List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers

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Sri Lanka playing England in its first Twenty20 International, at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire on 15 June 2006.

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams that have official T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest form of the game.[1] The first such match was played on 17 February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand.[2] The Sri Lanka national cricket team played its first T20I match on 15 June 2006, against England as part of Sri Lanka's 2006 England tour, winning the match by 2 runs.[3]

Sri Lanka recorded the highest team total in T20I cricket on 14 September 2007, in a group stage match at the inaugural edition of the ICC World Twenty20, scoring 260 runs for 6 wickets against Kenya and winning the match by 172 run which is the highest winning margin in T20Is (till date).[4][5]

This list comprises all members of the Sri Lanka cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Key[]

General

  • double-dagger – Captain
  • dagger – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of debut
  • Last – Year of latest game
  • Mat – Number of matches played

Fielding

  • Ca – Catches taken
  • St – Stumpings taken

Batting

Bowling

  • Balls – Balls bowled in career
  • Wkt – Wickets taken in career
  • BB – Best bowling in an innings
  • Avg – Average runs per wicket

Captains

  • Won – Number of games won
  • Lost – Number of games lost
  • Tied – Number of games tied
  • NR – Number of games with no result
  • Win% – Ratio of games won to those captained[a]

Players[]

Statistics correct as of 4 November 2021.[6][7][8]
Sri Lanka T20I cricketers
General Batting Bowling Fielding Ref
Cap Name First Last Mat Runs HS Avg 50 100 Balls Wkt BB Avg Ca St
1 Russel Arnold 2006 2006 1 7 7 7.00 0 0 0 0 [9]
2 Tillakaratne Dilshan double-daggerdagger 2006 2016 80 1884 104* 27.98 13 1 246 9 2/4 43.57 31 2 [10]
3 Dilhara Fernando 2006 2016 18 25 21 5.00 0 0 378 18 3/19 25.77 3 0 [11]
4 Sanath Jayasuriya 2006 2011 31 629 88 23.29 4 0 371 19 3/21 24.00 4 0 [12]
5 Mahela Jayawardene double-dagger 2006 2014 55 1493 100 31.76 9 1 6 0 17 0 [13]
6 Chamara Kapugedera 2006 2017 43 703 50 22.67 1 0 17 0 [14]
7 Farveez Maharoof 2006 2016 8 33 13* 8.25 0 0 162 7 2/18 28.42 2 0 [15]
8 Lasith Malinga 2006 2020 84 136 27 6.47 0 0 1799 107 5/6 20.79 21 0 [16]
9 Ruchira Perera 2006 2006 2 0 0* 0 0 42 0 0 0 [17]
10 Kumar Sangakkara double-daggerdagger 2006 2014 56 1382 78 31.40 8 0 25 20 [18]
11 Upul Tharanga 2006 2018 26 407 47 16.28 0 0 2 0 [19]
12 Marvan Atapattu 2006 2006 2 5 5 5.00 0 0 0 0 [20]
13 Muttiah Muralitharan 2006 2010 12 1 1 0.50 0 0 282 13 3/29 22.84 1 0 [21]
14 Chamara Silva 2006 2011 16 175 38 13.46 0 0 18 1 1/4 15.00 5 0 [22]
15 Chaminda Vaas 2006 2007 6 33 21 33.00 0 0 132 6 2/14 21.33 0 0 [23]
16 Malinga Bandara 2006 2009 4 12 7 6.00 0 0 84 4 3/32 24.00 1 0 [24]
17 Jehan Mubarak 2007 2009 16 238 46* 21.63 0 0 8 1 1/9 17.00 9 0 [25]
18 Gayan Wijekoon 2007 2007 3 1 1* 1.00 0 0 66 2 1/12 50.50 0 0 [26]
19 Dilhara Lokuhettige 2008 2008 2 18 18* 0 0 30 2 2/6 15.00 0 0 [27]
20 Thilina Kandamby double-dagger 2008 2011 5 13 10 3.25 0 0 4 0 [28]
21 Jeevantha Kulatunga 2008 2008 2 19 11 9.50 0 0 2 0 [29]
22 Ajantha Mendis 2008 2014 39 8 4* 2.66 0 0 885 66 6/8 14.42 6 0 [30]
23 Thilan Thushara 2008 2010 6 4 3 2.00 0 0 132 7 2/37 25.57 2 0 [31]
24 Mahela Udawatte 2008 2017 8 96 25 12.00 0 0 0 0 [32]
25 Nuwan Kulasekara 2008 2017 58 215 31 10.23 0 0 1231 66 4/31 23.18 17 0 [33]
26 Kaushalya Weeraratne 2008 2009 5 49 20* 16.33 0 0 90 4 4/19 31.50 4 0 [34]
27 Indika de Saram 2009 2009 1 1 0 [35]
28 Angelo Mathews double-dagger 2009 2021 78 1148 81* 25.51 5 0 1029 38 3/16 31.57 24 0 [36]
29 Isuru Udana 2009 2021 35 256 84* 18.28 1 0 631 27 3/13 33.88 4 0 [37]
30 Gihan Rupasinghe 2009 2009 2 33 18 16.50 0 0 1 0 [38]
31 Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2009 2010 5 49 38 49.00 0 0 0 0 [39]
32 Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2009 2009 1 18 1 1/27 27.00 1 0 [40]
