This is a list of Sri Lankan Test cricketers. A Test match

Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...

 is an international cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Statistics are correct as of 24 August 2008.

Sri Lankan Test cricketers				Batting Batting (cricket) In the sport of cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball with a cricket bat to score runs or prevent the loss of one's wicket. A player who is currently batting is denoted as a batsman, while the act of hitting the ball is called a shot or stroke...					Bowling Bowling (cricket) In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...						Fielding Fielding (cricket) Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or running the batsman out.Cricket fielding position...
Cap Cap (sport) In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...	Name	Career	Mat	Inn Innings An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...	NO Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...	Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...	HS	Avg Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...	Balls Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid leather ball used to play cricket. Constructed of cork and leather, a cricket ball is heavily regulated by cricket law at first class level...	Mdn	Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...	Wkt Wicket In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...	Best	Avg Bowling average Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...	Ca	St Stump (cricket) Stump is a term used in the sport of cricket where it has three different meanings:# part of the wicket# a manner of dismissing a batsman# the end of the day's play .-Part of the wicket:...
1	Ashantha De Mel Ashantha De Mel Ashantha Lakdasa Francis De Mel is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and selector for the national team. He was one of few Sri Lanka bowlers in the 1980s who could get the ball to anything above medium pace, and he was also said to have the ability to get the ball to swing out.- Cricketing career :He...	1982-1986	17	28	5	326	34	14.17	3518	92	2180	59	6/109	36.95	9
2	Somachandra de Silva Somachandra de Silva Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Test matches in 1983, as the regular captain, Duleep Mendis missed the tour of New Zealand due to injury...	1982-1984	12	22	3	406	61	21.37	3031	108	1347	37	5/59	36.41	5
3	Ajit de Silva Ajit de Silva Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He played four Test matches and six ODIs for Sri Lanka, bowling accurate slow left arm spin bowling to little effect...	1982	4	7	2	41	14	8.20	962	41	385	7	2/38	55.00
4	Roy Dias Roy Dias Roy Luke Dias is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played 20 Test matches as a specialist batsman, and became the first Sri Lankan to hit 1,000 Test runs...	1982-1987	20	36	1	1285	109	36.71	24
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5	Mahes Goonatilleke Mahes Goonatilleke Hettiarachige Mahes Goonatilleke is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played five Test matches and six ODIs as wicket-keeper during 1981 and 1982 - being Sri Lanka's first wicketkeeper in Test cricket. He showed good promise as both wicket-keeper and batsman, and even made 56 against Pakistan as...	1982	5	10	2	177	56	22.13
10	3
6	Lalith Kaluperuma Lalith Kaluperuma Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He was recognised as a good off spinner in Sri Lankan domestic cricket before their elevation to Test status, which gave him a chance in the inaugural Test against England...	1982	2	4	1	12	11*	4.00	162	4	93
2
7	Ranjan Madugalle Ranjan Madugalle Ranjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo....	1982-1988	21	39	4	1029	103	29.40	84	2	38
9
8	Duleep Mendis Duleep Mendis Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985. He was primarily a specialist batsman, whose best period as a player came from 1982 to 1985. His first years of school were spent at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa...	1982-1988	24	43	1	1329	124	31.64
9
9	Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...	1982-2000	93	155	12	5105	135*	35.70	2373	114	1040	16	2/17	65.00	47
10	Bandula Warnapura Bandula Warnapura Bandula Warnapura is a former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982...	1982	4	8
96	38	12.00	90	4	46
2
11	Sidath Wettimuny Sidath Wettimuny Sidath Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as an opening batsman from 1982 to 1987...	1982-1987	23	43	1	1221	190	29.07	24
37
10
