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

7. Sri Lanka

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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.

1. Tilakratne Dilshan
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
4. Mahela Jayawardene (c)
5. Lahiru Thirimane
6. Dinesh Chandimal
7. Angelo Mathews
8. Thissara Perera
9. Lasith Malinga
10. Ajantha Mendis
11. Mutthiah Muralidharan