Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Cricket tournament
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The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015–16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries.[1]
West Indies 
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| Countries | West Indies Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Administrator | West Indies Cricket Board Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Format | Test cricket |
| First edition | 2015–16 |
| Latest edition | 2026 |
| Next edition | TBD |
| Tournament format | Test Series |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current trophy holder | West Indies (2026) |
| Most successful | Sri Lanka (2 series wins) |
| Most runs | Shane Dowrich (288) |
| Most wickets | Shannon Gabriel (20) |
The first Sobers–Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015, winning comfortably by an innings and 6 runs, and 72 runs in the first and second tests respectfully.[2] Since the first series between the two nations, Sri Lanka has dominated the West Indies, winning two out of the four series, with the other two being drawn. In 2026, West Indies won the series by 1–0 and claimed their maiden trophy.
Background
The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers–Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler, played in the same era as Sobers, but his career was limited to playing first-class cricket, as Sri Lanka was not an ICC full member nation and therefore did not play Test cricket, where Tissera lead the Ceylon team to win the famous victory against India in India.
List of Sobers–Tissera Trophy series
| Total Series | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Series | Years | Host | Tests | West Indies |
Sri Lanka |
Drawn | Player of the Series | Series result |
Holder at series end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015–16 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rangana Herath |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
| 2 | 2018 | West Indies |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Shane Dowrich |
Drawn | Sri Lanka |
| 3 | 2021 | West Indies |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Suranga Lakmal |
Drawn | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | 2021–22 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Ramesh Mendis |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
| 5 | 2026 | West Indies |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Justin Greaves |
West Indies |
West Indies |
| Total | 11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
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Timeline
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Match venues
| In Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Province | First Test | Last Test | Played | Sri Lanka wins |
Draws* | West Indies wins |
Ref | |||||
| Galle International Stadium, Galle |  Southern Province |
2015–16 | 2021–22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| P Sara Oval, Colombo |  Western Province |
2015–16 | 2015–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| In West Indies | |||||||||||||
| Stadium | Country | First Test | Last Test | Played | West Indies wins |
Draws* | Sri Lanka wins |
Ref | |||||
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |  Antigua and Barbuda |
2021 | 2026 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet |  Saint Lucia |
2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |  Barbados |
2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||