Sri Lankan captains dismissed for zero in a test innings
DM de Silva of Sri Lanka was dismissed for zero in its first innings against England at Lord’s in the just concluded test to provide the 36th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed for zero in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | B Warnapura | 0 | 4 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | LRD Mendis | 0 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 |
| 3 | DS de Silva | 0 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 |
| 4 | LRD Mendis | 0 | 4 | v New Zealand | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 |
| 5 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 4 | v Australia | Col-SSC | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 6 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 3 | v India | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 7 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 |
| 8 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 |
| 9 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 15 Sep 1995 |
| 10 | A Ranatunga | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 |
| 11 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Galle | 22 Sep 1999 |
| 12 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Col-SSC | 30 Sep 1999 |
| 13 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 4 | v South Africa | Kandy | 30 Jul 2000 |
| 14 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 15 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 |
| 16 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 | v England | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 |
| 17 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2002 |
| 18 | HP Tillakaratne | 0 | 1 | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 |
| 19 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 21 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 |
| 22 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 |
| 23 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 24 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 07 Dec 2006 |
| 25 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 26 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 4 | v Australia | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 27 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Col-SSC | 30 Jun 2012 |
| 28 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2012 |
| 29 | LD Chandimal | 0 | 3 | v Pakistan | Dub-DICS | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 30 | LD Chandimal | 0 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 |
| 31 | RAS Lakmal | 0 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Jun 2018 |
| 32 | RAS Lakmal | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2018 |
| 33 | RAS Lakmal | 0 | 4 | v England | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 |
| 34 | LD Chandimal | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 |
| 35 | DM de Silva | 0 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Col-SSC | 02 Feb 2024 |
| 36 | DM de Silva | 0 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 29 Aug 2024 |
DM de Silva of Sri Lanka was dismissed for zero in its first innings against England at Lord’s in the just concluded test to provide the 36th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed for zero in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. DM de silva became the first Sri Lankan captain to suffer such an ignominy at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 | v England | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | HP Tillakaratne | 0 | 1 | v England | Galle | 02 Dec 2003 |
| 3 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 |
| 4 | DPMD Jayawardene | 0 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 2006 |
| 5 | RAS Lakmal | 0 | 4 | v England | Pallekele | 14 Nov 2018 |
| 6 | DM de Silva | 0 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 29 Aug 2024 |