Sobers–Tissera Trophy

Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Countries	West Indies ; Sri Lanka
Administrator	West Indies Cricket Board ; Sri Lanka Cricket
Format	Test cricket
First edition	2015-16
Latest edition	2021-22
Next edition	TBA
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	Sri Lanka
Most successful	Sri Lanka (2 title)
Most runs	Shane Dowrich (288)
Most wickets	Shannon Gabriel (20)

The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015-16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries.[1]

The first Sobers–Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015.[2]

Background

The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers-Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler, played in the same era as Sobers, but his career was limited to playing first-class cricket, as Sri Lanka was not an ICC full member nation and therefore did not play Test cricket, where Tissera lead the Ceylon team to win the famous victory against India in India.

List of Sobers–Tissera Trophy series

Teams		Total	West Indies won	Sri Lanka won	Draw
West Indies vs Sri Lanka[3]	Series	4	0	2	2

West Indies won

Retained by West Indies

Sri Lanka won

Retained by Sri Lanka

Series	Season	Host	First match	Tests played (sched)	Tests won by West Indies	Tests won by Sri Lanka	Tests drawn	Player of the Series	Series result	Holder at series end
1	2015–16	Sri Lanka	14 October 2015	2	0	2	0	Rangana Herath (SL)	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka
2	2018	West Indies	6 June 2018	3	1	1	1	Shane Dowrich (WI)	Drawn	Sri Lanka
3	2021	West Indies	21 March 2021	2	0	0	2	Suranga Lakmal (SL)	Drawn	Sri Lanka
4	2021–22	Sri Lanka	21 November 2021	2	0	2	0	Ramesh Mendis (SL)	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka

West Indies Test wins	Sri Lankan Test wins	Draws
1	5	3

Timeline

Match venues

In Sri Lanka
Stadium	Province	First Test	Last Test	Played	Sri Lanka wins	Draws*	West Indies wins	Ref
Galle International Stadium, Galle	Southern Province	2015-16	2021-22	3	3	0	0
P Sara Oval, Colombo	Western Province	2015-16	2015-16	1	1	0	0
In West Indies
Stadium	Country	First Test	Last Test	Played	West Indies wins	Draws*	Sri Lanka wins	Ref
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua	Antigua and Barbuda	2021	2021	2	0	2	0
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	2018	2018	1	1	0	0
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet	Saint Lucia	2018	2018	1	0	1	0
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Barbados	2018	2018	1	0	0	1

References

"Sobers-Tissera Trophy". Nations.lk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
"Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
"Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary (by opposition)". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

Sobers and Tissera with the trophy

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[1] "Sobers-Tissera Trophy". Nations.lk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

[2] "Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[3] "Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary (by opposition)". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.