Spin wizards, unflappable run machines and a pace attack with a slingshot action all made the cut. An island side that punched far above its size.
1Muttiah MuralitharanOff-spinner with a world-record 800 Test and 534 ODI wickets, and a 1996 World Cup winner.1000pts
2Kumar SangakkaraElegant left-handed wicketkeeper-batter who scored over 12,400 Test runs at an average above 57.861pts
3Tillakaratne DilshanInventive opener, creator of the 'Dilscoop', and a key figure of the 2014 World T20 triumph.498pts
4Thisara PereraBig-hitting all-rounder who hit the winning six in the 2014 World T20 final.498pts
5Chamari AthapaththuSri Lanka's greatest women's batter and captain, with a record 178* against Australia and the 2024 Asia Cup title.498pts
6Udeshika PrabodhaniLeft-arm seamer who became the first Sri Lankan to top the ICC T20I bowling rankings.440pts
7Shashikala SiriwardeneAll-rounder and former captain, the only Sri Lankan woman with 100 ODI wickets.440pts
8Dimuth KarunaratneProlific Test opener and captain who led Sri Lanka to a historic 2019 series win in South Africa.372pts
9Chaminda VaasLeft-arm swing bowler and Sri Lanka's greatest seamer, with over 750 international wickets.372pts
10Marvan AtapattuResilient opener who recovered from a run of ducks to score six Test double centuries.293pts
11Mahela JayawardeneClassy batter and captain whose 374 against South Africa remains Sri Lanka's highest Test score.293pts
12Angelo MathewsLong-serving all-rounder and captain who anchored Sri Lanka's batting for over 15 years.293pts
13Prabath JayasuriyaLeft-arm spinner who reached 50 Test wickets faster than almost anyone in history.293pts
14Harshitha SamarawickramaBatter whose unbeaten 69 won the 2024 Women's Asia Cup final against India.293pts
15Nuwan KulasekaraAccurate seamer who once topped the ICC ODI bowling rankings and won the 2014 World T20.293pts
16Sanath JayasuriyaExplosive opener and spinning all-rounder who redefined ODI batting and was the 1996 World Cup's player of the tournament.200pts
17Wanindu HasarangaLeg-spinning all-rounder who rose to No. 1 in the ICC T20I bowling rankings.200pts
18Dinesh ChandimalWicketkeeper-batter and former Test captain with over 5,000 Test runs and the 2014 World T20 title.0pts
19Lasith MalingaSling-arm yorker specialist who took four wickets in four balls twice and captained the 2014 World T20 win.0pts
Photo credits
- Muttiah Muralitharan — NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kumar Sangakkara — NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tillakaratne Dilshan — Chamal, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Thisara Perera — Amal316, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chamari Athapaththu — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Udeshika Prabodhani — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shashikala Siriwardene — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chaminda Vaas — Sampath_s, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marvan Atapattu — Nazly Ahmed from Colombo, Sri Lanka, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mahela Jayawardene — Amal316, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Angelo Mathews — Nazly Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prabath Jayasuriya — Nazly Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Harshitha Samarawickrama — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nuwan Kulasekara — paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sanath Jayasuriya — TonyPatterson, CC BY 2.0
- Wanindu Hasaranga — 04 ATM 04, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dinesh Chandimal — Amal316, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lasith Malinga — paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0
