Sri Lanka Remains Unbeaten At Home In 2024, Defeated New Zealand, India, West Indies, Afghanistan
The Sri Lankan Cricket Team has had a reasonable performance in the year 2024 so far. As far as bilateral series’, Sri Lanka has only lost three bilateral series’ in 2024. They have only lost one ODI series (away), one test series (away), and one T20I series (home) in 2024. As far as ODIs are concerned, they have won 5 ODI series in 2024 and showed their dominance in home conditions.
Today, we will talk about the performance of Sri Lanka in ODIs, particularly at home. We will see how Sri Lanka dominated big teams in home ODIs with the help of their spinners in 2024. We will also see the overall performance of the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2024. So let’s start.
Sri Lanka (SL) has only lost one ODI series this year
The Sri Lankan team has played 6 ODI series in 2024. They have only lost one ODI series this year, and that too was away from home. SL has lost a 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh in Bangladesh by 2-1.
Sri Lanka dominated home ODIs in 2024
At home, SL has won 5 out of 5 ODI series in 2024. They have started this domination against Zimbabwe by winning a 3-match ODI series by 2-0 (one game ended with no result). Then, they clean-swept Afghanistan at home by 3-0.
In between, they lost that Bangladesh ODI series away from home. But once again, they get back to winning ways by beating a big team like India in a 3-match ODI series by 2-0. One game in that India series ended in a tie.
After that, they won a 3-match ODI series against West Indies by 2-1. Currently, Sri Lanka is leading a 3-match ODI series against New Zealand by 2-0 with one game to play. They have already won the series against New Zealand.
In between these home ODI series performances, they have lost a Bangladesh ODI series away from home, lost a 3-match test series against England by 2-1 away from home, and lost a 3-match T20I series against India by 3-0 at home. But overall, Sri Lanka has done well to show the cricket world that they are still a very-much competitive side.
They have also won a few T20I series’ and test series’ in 2024. Also, they have managed to win a test match against England in England, which is a big thing for an Asian team.
Sri Lankan spinners made the opposition’s life difficult
One of the major credits of Sri Lanka’s home ODI domination goes to their spinners. Their spinners have been the backbone of the team, winning them game after game this year.
Players like Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Thikshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, etc have been bowling exceptionally well and making the opposition’s life difficult. Even captain Charith Asalanka has been bowling regularly and doing well.
With the help of SL spinners’ skills and the conditions on offer in Sri Lanka, they have been bowling well in tandem. The spinners are exploiting the conditions to a good effect.
Also, the Sri Lankan batters are complimenting their spinners’ effort, making enough runs on the board. Overall, a collective team effort helps SL to be in that position right now.
Sri Lanka Cricket – still a force in world cricket
We have seen Sri Lankan cricket doing well for so many years. But, they have been struggling to find consistency in performances over the last few years, especially away from home where sometimes the conditions are not as conducive for the spinners.
Despite facing transitions and challenges over the years, Sri Lanka continues to perform admirably on the global stage, frequently giving top-tier teams a run for their money. The island nation boasts a rich cricketing heritage, with players known for their innovative playing style, from explosive batting to crafty spin bowling. Whether in limited-overs formats or Tests, Sri Lanka’s cricketing spirit, strategic gameplay, and strong teamwork make them a formidable side capable of upsetting any opposition on their day.
The performances they have given this year will give them a world of confidence. Their fans would be happy to see these performances in the future. They would also hope to see these performances outside of home and Sri Lanka has the potential to be a more competitive team in world cricket. Let’s see how they perform in their upcoming assignments.
Unfortunate for Sri Lanka to not qualify for Champions Trophy 2025
It is very unfortunate that Sri Lanka will not feature in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy (CT) 2025. They didn’t qualify for the tournament after they finished at No. 9 in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Despite doing well in ODIs, we will not see Sri Lanka in CT 2025. But, they will have a big two-test series coming in as far as the World Test Championship is concerned. Let’s see how things panned out for them.
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FAQs:-
(1) How many T20I series SL has won this year (2024)?
Sri Lanka has played a total of 6 T20I series this year. Out of those 6, SL has won 4 (against ZIM, AFG, WI at home and against BAN away from home), lost 1 (against IND at home), and one series ended in a draw (against NZ at home).
(2) How many test matches SL has won in 2024?
SL has played seven tests this year. They have won five and lost two. Sri Lanka has won a one-off test against AFG (home), two tests against BAN (away), and two tests against NZ (home). They lost two tests against England (away) this year.
(3) What are the next few assignments for SL cricket?
SL will first play a remaining ODI against NZ in the ongoing series. After that, they will play two tests against SA (away), two T20Is against NZ (home), three ODIs against NZ (home), two tests against AUS (home), and a one-off ODI against AUS (home).
