T20 World Cup - Sanath Jayasuriya to step down as Sri Lanka coach

Sanath Jayasuriya has decided to step down as Sri Lanka men’s coach. He did not tell the SLC that he was leaving the role.

Speaking at the post-match press conference after Sri Lanka ended their T20 World Cup campaign with a narrow loss to Pakistan, Jayasuriya said his original contract ran until June 2026. He is likely to remain in charge of the bilateral T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan starting March 13 in Sharjah.

Jayasuriya took over as Sri Lanka coach immediately after the 2024 T20 World Cup. Many of his better achievements came in his first few months. Sri Lanka recorded their first ODI bilateral series win over India in 27 years in August 2024, won the Test at The Oval in September that year (but had already lost that series), and also beat New Zealand 2-0 at home in the Test.

Jayasuriya’s final years in office were marked by failure. Sri Lanka lost their home T20 World Cup representative for the fourth time in a row. Sri Lanka also underperformed in the 2025 Asia Cup and was underwhelmed in the T20I tri-series held in Pakistan last year. Even before this T20 World Cup, England swept Sri Lanka 3-0 in T20Is.

Jayasuriya had previously served as chief selector on two occasions.

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