Best T20 XI for all the teams since the first ever T20 international

7. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka have been traditionally one of the most successful teams in the shortest format. However, after losing their mainstay bowlers and batsmen, they have fallen off the radar largely. Sri Lanka held the record of the largest score till 2016 and have won the World T20 once in 2014 with being the runners-up twice.

The World T20 hosted by Bangladesh in the year 2014 was the one where Sri Lanka stood victorious after coming closer and missing out twice in spite of making it till the finals. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, two pillars of Sri Lankan cricket who had held the team together had called time on their T20 careers after leading their team to the World Cup glory. Kumar Sangakkara was awarded the man of the match for scoring a half-century in the final.

Let's take a look at the best T20 XI for Sri Lanka.

Tilakratne Dilshan
Sanath Jayasuriya
Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
Mahela Jayawardene (c)
Lahiru Thirimane
Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews
Thissara Perera
Lasith Malinga
Ajantha Mendis
Mutthiah Muralidharan

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Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.

A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

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Edited by Vignesh Ananthasubramanian