Panorama of a heavily populated cricket ground at night. A large stand is on the right-hand side of the pitch and the scene is illuminated by four floodlights.
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

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

Fielding

Batting

Bowling

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[lower-alpha 1]

Players

Statistics correct as of 4 October 2023.[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 200620061777.000000[9]
2 Tillakaratne Dilshan  20062016801884104*27.9813124692/443.57312[10]
3 Dilhara Fernando 200620161825215.0000378183/1925.7730[11]
4 Sanath Jayasuriya 20062011316298823.2940371193/2124.0040[12]
5 Mahela Jayawardene  2006201455149310031.769160170[13]
6 Chamara Kapugedera 20062017437035022.6710170[14]
7 Farveez Maharoof 2006201683313*8.250016272/1828.4220[15]
8 Lasith Malinga 2006202084136276.470017991075/620.79210[16]
9 Ruchira Perera 20062006200*0042000[17]
10 Kumar Sangakkara  200620145613827831.40802520[18]
11 Upul Tharanga 20062018264074716.280020[19]
12 Marvan Atapattu 200620062555.000000[20]
13 Muttiah Muralitharan 2006201012110.5000282133/2922.8410[21]
14 Chamara Silva 20062011161753813.46001811/415.0050[22]
15 Chaminda Vaas 200620076332133.000013262/1421.3300[23]
16 Malinga Bandara 2006200941276.00008443/3224.0010[24]
17 Jehan Mubarak 200720091623846*21.6300811/917.0090[25]
18 Gayan Wijekoon 20072007311*1.00006621/1250.5000[26]
19 Dilhara Lokuhettige 2008200821818*003022/615.0000[27]
20 Thilina Kandamby  20082011513103.250040[28]
21 Jeevantha Kulatunga 20082008219119.500020[29]
22 Ajantha Mendis 200820143984*2.6600885666/814.4260[30]
23 Thilan Thushara 200820106432.000013272/3725.5720[31]
24 Mahela Udawatte 200820178962512.000000[32]
25 Nuwan Kulasekara 20082017582153110.23001231664/3123.18170[33]
26 Kaushalya Weeraratne 2008200954920*16.33009044/1931.5040[34]
27 Indika de Saram 20092009110[35]
28 Angelo Mathews  2009202178114881*25.51501029383/1631.57240[36]
29 Isuru Udana 200920213525684*18.2810631273/1333.8840[37]
30 Gihan Rupasinghe 200920092331816.500010[38]
31 Chinthaka Jayasinghe 200920105493849.000000[39]
32 Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2009200911811/2727.0010[40]
33 Dinesh Chandimal 2010202268106266*19.6660376[41]
34 Chanaka Welegedara 20102010222*003611/2161.0000[42]
35 Suraj Randiv 201020117864.000012673/2019.8500[43]
36 Thisara Perera[lower-alpha 2] 201020218010475821.36201024453/2435.08290[44]
37 Suranga Lakmal 201120191175*2.330020882/2641.2530[45]
38 Jeevan Mendis 201120182220743*18.8100210123/2420.7570[46]
39 Rangana Herath 2011201617832.6600305185/320.7200[47]
40 Dilruwan Perera 201120113110.50006033/2624.0000[48]
41 Dhammika Prasad 20112011118000[49]
42 Kaushal Lokuarachchi 20122012211115.50003622/3124.0010[50]
43 Sachithra Senanayake 201220162456179.3300486254/4621.9630[51]
44 Lahiru Thirimanne 20122016262914416.160080[52]
45 Shaminda Eranga 201220133666.00006632/3030.0010[53]
46 Dilshan Munaweera 20122017132155317.91106011/2692.0010[54]
47 Akila Dananjaya 20122021316111*7.6200665283/3632.4670[55]
48 Kusal Perera  201220236316608427.66130166[56]
49 Angelo Perera 201320196591611.80006010[57]
50 Ramith Rambukwella 201320162191919.00003911/1946.0000[58]
51 Seekkuge Prasanna 201320172021437*15.2800300102/4535.9040[59]
52 Kithuruwan Vithanage 201420163403813.330010[60]
53 Dhananjaya de Silva 201520233973166*20.8830263132/2224.07170[61]
54 Binura Fernando 2015202212302030.0000241122/1227.0020[62]
55 Milinda Siriwardana 20152017222754217.180013882/1725.7560[63]
56 Jeffrey Vandersay 2015202214208*20.000029672/2656.4210[64]
