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Aravinda de Silva. Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (Sinhala: අරවින්ද ද සිල්වා, Tamil: அரவிந்த டி சில்வா ; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, Regarded as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers, he played in the team as an all-rounder. De Silva was ...
In 1981, Sri Lanka became the first associate member to be elected a full member, returning the number of Test-playing nations to seven. In 1989, the ICC was again renamed, this time to the International Cricket Council. [2] South Africa was re-elected as a full member of the ICC in 1991, with Zimbabwe elected in 1992, [3] and Bangladesh ...
In November 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that India and Sri Lanka will co-host the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. This will be the first time for India and Sri Lanka that they will host a T20 World Cup together. [7] Sri Lanka first hosted the T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted in 2016. [8]
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. The board was renamed in 2003. The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan national representative cricket sides, including ...
Asia Cup. Winner. 2022 UAE. Runner-up. 2023 Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana (born 1 August 2000), better known as Maheesh Theekshana, is a professional cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka national cricket team in all three formats of the game. He made his international debut for Sri Lanka in September 2021.
The R. Premadasa Stadium was also one of the three grounds in Sri Lanka that hosted matches for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The other two were the Asgiriya Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [6] The R. Premadasa Stadium was the venue for the match in 1997 where Sri Lanka scored a record 952 runs for 6 wickets against India. [7]
The International Cricket Council suspended Sri Lanka's membership with immediate effect on Friday, citing government interference in its administration. “The ICC board met today and determined ...
Sri Lanka Cricket: End names: Tennis Courts End South End: International information; First Test: 16–21 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand: Last Test: 2–5 February 2024: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan: First ODI: 13 February 1982: Sri Lanka v England: Last ODI: 22 February 2020: Sri Lanka v West Indies: First T20I: 3 February 2010: Canada v ...