The Ceylon national cricket team , later Sri Lanka national cricket team , represents Sri Lanka in international cricket since its first international representative match in 1927. Before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status on 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka had associate member status from 1965 to 1981. From 1927 to 1981 all top-level international matches were of first-class or List A status.[1] Sri Lanka first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup .[2]
Key [ ]
M – Number of matches played
W – Number of matches won
L – Number of matches lost
T – Number of matches tied
D – Number of matches ended in a draw
NR – Number of matches ended with no result
Tie+W – Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Tie+L – Number of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Win% – Percentage of games won to those played[n 1]
Loss% – Percentage of games lost to those played[n 1]
Draw% – Percentage of games drawn to those played[n 1]
First – Year of the first match played by Sri Lanka against the team
Last – Year of the last match played by Sri Lanka against the team
First-class cricket [ ]
First-class record [ ]
Team
Opponent
1st Match
Last Match
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied
% Won
Sri Lanka
Australia
25 October 1935
7 May 1981
3
0
1
2
0
0
India
18 December 1932
28 November 1975
13
1
5
7
0
7.69
Pakistan
1 April 1949
24 January 1976
12
1
9
2
0
8.33
West Indies
19 February 1949
22 February 1979
6
0
2
4
0
0
16 January 1971
1
1
0
0
0
100
Australian Services
14 December 1945
1
0
1
0
0
0
Bombay
8 January 1965
1
0
0
1
0
0
Central Provinces and Berar
4 January 1933
1
1
0
0
0
100
31 March 1950
1
0
0
1
0
0
Commonwealth XI
25 February 1950
16 February 1951
2
0
1
1
0
0
Hyderabad
29 October 1955
1
0
0
1
0
0
29 December 1964
1
0
1
0
0
0
Indian Universities
5 December 1964
1
0
0
1
0
0
3 October 1935
1
0
0
1
0
0
26 December 1940
31 December 1940
2
0
1
1
0
0
18 March 1950
1
0
1
0
0
0
Kerala
8 January 1971
1
1
0
0
0
100
16 March 1973
1
1
0
0
0
100
8 March 1969
1
0
0
1
0
0
Maharashtra
24 December 1964
1
0
0
1
0
0
Marylebone Cricket Club
5 February 1927
25 February 1977
8
0
6
2
0
0
26 March 1974
1
0
0
1
0
0
Mysore
21 March 1958
1
0
0
1
0
0
Pakistan A
28 August 1964
1
1
0
0
0
100
Pakistan under-19
7 April 1974
1
0
0
1
0
0
Pakistan Universities
7 April 1950
30 March 1974
2
0
0
2
0
0
Patiala
24 December 1932
1
1
0
0
0
100
4 November 1966
1
0
0
1
0
0
Punjab
16 March 1974
1
0
0
1
0
0
8 November 1966
1
0
0
1
0
0
Railways
3 April 1974
1
1
0
0
0
100
Sind
13 December 1932
10 March 1974
2
1
0
1
0
50
Sir Julien Cahn's XI
18 March 1937
1
0
1
0
0
0
Tamil Nadu
8 January 1933
1 April 1977
14
4
5
5
0
25.57
Total [3] [4]
88
14
34
40
0
15.91
List of matches [ ]
Season
Opponent
Venue
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
First-class matches played by Ceylon/Sri Lanka to 1981[5] [4]
First-class matches
1926–27
Marylebone Cricket Club
Viharamahadevi Park , Colombo
1
1
1932–33
Sind
Karachi Gymkhana Ground , Karachi
1
1
1932–33
India
Lawrence Gardens , Lahore Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi
2
2
1932–33
Patiala
Baradari Ground , Patiala
1
1
1932–33
Central Provinces and Berar
Central Provinces Gymkhana Ground , Nagpur
1
1
1932–33
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1933–34
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
1
1
1935–36
Viharamahadevi Park , Colombo
1
1
1935–36
Australians
Viharamahadevi Park , Colombo
1
1
1936–37
Sir Julien Cahn's XI
Viharamahadevi Park , Colombo
1
1
1940–41
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1940–41
Eden Gardens , Calcutta
1
1
1940–41
Brabourne Stadium , Bombay
1
1
1944–45
India
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1945–46
Australian Services
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1948–49
West Indians
Colombo Oval , Colombo
2
1
1
1948–49
Pakistan
Colombo Oval , Colombo
2
2
1949–50
Commonwealth XI
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Karachi Gymkhana Ground , Karachi
1
1
Pakistan