57 Shehan Jayasuriya 20152020182414015.060013731/1171.0040[65]
58 Dasun Shanaka  2015202388135174*20.7850397253/1621.52300[66]
59 Dushmantha Chameera 20152022529524*6.33001118524/1728.98100[67]
60 Danushka Gunathilaka 20162022467415716.463012362/325.83210[68]
61 Niroshan Dickwella  20162021284806818.4610121[69]
62 Kasun Rajitha 2016202316319*10.3300396173/2936.1710[70]
63 Asela Gunaratne 201620171222584*25.002014951/1140.8050[71]
64 Chaminda Bandara 20162016122*4.00006000[72]
65 Nuwan Pradeep 2016202116108*10.0000278154/2529.0620[73]
66 Kusal Mendis 201620235512707923.96120193[74]
67 Sachith Pathirana 20162017527145.40009552/2323.8000[75]
68 Thikshila de Silva 201720173331.50006000[76]
69 Lakshan Sandakan 201720212023107.6600460234/2324.2160[77]
70 Vikum Sanjaya 2017201782066.600017392/2027.7710[78]
71 Ashan Priyanjan 2017201735440*54.000000[79]
72 Sadeera Samarawickrama 2017202191113212.330042[80]
73 Chaturanga de Silva 201720172222111.000012010[81]
74 Vishwa Fernando 201720171222.000012000[82]
75 Shehan Madushanka 2018201823122/2331.0000[83]
76 Amila Aponso 201820183000.00006042/2919.7500[84]
77 Kamindu Mendis 201820215764115.200048010[85]
78 Lahiru Kumara 20192023261043.3300544333/722.8720[86]
79 Avishka Fernando 20192023333373711.620070[87]
80 Wanindu Hasaranga 20192023585337114.02101252914/915.80220[88]
81 Lahiru Madushanka 20192021322207.330024000[89]
82 Minod Bhanuka  201920215643616.000060[90]
83 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 20192023376787724.213080[91]
84 Oshada Fernando 20192021712878*25.601000[92]
85 Ashen Bandara 2021202369744*24.25006020[93]
86 Pathum Nissanka 202120234210987527.459090[94]
87 Charith Asalanka 202120233782380*24.934031070[95]
88 Chamika Karunaratne 20212023422913116.1600683242/2239.70130[96]
89 Ramesh Mendis 202120212222.00002411/1322.0000[97]
90 Maheesh Theekshana 20212023383411*4.2500877343/1728.6490[98]
91 Praveen Jayawickrama 20212022500*007921/2959.0000[99]
92 Nuwan Thushara 202220235868.00007364/1717.6600[100]
93 Janith Liyanage 20222022328119.330010[101]
94 Kamil Mishara 20222022315135.000000[102]
95 Dilshan Madushanka 202220231121*0.6600216123/2429.4130[103]
96 Matheesha Pathirana 202220221555.00006000[104]
97 Asitha Fernando 2022202231010*006021/3456.5010[105]
98 Pramod Madushan 20222023821*1.0000157124/3418.8340[106]
99 Sahan Arachchige 202320231222222.00002122/2613.0010[107]
100 Lasith Croospulle 202320231161616.000000[108]
101 Shevon Daniel 202320231999.000000[109]
102 Nuwanidu Fernando 202320231555.000010[110]
103 Ravindu Fernando 202320231999.00006020[111]
104 Lahiru Udara 202320231000.000000[112]
105 Lahiru Samarakoon 202320231111.00001811/1010.0000[113]
106 Nimesh Vimukthi 202320231666.000024000[114]
107 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2023202311313*002411/2828.0000[115]

T20I captains

Sri Lanka T20I captains
No. Name[116] First Last Mat Won Lost Tied NR Win%
1 Mahela Jayawardene 200620121912610 65.78%
2 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2008201152300 40.0%
3 Kumar Sangakkara 200920122213900 59.09%
4 Thilina Kandamby 2011201111000 100%
5 Angelo Mathews 20122021166901 40.00%
6 Dinesh Chandimal 2013201826131300 50.00%
7 Lasith Malinga 201420202471511 32.60%
8 Upul Tharanga 2017201763300 50.00%
9 Thisara Perera 2017201890900 00.00%
10 Dasun Shanaka 2019202348222420 47.91%
11 Kusal Perera 2021202130300 0.00%
12 Sahan Arachchige 2023202310100 0.00%
Total 180799542 45.50%

See also

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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