One of the most decorated cricketing nations in Asia, Sri Lanka has produced some of the world’s best cricketers when it comes to the Test format. Few of their cricketers proved to be world-class and made the team to what it is today.
Though Sri Lankan team is going through a rebuilding phase as we speak, the past teams have been part of some of the best moments ever happened in cricket. A lot of these moments happened in the Sri Lankan shores and like the other Asian teams like India, Pakistan, Lanka is also a tough place to conquer in cricket.
We will look at some of the notable records made by Sri Lanka at their home den as we delve into their home Test statistics.
Sri Lanka’s Test Record at Home
| Span | 1982-2024 |
| Matches | 156 |
| Won | 69 |
| Lost | 45 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Drawn | 42 |
| Win % | 44.23 |
Key Stats
1982 – This year marked the first instance of Sri Lanka hosting a Test match and it was against England in a one-off Test at P Sara Oval in Colombo.
7 – It was only in their seventh home Test, Sri Lanka was able to win a Test match and it came versus India at P Sara Oval. This was their first Test win ever and their first series win.
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44.23 – Sri Lanka’s winning percentage when it comes to home Tests is a decent 44.23 and have won 69 out of the 156 Tests they played in the Island Nation.
Sri Lanka has beaten all the Test playing nations in a Test series at home. This includes winning against Afghanistan in a one-off Test match recently.
952 – This is the highest total ever posted in Test cricket and the proud owners are the Sri Lankan team. They did so against India at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. You can check their top five highest ever totals in Tests here.
Innings and 280 runs: This is their biggest margin of win at home and they achieved against Ireland at Galle in 2023. Likewise, SL’s biggest margin in terms of runs is 315 against Zimbabwe at the same venue back in 2002.
On the contrary, their biggest defeat at home came in 2023, when they lost by an innings and 222 runs against Pakistan at Colombo and biggest loss by runs is 304 runs against India at Galle in 2017.
You can also read the other teams’ record here.
