Sri Lanka’s 24th Title Win In One Day Tournaments
August 28, 2010 by S. Pervez Qaiser
Filed under Cover Stories
Sri Lanka defeated India by 74 runs in the final to win the three-nation Micromax Cup at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday (August 28).
It was Sri Lanka’s 24th title win in limited overs international cricket and second under Kumar Sangakkara. Eleven of Sri Lanka’s 24 title wins in limited overs international cricket came at home.
Sri Lanka achieved their first tournament victory under the captainship of Duleep Mendis in 1986 when they won the John Player Asia Cup played in Sri Lanka.
The victory under Arjuna Ranatunga in the Wills World Cup in 1996 was Sri Lanka’s biggest in international cricket.
The Islanders have won eight titles under Sanath Jayasuriya between 1999 and 2002.
SRI LANKA’S ‘CUP’ VICTORIES:
Year Venue Tournament Captain
1986 Sri Lanka John Player Asia Cup Duleep Mendis
1995 Sharjah Singer Champions Trophy Arjuna Ranatunga
1996 Ind/Pak/S.L Wills World Cup Arjuna Ranatunga
1996 Sri Lanka Singer Cup Arjuna Ranatunga
1997 Sharjah Singer-Akai Cup Arjuna Ranatunga
1997 India Pepsi Independence Cup Arjuna Ranatunga
1997 Sri Lanka Pepsi Asia Cup Arjuna Ranatunga
1998 England Emirates Triangular Arjuna Ranatunga
1999 Sri Lanka Aiwa Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2000 Sri Lanka Singer Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2000 Sharjah Coca Cola Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2001 Sharjah ARY Gold Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2001 Sri Lanka Coca Cola Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2001 Sri Lanka LG Abans Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2002 Tangier Morocco Cup Sanath Jayasuriya
2002 Sri Lanka ICC Trophy ** Sanath Jayasuriya
2004 Sri Lanka Asia Cup Marvan Atapattu
2004 Pakistan Paktel Cup Marvan Atapattu
2005 Sri Lanka Indian Oil Cup Marvan Atapattu
2008 Pakistan Asia Cup Mahela Jayawardene
2009 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Cup Mahela Jayawardene
2010 Bangaldesh Tri-Nation Kumar Sangakkara
2010 Zimbabwe Micromax Trianguler Tillakaratne Dilshan
2010 Sri Lanka Micromax Cup Kumar Sangakkara
**Shared with India
