The game was being played at Methodist College Colombo and Bishop's College by the 1930s.[1] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.[1] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.[1] In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.[1] In 1983, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.[1]
England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win.[2]
Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardize the rules for the game.[3] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.[3]
Sri Lanka had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[4]
Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[5]
As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-seven in the world.[6]
Some of the top performances for the Sri Lanka netball team include:
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International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
