# Sri Lanka national cricket team record by opponent (Pre test status)

The Ceylon national cricket team, later Sri Lanka national cricket team, represents Sri Lanka in international cricket since its first international representative match in 1927. Before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status on 21 July 1981, Sri Lanka had associate member status from 1965 to 1981. From 1927 to 1981 all top-level international matches were of first-class or List A status. Sri Lanka first competed in top-level international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup.

## Key

| M – Number of matches played W – Number of matches won L – Number of matches lost T – Number of matches tied D – Number of matches ended in a draw NR – Number of matches ended with no result | Tie+W – Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over Tie+L – Number of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over Win% – Percentage of games won to those played Loss% – Percentage of games lost to those played Draw% – Percentage of games drawn to those played First – Year of the first match played by Sri Lanka against the team Last – Year of the last match played by Sri Lanka against the team |

## First-class cricket
### First-class record

| Team | Opponent | 1st Match | Last Match | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
| Sri Lanka | Australia | 25 October 1935 | 7 May 1981 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | India | 18 December 1932 | 28 November 1975 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1 April 1949 | 24 January 1976 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sri Lanka | West Indies | 19 February 1949 | 22 February 1979 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Andhra Chief Minister's XI | 16 January 1971 | 16 January 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Australian Services | 14 December 1945 | 14 December 1945 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Bombay | 8 January 1965 | 8 January 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Central Provinces and Berar | 4 January 1933 | 4 January 1933 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Commander-in-Chief's XI | 31 March 1950 | 31 March 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Commonwealth XI | 25 February 1950 | 16 February 1951 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 29 October 1955 | 29 October 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Indian Board President's XI | 29 December 1964 | 29 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Indian Universities | 5 December 1964 | 5 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Indian University Occasionals | 3 October 1935 | 3 October 1935 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Indian XI | 26 December 1940 | 31 December 1940 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Karachi and Sind | 18 March 1950 | 18 March 1950 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Kerala | 8 January 1971 | 8 January 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Kerala Chief Minister's XI | 16 March 1973 | 16 March 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Madras Cricket Association President's XI | 8 March 1969 | 8 March 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Maharashtra | 24 December 1964 | 24 December 1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Marylebone Cricket Club | 5 February 1927 | 25 February 1977 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | North West Frontier Province Governor's XI | 26 March 1974 | 26 March 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Mysore | 21 March 1958 | 21 March 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Pakistan A | 28 August 1964 | 28 August 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Pakistan under-19 | 7 April 1974 | 7 April 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Pakistan Universities | 7 April 1950 | 30 March 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Patiala | 24 December 1932 | 24 December 1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | President's XI | 4 November 1966 | 4 November 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Punjab | 16 March 1974 | 16 March 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Punjab Governor's XI | 8 November 1966 | 8 November 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Railways | 3 April 1974 | 3 April 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | Sind | 13 December 1932 | 10 March 1974 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Sri Lanka | Sir Julien Cahn's XI | 18 March 1937 | 18 March 1937 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Tamil Nadu | 8 January 1933 | 1 April 1977 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.57 |
| Sri Lanka | Total | Total | Total | 88 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 15.91 |

### List of matches

First-class matches played by Ceylon/Sri Lanka to 1981 :
| Season | Opponent | Venue | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |