The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana , replacing Bourda as the national stadium . The stadium was built specifically to host Super Eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup held in March and April 2007.
50-403: The stadium hosted six World Cup matches between March 28, 2007 and April 9, 2007, most notably the match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in which Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. Built primarily for cricket matches, the stadium can be converted into a multi-use facility. Built for
100-662: A Dravidian origin for this word. ), dola for pig in Vedda and offering in Sinhala. Other common words are rera for wild duck, and gala for stones (in toponyms used throughout the island, although others have also suggested a Dravidian origin). There are also high frequency words denoting body parts in Sinhala, such as olluva for head, kakula for leg, bella for neck and kalava for thighs, that are derived from pre-Sinhalese languages of Sri Lanka. The oldest Sinhala grammar, Sidatsan̆garavā , written in
150-554: A T20I series. In July 2021, Sri Lanka won T20I series against India 2–1, recording their first ever bilateral T20I series win against India. On 4 March 2022, Sri Lanka played their 300th Test match in Mohali against India . Sri Lanka lost the match by an innings and 222 runs. Amid political turmoil back home, Sri Lanka won the 2022 Asia Cup , defeating Pakistan in the final on 11 September 2022. On 28 April 2023, Sri Lanka won their 100th Test match against Ireland at Galle. They won
200-779: A period of prior bilingualism: "The earliest type of contact in Sri Lanka, not considering the aboriginal Vedda languages, was that which occurred between South Dravidian and Sinhala. It seems plausible to assume prolonged contact between these two populations as well as a high degree of bilingualism. This explains why Sinhala looks deeply South Dravidian for an Indo-Aryan language. There is corroboration in genetic findings." In addition to many Tamil loanwords , several phonetic and grammatical features also present in neighbouring Dravidian languages set modern spoken Sinhala apart from its Northern Indo-Aryan relatives. These features are evidence of close interactions with Dravidian speakers. Some of
250-647: A sponsor since the early 2000s, replacing Singer , which was the main sponsor in the 1990s. Former manufacturers were Reebok , AJ Sports, Asics, ISC, and Adidas. Currently, the main sponsors for Sri Lanka cricket are Dialog Axiata , JAT Holdings and MAS Holdings . Updated: 18 October 2024 Sinhala language Sinhala ( / ˈ s ɪ n h ə l ə , ˈ s ɪ ŋ ə l ə / SIN -hə-lə, SING -ə-lə ; Sinhala: සිංහල , siṁhala , [ˈsiŋɦələ] ), sometimes called Sinhalese ( / ˌ s ɪ n ( h ) ə ˈ l iː z , ˌ s ɪ ŋ ( ɡ ) ə ˈ l iː z / SIN -(h)ə- LEEZ , SING -(g)ə- LEEZ ),
300-469: A ten-minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30-minute drive from Cheddi Jagan International Airport . Providence Stadium has hosted two test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2008 and 2011 respectively. The records for batting and bowling after these two matches are: There has been nineteen (19) ODIs played at the Providence Stadium since it was built. The most recent match
350-537: A wide-brimmed sunhat) is coloured similarly. The sponsor's logo is displayed on the right side of the chest and the sleeve with the Sri Lankan Cricket logo is deployed on the left in test cricket. Sri Lanka's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its bright blue colour in various shades from kit to kit with yellow stripes on shoulders and waist. Historically, Sri Lanka's kits have had shades of bright blue and golden yellow. In
400-1111: A winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches. Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team have competed against 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 15 matches against New Zealand . Sri Lanka have defeated Australia and West Indies 6 occasions each. Sri Lanka was the best T20I team in the world, where they ranked number one in more than 32 months, and reached World Twenty20 final in three times. As of 29 January 2024, Sri Lanka have played 313 Test matches; they have won 100 matches, lost 121 matches, and 92 matches were drawn . As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 816 ODI matches, winning 376 matches and losing 399; they also tied 5 matches, whilst 36 had no result . As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well. From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which
450-463: Is a conspicuous example of the linguistic phenomenon known as diglossia . Sinhala ( Siṁhala ) is a Sanskrit term; the corresponding Middle Indo-Aryan ( Eḷu ) word is Sīhala . The name is a derivative of siṁha , the Sanskrit word for 'lion'. The name is sometimes glossed as 'abode of lions', and attributed to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island. According to
500-629: Is a full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test , One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played first class cricket (as Ceylon) in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They made their international debut in the 1975 Cricket World Cup and were later awarded the Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team
550-565: Is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket . Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996 , under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga . Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively. They ended up being runners-up on both occasions. Sri Lanka won
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#1732780831857600-599: Is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka , who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million speakers as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script , which is a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. Sinhala
650-484: Is divided into four epochs: The most important phonetic developments of Sinhala include: According to Wilhelm Geiger , an example of a possible Western feature in Sinhala is the retention of initial /v/ which developed into /b/ in the Eastern languages (e.g. Sanskrit viṁśati "twenty", Sinhala visi- , Hindi bīs ). This is disputed by Muhammad Shahidullah who says that Sinhala Prakrit branched off from
700-641: Is one of the largest sports arenas in Guyana, and now hosts test cricket instead of Bourda . The complex includes a shopping mall and luxury apartments. Princess International Hotel is located next to the stadium. Providence Stadium is located on the east bank of the Demerara River a few kilometres south of the Guyanese capital, Georgetown . Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is
750-412: Is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka, alongside Tamil . Along with Pali , it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. Early forms of the Sinhala language are attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions, still retaining long vowels and aspirated consonants, is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi , a regional associate of
800-524: Is their second-longest losing run in ODIs. In the meantime, Sri Lanka involved 5-0 whitewash in three times against South Africa, India and Pakistan in 2017. And a 3-0 whitewash against the West Indies 3 years later (2020). On 9 September 2019, Sri Lanka won the T20I series 3–0 against Pakistan in their home under Dasun Shanaka 's captaincy. It was the first time that Sri Lanka whitewashed Pakistan in
850-490: The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup , the stadium hosted six One Day Internationals as part of that competition, all at the Super Eights stage. As of June 2016, it has hosted ten more ODI games since the 2007 World Cup including a historic three Day/Night matches during the 2016 Tri Series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa. This series represents the first time that every ODI match is played under floodlights in
900-622: The Cricket World Cup in 1996 (vs Australia), the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (co-champions with India ), and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2014 (vs India). They have been consecutive runners-up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups , and have been runners-up in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009 and 2012 . The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records, including the world record for
950-650: The International Cricket Council in 1965. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, the national team first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they were defeated by nine wickets by the West Indies during the 1975 Cricket World Cup at Old Trafford , England. Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 by the International Cricket Conference . They played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo, on 17 February 1982. Bandula Warnapura
1000-729: The Middle Indian Prakrits that had been used during the time of the Buddha . The most closely related languages are the Vedda language (an endangered, indigenous creole still spoken by a minority of Sri Lankans, mixing Sinhala with an isolate of unknown origin and from which Old Sinhala borrowed various aspects into its main Indo-Aryan substrate), and the Maldivian language . It has two main varieties, written and spoken, and
1050-723: The Rose Bowl , on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs. In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 , defeating India by 6 wickets. As of July 2018, Sri Lanka have faced nine teams in Test cricket, only recent Test nations Afghanistan and Ireland are missing from their list of opponents, with their most frequent opponent being Pakistan , playing 55 matches against them. Sri Lanka has registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14. In ODI matches, Sri Lanka have played against 17 teams; they have played against India most frequently, with
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#17327808318571100-819: The Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions: the First-class tournament Premier Trophy , the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 Tournament . Sri Lanka Cricket also organises and hosts the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament , a competition where five teams take part and represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka . Most of
1150-587: The UNESCO National Commission of Ceylon According to Wilhelm Geiger , Sinhala has features that set it apart from other Indo-Aryan languages. Some of the differences can be explained by the substrate influence of the parent stock of the Vedda language . Sinhala has many words that are only found in Sinhala, or shared between Sinhala and Vedda and not etymologically derivable from Middle or Old Indo-Aryan. Possible examples include kola for leaf in Sinhala and Vedda (although others suggest
1200-614: The World Series Cup in 1984–85, Sri Lanka wore yellow uniforms with blue stripes. For official ICC tournaments such as ICC Cricket World Cup , ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup , "SRI LANKA" is written on the front of the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve. A remarkable change in the colour of the kit of Sri Lanka can be found during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 edition in South Africa. The team-coloured with pale silver and
