In 2009 they beat Pakistan 2–1 in a three match limited overs series and drew the Test series 0–0. He was initially thought to have been injured in an attack on the Sri Lankan team during the tour, however this later turned out to be false. In the 2009 T20 World Cup, they won both of their group games and continued their 100% winning record as they won all three games at the super eights stage of the competition. After winning their semi-final they lost the final to finish as runners-up. In a return series against Pakistan at home they won the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–2. However, they lost the only T20 international between the two sides. They won both Tests against New Zealand at home to win the series 2–0. In the group stage of the Tri-series against New Zealand and India they won one and lost of year group games to qualify for the final, which they went on to lose. They failed to qualify from the Group Stage of the 2009 Champions Trophy, winning one game and losing two. In the tour of India they lost the 3 match Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–1. They did however manage to draw the T20 series 1–1.