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unusual facts about Sri Lankan cricket team



Angelo Mathews

Born in Colombo, to Tamil father Tyronne Mathews and Burgher Sinhalese mother Monica Mathews, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Ashish Nehra

Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2001.

Col Timmins

His first match was between Australia and Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 8 December to 12 December 1989, a drawn match on which the bat dominated, Tom Moody and Mark Taylor scoring centuries.

Jonty Rhodes

Rhodes scored his first Test century during the first Test of a three match series against Sri Lanka at Moratuwa during the 1993–1994 season.

Lloyd Barker

He officiated in the first ever Test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at Harare in October 1994 as the neutral umpire; his colleague was Ian Robinson.

Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2010–11

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Australia between 31 October and 7 November 2010.

Sulieman Benn

He beat off competition from Amit Jaggernauth for the spinner's spot and on 22 March 2008 he made his debut for the West Indies in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Providence Stadium, Guyana.


see also

Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene (born 1977), former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team

Sri Lanka national cricket team

The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively.