The 2011 Sri Lanka Premier League Competition was a postponed Change_event_time Twenty20 cricket league .

It was scheduled Arranging as the first edition of the new Twenty20 domestic cricket competition Competition in Sri Lanka , from 19 July to 4 August .

It was postponed Change_event_time until 2012 , which was held Hold as the 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League , after problems due to allegations Judgment_communication of corruption Committing_crime and incompetence by Sri Lanka Cricket .

It was postponed Change_event_time until 2012 , which was held Hold as the 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League , after problems due to allegations Judgment_communication of corruption Committing_crime and incompetence by Sri Lanka Cricket .

The proposed tournament Competition included Cause_to_be_included seven teams representing Presence the provinces of Sri Lanka .

The teams were to be captained Control by six national captains and a former Sri Lanka vice-captain .

The tournament Competition was to feature over 30 international cricketers and be the first of its kind in Sri Lanka .

Eelam War I is the name given Giving to the initial phase of the armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE .

After the request Request was snubbed Judgment_communication by Sri Lanka , the Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ordered Arranging a flotilla of ships be sent Sending to relieve Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the LTTE .

After the convoy Patrolling was blocked Hindering by the Sri Lanka Navy , India instead chose Choosing to airdrop Bringing supplies Supply to the besieged Besieging city in a mission codenamed Operation Poomalai .

Following Self_motion the successful completion Process_end of the mission , and faced Motion with the possibility of further involvement of the Indian military , including reports Reporting that Indian ground forces Military_operation were being prepared GetReady for possible involvement in Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka President J. R. Jayewardene held Hold talks Telling with the Indian government to resolve Resolve_problem the dispute Quarreling .

Following Self_motion the successful completion Process_end of the mission , and faced Motion with the possibility of further involvement of the Indian military , including reports Reporting that Indian ground forces Military_operation were being prepared GetReady for possible involvement in Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka President J. R. Jayewardene held Hold talks Telling with the Indian government to resolve Resolve_problem the dispute Quarreling .

The 2012 ICC Women 's World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament Competition held in Sri Lanka from 23 September to 7 October 2012 .

The venues of the round robin matches were rotated Motion between the three countries : India ( Calcutta ) , Sri Lanka ( Colombo ) and Pakistan ( Lahore ) , while the final was held Hold in Dhaka , Bangladesh as a neutral venue .

Sri Lanka , the losing finalists , were awarded Award US $ 145,000 , and India , the losers of the first round , US $ 100,000 .

Pakistan and Sri Lanka both played Competition Bangladesh in the two round robin matches Competition .

Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified Competition for the final after convincingly beating Competition Bangladesh in Multan and Colombo , respectively .

The `` Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV '' , the warfare Hostile_encounter started Process_start in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka on July 21 , 2006 , when the LTTE cut off Having_or_lacking_access the water supply to the rice fields in the Mavil aru area in the eastern Trincomalee district .

The world health organization ( WHO ) estimated ~200,300 IDPs , and claims Statement that significant progress Cause_to_make_progress has occurred Presence in resettling Hold them The LTTE has vowed Commitment to attack Attack Sri Lanka 's military and economic targets across the country to retaliate Revenge the capture Conquering of the Eastern province from them .

The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act that tournament revenues would be free Releasing from tax ( the 2002 tournament had been due to be held Hold in India , but was switched Exchange to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted Preventing_or_letting ) .

The tournament recorded Recording five of the 10 lowest team totals in the tournament 's history , and totals Destroying of 80 ( for West Indies v Sri Lanka ) and 89 ( for Pakistan v South Africa ) were the lowest recorded in matches involving Cause_to_be_included the top eight ranked One-day International sides of the world .

The Invasion of Ceylon was a military campaign fought as a series of amphibious operations between the summer of 1795 and spring of 1796 between the garrison of the Batavian colonies on the Indian Ocean island of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) and a British invasion Attack force sent Sending from British India .

