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Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-07): While chasing 138, the hosts suffered a batting collapse and ended up losing the summit clash by 36 runs. Sri Lanka won all three league matches and finished at the top of Group 1 where they were pooled alongside the West Indies, England and New Zealand. The Caribbean unit was second in the group after registering two victories. [...] Coming to chase, Tillakaratne Dilshan returned to the pavilion early. The situation turned worse when Sri Lanka lost the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara in the tenth over. Captain Mahela Jayawardene showed some effort and contributed 33 runs before falling victim to Sunil Narine. The Caribbean spinner took two more wickets later in the match.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-09-20): Footnotes [edit]- ^ Brendon McCullum achieved the feat when he scored his first T20I century against Australia at AMI Stadium, Christchurch during the 2010 Australia tour of New Zealand on 28 February 2010.[6][11] [...] - ^ "Chris Gayle scores the first Twenty20 International century". Cricket Country. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019. [...] - ^ a b "T20 Internationals - Batting Records and Statistics - Hundreds". HowSTAT. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-08-07): Asalanka was pleased with the way Sri Lanka rebounded from the T20I series against India when they were swept 3-0 and believes his side is starting to show more maturity. [...] "We tried to give a lot of freedom to our players and to show their talent. We don't put much pressure on them. We identify what the positives and negatives are and we back their strength. If they fail it's not a problem. If you have that backing you can play against a good team like this. In the T20s though we lost there were positives in our top order. I knew as a captain that when we play to our potential, we can compete against the best."
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2023-09-02): England slumped to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals as the visitors levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Chelmsford. [...] But a relatively inexperienced England side were still heavy favourites to win all three T20s against Sri Lanka, who are significantly behind the hosts in professionalism, finances and depth of talent.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team until the end of the 2026 T20 World Cup. He had been their coach since early July, but had been functioning in an interim capacity. But having now impressed in the role, Sri Lanka Cricket has given him the full-time job.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-05): Australia have a 7-0 advantage against Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals. The last time these two sides faced off against each other was at the previous ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, and the Asian side were humbled by ten wickets. Will history repeat itself in Sharjah, or can Sri Lanka pull off a miracle? [...] On the other hand, Sri Lanka had a disappointing start, suffering a 31-run defeat to Pakistan in their opener on Thursday. However, they performed well in their warm-ups, winning both matches against Bangladesh by 33 runs and Scotland by 5 wickets. [...] Australia Vs Sri Lanka, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score: SL-W Down With Four
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-09-13): The shortened format was initially introduced to bolster crowds for the domestic game, and was not intended to be played internationally, but the first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia defeated New Zealand, and the first tournament was played two years later, with the introduction of the ICC T20 World Cup. In 2016, for the first time in a calendar year, more Twenty20 International matches (100) were played than ODI matches (99).[1] As of November 2021, 90 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings.[2] [...] Twelve nations held this temporary T20I status before gaining permanent T20I status or losing status after underperforming at the World Cup Qualifier or World Twenty20 Qualifier (dates shown are for the first and last matches played while holding temporary T20I status, not when this status was gained, lost or changed to permanent): [...] - ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-06): ^ "T20 Internationals-Match Records Matches Won by 1 Wicket" . Howstat . Retrieved 14 April 2024 . [...] ^ "Records–Twenty20 Internationals–Team records–Most consecutive defeats–ESPN Cricinfo" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2023 . [...] ^ "Team records–Twenty20 Internationals–Cricinfo Statsguru–ESPN Cricinfo" . ESPNcricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2023 .
