by sri lanka cricket slc a full member of the international cricket council icc.

Sri lanka national cricket team captain. Sri lanka became a full member of the international cricket council on 21 july 1981. A handy and agile right handed batsman who sometimes plays as the wicket keeper middle order batsman chandimal was the first captain to lead sri lanka in their first day night. Sri lanka have played only one women s. By the 1880s a national team the ceylon national cricket team was formed which began playing first class cricket by the 1920s.

Sri lanka reached in the world cup final for three times. Sri lanka national cricket team captains and coach. The team is administered by sri lanka cricket. Team sri lanka won the icc cricket world cup in the year 1996 under the captaincy of arjuna ranatunga.

Captain test and t20 international. Sri lanka cricket team present captain all of the types of matches has given below. The sri lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the colombo cricket club in 1832. One day cricket captain.

The sri lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of sri lanka. Women s cricket edit test match captains edit this is a list of cricketers who have captained the sri lankan women s cricket team for at least one women s test match. Born 18 november 1989 is a professional sri lankan cricketer of the sri lanka national cricket team and a former captain of all formats. First of all the sri lanka cricket team a strong cricket team.

Upul tharanga in 2017 lasith malinga 2014 17 and also more. Sri lanka national cricket team in icc cricket world cup. The ceylon national cricket team achieved associate member status of the international cricket council in 1965. There are various records in the name of team sri lanka.

All sri lanka twenty20 international captains 2006 to 2018 sri lanka cricket this is a list of cricketers who have captained the sri lankan cricket team for at least one twenty20 international. Sri lanka made its one day international odi debut in 1997 against the netherlands and. Lokuge dinesh chandimal sinhala. Previously they were an associate member of the icc from 1965 which made them eligible to compete in the icc trophy the leading one day tournament for associate members.

The team first played international cricket in 1926 27 and were later awarded test status in 1981 which made sri lanka the eighth test cricket playing nation. Sri lanka s national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s rising from underdog status. This is a list of all men boys and women who have captained a sri lankan national cricket team at official international level.