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Sri Lanka men's cricket team

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Sri Lanka
National flag
Nickname(s)Lions
AssociationSri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
History
Test status acquired1982
Tests
First Testv.  England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (17/21 February 1982)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  West Indies at Old Trafford (7 June 1975)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  England at Rose Bowl, Southampton (15 June 2006)

The Sri Lanka men's cricket team has been active since 1884 as Ceylon, and since 1972 as Sri Lanka. It is governed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Sri Lanka play all forms of international cricket: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I).[1]

References

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  1. "Lists of matches played by Sri Lanka". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2025.