1250-554: The rugby sevens competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games . The opening and closing ceremonies as well as the numerous super concerts held for Carifesta 10 were also hosted there. With the advent of the Caribbean Premier League the stadium became the home ground for the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise hosting league matches in each of the first three seasons. The stadium
1300-464: The 13th century CE, recognised a category of words that exclusively belonged to early Sinhala. The grammar lists naram̆ba (to see) and koḷom̆ba (fort or harbour) as belonging to an indigenous source. Koḷom̆ba is the source of the name of the commercial capital Colombo . The consistent left branching syntax and the loss of aspirated stops in Sinhala is attributed to a probable South Dravidian substratum effect. This has been explained by
1350-478: The Caribbean. Providence hosted its first Test Match in 2008, with Sri Lanka as the visiting team, but didn't host another Test until May 2011, when the West Indies defeated Pakistan. It was also one of the venues for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 , hosting six group stage matches, including 2 matches involving the West Indies . It has also hosted other sports other than cricket including football and also hosted
1400-716: The Eastern Prakrits prior to this change. He cites the edicts of Ashoka , no copy of which shows this sound change. An example of an Eastern feature is the ending -e for masculine nominative singular (instead of Western -o ) in Sinhalese Prakrit. There are several cases of vocabulary doublets , one example being the words mæssā ("fly") and mækkā ("flea"), which both correspond to Sanskrit makṣikā but stem from two regionally different Prakrit words macchiā (Western Prakrits) and makkhikā (as in Eastern Prakrits like Pali ). In 1815,
1450-681: The chronicle Mahāvaṃsa , written in Pali, Prince Vijaya of the Vanga Kingdom and his entourage merged in Sri Lanka with later settlers from the Pandya kingdom . In the following centuries, there was substantial immigration from Eastern India, including additional migration from the Vanga Kingdom (Bengal), as well as Kalinga and Magadha . This influx led to an admixture of features of Eastern Prakrits. The development of Sinhala
1500-407: The crest and a yellow circle surrounds the blue circle, present in the coat of arms . This logo is seen on the front of the caps and helmets in ODIs and T20Is. Indicates tournaments hosted or co-hosted by Sri Lanka. This is a list of active players who are centrally contracted with SLC or has played for Sri Lanka in the past 12 months or has been named in
1550-456: The final by an innings and 175 runs. Sri Lanka won their first Test match under the leadership of Duleep Mendis on 11 September 1985 against India , winning by 149 runs at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium. Eventually they won the three-match Test series, 1–0. Sri Lanka had to wait more than seven years for their next series victory, which came against New Zealand in December 1992, when they won
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1600-399: The first 15 overs. Sri Lanka later became the co-champions in 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and also became six times Asian champions in 1986 , 1997 , 2004 , 2008 , 2014 and 2022 . On 11 September 1999, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya , Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia , when they beat them by six wickets at Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy. Eventually they won
1650-413: The front of the shirt. Sri Lanka's cricket team's logo is a golden lion with a sword bearing on the right arm and the background is bright blue. The name "Sri Lanka Cricket" is written below the lion. It's seen on the practice jersey at the top-right side. In Test cricket, the logo in the cap is slightly changed, where the lion with a sword is surrounded by petals of lotus and then a blue circle surrounds
1700-466: The game within the whole country by organizing some programs such as 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament . Note: Except abandoned and cancelled matches. Similar to other Sri Lankan sports teams, the Sri Lankan national cricket team bears blue and yellow as their colours. The bright blue represents the surrounding ocean, while the golden yellow represents the united island as a whole (depicting
1750-595: The highest team total in Test cricket . Cricket was introduced to the island by the British as a result of the colonization and the first recorded match dates back to 1832 as reported in The Colombo Journal . By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. The Ceylon national cricket team achieved Associate Member status of
1800-607: The island of Ceylon came under British rule . During the career of Christopher Reynolds as a Sinhalese lecturer at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London , he extensively researched the Sinhalese language and its pre-1815 literature. The Sri Lankan government awarded him the Sri Lanka Ranjana medal for his work. He wrote the 377-page An anthology of Sinhalese literature up to 1815 , selected by
1850-427: The kit has never been seen since then in the team. Since then, the Sri Lankan kit has never changed from the usual brilliant blue colour and very fine yellow stripes. For 2016 ICC World Twenty20 , orange and green colours in the flag are also included in the jersey. In 2017 ICC Champions Trophy pool game against India, the kit changed to the mostly yellow coloured shirt with stripes of blue and usual blue trousers. At
1900-425: The leadership of Angelo Mathews , Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia 3-0 for the first time in Test cricket. Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket. Sri Lanka played their first day-night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium . Under the captaincy of Dinesh Chandimal , Sri Lanka convincingly won
