The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the second-tier of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification, respectively. Sri Lanka A played their first match on 2 February 1991, a 45-over contest against England A that the Sri Lankans won by 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka A have played a number of series, both home and away against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition.
Sri Lanka A Cricket team has the world record for the highest 7th wicket partnership in List A history(Rangana Herath & Thilina Kandamby put on 203*)
5 different captains have led the Sri Lanka A team in T20 matches.
Tournament History A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Sri Lanka +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup recordYearRoundPositionPWLTNR 2013 Semi-final 3/8 4 3 1 0 0 2017 Champions 1/8 5 4 1 0 0 2018 Champions 1/8 5 4 1 0 0 2019 Group stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0 2023 Semi-final 3/8 4 2 2 0 0 2024 Runners-up 2/8 5 3 2 0 0Total 2 Title - 26161000
Current squad
+NameAgeBatting StyleBowling StyleClubBatsmenPathum NissankaRight-handedNondescriptsSangeeth CoorayLeft-handedRight-arm off spinColtsAshan PriyanjanRight-handedRight-arm off spinColomboBhanuka RajapaksaLeft-handedRight-arm mediumBurgherSadeera SamarawickramaRight-handedColtsAll-roundersR.M.Riham (captain)Right-handedRight-arm leg spinCCCKamindu MendisLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRight-arm off spinChilaw MariansAshen BandaraLeft-handedRight-arm leg spinCCCDasun ShanakaRight-handedRight-arm mediumSinhaleseShehan JayasuriyaLeft-handedRight-arm off spinChilaw MariansWicket-keeperNiroshan DickwellaLeft-handedNondescriptsSpin BowlersLakshan SandakanRight-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spinColomboAkila DananjayaLeft-handedRight-arm off spinRight-arm leg spinColtsMalinda PushpakumaraRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxColomboRamesh MendisRight-handedRight-arm off spinMoorsPace BowlersLahiru KumaraLeft-handedRight-arm fastNondescriptsVishwa FernandoRight-handedLeft-arm medium-fastColomboChamika KarunaratneRight-handedRight-arm medium-fastNondescriptsAsitha FernandoRight-handedRight-arm medium-fastChilaw MariansIshan JayaratneRight-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRagama
See also Sri Lanka A cricket team in South Africa in 2024
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