33 Dinesh Chandimaldagger 2010 2021 61 950 66* 19.79 6 0 34 5 [41]
34 Chanaka Welegedara 2010 2010 2 2 2* 0 0 36 1 1/21 61.00 0 0 [42]
35 Suraj Randiv 2010 2011 7 8 6 4.00 0 0 126 7 3/20 19.85 0 0 [43]
36 Thisara Perera[b] 2010 2021 80 1047 58 21.36 2 0 1024 45 3/24 35.08 29 0 [44]
37 Suranga Lakmal 2011 2019 11 7 5* 2.33 0 0 208 8 2/26 41.25 3 0 [45]
38 Jeevan Mendis 2011 2018 22 207 43* 18.81 0 0 210 12 3/24 20.75 7 0 [46]
39 Rangana Herath 2011 2016 17 8 3 2.66 0 0 305 18 5/3 20.72 0 0 [47]
40 Dilruwan Perera 2011 2011 3 1 1 0.50 0 0 60 3 3/26 24.00 0 0 [48]
41 Dhammika Prasad 2011 2011 1 18 0 0 0 [49]
42 Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2012 2012 2 11 11 5.50 0 0 36 2 2/31 24.00 1 0 [50]
43 Sachithra Senanayake 2012 2016 24 56 17 9.33 0 0 486 25 4/46 21.96 3 0 [51]
44 Lahiru Thirimanne 2012 2016 26 291 44 16.16 0 0 8 0 [52]
45 Shaminda Eranga 2012 2013 3 6 6 6.00 0 0 66 3 2/30 30.00 1 0 [53]
46 Dilshan Munaweera 2012 2017 13 215 53 17.91 1 0 60 1 1/26 92.00 1 0 [54]
47 Akila Dananjaya 2012 2021 31 61 11* 7.62 0 0 665 28 3/36 32.46 7 0 [55]
48 Kusal Perera double-daggerdagger 2012 2021 60 1539 84 26.53 12 0 16 6 [56]
49 Angelo Perera 2013 2019 6 59 16 11.80 0 0 6 0 1 0 [57]
50 Ramith Rambukwella 2013 2016 2 19 19 19.00 0 0 39 1 1/19 46.00 0 0 [58]
51 Seekkuge Prasanna 2013 2017 20 214 37* 15.28 0 0 300 10 2/45 35.90 4 0 [59]
52 Kithuruwan Vithanage 2014 2016 3 40 38 13.33 0 0 1 0 [60]
53 Dhananjaya de Silva 2015 2021 23 412 62 20.60 2 0 144 5 2/22 34.20 6 0 [61]
54 Binura Fernando 2015 2021 6 28 20 28.00 0 0 116 8 2/24 20.62 1 0 [62]
55 Milinda Siriwardana 2015 2017 22 275 42 17.18 0 0 138 8 2/17 25.75 6 0 [63]
56 Jeffrey Vandersay 2015 2019 10 15 8* 15.00 0 0 210 6 2/26 43.66 1 0 [64]
57 Shehan Jayasuriya 2015 2020 18 241 40 15.06 0 0 137 3 1/11 71.00 4 0 [65]
58 Dasun Shanaka double-dagger 2015 2021 57 707 54 16.83 2 0 289 17 3/16 21.17 17 0 [66]
59 Dushmantha Chameera 2015 2021 39 46 12 4.60 0 0 818 38 4/17 28.28 8 0 [67]
60 Danushka Gunathilaka 2016 2021 30 568 57 19.58 3 0 118 6 2/3 24.50 13 0 [68]
61 Niroshan Dickwella dagger 2016 2021 28 480 68 18.46 1 0 12 1 [69]
62 Kasun Rajitha 2016 2019 10 8 5 4.00 0 0 222 10 3/29 35.80 0 0 [70]
63 Asela Gunaratne 2016 2017 12 225 84* 25.00 2 0 149 5 1/11 40.80 5 0 [71]
64 Chaminda Bandara 2016 2016 1 2 2* 4.00 0 0 6 0 0 0 [72]
65 Nuwan Pradeep 2016 2021 16 10 8* 10.00 0 0 278 15 4/25 29.06 2 0 [73]
66 Kusal Mendis 2016 2021 29 538 79 18.55 5 0 6 0 [74]
67 Sachith Pathirana 2016 2017 5 27 14 5.40 0 0 95 5 2/23 23.80 0 0 [75]
68 Thikshila de Silva 2017 2017 3 3 3 1.50 0 0 6 0 0 0 [76]
69 Lakshan Sandakan 2017 2021 20 23 10 7.66 0 0 460 23 4/23 24.21 6 0 [77]
70 Vikum Sanjaya 2017 2017 8 20 6 6.60 0 0 173 9 2/20 27.77 1 0 [78]
71 Ashan Priyanjan 2017 2017 3 54 40* 54.00 0 0 0 0 [79]
72 Sadeera Samarawickrama dagger 2017 2021 9 111 32 12.33 0 0 4 2 [80]
73 Chaturanga de Silva 2017 2017 2 22 21 11.00 0 0 12 0 1 0 [81]
74 Vishwa Fernando 2017 2017 1 2 2 2.00 0 0 12 0 0 0 [82]
75 Shehan Madushanka 2018 2018 2 31 2 2/23 31.00 0 0 [83]
76 Amila Aponso 2018 2018 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 60 4 2/29 19.75 0 0 [84]
77 Kamindu Mendis 2018 2021 5 76 41 15.20 0 0 48 0 1 0 [85]
78 Lahiru Kumara 2019 2021 14 6 4 3.00 0 0 287 14 3/7 28.21 1 0 [86]
79 Avishka Fernando 2019 2021 30 325 37 12.50 0 0 7 0 [87]
80 Wanindu Hasaranga 2019 2021 33 319 44 15.19 1 0 688 52 4/9 13.71 10 0 [88]
81 Lahiru Madushanka 2019 2021 3 22 20 7.33 0 0 24 0 0 0 [89]
82 Minod Bhanuka dagger 2019 2021 5 64 36 16.00 0 0 6 0 [90]
83 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2019 2021 18 320 77 26.66 2 0 3 0 [91]
84 Oshada Fernando 2019 2021 7 128 78* 25.60 1 0 0 0 [92]
85 Ashen Bandara 2021 2021 4 84 44* 28.00 0 0 6 0 2 0 [93]
86 Pathum Nissanka 2021 2021 12 302 72 27.45 3 0 2 0 [94]
87 Charith Asalanka 2021 2021 9 295 80* 36.87 2 0 6 0 1 0 [95]
88 Chamika Karunaratne 2021 2021 14 88 24* 17.60 0 0 199 7 2/27 36.28 3 0 [96]
89 Ramesh Mendis 2021 2021 2 2 2 2.00 0 0 24 1 1/13 22.00 0 0 [97]
90 Maheesh Theekshana 2021 2021 10 9 7* 4.50 0 0 222 9 3/17 25.55 2 0 [98]
91 Praveen Jayawickrama 2021 2021 3 0 0* 0 0 7 0 0 0 [99]