12	Ravi Ratnayeke Ravi Ratnayeke Joseph Ravindran 'Ravi' Ratnayeke is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled medium pace. Ratnayeke played 22 Tests and 78 ODIs from 1982 to 1990, his Test best bowling performance of eight wickets for 83 runs at Jinnah Stadium Pakistan was a Sri Lankan Test record at the...	1982-1989	22	38	6	807	93	25.22	3833	118	1972	56	8/83	35.21	1
13	Anura Ranasinghe Anura Ranasinghe Anura Nandana Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan cricketer, who represented Sri Lanka at international level 11 times...	1982	2	4
88	77	22.00	114	1	69	1	1/23	69.00
14	Rohan Jayasekera Rohan Jayasekera (cricketer) Rohan Stanley Amarasiriwardene Jayasekera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in one Test match and two ODIs, and also represented Canada in four ICC Trophy matches....	1982	1	2
2	2	1.00
15	Roger Wijesuriya Roger Wijesuriya Roger Gerald Christopher Ediriweera Wijesuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who holds the worst bowling average in Test cricket.- Tours of England pre-Test status :...	1982-1985	4	7	2	22	8	4.40	586	23	294	1	1/68	294.00	1
16	Guy de Alwis Guy de Alwis Ronald Guy de Alwis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 31 ODIs from 1983 to 1988....	1983-1988	11	19
152	28	8.00
21	2
17	Susil Fernando Susil Fernando Ellekutige Rufus Nemesion Susil Fernando is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1983 to 1984....	1983-1984	5	10
112	46	11.20
18	Yohan Goonasekera Yohan Goonasekera Yohan Goonasekera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 3 ODIs in 1983. He is an Old boy of Nalanda College Colombo.-External links:...	1983	2	4
48	23	12.00
6
19	Sridharan Jeganathan Sridharan Jeganathan Sridharan Jeganathan was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1983 to 1988....	1983	2	4
19	8	4.75	30	2	12
20	Vinothen John Vinothen John Vinothen Bede John is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 45 ODIs from 1982 to 1987.-Notes:*His name is often spelled as Vinodhan John....	1983-1984	6	10	5	53	27*	10.60	1281	53	614	28	5/60	21.93	2
21	Rumesh Ratnayake Rumesh Ratnayake Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 23 Tests and 70 ODIs from 1982 to 1993.Ratnayake was a right arm fast-medium bowler who was capable of swinging the new ball and generating considerable pace and bounce...	1983-1992	23	36	6	433	56	14.43	4961	136	2563	73	6/66	35.11	9
22	Mithra Wettimuny Mithra Wettimuny Mithra de Silva Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and one ODI in 1983. His brothers Sunil and Sidath have also played cricket at international level....	1983	2	4
28	17	7.00
2
23	Amal Silva Amal Silva Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 20 ODIs from 1983 to 1988. He was a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and opened the batting for Sri Lanka....	1983-1988	9	16	2	353	111	25.21
33	1
24	Roshan Guneratne Roshan Guneratne Roshan Punyajith Wijesinghe Guneratne was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983. He is an old boy of Nalanda College Colombo & captained the college cricket team in 1982....	1983	1	2	2	0	0*
102	1	84
25	Jayantha Amerasinghe Jayantha Amerasinghe Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1984....	1984	2	4	1	54	34	18.00	300	9	150	3	2/73	50.00	3
26	Sanath Kaluperuma Sanath Kaluperuma Sanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1984 to 1988. Kaluperuma studied at Nalanda College Colombo and represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. A top order batsman who could open and a handy off spin bowler, he was also a...	1984-1988	4	8
88	23	11.00	240	8	124	2	2/17	62.00	6
27	Aravinda de Silva Aravinda de Silva Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who is considered one of the finest batsmen produced by the country.He is also regarded as one of the most elegant batsman in his generation, and to date is the only player to make a hundred and take 3 or more wickets in a world cup...	1984-2002	93	159	11	6361	267	42.98	2595	77	1208	29	3/30	41.66	43
28	Saliya Ahangama Saliya Ahangama Franklyn Saliya Ahangama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI in 1985. He would have played more tests, having a bowling average of 19, but retired due to constant injury. He then became a comentator. Saliya is now a cricket coach at the Melbourne Sports Stadium,...	1985	3	3	1	11	11	5.50	801	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	1
29	Asoka de Silva	1985-1991	10	16	4	185	50	15.42	2328	87	1032	8	2/67	129.00	4
