Due to the country's ongoing economic and political crisis, Sri Lanka's ability to host the Asia Cup 2022 has been in doubt for months. However, the cricket governing body of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), has confirmed that the country is prepared to host the competition beginning on August 27. The T20 tournament's hosting was in doubt due to the country's ongoing economic and political crisis. Srilanka has played 14 Asian Cups to date and won five of them. After India, Srilanka is the second most successful team in the Asia Cup. Here are the top 10 players from the Sri Lankan Cricket Team who have played the most matches in the Asia Cup.

1. Denagamage Proboth Mahela De Silva Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene is a right-hand batsman. His career started in 1997, and he played his first game in the Asia Cup 50 overs format in 2000 and played his last game in 2014. Mahela scored 674 runs in 28 games playing 26 innings with an average of 29.30 and a strike rate of 87.64 with seven fifties.

2. Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya is a left-hand allrounder. He played for Sri Lanka from 1989 to 2011 and played in the Asia Cup 50 overs format till 2008. Jayasuriya played 25 games and scored 1220 runs in 24 innings with an average of 53.04 and a strike rate of 102.52 with six hundred and three fifties and took 22 wickets with an average of 30.31 and an economy of 4.48 with one four-wicket haul.

3. Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva

Aravinda de Silva is a right hand batting allrounder. He has scored 645 runs in the Asia Cup 50 overs format from 1984 to 2000. Silva played 24 games with an average of 32.25 and a strike rate of 83.44, including four fifties.

4. Muthiah Muralidaran

Muthiah Muralidaran is a right-arm off-break bowler who made his debut in 1992 and played till 2011. Having the record for most wickets in international cricket, he played from 1995 to 2010 in the Asia Cup 50 overs format. Muthiah took 30 wickets in 24 games with an average of 28.83 and an economy of 3.75 with one five-wicket haul.

5. Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara

Sangakkara is a left-hand wicketkeeper-batsman and a former captain who played for Sri Lanka till 2015. He played 24 games in the Asia Cup from 2004 to 2014 and scored 1075 runs with an average of 48.86 and a strike rate of 84.51 with four hundred and eight fifties.

6. Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan is a right-hand wicketkeeper-batsman and an allrounder whose career lasted from 1999 to 2016. He played 20 games in the Asia Cup from 2000 to 2012 and scored 368 runs in 18 innings. His strike rate was 90.19 and an average of 21.64 with two fifties.

7. Arjuna Ranatunga

Arjuna Ranatunga is a left-hand batsman and captain of the world cup winning Sri Lankan team. He has scored 741 runs in 19 games in the Asia Cup 50 overs format. His tenure was from 1984 to 1997. Arjuna has an average of 57.00 and a strike rate of 82.79 with one hundred and six fifties, and he took 11 wickets with an average of 24.81 and an economy of 4.20.

8. Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vaas is a left-arm fast-medium bowler who made his Asia Cup debut in 1995 and played till 2008. Vaas took 23 wickets in 19 games with an average of 27.78 and an economy of 4.19.

9. Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama 

Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a right-hand batsman who played from 1986 to 1999. He scored 273 runs in 16 games with an average of 21.00 and a strike rate of 55.60 with one fifty.

10. Separamadu Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga is a right-arm fast bowler whose international career started in 2004. This Yorker specialist played 14 games from 2004 to 2018 and took 29 wickets with an average of 20.55 and an economy of 4.65 with three five-wicket hauls.