Sri Lanka A cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Nipun Dananjaya, Dunith Wellalage |
| Coach | Avishka Gunawardene |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | England A[1] in 1991 at Galle International Stadium |
| Official website | Official Website |
The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the second-tier of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification, respectively. Sri Lanka A played their first match on 2 February 1991, a 45-over contest against England A that the Sri Lankans won by 4 wickets.[2]
Sri Lanka A have played a number of series, both home and away against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition.[3]
Sri Lanka A Cricket team has the world record for the highest 7th wicket partnership in List A history(Rangana Herath & Thilina Kandamby put on 203*)[4][5]
5 different captains have led the Sri Lanka A team in T20 matches.[6]
Tournament History
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Sri Lanka
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals |
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
| ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | ||
| 2013 | Semi-final | 3/8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017[7] | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018[8] | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019[9] | Group stage | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023[10] | Semi-final | 3/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024[11] | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 Title | - | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Current squad
See also
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' v England 'A' The Esplanade, Galle". Cricinfo. 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of England A vs Sri Lanka A 1st unofficial ODI 1990/91 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka A | Twenty20 matches | Series results | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Records | List A matches | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "5th unofficial ODI: South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Benoni, Sep 28, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka A | Twenty20 matches | List of captains | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2017". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019". Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024". Retrieved 27 October 2024.