List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers

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

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

  • Ca – Catches taken
  • St – Stumpings taken

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 6 March 2020.[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 200620061777.0000— — — — 00[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  2006201455149310031.769160— — 170[13]
6 Chamara Kapugedera 20062017437035022.6710— — — — 170[14]
7 Farveez Maharoof 2006201683313*8.250016272/1828.4220[15]
8 Lasith Malinga 2006202084136276.470017991075/620.79210[16]
9 Ruchira Perera 20062006200*— 00420— — 00[17]
10 Kumar Sangakkara  200620145613827831.4080— — — — 2520[18]
11 Upul Tharanga 20062018264074716.2800— — — — 20[19]
12 Marvan Atapattu 200620062555.0000— — — — 00[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  20082011513103.2500— — — — 40[28]
21 Jeevantha Kulatunga 20082008219119.5000— — — — 20[29]
22 Ajantha Mendis 200820143984*2.6600885666/814.4260[30]
23 Thilan Thushara 200820106432.000013272/3725.5720[31]
24 Mahela Udawatte 200820178962512.0000— — — — 00[32]
25 Nuwan Kulasekara 20082017582153110.23001231664/3123.18170[33]
26 Kaushalya Weeraratne 2008200954920*16.33009044/1931.5040[34]
27 Indika de Saram 200920091— — — — — — — — — 10[35]
28 Angelo Mathews  2009202075111981*26.64501023383/1631.07230[36]
29 Isuru Udana 200920203023084*19.1610529243/1331.9140[37]
30 Gihan Rupasinghe 200920092331816.5000— — — — 10[38]
31 Chinthaka Jayasinghe 200920105493849.0000— — — — 00[39]
32 Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 200920091— — — — — 1811/2727.0010[40]
33 Dinesh Chandimal 20102018548005818.6040— — — — 325[41]
34 Chanaka Welegedara 20102010222*— 003611/2161.0000[42]
35 Suraj Randiv 201020117864.000012673/2019.8500[43]
36 Thisara Perera[lower-alpha 2] 201020207710445822.21201012453/2434.15290[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 201120111— — — — — 180— —00[49]
42 Kaushal Lokuarachchi 20122012211115.50003622/3124.0010[50]
43 Sachithra Senanayake 2012201624561779.3300486254/4621.9630[51]
44 Lahiru Thirimanne 20122016262914416.1600— — — — 80[52]
45 Shaminda Eranga 201220133666.00006632/3030.0010[53]
46 Dilshan Munaweera 20122017132155317.91106011/2692.0010[54]
47 Akila Dananjaya 20122019224911*6.1200478223/3628.1850[55]
48 Kusal Perera 201220204712938428.10120— — — — 135[56]
49 Angelo Perera 201320196591611.800060— — 10[57]
50 Ramith Rambukwella 201320162191919.00003911/1946.0000[58]
51 Seekkuge Prasanna 201320172021437*15.2800300102/4535.9040[59]
52 Kithuruwan Vithanage 201420163403813.3300— — — — 10[60]
53 Dhananjaya de Silva 20152020163316222.062010852/2225.6040[61]
54 Binura Fernando 20152015288*— 004432/3323.6600[62]
55 Milinda Siriwardana 20152017222754217.180013882/1725.7560[63]
56 Jeffrey Vandersay 2015201910158*15.000021062/2643.6610[64]
57 Shehan Jayasuriya 20152020182414015.060013731/1171.0040[65]
58 Dasun Shanaka  20152020404835415.5810175113/1619.8180[66]
59 Dushmantha Chameera 201520181931127.7500403163/3035.8760[67]
60 Danushka Gunathilaka 20162020244735720.56209452/325.60100[68]
61 Niroshan Dickwella 20162019234296819.5010— — — — 100[69]
62 Kasun Rajitha 2016201910854.0000222103/2935.8000[70]
63 Asela Gunaratne 201620171222584*25.002014951/1140.8050[71]
64 Chaminda Bandara 20162016122*4.000060— — 00[72]
65 Nuwan Pradeep 2016201914108*10.0000265154/2527.1420[73]
66 Kusal Mendis 20162019244737919.7050— — — — 60[74]
67 Sachith Pathirana 20162017527145.40009552/2323.8000[75]
68 Thikshila de Silva 201720173331.500060— — 00[76]
69 Lakshan Sandakan 201720201720106.6600390174/2328.8260[77]
70 Vikum Sanjaya 2017201782066.600017392/2027.7710[78]
71 Ashan Priyanjan 2017201735440*54.0000— — — — 00[79]
72 Sadeera Samarawickrama 201720197973213.8500— — — — 42[80]
73 Chaturanga de Silva 201720172222111.0000120— — 10[81]
74 Vishwa Fernando 201720171222.0000120— — 00[82]
75 Shehan Madushanka 201820182— — — — — 3122/2331.0000[83]
76 Amila Aponso 201820183000.00006042/2919.7500[84]
77 Kamindu Mendis 201820194664116.5000300— — 10[85]
78 Lahiru Kumara 201920207545.000013562/2433.5000[86]
79 Avishka Fernando 20192020151953713.9200— — — — 40[87]
80 Wanindu Hasaranga 20192020131234417.5700226163/2118.3750[88]
81 Lahiru Madushanka 201920192212010.5000240— — 00[89]
82 Minod Bhanuka  201920192000.0000— — — — 20[90]
83 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 2019202061317732.7510— — — — 00[91]
84 Oshada Fernando 20192020610978*27.2510— — — — 00[92]

T20I captains
Sri Lanka T20I captains
No. Name[93] 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 20122018135701 41.66%
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 2019201933000 100.00%
Total 128596522 47.61%

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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