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

By Tournament

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	Champion	1/8	8	8	0	0	0
1999	Group Stage	10/12	5	2	3	0	0
2003	Semi-finals	4/14	9	5	3	1	0
2007	Runners-up	2/16	12	9	3	0	0
2011	Runners-up	2/14	9	6	2	0	1
2015	Quarter-final	7/14	7	4	3	0	0
2019	Group Stage	6/9	9	3	4	0	2
2023	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Champions (1996)	1 Title	83	38	39	1	5

White: Group/Round-Robin Stage

Green: Quarter-Finals/Super Six/Super 8 Bronze: Semifinals Silver: Runner Up Gold: Champions

Team wise record

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	0	100	22 February 2015
Australia	10	1	8	0	1	11.11	11 June 1975
Bangladesh	4	3	0	0	1	100	14 February 2003
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	0	100	15 March 2007
Canada	2	2	0	0	0	100	19 February 2003
England	11	5	6	0	0	45.45	11 June 1983
India	9	4	4	0	1	50	18 June 1979
Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	100	18 April 2007
Kenya	4	3	1	0	0	75	6 March 1996
New Zealand	11	6	5	0	0	54.54	9 June 1979
Pakistan	8	0	7	0	1	0	14 June 1975
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	100	11 March 2015
South Africa	6	1	4	1	0	25	2 March 1992
West Indies	8	3	4	0	1	42.85	7 June 1975
Zimbabwe	5	5	0	0	0	100	23 February 1992
Total	83	38	39	1	5	49.35%	[1]
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 7 July 2019.

References

1. Overall World Cup Result Summary – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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