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-03-01): Cricket Records for Sri Lanka in T20I matches
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2023-06-24): Sri Lanka is one of the finest teams across formats, with all the major white-ball titles to their name. This Asian giant made their debut in the T20 format on June 15, 2006, with a game against England. They ended the 2009 and 2012 T20 World Cups as runners-up. It was in 2014 that Lasith Malinga led his country to their maiden T20 title. [...] - Lasith Malinga was the first bowler to take 100 or more wickets in T20 internationals. He retired with 107 wickets in 84 games. [...] Sri Lanka has been a active side in the shorter format. That is why they have a better track record in T20 internationals. They have a decent winning percentage of over 45 in this form of the game. Let’s check their records against the test-playing nations below.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup History from 2007 to 2024: Stats, records, milestones, and more [...] Sri Lanka were known to be favourites whenever they entered any major world tournament in the 2000s and 2010s. However, the same could not be said due to their decline over the past few years. When it comes to T20 World Cups, they are certainly a force to reckon with as they can surely topple the big guns on their day. They have had great runs in the T20 World Cups and have also lifted the prestigious trophy on one occasion as well. [...] Defending champions Sri Lanka entered the 2016 T20 World Cup with a lot of confidence hoping to retain their crown. Neighbours India hosted the tournament but it ended up being one of the worst campaigns for the Sri Lankan team in any of the T20 World Cups.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-05): - Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field - Twenty20 International Debutants: Dilshan Munaweera (SL) and Brian Vitori (Zim) [...] - New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat - Twenty20 International debut: Akila Dananjaya (SL)
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-06-07): Sri Lanka were bowled out for 77 – their lowest total in T20 internationals – against South Africa’s pace attack on a tricky pitch, suffering a six-wicket defeat. [...] Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have met 16 times in T20 internationals, with Sri Lanka winning 11 times. Sri Lanka lost by six wickets in their last World Cup encounter against South Africa. Before the tournament, they defeated Bangladesh 2-1 in a series in March and Afghanistan 2-1 in February.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-08): The Sri Lankan Cricket Team is a national cricket team representing the island nation of Sri Lanka. The team first began playing international cricket in 1975 and were later granted Test status in 1981. The Islanders had some talented cricketers in their ranks but only were transformed from the underdog status to a major cricketing nation during the 90s. The biggest achievement for Sri Lankan cricket was lifting the 1996 Cricket World Cup by beating Australia in the finals. Post that shining moment, Sri Lanka continued to throw up exciting cricketers who immensely contributed to international cricket. Batting stalwarts like Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, and Sanath Jayasuriya backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas were instrumental in bringing many laurels to Sri Lankan cricket. With the advent of new generation cricketers that included the likes of Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Rangana Herath and Lasith Malinga, the team grew stronger. Over the years, the Lankans created a number of records and once held the record for making the highest totals in all three formats of the game. They also have the rare distinction for making it to two consecutive World Cup finals, once in 2007, where they lost to Australia, and then in 2011, where they suffered defeat at the hands of the Indian team. Losing in the finals then seemed like becoming a habit for the Islanders as in 2012 they ended up being beaten by the Windies in the T20I World Cup final on home soil. However, that changed in 2014 as they won their first T20I World Cup, beating India.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-04-06): Sri Lanka Has Lost Hundred T20 Internationals, But Were They The First? Find out the facts… දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp සමුහයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. Sri Lanka's men's cricket team's below-par performance often sparks widespread criticism on social media. Much of the blame is valid, as the recent performance of the SL team has left much to be desired. However, there's also a noticeable trend of misleading or false information targeting […] [...] Therefore, contrary to the claim circulating on social media, Sri Lanka is not the first cricket team to lose a hundred T20 international matches. Both Sri Lanka and the West Indies have reached this milestone, but the West Indies reached their first. [...] In conclusion, the claim that Sri Lanka had become the first cricket team to lose 100 T20 international matches is false. West Indies became the first country to lose 100 T20 international matches in February 2024, and a month later, in March 2024, Sri Lanka too reached this milestone.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-02): Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs.[36] In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.[37] [...] As of 29 January 2024, Sri Lanka have played 313 Test matches; they have won 100 matches, lost 121 matches, and 92 matches were drawn.[41] As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 816 ODI matches, winning 376 matches and losing 399; they also tied 5 matches, whilst 36 had no result.[42] As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well.