Barren, then Durban

A busy year for Sri Lanka ended with consecutive series defeats, devastating resignations, a drug ban, and financial ruin for the governing body of cricket. However, a historic Test victory in South Africa - their first win in 16 Test matches - brought an indelible end to a topsy-turvy 2011.

The complaint in 2010 was that the FTP did not allocate enough Test matches to the side, but in 2011, Sri Lanka were blessed with 11 - they won one and lost four. By the end of the year, Tillakaratne Dilshan's men had lost three consecutive Test series.

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