1950-449: The match by 68 runs and sweep the series 2–0. In the match, Dimuth Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty, a century and a 150 in a day-night Test. Lahiru Gamage , who debut in the match became the first Sri Lankan to take a wicket in a day-night Test, whereas Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test. Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at
2000-499: The recent Test, ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics . Last updated: 19 November 2024 Niroshan Dickwella , Oshada Fernando , Lasith Embuldeniya & Praveen Jayawickrama are also contracted by Sri Lanka cricket, but have not played a match for Sri Lanka cricket in the last 12 months. Source: Ada Derana The period between 2000 and 2010 saw the sponsorship pass between Ceylon tea , Reebok , Mobitel Sri Lanka and Dialog Axiata ; Dilmah has remained
2050-475: The regions of Sri Lanka that are rural areas apart from the Capital could not produce successful cricketers to the national and international side yet due to the lack of resources and opportunities while only a few major areas such as Galle , Matara , Kandy , Kurunegala usually produce successful cricketers to the national and international side instead of the capital. So the government is trying to distribute
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2100-405: The sand). In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater-vest with a dark blue and blue V-neck for use in cold weather, such as on Australia, England, and New Zealand tours. The Sri Lankan flag is found on the left side of the jersey's chest with the Test cap number usually below the flag; helmets are a deep blue and the fielder's hat (usually a baseball cap or
2150-456: The test series 2–0. They became the 8th test nation to reach this milestone. Sri Lanka cricket was suspended, by the ICC on 10 November 2023 due to the alleged political interference with the cricket administration. The suspension was fully lifted on 28 January 2024. Sri Lanka Cricket (formerly the Board for Cricket Control or BCCSL), is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates
2200-572: The three-match Test series, 1–0. On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match. It was against Pakistan , at SSC , Colombo , under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya . Pakistan won by 5 wickets. On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle . They won the match by 229 runs, and also won the Warne-Muralidharan trophy for the first time since its inception. On 17 August 2016, under
2250-418: The top-right side of the jersey, instead of the logo, there can be seen Sri Lanka's flag. In 2019 for the 2019 Cricket World Cup , the Sri Lankan jersey was made from recycled plastic sea waste from the Sri Lankan coast. On the side of the blue background, there is a drawing of a turtle on the shirt. However, for non-ICC tournaments and bilateral and tri-nation matches, the sponsor logo features prominently on
2300-410: The two-match series 1–0. This was immediately followed by a one-wicket victory against England in a one-Test series. Two years later, on 15 March 1995, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga against New Zealand, when they beat them by 241 runs at Napier . This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1–0. Their next series too
2350-470: Was an overseas series, against Pakistan , and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory. Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Old Trafford, England on 16 June 1979. After many years of underdog status, Sri Lanka finally entered the limelight of the cricketing world after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga . Meanwhile, they revolutionized modern day batting strategies by rapid scoring during
2400-622: Was built by the Government of Guyana with substantial financial assistance from the Government of India . It was conceptualised by R. K and Associates Architects Engineers Planners New Delhi, designed by C R Narayana Rao (CRN) Architects and Engineers Chennai and constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group . Flooding in 2005 slowed site preparation, and delayed the start of construction, which began in May 2005. Construction costs are estimated at $ 25,000,000 US. Seating 15,000 people, Providence Stadium
2450-954: Was in April 2017 when West Indies played Pakistan in the last of three ODIs at the ground. The ground has hosted eight (8) Twenty20 Internationals in the 2010 T20 World Cup and five (5) in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Providence Stadium has seen 14 international five-wicket hauls taken on the ground. Six of these have been taken in Test matches, five in ODIs, two in men's T20I and one in women's T20I. 6°45′27.96″N 58°10′40.77″W / 6.7577667°N 58.1779917°W / 6.7577667; -58.1779917 Sri Lanka national cricket team Test kit ODI kit T20I kit The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team , ( Sinhala : ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම , romanized: Shri Lanka Jathika Crikat Kandayama ; Tamil : இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி ) nicknamed The Lions , represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket . It
2500-544: Was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match, which England won by 7 wickets. After Sri Lanka was awarded Test status on 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, they had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo . They have also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship , defeating Pakistan in
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