Zimbabwe became the 11th team to beat Sri Lanka in T20I matches
Zimbabwe registered their first ever T20 win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. With that defeat, Sri Lanka has lost to 11 teams in T20 matches so far, including Namibia, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
The captains who led the Sri Lankan team when they lost for the first time to the opposing team
| Team | First ever defeat came in (Year) | Sri Lankan captain |
| New Zealand | 2006 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Australia | 2007 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Pakistan | 2007 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| India | 2009 | TM Dilshan |
| England | 2010 | Kumar Sangakkara |
| South Africa | 2012 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| West Indies | 2012 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Bangladesh | 2016 | Angelo Mathews |
| Afghanistan | 2022 | Dasun Shanaka |
| Namibia | 2022 | Dasun Shanaka |
| Zimbabwe | 2022 | Wanindu Hasaranga |
