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.