Sobers–Tissera Trophy

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]

Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Countries West Indies
 Sri Lanka
AdministratorWest Indies Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket
FormatTest cricket
First edition2015-16
Latest edition 2021-22
Next edition 2026
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current trophy holder Sri Lanka
Most successful Sri Lanka (2 title)
Most runsCricket West Indies Shane Dowrich (288)
Most wicketsCricket West Indies Shannon Gabriel (20)

The first Sobers–Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015, winning comfortably by an innings and 6 runs, and 72 runs in the first and second tests respectfully.[2] Since the first series between the two nations, Sri Lanka has dominated the West Indies, winning two out of the four series, with the other two being drawn.

Background

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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

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Total Series West Indies Sri Lanka Drawn
4 0 2 2
Series Years Host Tests West Indies Sri Lanka Drawn Player of the Series Series
result
Holder at
series end
1 2015–16   Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0   Rangana Herath Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
2 2018   West Indies 3 1 1 1   Shane Dowrich Drawn Sri Lanka
3 2021   West Indies 2 0 0 2   Suranga Lakmal Drawn Sri Lanka
4 2021–22   Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0   Ramesh Mendis Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
5 2026   West Indies 2

Summary of results

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Played Won by
West Indies
Won by
Sri Lanka
Drawn
All Tests 9 1 (11.11%) 5 (55.56%) 3 (33.33%)
Tests in West Indies 5 1 (20%) 1 (20%) 3 (60%)
Tests in Sri Lanka 4 0 (0%) 4 (100%) 0 (0%)
All series 4 0 (0%) 2 (50%) 2 (50%)
Series in West Indies 2 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Series in Sri Lanka 2 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%)
As of 5 December 2021

Timeline

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Match venues

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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

See also

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References

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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. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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