Sri Lanka Cricket Team Jersey Numbers (1-100)

The late 1990s and early 2000s are often celebrated as Sri Lanka’s “Golden Era” in cricket, a period marked by their triumphant 1996 ICC World Cup victory and the emergence of exceptional talent. This era saw the rise of spin maestro Muttiah Muralitharan and dominant batsmen like Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, and Aravinda de Silva. Their contributions, often associated with iconic jersey numbers, have cemented their place in cricket history.

PLAYER NAME	JERSEY NO.
Arjuna Ranatunga, Mahela Jayawardene	1
Ranjit Fernando	2
Nicholus Harsha Fernando, Charitha Rathnayake, Bandara Warakagoda, Thilan Samaraweera	3
Amith Kumara, Duckson Puslas, Chalana Chameera, Rohana Dinesh	4
Dushmantha Chameera	5
Tony Opatha	6
Sanath Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka	7
Muttiah Muralitharan, Duleep Mendis	8
Arjuna Ranatunga	9
Ranjan Madugalle	10
Kumar Sangakkara, Shevon Daniel	11
Sidath Wettimuny	12
Ravi Ratnayeke, Kusal Mendis	13
Anura Ranasinghe, Shashikala Siriwardene	14
Lakshitha Jayathunga	15
Pubudu Dassanayake	16
Dilhara Fernando	17
Pathum Nissanka	18
Afeel Mohamed, Rifkhan Mohamed, Nicholus Harsha Fernando	19
NA	20
Rohan Jayasekera	21
NA	22
Sadeera Samarawickrama	23
Lahiru Kumara	24
NA	25
NA	26
Nuwanidu Fernando	27
NA	28
Chamika Karunaratne	29
NA	30
NA	31
NA	32
Sanjeeva Ranatunga	33
Chamara Dunusinghe	34
Chamara Dunusinghe	35
Dinesh Chandimal	36
Sajeewa de Silva	37
NA	38
NA	39
NA	40
NA	41
NA	42
Duleep Mendis	43
Upul Tharanga	44
NA	45
Jeffrey Vandersay	46
NA	47
Niroshan Dickwella	48
Wanindu Hasaranga	49
Dushmantha Chameera	50
NA	51
NA	52
NA	53
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	54
Kusal Perera, Udeshika Prabodhani	55
NA	56
Siriwardana	57
Dasun Shanaka	58
NA	59
NA	60
Maheesh Theekshana	61
Prasanna Jayawardene	62
NA	63
NA	64
Kasun Rajitha	65
NA	66
Janith Liyanage	67
Russel Arnold	68
Angelo Mathews	69
Danushka Gunathilaka	70
Binura Fernando	71
Charith Asalanka	72
NA	73
Angelo Perera	74
Dhananjaya de Silva	75
NA	76
Prabath Jayasuriya	77
Asitha Fernando	78
Tillakaratne Dilshan	79
NA	80
Matheesha Pathirana	81
M. Bhanuka	82
PBB Rajapaksa	83
Kamindu Mendis	84
K.N.A. Bandara	85
Pathum Nissanka	86
NA	87
Duvindu Tillakaratne	88
NA	89
NA	90
P Jayawickrama	91
Ashantha de Mel	92
Jehan Liyanage	93
NA	94
D Madushanka	95
NA	96
Ama Kanchana	97
Dilshan Madushanka	98
Lasith Malinga, Matheesha Pathirana	99
NA	100

Sri Lanka Cricket Team Records and Jersey Number Facts

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Beyond their jersey numbers, several Sri Lankan cricketers hold remarkable records and have notable career achievements:

• Muttiah Muralitharan [Jersey No. 8]:
  • He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and over 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets, holding the record for the most international wickets combined (1347 wickets).
  • He holds the record for the most 5-wicket hauls in an innings at Test level (67) and the most 10-wicket hauls in a match at Test level (22), being the only player to achieve 10 wickets/match against every Test-playing nation.
  • He was the fastest to reach multiple Test wicket milestones, from 350 to 800 wickets.
  • The combination of “c. Mahela Jayawardene b. Muttiah Muralitharan” is the most common bowler-fielder combination in Test cricket history (77 dismissals).
  • Muralitharan also holds the record for the most ducks (dismissals for zero) ever in international cricket, with a total of 59.
• Mahela Jayawardene [Jersey No. 1, No. 27]:
  • Along with Kumar Sangakkara, he set the world record for the highest partnership in both Test and first-class cricket (624 runs) for the third wicket against South Africa in 2006.
  • His highest Test score of 374 runs is the highest score by a right-handed batsman in Test cricket history.
  • He is the first Sri Lankan player to score over 10,000 Test runs.
  • He holds the record for the most catches in ODIs (218 catches in 448 matches), being the only fielder in ODI history to take 200 catches.
• Kumar Sangakkara [Jersey No. 11, No. 84]:
  • He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters in cricket history.
  • His 38 Test centuries and 25 ODI centuries are the highest for a wicket-keeper.
  • He holds the highest batting average among batsmen who have completed 10,000 or more runs in Test Cricket (57.40).
  • He holds the record for the most wicket-keeping dismissals (482) in ODI cricket.
  • He is the first batsman in World Cup history to score 4 consecutive hundreds (achieved in 2015).
• Arjuna Ranatunga [Jersey No. 1, No. 9]:
  • He scored the winning boundary in the 1996 Cricket World Cup final.
  • He is known for his innovative captaincy, particularly the strategy of aggressively scoring in the first 15 overs of an ODI match.
  • He became the first Sri Lankan captain to register a Test victory in England (in 1998).

He holds the record for the most runs scored by any batsman in ODI history at the number 5 position (4675 runs).

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