Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup
The Sri Lanka cricket team has reached the World Cup final three times. Winning in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga and finishing as runners-up in the 2007 and 2011. Sri Lanka has also reached the semi-final at the 2003 World Cup and the quarter-final at the 2015 World Cup.
Cricket World Cup records
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals | |
| Host |
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| 1975 | Group stage | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Anura Tennekoon | No qualifiers held | |||||
| 1979 | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Anura Tennekoon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1983 | 7/8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Duleep Mendis | Did not enter (qualified directly as full member) | ||||||
| 1987 | 7/8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Duleep Mendis | |||||||
| 1992 | 8/9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Aravinda de Silva | |||||||
| 1996 | Champions | 1/12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arjuna Ranatunga | ||||||
| 1999 | Group Stage | 10/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Arjuna Ranatunga | ||||||
| 2003 | Semi-finals | 4/14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Sanath Jayasuriya | ||||||
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2/16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mahela Jayawardene | ||||||
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2/14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kumar Sangakkara | ||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4/14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Angelo Mathews | ||||||
| 2019 | Group Stage | 6/10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Qualified via ODI rankings (8th place) | |||||
| 2023 | League stage | 9/10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Dasun Shanaka[a] | 32 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 13/13 | 1 Title | 94 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 5 | N/a | 38 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
Team wise record
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 22 February 2015 |
| Australia | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 June 1975 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | 14 February 2003 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 15 March 2007 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 19 February 2003 |
| England | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 11 June 1983 |
| India | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 | 18 June 1979 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 18 April 2007 |
| Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 6 March 1996 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 21 October 2023 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | 9 June 1979 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 14 June 1975 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 11 March 2015 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.29 | 2 March 1992 |
| West Indies | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44.44 | 7 June 1975 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 23 February 1992 |
| Total | 94 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 45.21% | — |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[1] Last updated: 7 November 2023. | |||||||
Tournament records
1975 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| West Indies L by 9 wickets |
Australia L by 52 runs |
Pakistan L by 192 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |
- Scorecards
1979 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| New Zealand L by 9 wickets |
West Indies Match abandoned |
India W by 47 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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1983 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| Pakistan L by 50 runs |
England L by 47 runs |
New Zealand L by 5 wickets |
Pakistan L by 11 runs |
New Zealand W by 3 wickets |
England L by 9 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A)
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1987 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| Pakistan L by 15 runs |
West Indies L by 191 runs |
England L by 108 runs |
West Indies L by 191 runs |
Pakistan L by 15 runs |
England L by 8 wickets |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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1992 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Round-robin stage | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
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| Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets |
New Zealand L by 6 wickets |
India No result |
South Africa W by 3 wickets |
Australia L by 7 wickets |
England L by 106 runs |
West Indies L by 91 runs |
Pakistan L by 4 wickets |
8 | Did not advance | Round-robin stage | |
- Scorecards
Round-robin stage
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1996 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| Australia W by walkover |
Zimbabwe W by 6 wickets |
West Indies W by walkover |
India W by 6 wickets |
Kenya W by 144 runs |
1 | England W by 5 wickets |
India W by default |
Australia W by 7 wickets |
Winners |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A)
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1999 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Pool stage (Pool A) | Super Six | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| England L by 8 wickets |
South Africa L by 89 runs |
Zimbabwe W by 4 wickets |
India L by 157 runs |
Kenya W by 45 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Pool stage | |||
- Scorecards
Pool stage (Pool A)
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2003 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Pool stage (Pool B) | Super Sixes | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| New Zealand W by 47 runs |
Bangladesh W by 10 wickets |
Canada W by 9 wickets |
Kenya L by 53 runs |
West Indies W by 6 runs |
South Africa Tied (D/L) |
1 | Australia L by 96 runs |
India L by 183 runs |
Zimbabwe W by 74 runs |
4 | Australia L by 48 runs (D/L) |
Did not advance | Semi-finals |
- Scorecards
Pool stage (Pool B)
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2007 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| Bermuda W by 243 runs |
Bangladesh W by 198 runs (D/L) |
India W by 69 runs |
1 | South Africa L by 1 wicket |
West Indies W by 113 runs |
England W by 2 runs |
New Zealand W by 6 wickets |
Australia L by 7 wickets |
Ireland W by 8 wickets |
2 | New Zealand W by 81 runs |
Australia L by 53 runs (D/L) |
Runners-up |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B)
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2011 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| Canada W by 210 runs |
Pakistan L by 11 runs |
Kenya W by 9 wickets |
Australia No result |
Zimbabwe W by 139 runs |
New Zealand W by 112 runs |
1 | England W by 10 wickets |
New Zealand W by 5 wickets |
India L by 6 wickets |
Runners-up |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A)
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Quarter-final 4
Semi-final 1
Final
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2015 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Angelo Mathews (c)
- Thisara Perera
- Jeevan Mendis
- Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
- Rangana Herath
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Sachithra Senanayake
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
- Lahiru Thirimanne
- Suranga Lakmal
- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Lasith Malinga
- Seekkuge Prasanna
- Tharindu Kaushal
- Results
| Pool stage (Pool A) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| New Zealand L by 98 runs |
Afghanistan W by 4 wickets |
Bangladesh W by 92 runs |
England W by 9 wickets |
Australia L by 65 runs |
Scotland W by 148 runs |
3 | South Africa L by 9 wickets |
Did not advance | Quarter-finals | |
- Scorecards
Pool stage (Pool A)
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2019 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| League stage | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| New Zealand L by 98 runs |
Afghanistan W by 34 runs (DLS) |
Pakistan Match abandoned |
Bangladesh Match abandoned |
Australia L by 87 runs |
England W by 20 runs |
South Africa L by 9 wickets |
West Indies W by 23 runs |
India L by 7 wickets |
6 | Did not advance | League stage | |
- Scorecards
League stage
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2023 Cricket World Cup
- Squad
- Note: Chamika Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera replaced Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana and Lahiru Kumara.
- Results
| League stage | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
| South Africa L by 102 runs |
Pakistan L by 6 wickets |
Australia L by 5 wickets |
Netherlands W by 5 wickets |
England W by 8 wickets |
Afghanistan L by 7 wickets |
India L by 302 runs |
Bangladesh L by 3 wickets |
New Zealand L by 5 wickets |
9 | Did not advance | League stage | |
- Scorecards
League stage
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Records and statistics
Team records
- Highest innings totals
| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 398/5 (50 overs) | Kenya | Asgiriya | 1996 |
| 363/9 (50 overs) | Scotland | Hobart | 2015 |
| 344/9 (50 overs) | Pakistan | Hyderabad | 2023 |
| 338/6 (50 overs) | West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 2019 |
| 332/7 (50 overs) | Canada | Hambantota | 2011 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[67] | |||
- Lowest innings totals
| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 (19.4 overs) | India | Wankhede | 2023 |
| 86 (37.2 overs) | West Indies | Manchester | 1975 |
| 109 (23 overs) | India | Johannesburg | 2003 |
| 110 (35.2 overs) | South Africa | Northampton | 1999 |
| 133 (37.2 overs) | South Africa | Sydney | 2015 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[68] | |||
Most appearances
This list consists players with most number of matches at the Cricket World Cup. Mahela Jayawardene played a total of 40 World Cup matches and Duleep Mendis has captained the team in the most number of matches(12).