T20I captains[]

Sri Lanka T20I captains
No. Name[100] First Last Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win%
1 Mahela Jayawardene 2006 2012 19 12 6 1 0 65.78%
2 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2008 2011 5 2 3 0 0 40.0%
3 Kumar Sangakkara 2009 2012 22 13 9 0 0 59.09%
4 Thilina Kandamby 2011 2011 1 1 0 0 0 100%
5 Angelo Mathews 2012 2021 16 6 9 0 1 40.00%
6 Dinesh Chandimal 2013 2018 26 13 13 0 0 50.00%
7 Lasith Malinga 2014 2020 24 7 15 1 1 32.60%
8 Upul Tharanga 2017 2017 6 3 3 0 0 50.00%
9 Thisara Perera 2017 2018 9 0 9 0 0 00.00%
10 Dasun Shanaka 2019 2021 17 10 7 0 0 58.82%
11 Kusal Perera 2021 2021 3 0 3 0 0 0.00%
Total 148 67 77 2 2 46.57%

See also[]

  • List of Sri Lanka Test cricketers
  • List of Sri Lanka ODI cricketers

Notes[]

  1. ^ Games that did not have a result are not included in calculating the win ratio.
  2. ^ Thisara Perera also played for World XI. Only his records for Sri Lanka are given above.

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