[43] [...] - ^ "Sri Lanka T20I Records – Most centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2014-03-28): First T20 century by an England batsman keeps Stuart Broad's team in contention [...] With a previous T20 international best of 99, Hales' ability is no trade secret but nonetheless the way he dismantled the Sri Lankan bowling attack was extraordinary. While Hales smashed their seamers to all corners of the ground, partner Eoin Morgan meted out similar punishment to their spinners, the Irishman hitting seven fours and two sixes in his 38-ball knock of 57.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-06-18): Fastest Hundred (100) in T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2024 - Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 47 balls vs England, 2016 - Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 50 balls vs South Africa, 2007 - Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) - 51 balls vs Bangladesh, 2012 - Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) - 52 balls vs Bangladesh, 2022 - Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) - 58 balls vs Bangladesh, 2014 - Suresh Raina (India) - 59 balls vs South Africa, 2010 - Alex Hales (England) - 60 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2014 - Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) - 60 balls vs Oman, 2016 - Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) - 61 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2022 - Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) - 63 balls vs Zimbabwe, 2010 - FAQ’s - [...] Mahela Jayawardena scored a 63-ball century in the 2010 T20 World Cup. Batting first on a difficult surface in Guyana, Mahela made 100 runs and took his team to 173 runs. His innings included 10 fours and 4 sixes. It was an important match for Sri Lanka, as they had lost the previous game against New Zealand. Fastest Century in T20 Internationals 1. Sahil Chauhan (Estonia vs Cyprus, 2024) - 27 balls 2. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Namibia vs Nepal, 2024) - 33 balls 3. Kushal Malla (Nepal vs Mongolia, 2023) - 34 balls 4. David Miller (South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2017) - 35 balls 5. Rohit Sharma (India vs Sri Lanka, 2017) - 35 balls
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-07-01): The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2009 saw Sri Lanka face off against Pakistan at the iconic Lord's in London on June 21, 2009. This was the tournament's second edition, and Pakistan emerged victorious by eight wickets, securing their first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup Winner title. Sri Lanka managed 138/6 in their 20 overs, setting a target for Pakistan. Pakistan reached the target runs in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi hitting the winning runs. Tillakaratne Dilshan was named Man of the Series, while Afridi earned the Man of the Match award. [...] The 2014 ICC Men’s World T20 Final saw Sri Lanka face off against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on April 6, 2014. This was the tournament's fifth edition, and Sri Lanka emerged victorious by six wickets, securing their first-ever T20 World Cup title. Sri Lanka's win marked their first major trophy since the 2009 ICC World Cup. The match was watched by 25,000 spectators at the stadium.Kumar Sangakkara was awarded Player of the Match for his impressive performance. Sri Lanka won the toss and fielded first, marking the last T20 International for Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Mahela Jayawardene made history by becoming the first batsman to reach 1000 runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2020-02-29): Sri Lanka's first period, 1982 to 1999, was a good one for a team just entering Test cricket. They drew almost half their matches and winning half the remaining, for an RI of 48.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2023-09-27): Nepal become the first team to score 300 runs in T20 internationals as Kushal Malla scores fastest 100 in the format. Nepal became the first men’s team in the history of cricket to score more than 300 runs in a T20 international as they rewrote the record books against Mongolia at the Asian Games. [...] Kushal Malla, batting at number three, led the way, cracking the fastest T20 international century – off just 34 balls.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-09-08): Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs.[9] In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets.[10] As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well.[11] [...] Since the retirement of three legends (Sangakkara, Mahela and Dilshan), Sri Lankan strength collapsed in a regular manner. With the start of 2016-17 cricket season just after the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, Sri Lanka showed a clear decrease in all three formats of the game, hence moved deeper in the ICC Rankings. In the year 2017, Sri Lanka played 13 Tests, 29 ODIs and 15 T20Is. In 13 Tests, Sri Lanka won 4 and lost 7 matches. In 29 ODIs, Sri Lanka only won 5 and lost 23 matches including three 5-0 whitewashes. In 15 T20Is, they won 5 and lost 10 matches. At the start of 2017, Sri Lanka was in a tour for South Africa and already lost the test series. Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2–1, their first ever series win in any format in South Africa,[278] despite South Africa have been rested many major players for the series. The ODI series was not so good however, where they faced a 5-0 whitewash.[279]
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Bangladesh Men's Cricket Team First to 100 T20I Losses 97 Repoter: 97admin [...] The Bangladesh men's cricket team became the first team in the cricket world to reach 100 losses in international T20 matches. On May 23, the Tigers faced their 100th defeat against the USA. Bangladesh, alongside two other teams, was racing to reach 100 losses first. The West Indies have 99 losses, while Sri Lanka had 98, Bangladesh had the same when arriving in the USA. Consecutive defeats for Bangladesh in the series completed their century of losses.
