Sri Lankan Cricket Legends
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. 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. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Sri Lankan national cricket 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 cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 Cricket World Cup but lost to Australia in a rain-affected final match. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva (retired), backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas (retired), among many other talented cricketers, has underpinned the successes of Sri Lankan cricket during the last 15 years.
Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (Co-champions with India), have been runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and have been runners up in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009. Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records including world records for highest team totals in all three forms of the game, Test, ODI and Twenty20.
History of Sri Lankan international cricket
Early years
Ceylon, as the country was known before 1972, played its first first-class match under that name against MCC at Nomads Ground, Victoria Park, Colombo in 1926–27, losing by an innings. [1] The team's first win came against Patiala at Dhruve Pandove Stadium in 1932–33. [2] The Ceylonese side competed in the M. J. Gopalan Trophy games from the 1950s, through the change of name to Sri Lanka, well into the 1970s. Sri Lankan cricket team's One Day International debut came in the 1975 Cricket World Cup and were later awarded test cricket status in 1981, by the International Cricket Council.Test status and beyond
- Gained Test Status in 1981 and first played a Test Match in 1982
- Won the 1996 Cricket World Cup hosted by India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan
- Semi Finalists in the 2003 Cricket World Cup hosted by South Africa
- Runners up of the 2007 World Cup hosted by the West Indies
- Runners up of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by England
- Semi Finalists in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 hosted by West Indies
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 team won the Asia Cup in 1986, 1997, 2004 and 2008. Sri Lanka whitewashed England 5-0 in the NatWest Series in 2006. It was England's heaviest home defeat in 13 years. Sanath Jayasuriya was the Man of the Series.
Milestones
- Sri Lanka is the only ICC Trophy winning team to have gone on to win the Cricket World Cup at a later date.
- Sri Lanka is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Asia Cup.
- Sri Lanka is the only host team to win a Cricket World Cup.
- Sri Lanka is the only team win Cricket World Cup without loosing any match in 1996.
SPECIAL MOMENTS
2011 Cricket World Cup
Matches
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup schedule
All times given are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30), Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30) and Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)Group stage
In the following tables:[34]- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- T = total games tied (drawn)
- L = total games lost
- NR = no result
- NRR = net run rate
- Pts = total points accumulated
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Top 4 Group teams advance to the Quarter finals. | |
| Countries eliminated in this round | |
Group A
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group A
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 February 2011 09:30 | |||
| New Zealand | Match 2 | Kenya | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 20 February 2011 09:00 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 3 | Canada | Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
| 21 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| Australia | Match 4 | Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 23 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| Pakistan | Match 6 | Kenya | Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota |
| 25 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| New Zealand | Match 8 | Australia | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 26 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 10 | Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 February 2011 09:30 | |||
| Zimbabwe | Match 13 | Canada | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 1 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 14 | Kenya | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 3 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Pakistan | Match 17 | Canada | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 4 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| New Zealand | Match 18 | Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 5 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 20 | Australia | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 7 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Kenya | Match 23 | Canada | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 8 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Pakistan | Match 24 | New Zealand | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 10 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 26 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 13 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| New Zealand | Match 30 | Canada | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 13 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Australia | Match 31 | Kenya | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 14 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Pakistan | Match 32 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 16 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Australia | Match 35 | Canada | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 18 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Sri Lanka | Match 37 | New Zealand | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 19 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Pakistan | Match 39 | Australia | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 20 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| Zimbabwe | Match 41 | Kenya | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Group B
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group B
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 1 | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 22 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| England | Match 5 | Netherlands | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 24 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| South Africa | Match 7 | West Indies | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi |
| 25 February 2011 09:30 | |||
| Bangladesh | Match 9 | Ireland | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 27 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 11 | England | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 28 February 2011 14:30 | |||
| West Indies | Match 12 | Netherlands | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi |
| 2 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| England | Match 15 | Ireland | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 3 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| South Africa | Match 16 | Netherlands | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
| 4 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Bangladesh | Match 19 | West Indies | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 6 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 21 | Ireland | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 6 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| England | Match 22 | South Africa | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 9 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 25 | Netherlands | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi |
| 11 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| Ireland | Match 27 | West Indies | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
| 11 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Bangladesh | Match 28 | England | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong |
| 12 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 29 | South Africa | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 14 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| Bangladesh | Match 33 | Netherlands | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong |
| 15 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| South Africa | Match 34 | Ireland | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 17 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| England | Match 36 | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 18 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| Ireland | Match 38 | Netherlands | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 19 March 2011 09:30 | |||
| Bangladesh | Match 40 | South Africa | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 20 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| India | Match 42 | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 23 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A1 | Match 43 | Group B4 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 24 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A2 | Match 44 | Group B3 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 25 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A3 | Match 45 | Group B2 | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 26 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Group A4 | Match 46 | Group B1 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Semi-finals
| 29 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Winner of Match 43 | Match 47 | Winner of Match 45 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 30 March 2011 14:30 | |||
| Winner of Match 44 | Match 48 | Winner of Match 46 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
Final
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
| 2 April 2011 14:30 | |||||||
| Winner of Match 47 | Match 49 | Winner of Match 48 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
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