| Matches | Player | Period | ||||
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| 40 | Mahela Jayawardene | 1999-2015 | ||||
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 1996-2011 | |||||
| 38 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 1992-2007 | ||||
| 37 | Kumar Sangakkara | 2003-2015 | ||||
| 35 | Aravinda de Silva | 1987-2003 | ||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[69] | ||||||
Batting records
- Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
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| 1532 | Kumar Sangakkara | 37 | 35 | 124 | 56.74 | 5 | 7 | 2003–2015 |
| 1165 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 38 | 37 | 120 | 34.26 | 3 | 6 | 1992–2007 |
| 1112 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 27 | 25 | 161* | 52.95 | 4 | 4 | 2007–2015 |
| 1100 | Mahela Jayawardene | 40 | 34 | 115* | 35.48 | 4 | 5 | 1999–2015 |
| 1064 | Aravinda de Silva | 35 | 32 | 145 | 36.68 | 2 | 6 | 1987–2003 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[70] | ||||||||
- Highest individual innings
| Score | Player | Opponent | Venue | Year | ||||
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| 161* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Bangladesh | Melbourne | 2015 | ||||
| 145 | Aravinda de Silva | Kenya | Asgiriya | 1996 | ||||
| 144 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 2011 | ||||
| 139* | Lahiru Thirimanne | England | Wellington | 2015 | ||||
| 133 | Upul Tharanga | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 2011 | ||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[71] | ||||||||
- Most centuries
| Player | Centuries | Period | ||||||
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| Kumar Sangakkara | 5 | 2003-2015 | ||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 2007-2015 | ||||||
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1999-2015 | |||||||
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 1992-2007 | ||||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[72] | ||||||||
- Most fifties
| Player | Fifties | Period | ||||||
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| Kumar Sangakkara | 12 | 2003-2015 | ||||||
| Mahela Jayawardene | 9 | 1999-2015 | ||||||
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1992-2007 | |||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 2007-2015 | ||||||
| Aravinda de Silva | 1987-2003 | |||||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[73] | ||||||||
Bowling records
- Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | 4W | 5W | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Muthiah Muralidaran | 40 | 19.63 | 3.88 | 4 | 0 | 1996–2011 | |
| 56 | Lasith Malinga | 29 | 22.87 | 5.51 | 2 | 1 | 2007–2019 | |
| 49 | Chaminda Vaas | 31 | 21.22 | 3.97 | 1 | 1 | 1996–2007 | |
| 27 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 38 | 39.25 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 1992–2007 | |
| 21 | Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 25.00 | 6.70 | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 | |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[74] | ||||||||
- Best bowling figures
| Player | Bowling figures | Opponent | Venue | Year | ||||
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| Chaminda Vaas | 6/25 (9.1 overs) | Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 2003 | ||||
| Lasith Malinga | 6/38 (7.4 overs) | Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 2011 | ||||
| Ashantha de Mel | 5/32 (12 overs) | New Zealand | Derby | 1983 | ||||
| Ashantha de Mel | 5/39 (12 overs) | Pakistan | Headingley | 1983 | ||||
| Dilshan Madushanka | 5/80 (10 overs) | India | Wankhede | 2023 | ||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[75] | ||||||||
Partnership records
- Highest partnerships by runs
| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 (1st wicket) | Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 2011 |
| 231* (1st wicket) | Upul Tharanga & Tillakaratne Dilshan | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 2011 |
| 212* (2nd wicket) | Lahiru Thirimanne & Kumar Sangakkara | v England | Wellington | 2015 |
| 210* (2nd wicket) | Kumar Sangakkara & Tillakaratne Dilshan | v Bangladesh | Melbourne | 2015 |
| 195 (2nd wicket) | Kumar Sangakkara & Tillakaratne Dilshan | v Scotland | Hobart | 2015 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[76] | ||||
Wicket-keeping records
- Most dismissals
| Dismissals | Player | Matches | Cat. | St. | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Kumar Sangakkara | 37 | 41 | 13 | 2003–2015 | |||
| 12 | Romesh Kaluwitharana | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1996–1999 | |||
| 8 | Kusal Perera | 16 | 8 | – | 2015–2023 | |||
| 7 | Hashan Tillakaratne | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1992–2003 | |||
| Kusal Mendis | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2019–2023 | ||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[77] | ||||||||
Fielding records
- Most catches
| Catches | Player | Matches | Period | |||||
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| 18 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 38 | 1992-2007 | |||||
| 16 | Mahela Jayawardene | 40 | 1999-2015 | |||||
| 14 | Aravinda de Silva | 35 | 1987-2003 | |||||
| 13 | Muthiah Muralidaran | 40 | 1996-2011 | |||||
| 12 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 27 | 2007-2015 | |||||
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[78] | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Dasun Shanaka was initially named captain in the squad announcement. However, after two matches he was ruled out due to injury, and Kusal Mendis took over the captaincy.
- ^ Joel Wilson replaced Alex Wharf.
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