Top Sri Lanka Playing XI of All Time in Men Tests

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  1. #1
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    Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand opener batsman, left-arm spin bowler, 6973 runs (BatAvg-40, BatSR*-65) and 98 wickets (BowlAvg-34, BowlSR-83, BowlER-2.5)
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    Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand opener batsman, 7222 runs (BatAvg-39, BatSR*-51)
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    Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand middle-order batsman, 12400 runs (BatAvg-57, BatSR*-54)
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    Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    right-hand middle-order batsman, 11814 runs (BatAvg-50, BatSR*-51)
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    Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    right-hand middle-order batsman, 6361 runs (BatAvg-43, BatSR*-50)
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    Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand middle-order batsman, 5105 runs (BatAvg-36, BatSR*-49)
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    Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    right-hand middle-order batsman, 8214 runs (BatAvg-44, BatSR*-48)
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    Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand lower middle-order batsman, left-arm pace bowler, 3089 runs (BatAvg-24, BatSR*-44) and 355 wickets (BowlAvg-30, BowlSR-66, BowlER-2.7)
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    Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-hand Lower (9-11) batsman, left-arm spin bowler, 1699 runs (BatAvg-15, BatSR*-50) and 433 wickets (BowlAvg-28, BowlSR-60, BowlER-2.8)
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    Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    left-arm spin bowler, 122 wickets (BowlAvg-31, BowlSR-59, BowlER-3.2)
  11. #11
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    Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
    Sri Lanka · Tests
    right-arm spin bowler, 800 wickets (BowlAvg-23, BowlSR-55, BowlER-2.5)
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