30	Sanjeewa Weerasinghe Sanjeewa Weerasinghe Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1985. He was the youngest test player to represent Sri Lanka at an age of 17 years and 269 days....	1985	1	1
3	3	3.00	114	8	36
31	Roshan Jurangpathy	1985-1986	2	4
1	1	0.25	150	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	2
32	Asanka Gurusinha Asanka Gurusinha Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who enjoyed an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the...	1985-1996	41	70	7	2452	143	38.92	1408	47	681	20	2/7	34.05	33
33	Jayananda Warnaweera Jayananda Warnaweera Kahakatchchi Patabandige Jayananda Warnaweera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1986 to 1994....	1986-1994	10	12	3	39	20	4.33	2333	90	1021	32	4/25	31.91
34	Don Anurasiri Don Anurasiri Sangarange Don Anurasiri is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 45 ODIs from 1986 to 1998. He was a left-arm orthodox spinner who spent his career in and out of the national side....	1986-1998	18	22	5	91	24	5.35	3973	152	1548	41	4/71	37.76	4
35	Kosala Kuruppuarachchi Kosala Kuruppuarachchi Ajith Kosala Kuruppuarachchi is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1986 to 1987....	1986-1987	2	2	2	0	0*
272	6	149	8	5/44	18.63
36	Roshan Mahanama Roshan Mahanama Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...	1986-1998	52	89	1	2576	225	29.27	36
30
56
37	Kaushik Amalean Kaushik Amalean Kaushik Naginda Amalean is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 8 ODIs from 1986 to 1988....	1986-1988	2	3	2	9	7*	9.00	244	2	156	7	4/97	22.29	1
38	Graeme Labrooy Graeme Labrooy Graeme Fredrick Labrooy is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium bowler, Labrooy took 124 first class wickets at 33.56, however struggled in the international arena with averages in the mid-40s...	1986-1991	9	14	3	158	70*	14.36	2158	58	1194	27	5/133	44.22	3
39	Brendon Kuruppu Brendon Kuruppu Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was largely unremarkable but for one productive innings in Colombo....	1987-1991	4	7	1	320	201*	53.33
1
40	Champaka Ramanayake Champaka Ramanayake Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 62 ODIs from 1986 to 1995....	1988-1993	18	24	9	143	34*	9.53	3654	109	1880	44	5/82	42.73	6
41	Ranjith Madurasinghe Ranjith Madurasinghe Ranjith Madurusinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer. An old boy of Maliyadeva College and highly rated in domestic circles, he failed to make an impact at international level in his limited opportunities. With his tall build, Madurusinghe could gain bounce when delivering his well-flighted offspin...	1988-1992	3	6	1	24	11	4.80	396	12	172	3	3/60	57.33
42	Athula Samarasekara	1988-1991	4	7
118	57	16.86	192	5	104	3	2/38	34.67	3
43	Dammika Ranatunga Dammika Ranatunga Dammika Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1989. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....	1989	2	3
87	45	29.00
44	Gamina Wickremasinghe	1989-1992	3	3	1	17	13*	8.50
9	1
45	Hashan Tillakaratne Hashan Tillakaratne Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer and a politician.-Cricket career:As a schoolboy in 1986, he was selected to play against England B at Galle, scoring a century to save the match. He played in his first One Day International in November 1986, and emerged into the Sri Lankan...	1989-2004	83	131	25	4545	204*	42.88	76	4	25
122	2
46	Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants...	1990-2007	90	156	15	5502	249	39.02	48
24	1	1/9	24.00	58
47	Charith Senanayake Charith Senanayake Charith Panduka Senanayake is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1990 to 1991....	1991	3	5
97	64	19.40
2
48	Chandika Hathurusingha Chandika Hathurusingha Upul Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	1991-1999	26	44	1	1274	83	29.63	1962	99	789	17	4/66	46.41	7
49	Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...	1991-2007	110	188	14	6973	340	40.07	8188	323	3366	98	5/34	34.34	78
50	Kapila Wijegunawardene Kapila Wijegunawardene Kapila Indaka Weerakkody Wijegunawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 26 ODIs from 1988 to 1992....	1991-1992	2	4	1	14	6*	4.67	364	16	147	7	4/51	21.00
51	Pramodya Wickramasinghe Pramodya Wickramasinghe Gallage Pramodya Wickramasinghe, commonly known as Pramodya Wickramasinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-fast bowler....	1991-2001	40	64	5	555	51	9.41	7260	248	3559	85	6/60	41.87	18
52	Romesh Kaluwitharana Romesh Kaluwitharana Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 49 Test and 189 ODIs from 1990 to 2004...	1992-2004	49	78	4	1933	132*	26.12
93	26
