Governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Cricket
(
SLC
) is the governing body for
cricket in Sri Lanka
. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan
Ministry of Sports
as the
Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka
on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body. The board was renamed in 2003.
The SLC operates all of the Sri Lankan national representative cricket sides, including the
Men's
,
Women's
and
Under-19
sides. The SLC is also responsible for organising and hosting
Test tours
and
one day internationals
with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures.
History
Cricket was brought to the nation when it was colonized by the British. As everywhere that the British arrived in numbers, cricket soon followed and it is reasonable to assume that the game was first played on the island by 1800. The earliest definite mention of cricket in Ceylon was a report in the
Colombo Journal
on 5 September 1832 which called for the formation of a cricket club. The
Colombo Cricket Club
was formed soon afterwards and matches began in November 1833 when it played against the 97th Regiment.
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Throughout the 20th century, the game became increasingly popular in Sri Lanka. It was in the 1975 inaugural Cricket World Cup that they made their international debut. They lost to the West Indies by 9 wickets.
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They did however turn heads at the same tournament with an excellent display in their match against Australia. The
national team
won the
ICC Trophy
in 1979.
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On 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka was admitted to full membership of the ICC and was awarded Test Match status. The inaugural Test was played at the
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
in
Colombo
in February 1982 against
England
but Sri Lanka lost by 8 wickets.
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Sri Lanka won the
1996 Cricket World Cup
by defeating Australia.
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Sri Lanka won the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
by defeating India.
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In 2023, SLC faced accusations of corruption and declining standards, with Minister for Sports
Roshan Ranasinghe
having considered its board to be "traitorous and corrupt". After being eliminated from the
2023 Cricket World Cup
, Ranasinghe called for the resignation of the SLC board. On 6 November 2023, after the board's secretary
Mohan De Silva
resigned, Ranasinghe removed the entire SLC board and replaced them with a seven-member interim committee led by
Arjuna Ranatunga
?captain of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup team.
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The next day, in response to a petition by the board's president
Shammi Silva
, the
Appeal Court
ruled that the previous board was to be reinstated for a period of two weeks pending hearings.
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On 10 November 2023, the ICC suspended SLC for failing to meet "the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference in the governance, regulation and/or administration".
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While the board of the ICC ruled that the suspension would not affect Sri Lanka's day-to-day participation in international cricket, the country was stripped of its rights to host the
2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
.
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On 28 January 2024, the ICC lifted the suspension, after its board ruled that SLC were no longer in breach of membership obligations.
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Domestic competitions
Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions in the country:
- T20
- First Class
- List A
They also organize and host the
Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament
, a competition focusing on
provincial-level
teams with pooled talent rather than on individual cricket clubs.
Former Competitions
Leadership
Presidents
Vice-Presidents
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Secretaries
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Treasurers
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References
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History
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Culture
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Key personnel
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Selection Committee
| Sri Lankan selection committee
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Coach
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Captains
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Major Titles
| World Cup
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Twenty20 World Cup
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Champions Trophy
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Asia Cup
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National teams
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Club cricket
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First-class clubs
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Tournaments
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Limited overs
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Twenty20
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Tournaments
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Limited overs
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Twenty20
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International venues
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Grounds
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Lists
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Other articles
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Men's tournaments
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First Class/Multi-day
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ODI/Limited Over
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T20I/Twenty20
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Women's tournaments
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T20I/Twenty20
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Members
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Former
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Non-members
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