Best partnerships of Sri Lanka in T20 cricket

Sri Lanka has the record of scoring the highest team score in a twenty-20 game to date. Such a record could not have been achieved without sizeable partnerships. They have a number of high partnerships in T20s such as the 166 run stand between Jayawardene and Sangakkara and the 124 run stand between Dilshan and Jayasuriya. Such partnerships in a short format like T20 can be a fatal blow for the opposing team. The Sri Lankan team has been doing that quite well in this format! Here is the list of the best T20 partnerships for Sri Lanka.

Partners	Runs	Wkt
DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara	166	2nd
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya	124	1st
ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene	87	3rd
WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya	82	1st
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya	81	1st
ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara	81	2nd
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga	75	1st
ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara	75	2nd
TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara	74	2nd
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya	73	1st

Best partnerships of Sri Lanka cricket team in ODI

The Sri Lankan cricket team has been involved in a number of memorable one day games over the years. Venues like Colombo, Dambulla and Kandy have witnessed partnerships that have turned the game upside-down in the favor of Sri Lanka. Two of the world’s best opening partnerships belong to Sri Lanka. These include the 286 run stand between Tharanga and Jayasurita. On another occasion, Jayasuriya partnered with the stylish Marvan Atapattu to post 237 runs for the first wicket! In the presence of great players, there is no surprise that the Sri Lankans have achieved so much with regards to the best one day partnerships.

Partners	Runs	Wkt
WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya	286	1st
MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	237	1st
MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene	226	3rd
WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene	215	1st
ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva	213*	3rd
WU Tharanga, DPMD Jayawardene	202	1st
WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya	201	1st
ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara	201	1st
DA Gunawardene, ST Jayasuriya	191*	1st
WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan	188	1st

Best partnerships of Sri Lanka in test cricket

The Sri Lankan team is well known around the world for producing cricketers that have the ability to bat long hours with great temperament and composure. Players like Kimar Sangakkara and M Jayawardene have held the Sri Lankan batting line up together for a long time now. Who can forget the 624 runs partnership between the pair in a memorable game against the Proteas? That figure is followed by other great partnerships involving some of the best Test players Sri Lankan team has produced. Here is the list for best partnerships in Test for Sri Lanka.

Partners	Runs	Wkt
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene	624	3rd
ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama	576	2nd
MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara	438	2nd
DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera	437	4th
DPMD Jayawardene, HAPW Jayawardene	351	6th
MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	335	1st
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene	311	3rd
MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	281	1st
TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan	280	5th
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene	262	3rd

Squad of Sri Lankan cricket team for 2011 ICC cricket World Cup

2011 ICC cricket World Cup is about time. The squad announcement process has begun and many teams have finalized their cricket team’s squad. Sri Lanka after including Chaminda Vaas and Jayasuriya surprisingly in their preliminary squad finally announced their 15-member squad, dropping both the players. Among the veteran players, Muttiah Murlitharan is included in the squad. So here is another chance for Murlitharan to show his magic and claim the second world cup trophy for Sri Lanka after 1996. Sri Lankan cricket team has been performing really strong lately. Due to their performance, Sri Lanka is the leading 4^th team in ICC rankings in test cricket and ranked 3^rd in ODI cricket. Kumara Sangakkara is going to lead the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2011 ICC cricket World Cup. Sangakkara is the captain and wicket keeper of Sri Lankan cricket team and is the backbone of his team in the times of despair. The squad of Sri Lankan cricket team for 2011 ICC cricket World Cup is as follows:

1)      Kumar Sangakkara

2)      Thilan Samaraweera

3)      Mahela Jayawardene

4)      Upul Tharanga

5)      Tillakaratne Dilshan

6)      Chamara Kapugedera

7)      Chamara Silva

8)      Angelo Mathews

9)      Lasith Malinga

10)  Dilhara Fernando

11)  Tissara Perera

12)  Nuwan Kulasekara

13)  Ajantha Mendis

14)  Rangana Herath

15)  Muttiah Muralitharan

Dream cricket team of Sri Lanka

Since the test cap given to Srilankan Cricket Team in 1981, the 1996 World Cup Champs have come of age. In a very short span of time, great players from Srilankan Cricket team have marked their name in cricket record books. Players like Aravinda De Silva and Mutiah Muralitharan are one of the finest cricket legends Srilanka has ever produced. In recognition to the great Srilankan team who are the first host nation to win any World Cup, we have organized a Srilankan Dream Team where the players’ names are listed as follows:

• Sanath Jayasurya (Opening Batsman/ All rounder)
• Romesh Kaluwitharana (Opening Batsman and a handy wicketkeeper)
• Duleep Mendis (Top Order Batsman)
• Mahela Jayawardene (Middle Order Batsman)
• Arjuna Ranatunga (Middle Order Batsman)
• Kumara Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper/Middle order Batsman)
• Arvinda De Silva (All rounder)
• Tilikaratne Dilshan (All rounder)
• Mutiah Muralitharan (Spin bowler)
• Chaminda Vaas (Fast bowler)
• Lasith Malinga (Fast bowler)

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