53	Dulip Liyanage Dulip Liyanage Dulip Kapila Liyanage is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	1992-2001	9	9
69	23	7.67	1355	47	666	17	4/56	39.18
54	Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...	1992-	1331	152	52	1154	67	11.54	40676	1709	16447	800	9/51	21.90	69
55	Ashley de Silva Ashley de Silva Ashley Matthew de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1993....	1993	3	3
10	9	3.33
4	1
56	Ruwan Kalpage Ruwan Kalpage Ruwan Kalpage is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler....	1993-1999	11	18	2	294	63	18.38	1576	49	774	12	2/27	64.50	10
57	Pubudu Dassanayake Pubudu Dassanayake Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 16 ODIs from 1993 to 1994. Chosen as the wicket keeper for the 1993 home Test series against South Africa he made his debut in the first match without making much of an impression, keeping solidly behind the wickets...	1993-1994	11	17	2	196	36	13.07
19	5
58	Piyal Wijetunge Piyal Wijetunge Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1993....	1993	1	2
10	10	5.00	312	5	118	2	1/58	59.00
59	Kumar Dharmasena Kumar Dharmasena Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...	1993-2004	31	51	7	868	62*	19.73	6939	265	2920	69	6/72	42.32	14
60	Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Samaraweera Dulip Prasanna Samaraweera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and occasional right arm off-spinner...	1993-1995	7	14
211	42	15.07
5
61	Ravindra Pushpakumara Ravindra Pushpakumara Karuppiahyage Ravindra Pushpakumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	1994-2001	23	31	12	166	44	8.74	3792	98	2242	58	7/116	38.66	10
62	Sanjeeva Ranatunga Sanjeeva Ranatunga Sanjeeva Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....	1994-1997	9	17	1	531	118	33.19
2
63	Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...	1994-	107	156	32	2998	100*	24.17	22664	856	10201	348	7/71	29.31	30
64	Chamara Dunusinghe Chamara Dunusinghe Chamara Iroshan Dunusinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 5 Tests and one ODI from 1995 to 1995. He attended Nalanda College Colombo....	1995	5	10
160	91	16.00
13	2
65	Jayantha Silva Jayantha Silva Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and one ODI from 1995 to 1998....	1995-1998	7	4	1	6	6*	2.00	1533	72	647	20	4/16	32.35	1
66	Nuwan Zoysa Nuwan Zoysa Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a lanky left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODI's for Sri Lanka. In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in the history to take a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match. He achieved this against Zimbabwe...	1997-2004	30	40	6	288	28*	8.47	4422	160	2157	64	5/20	33.70	4
67	Sajeewa de Silva Sajeewa de Silva Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He played Test cricket for Sri Lanka in the late 1990s as a left arm fast bowler....	1997-1999	8	12	5	65	27	9.29	1585	42	889	16	5/85	55.56	5
68	Russel Arnold Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order...	1997-2004	44	69	4	1821	123	28.02	1334	45	598	11	3/76	54.36	51
69	Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...	1997-	98	160	12	7757	374	52.41	470	17	232	4	2/32	58.00	136
70	Lanka de Silva Lanka de Silva Sanjeewa Kumara Lanka De Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 11 ODIs in 1997....	1997	3	4	2	36	20*	18.00
1
71	Malinga Bandara Malinga Bandara Herath Mudiyanselage Charitha Malinga Bandara , commonly known as Malinga Bandara, is a Sri Lankan Test and one-day international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and also bowls legbreaks. Malinga Bandara was earmarked from an early age as a legspinner of great potential...	1998-2006	8	11	3	124	43	15.50	1152	29	633	16	3/84	39.56	4
72	Niroshan Bandaratilleke Niroshan Bandaratilleke Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler...	1998-2001	7	9	1	93	25	11.63	1722	83	698	23	5/36	30.35
73	Suresh Perera Suresh Perera Suresh Perera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	1998-2001	3	4	1	77	43*	25.67	408	12	180	1	1/104	180.00	1
74	Ruchira Perera Ruchira Perera Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler....	1999-2002	8	9	6	33	11*	11.00	1130	31	661	17	3/40	38.88	2
75	Eric Upashantha Eric Upashantha Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He has done his higher education at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala...	1999-2002	2	3
10	6	3.33	306	5	200	4	2/41	50.00
76	Avishka Gunawardene Avishka Gunawardene Dihan Avishka Gunawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an explosive left-handed batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals...	1999-2005	6	11
