<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: ISri Lanka ngaleso sikhathi 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 omhlaba yosuku olulodwa kwafika ngo  <response>: Iqembu laseNingizimu Afrika laqala ukudlala i-Cricket World Cup ngo-1975 futhi kamuva lanikezwa isikhundla se-Test Cricket ngo-1981, yi-International Cricket Council. 