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 & 2011 World Cups. 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
[edit]By Tournament
[edit]| World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 1975 |
Group stage | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 |
5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 1983 |
7/8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
  1987 |
7/8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
  1992 |
8/9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
 1996 |
Champions | 1/12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   1999 |
Group Stage | 10/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
   2003 |
Semi-finals | 4/14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 2007 |
Runners-up | 2/16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2011 |
Runners-up | 2/14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 |
Quarter-finals | 4/14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 |
Group Stage | 6/10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 |
Round robin | 9/10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Champions (1996) | 1 Title | 94 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
White: Group/Round-Robin Stage
Green: Quarter-Finals/Super Six/Super 8 Bronze: Semifinals Silver: Runner Up Gold: Champions
Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup 2023
[edit]Sri Lanka played 9 matches in the tournament and won only two matches. They placed ninth on the points table. they have four points and their net run rate is -1.160. They did not qualify for the semi-finals.[1]
Team wise record
[edit]| 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 |
11 | 6 | 5 | 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 | 93 | 40 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 44.94% | [2] |
| Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 7 November 2023. | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ G, Hafiz (2023-11-06). "Bengaluru weather 9 nov : New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match rain chances?". HM Cricket info. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Overall World Cup Result Summary – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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