On this day in 2006, Sri Lanka played their first ever T20 game. Sri Lanka kept their cool under the lights to secure a thrilling two-run victory off the last ball of the game against England at The Rose Bowl.
Sri Lanka 163 (Jayasuriya 41, Collingwood 4-22) beat England 161 for 5 (Trescothick 72) by two runs
As of March 2021, Sri Lanka has played 131 T20I matches resulting in 60 victories, 67 defeats, 2 ties and 2 no results for an overall winning percentage of 46.37. Sri Lanka won the 2014 T20 World Cup and became runner ups in 2009 and 2012 World Cups
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