Cricket Pathway

From age-group tournaments to school, college and academy cricket — how young players climb the ladder to the senior international side.

Step 1

Under-19

U-19 Inter-Provincial TournamentU-19 Schools Cricket

U-19 cricket runs through both inter-provincial and inter-school tournaments. Sri Lanka has produced multiple U-19 World Cup finalists from this base.

Step 2

Under-23

U-23 First-Class & Limited-Overs

The U-23 level is the bridge between the schools system and the senior club competition, with both red-ball and white-ball tournaments managed by SLC.

Step 3

School & 'Big Match' Cricket

Royal-Thomian (Royal College vs S. Thomas')Battle of the Blues (Ananda vs Nalanda)St. Joseph's, St. Peter's, Trinity College

School cricket is the heart of Sri Lankan cricket. Annual inter-school 'Big Matches' between historic colleges are major cultural events and have produced almost every great Sri Lankan cricketer.

Step 4

High Performance Centre

SLC High Performance Centre, Colombo

Sri Lanka Cricket's High Performance Centre fine-tunes elite male and female players, U-19 and 'A' team squads, with strength, conditioning, and tactical coaching.

Senior National Team