The sixth tropical cyclone Catastrophe and fourth cyclonic storm Catastrophe of the 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season , it developed Coming_to_be in the Bay of Bengal northeast of Sri Lanka on November 10 , as a tropical depression .

Sri Lanka and India had played Competition each other over sixty times in the last seven years , with India winning Getting the majority of the matches Process_end .

During the tournament Competition India was the only unbeaten team heading into the final Competition , whereas Sri Lanka had lost Earnings_and_losses a group match Competition to England .

India , sent Sending into bat by Sri Lanka after they won the toss , posted Sending 130 runs in their 20 overs .

Sri Lanka reached Arriving 134 runs in 17.5 overs with the loss Earnings_and_losses of 4 wickets .

Kumar Sangakkara , playing Competition his last Twenty20 international match Competition , guided Sri Lanka home with an unbeaten 52 runs .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Chalai was an armed Bearing_arms confrontation Hostile_encounter over control Control of Chalai , Sri Lanka between the 55 Division of the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) during the Sri Lankan civil war Hostile_encounter , fought Hostile_encounter in February 2009 .

Their victims Bodily_harm included 19 foreigners from nine countries—eight people from India , three from the Philippines , two from Sri Lanka , one each from Sweden , Italy , England , the United States , South Africa and Egypt .

Along with the host Social_event nation India , Sri Lanka , Lebanon , Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed Competition in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .

The team won its second consecutive title ( and third overall ) , and consecutively qualified Getting for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka .

The Sri Lankan Civil War ( ; ) was a civil war fought Hostile_encounter on the island of Sri Lanka .

The 2006 Digampathaha ( දිගම්පතහ , திகம்பதஹ ) truck bombing Terrorism , also known as Habarana massacre Violence , was a suicide truck bombing Terrorism carried out Attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathaha ( Incorrectly reported Reporting as Digampathana ) , in between the towns of Dambulla and Habarana , in Sri Lanka .

The final Competition was scheduled Arranging to play Participation between Sri Lanka cricket team and the India cricket team on 29 September 2002 .

Sri Lanka batted Body_movement first and scored Getting 244 runs for five wickets in 50 overs .

Teams from New Zealand , Australia , England , India , Ireland , South Africa , Sri Lanka and West Indies played Competition each other once in a round robin format to determine Deciding the semifinalists .

136 by Claire Taylor for England v Sri Lanka in Pretoria , 103 by Lisa Keightley for Australia v South Africa at the LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria and 107* by Karen Rolton for Australia v India in the final Process_end at Centurion Park .

The highest score in the tournament Competition was the 284 for 4 England compiled against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka were bowled out for 57 by Australia and 58 by New Zealand .

The highest score in the tournament Competition was the 284 for 4 England compiled against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka were bowled out for 57 by Australia and 58 by New Zealand .

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament Competition that was held Hold in Sri Lanka in 2002 .

The tournament Competition was due to be held Hold in India , but was switched Change to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted Supporting .

It was the first time that the teams of all International Cricket Council ( ICC ) member nations visited Traveling Sri Lanka to participate Participation in a cricket tournament Competition .

Australia lost Earnings_and_losses to Sri Lanka in the first semi-final whereas India defeated Earnings_and_losses South Africa in the second semi final .

The Final between India and Sri Lanka was washed Removing out twice , to leave no result .

The Commonwealth Bank Series is an annual event Social_event involving Cause_to_be_included the national teams of Australia , India and Sri Lanka .

Australia was first to win a match in the series after a Sri Lanka collapsed in game 3 .

The 2005–06 edition of the VB Series ( so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter ) was a three-team One Day International men 's cricket tournament Competition held Hold in Australia in January and February 2006 , between the hosting nation 's team , South Africa and Sri Lanka .

All matches Competition were day-night matches Competition except the final meeting Social_event between South Africa and Sri Lanka .

Sri Lanka were touring Traveling New Zealand immediately before this series , completing Process_end a tour that should have been played Participation in 2004–05 but was postponed Change_event_time because of the Asian tsunami ; they lost Earnings_and_losses three ODIs and won only one .