181	43	16.45
2
77	Upul Chandana Upul Chandana Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was more specifically a leg spin bowler and was also an outstanding fielder....	1999-2005	16	24	1	616	92	26.78	2685	64	1535	37	6/179	41.49	7
78	Rangana Herath Rangana Herath Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, also known as H. M. R. K. B. Herath or Rangana Herath or Jack is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at Mayurapada Central College, Narammala and Maliyadeva College. He has also played cricket for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club and Moors...	1999-	13	17	3	136	33*	9.71	2677	93	1303	35	4/38	37.22	2
79	Indika de Saram Indika de Saram Samantha Indika de Saram is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper....	1999-2000	4	5
117	39	23.40
1
80	Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion...	1999-	48	75	9	2533	168	38.37	654	26	308	7	2/4	44.00	52
81	Indika Gallage Indika Gallage Indika Sanjeewa Gallage is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test and 3 ODIs from 1999 to 2001.He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	1999	1	1
3	3	3.00	150	5	77
82	Dilhara Fernando Dilhara Fernando Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando is a cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka. He is a right-handed pace bowler.Dilhara studied at De Mazenod College Kandana...	2000-2007	30	38	12	184	36*	7.07	4700	119	2848	84	5/42	33.90	10
83	Prasanna Jayawardene Prasanna Jayawardene Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer...	2000-	21	25	2	616	120*	26.78
41	15
84	Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...	2000-	76	125	9	6356	287	54.79	6
4
153	20
85	Dinuka Hettiarachchi Dinuka Hettiarachchi Dinuka Hettiarachchi is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.Hettiarachchi began playing cricket in 1995 for Tamil Union. He represented clubs at every level from under-13s to under-19s and beyond to senior level...	2001	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	162	7	41	2	2/36	20.50
86	Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Thusara Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan cricketer, born September 22, 1976 in Colombo. Samaraweera plays international cricket for Sri Lanka and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable Off spinner.-Personal life:...	2001-	45	68	10	2552	142	44.00	1291	36	679	14	4/49	48.50	33
87	Michael Vandort Michael Vandort Michael Graydon Vandort is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is one of the tallest batsman ever to play test cricket and stands at 6 feet 5 inches....	2001-	19	31	2	1094	140	37.72
6
88	Charitha Buddhika Charitha Buddhika Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler...	2001-2002	9	8	3	132	45	26.40	1270	31	792	18	4/27	44.00	4
89	Sujeewa de Silva Sujeewa de Silva Sujeewa de Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler....	2002-2007	3	2	1	10	5*	10.00	432	18	209	11	4/35	19.00	1
90	Chamila Gamage Chamila Gamage Chamila Gamage is a Sri Lankan cricketer...	2002	2	3
42	40	14.00	288	10	158	5	2/33	31.60	1
91	Jehan Mubarak Jehan Mubarak Jehan Mubarak is an American-born Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.-Early career:...	2002-2007	10	17	1	254	48	15.87	84	2	50
13
92	Naveed Nawaz Naveed Nawaz Mohamed Naveed Nawaz, born September 20, 1973 in Colombo, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a legbreak bowler and has played both Test cricket and One-Day Internationals for the Sri Lankan national side....	2002	1	2	1	99	78*	99.00
93	Hasantha Fernando	2002	2	4
38	24	9.50	234	7	108	4	3/63	27.00	1
94	Kaushal Lokuarachchi	2003-2004	4	5	1	94	28*	23.50	594	20	295	5	2/47	59.00	1
95	Prabath Nissanka Prabath Nissanka Ratnayake Arachchige Prabath Nissanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	2003	4	5	2	18	12*	6.00	587	21	366	10	5/64	36.60
96	Thilan Thushara Thilan Thushara Thilan Thushara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.Thushara made his first-class debut in 1998-99...	2003-	3	6
49	14	8.16	461	9	309	8	3/59	38.62	1
97	Dinusha Fernando Dinusha Fernando Kandana Arachchige Dinusha Manoj Fernando is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....	2003	2	3	1	56	51*	28.00	126	2	107	1	1/29	107.00
98	Farveez Maharoof Farveez Maharoof Mohamed Farveez Maharoof is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder, he made...	2004-2007	20	31	4	538	72	19.92	2628	99	1458	24	4/52	60.75	6
99	Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"...	2004-2007	28	34	13	192	42*	9.14	4777	106	3076	91	5/68	33.80	7
