<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - ISri Lanka ngalesosikhathi eyayibizwa ngokuthi iCeylon yathunjwa abaseBrithani ngo-1796 futhi yaba ikoloni laseBrithani ngo-1815. Njengakuzo zonke izindawo lapho amaNgisi afika khona ngobuningi, ikhilikithi yalandelwa ngokushesha futhi kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi lo mdlalo wadlalwa okokuqala kulesi siqhingi ngo-1800. Ukuqala kokukhulunywa ngokucacile kwekhilikithi eCeylon kwaba umbiko ku Colombo Journal ngomhlaka 5 Septhemba 1832 owawufuna ukwakhiwa kweqembu lekhilikithi. IColombo Cricket Club yasungulwa ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho futhi imidlalo yaqala ngoNovemba 1832. Kusukela lapho, lo mdlalo ukhule ekhaya ngemicimbi emikhulu efana nePremier Trophy eqala ngo-1938 kanye nePremier Limited Overs Tournament eqala ngo-1988-89. Ukuqala kweSri Lanka emidlalweni yamazwe ngamazwe yosuku olulodwa kwafika ngo-1975 ngesikhathi seNdebe yoMhlaba yekhilikithi  <response>: futhi kamuva zanikezwa isikhundla se-Test cricket ngo-1981, yi-International Cricket Council. 