Claim: Sri Lanka -The First Team Who Lost Hundred T20 Internationals !! (Social Media Users, 2024-04-03)
Evidence (2024-10-01): After poor performances for a few years, Kohli finally returned to form in spectacular fashion, scoring his first T20I hundred against Afghanistan in the 2022 Asia Cup, but India failed to qualify for the final. He was the top scorer in the 2022 T20I World Cup, in which India lost in the semifinals to eventual winner England. In that tournament he won high praise for his back-to-the-wall 82 not out in a successful chase against Pakistan.
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2023-12-14): While the social media posts correctly identified General Shavendra Silva's travel on a special jet, the claim of misuse of public funds for this trip is misleading. The travel was facilitated by the Indian Air Force for General Silva to attend the passing out ceremony of the Indian Military Academy as the chief guest.
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2023-12-15): A photo showing Chief of Defense Staff General Shavendra Silva traveling in a jet with his wife was being shared on social media. Shavendra Silva has gone on a private jet trip and many people have expressed concern on the use of budget allocations for such expenses on social media networks. [...] Social media posts that General Shavendra Silva traveled in a special jet have been correctly identified, and the allegation that public funds were misused for the trip is false.
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2023-12-13): Colombo, Dec 13 (Daily Mirror) - The circulating image on social media, featuring Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva and his spouse aboard a special jet, has been clarified. It has been revealed that General Silva was facilitated by the Indian Air Force for his travel from Delhi to Dehradun in India. This travel was in connection with his attendance as the Chief Guest at the Passing Out Parade at the Indian Military Academy (IMA). [...] The Indian Air Force, in accordance with standard protocol for VIPs, facilitated General Silva with a jet for his travel to participate in the Passing Out Parade.
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2019-01-10): Major General Shavendra Silva was accused of committing war crimes during the civil war in Sri Lanka, which ended after 37 years in 2009. [...] "Major General Shavendra Silva was named by a United Nations investigation for his part in commanding the 58 Division, which was the unit responsible for repeated and deliberate attacks on hospitals, food distribution queues and displacement camps in 2009, resulting in tens of thousands of civilian deaths in a matter of months," a statement by the organisation said. Our press release on Shavendra Silva's appointment as #lka COAS. "#SriLanka now has a chief of army staff who risks arrest every time he travels abroad, if any country is foolish enough to give him a visa," says Yasmin Sooka. ITJP soon 2 release substantial dossier on Silva. pic.twitter.com/DUDCwAddru — ITJP (@itjpsl) January 10, 2019
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2020-02-14): US imposed sanctions against Lt General Shavendra Silva for extrajudicial killings at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war. The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka‘s army chief, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, over accusations of human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the country’s civil war. He is no longer allowed to enter the US. [...] "The Government of Sri Lanka takes strong objection to the imposition of travel restrictions on Lieutenant General Silva and his immediate family members by the Government of the United States, based on independently unverified information," the ministry said in a statement.
Claim: General Shavendra Silva and his wife travelled on a private jet, spending public money during a time of economic crisis in Sri Lanka !! (Social Media Users, 2023-12-14)
Evidence (2019-08-27): GENEVA (27 August 2019) - A group of UN experts expressed serious concern at the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Sri Lanka’s army chief, and urged the Government to advance long overdue reforms of the security sector and investigate past abuses. On 18 August 2019, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, raising concerns of numerous actors, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights, due to his alleged involvement in serious human rights violations during the 25-year long civil war. "The appointment of Lieutenant General Silva to the highest ranks in Sri Lankan’s Army, while facing allegations of this nature, is an affront to the victims and a harrowing sign of the perpetuation of impunity in the country, which risks undermining the trust of Sri Lankan society on state institutions and fuelling further destabilization," said the experts.