100	Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College-Gampaha. He is principally a fast-medium bowler....	2005-	6	9	1	121	64	15.12	810	26	440	5	2/45	88.00	2
101	Shantha Kalavitigoda Shantha Kalavitigoda Shantha Kalavitigoda is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 2005. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.Shantha is the 101st Sri Lanka Test Cap [New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Wellington New Zealand 2004/05]...	2005	1	2
8	7	4.00
2
102	Gayan Wijekoon Gayan Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Gayan Ramyakumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer...	2005	2	3
38	14	12.67	114	4	66	2	2/49	33.00
103	Upul Tharanga Upul Tharanga Warushavithana Upul Tharanga , commonly known as Upul Tharanga, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.-Early life:Upul Tharanga had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda...	2005-2007	15	26	1	713	165	28.52
11
104	Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kantha Kapugedera is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club....	2006	6	11	1	221	63	22.10
3
105	Chamara Silva Chamara Silva Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer...	2006-	11	17	1	537	152*	33.56	102	2	65	1	1/57	65.00	7
106	Malinda Warnapura Malinda Warnapura Basnayake Shalith Malinda Warnapura is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. Making his first class debut in 1998/99, Warnapura did not play international cricket for Sri Lanka until 2007. He had however previously represented them in the cricket...	2007-	7	11	1	542	120	54.20
11
107	Chanaka Welegedara Chanaka Welegedara Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara, , is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler by trade, he has a healthy bowling average in both first-class and List A cricket, in the mid-to-low 20s...	2007	1
132	2	76	4	2/17	19.00	1
108	Ishara Amerasinghe Ishara Amerasinghe Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer who attended Nalanda College Colombo. A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a side-on action, Amerasinghe was named in the 30 man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup...	2008-	1	2	2	0	0*
150	1	105	1	1/62	105.00
109	Ajantha Mendis Ajantha Mendis Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.Mendis, although classified as slow-medium, bowls a mixture of deliveries, including googlies, off-breaks, top-spinners, flippers and leg-breaks, as well as the carrom ball, released with a flick...	2008-	3	3
19	17	6.33	979	24	478	26	6/117	18.38	1
110	Dammika Prasad	2008-	1	1
36	36	36.00	168
142	5	3/82	28.40
111	Tharanga Paranavitana Tharanga Paranavitana Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He made his international debut in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2009...	2009	0
112	Angelo Mathews Angelo Mathews Angelo Davis Mathews is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas He had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka...	2009	0
113	Suraj Randiv	2010	0
114	Suranga Lakmal Suranga Lakmal Suranga Lakmal is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He was first included in the national squad for the tour of Pakistan in 2008-2009 and was reported to have been injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team by terrorists...	2011	0
115	Thisara Perera	2011	0
116	Lahiru Thirimanne Lahiru Thirimanne Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he made his One Day International debut in early 2010. He made his Test debut against England at the Rose Bowl in June 2011, coming into the side for the...	2011	0
117	Seekkuge Prasanna Seekkuge Prasanna Seekkuge Prasanna is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Prasanna made his Test cricket debut for Sri Lanka on 8 September 2011 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium against Australia....	2011	0
118	Shaminda Eranga Shaminda Eranga Shaminda Eranga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He studied at St.Mary's college in Chilaw.Shaminda made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka on 16 August 2011 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota against Australia....	2011	0

Note:

• ¹ Muttiah Muralitharan
  Muttiah Muralitharan
  Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...
  
   has also played for the ICC World XI. Only his record for Sri Lanka
  Sri Lankan cricket team
  The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
  
  is given above.

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