Bagh-e-Jinnah , Lahore Karachi Gymkhana Ground , Karachi
2
2
Pindi Club Ground , Rawalpindi
1
1
Pakistan Universities
, Lahore
1
1
1950–51
Commonwealth XI
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1951–52
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras Nehru Stadium , Madras
2
2
Hyderabad cricket team
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad
1
1
1956–57
India
Colombo Oval , Colombo
2
2
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
Mysore
Central College Ground , Bangalore
1
1
Madras
Nehru Stadium , Madras
1
1
Madras
Nehru Stadium , Madras
1
1
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Pakistan A
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1964–65
Indian Universities
Nehru Stadium , Madras
1
1
1964–65
India
Central College Ground , Bangalore Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
3
1
2
1964–65
Maharashtra
, Poona
1
1
1964–65
Moti Bagh Stadium , Baroda
1
1
1964–65
Bombay
Brabourne Stadium , Bombay
1
1
1964–65
Madras
Nehru Stadium , Madras
1
1
1966–67
Pindi Club Ground , Rawalpindi
1
1
1966–67
Lyallpur Stadium , Lyallpur
1
1
1966–67
Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore Dacca Stadium , Dacca National Stadium , Karachi
3
3
1966–67
West Indies
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1968–69
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
, Tiruchirapalli
1
1
Madras
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1969–70
Australians
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1969–70
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Kerala
University Stadium , Trivandrum
1
1
, Guntur
1
1
Tamil Nadu
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1972–73
Pakistan
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1972–73
Marylebone Cricket Club
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
University Stadium , Trivandrum
1
1
Tamil Nadu
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1973–74
India
Colombo Oval , Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo
2
1
1
Sind
, Mirpurkhas
1
1
Punjab
Lyallpur Stadium , Lyallpur
1
1
Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore National Stadium , Karachi
2
1
1
Peshawar Club Ground , Peshawar
1
1
Pakistan Universities
Pindi Club Ground , Rawalpindi
1
1
Railways
Zafar Ali Stadium , Sahiwal
1
1
Pakistan national under-19
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium , Multan
1
1
1974–75
West Indians
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo Colombo Oval , Colombo
2
2
Tamil Nadu
Mahatma Gandhi Stadium , Salem
1
1
1975–76
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur
3
2
1
1975–76
Pakistan
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
2
1
1
1976–77
Marylebone Cricket Club
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo
1
1
Tamil Nadu
Madras Cricket Club Ground , Madras
1
1
1978–79
West Indies
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo
1
1
1981
Australia
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo
1
1
Totals
88
14
34
41
Other International matches
1926
Australians
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
1
1
1927
New Zealanders
Colombo
1
1
1930
Australians
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
1
1
1934
Australians
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
1
1
1937–38
New Zealanders
Colombo
1
1
1938
Australians
Viharamahadevi Park , Colombo
1
1
1948
Australians
Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Colombo
1
1
1953
Australians
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Singapore
The Padang , Singapore
1
1
Malaya
The Padang , Kuala Lumpur
1
1
1961
Australians
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
1964
Australians
Colombo Oval , Colombo
1
1
Totals
12
1
1
10
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
References [ ]
Team Grounds Culture Key personnel
Governing Body Selection Committee Sri Lankan selection committee
Coach Captains
Major Titles
World Cup Twenty20 World Cup Champions Trophy Asia Cup
National cricket team records by opponent