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List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers

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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]

Panorama of a heavily populated cricket ground at night. A large stand is on the right-hand side of the pitch and the scene is illuminated by four floodlights.
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

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[a]

Players

Statistics correct as of 3 February 2026.[6][7][8]
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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 ‡† 20062016801,884104*27.9813124692/443.57312[10]
3 Dilhara Fernando 200620161825215.0000378183/1925.7730[11]
4 Sanath Jayasuriya 20062011316298823.2940371193/2124.0040[12]
5 Mahela Jayawardene ‡ 20062014551,49310031.769160——170[13]
6 Chamara Kapugedera 20062017437035022.6710————170[14]
7 Farveez Maharoof 2006201683313*8.250016272/1828.4220[15]
8 Lasith Malinga 2006202084136276.47001,7991075/620.79210[16]
9 Ruchira Perera 20062006200*—00420——00[17]
10 Kumar Sangakkara ‡† 20062014561,3827831.4080————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 20082017582153110.23001,231664/3123.18170[33]
26 Kaushalya Weeraratne 2008200954920*16.33009044/1931.5040[34]
27 Indika de Saram 200920091—————————10[35]
28 Angelo Mathews ‡ 20092024901,41681*27.76601,169453/1630.86270[36]
29 Isuru Udana 200920213525684*18.2810631273/1333.8840[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 ‡† 20102025691,06666*19.3860————376[41]
34 Chanaka Welegedara 20102010222*—003611/2161.0000[42]
35 Suraj Randiv 201020117864.000012673/2019.8500[43]
36 Thisara Perera[b] 20102021801,0475821.36201,024453/2435.08290[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 201220162456179.3300486254/4621.9630[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 20122024336511*8.1200701303/3632.1670[55]
48 Kusal Perera ‡† 20122025932,31210126.57161————286[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 201520264889066*20.6930310172/2220.76220[61]
54 Binura Fernando 2015202525432010.7500511243/3129.8340[62]
55 Milinda Siriwardana 20152017222754217.180013882/1725.7560[63]
56 Jeffrey Vandersay 2015202517358*11.660036882/2661.1210[64]
57 Shehan Jayasuriya 20152020182414015.060013731/1171.0040[65]
58 Dasun Shanaka ‡ 201520261241,74774*19.8560773433/1624.48470[66]
59 Dushmantha Chameera 201520267110324*4.90001,554834/1724.69140[67]
60 Danushka Gunathilaka 20162022467415716.463012362/325.83210[68]
61 Niroshan Dickwella † 20162021284806818.4610————121[69]
62 Kasun Rajitha 2016202316319*10.3300396173/2936.1710[70]
63 Asela Gunaratne 201620171222584*25.002014951/1140.8050[71]
64 Chaminda Bandara 20162016122*4.000060——00[72]
65 Nuwan Pradeep 2016202116108*10.0000278154/2529.0620[73]
66 Kusal Mendis † 201620261002,4258625.52170————4117[74]
67 Sachith Pathirana 20162017527145.40009552/2323.8000[75]
68 Thikshila de Silva 201720173331.500060——00[76]
69 Lakshan Sandakan 201720212023107.6600460234/2324.2160[77]
70 Vikum Sanjaya 2017201782066.600017392/2027.7710[78]
71 Ashan Priyanjan 2017201735440*54.0000————00[79]
72 Sadeera Samarawickrama † 201720241931061*19.3720————92[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 201820263655465*19.103015031/1469.66170[85]
78 Lahiru Kumara 20192023261043.3300544333/722.8720[86]
79 Avishka Fernando 20192025393763711.0500————80[87]
80 Wanindu Hasaranga ‡ 20192026948067113.43202,0881514/916.21370[88]
81 Lahiru Madushanka 20192021322207.3300240——00[89]
82 Minod Bhanuka † 201920215643616.0000————60[90]
83 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 20192025457447722.5430————100[91]
84 Oshada Fernando 20192021712878*25.6010————00[92]
85 Ashen Bandara 2021202369744*24.250060——20[93]
86 Pathum Nissanka 20212026842,43710730.84181————190[94]
87 Charith Asalanka ‡ 20212026741,42680*22.636017373/5033.14200[95]
88 Chamika Karunaratne 20212025453083116.2100707242/2241.25130[96]
89 Ramesh Mendis 20212024417125.66004221/1324.0010[97]
90 Maheesh Theekshana 202120267696144.00001,707713/1728.28170[98]
91 Praveen Jayawickrama 20212022500*—007921/2959.0000[99]
92 Nuwan Thushara 20222026301065.0000599365/2022.6320[100]
93 Janith Liyanage 202220261317641*25.1400————40[101]
94 Kamil Mishara 20222026184237626.433060——10[102]
95 Dilshan Madushanka 202220241521*0.5000294153/2431.8640[103]
96 Matheesha Pathirana 20222026251963.1600482384/2418.2140[104]
97 Asitha Fernando 2022202471110*—0012041/1152.0020[105]
98 Pramod Madushan 20222023821*1.0000157124/3418.8340[106]
99 Sahan Arachchige ‡ 202320231222222.00002122/2613.0010[107]
100 Lasith Croospulle 202320231161616.0000————00[108]
101 Shevon Daniel 202320231999.0000————00[109]
102 Nuwanidu Fernando 2023202531374.3300————20[110]
103 Ravindu Fernando 202320231999.000060——20[111]
104 Lahiru Udara † 202320231000.0000————00[112]
105 Lahiru Samarakoon 202320231111.00001811/1010.0000[113]
106 Nimesh Vimukthi 202320231666.0000240——00[114]
107 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2023202521313*—004811/2856.0000[115]
108 Chamindu Wickramasinghe 202420253146*—004211/1755.0020[116]
109 Dunith Wellalage 2024202682111*10.500018393/926.0030[117]
110 Dushan Hemantha 2025202532114*21.00006843/3822.2500[118]
111 Eshan Malinga 202520268111.000013782/2426.8730[119]
112 Pavan Rathnayake 202520265614020.33001222/115.5010[120]
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T20I captains

More information No., Name ...
Sri Lanka T20I captains
No. Name[121] 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 20122021166901 40.00%
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 2019202348222420 47.91%
11 Kusal Perera 2021202130300 0.00%
12 Sahan Arachchige 2023202310100 0.00%
13 Wanindu Hasaranga 20242024106400 60.00%
14 Charith Asalanka 20242024135710 42.30%
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Games that did not have a result are not included in calculating the win ratio.
  2. [b]
    Thisara Perera also played for World XI. Only his records for Sri Lanka are given above.

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