Sri Lanka played as an Associate nation. England and Pakistan decimated its batsmen, who showed good fight chasing high total of Australia. The bowling was too weak for the high level. None of the batsmen could aggregate 100 runs, none of the bowlers could reach 5 wicket level in the tournament.
2015 World Cup: Complete Fixture in Indian Time
1975 World Cup: Tournament Summary
Statistics & Summary
- Matches: 4 (Including Semifinal)
Bowled out for 86 vs West Indies in first match.
Highest score: 276/4 chasing 328/5 vs Australia.
Trounced by 192 runs vs Pakistan chasing 330/6.
100/50: 0/2
6s/4s: 0/59
5wkt: 0
Best Economy: 3.68 LWS Kaluperuma
Maidens: 8
2015 World Cup: Complete Fixture in Indian Time
1975 World Cup: Tournament Summary
Sri Lanka Batting
| Player | Matches | Runs | 100/50 | Highest | 6s/4s | Catches |
| APB Tennekoon | 3 | 78 | 0/0 | 48 | 0/10 | 2 |
| MH Tissera | 3 | 78 | 0/1 | 52 | 0/10 | 0 |
| SRD Wettimuny | 1 | 53 | 0/1 | 53* | 0/7 | 0 |
| DS de Silva | 3 | 47 | 0/0 | 26 | 0/6 | 0 |
| ER Fernando | 3 | 47 | 0/0 | 22 | 0/7 | 0 |
| B Warnapura | 3 | 41 | 0/0 | 31 | 0/6 | 1 |
| LRD Mendis | 2 | 40 | 0/0 | 32* | 0/6 | 1 |
| AN Ranasinghe | 3 | 23 | 0/0 | 14* | 0/3 | 0 |
| HSM Pieris | 3 | 19 | 0/0 | 16 | 0/2 | 0 |
| LWS Kaluperuma | 3 | 19 | 0/0 | 13* | 0/1 | 0 |
| ARM Opatha | 3 | 11 | 0/0 | 11 | 0/1 | 3 |
| PD Heyn | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 |
| GRA de Silva | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lankan Bowling
| Player | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Wickets | Best | 4/5wkts |
| DS de Silva | 3 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2/60 | 0 |
| B Warnapura | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3/42 | 0 |
| ARM Opatha | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2/67 | 0 |
| HSM Pieris | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2/68 | 0 |
| LWS Kaluperuma | 3 | 27.4 | 2 | 1 | 1/50 | 0 |
| AN Ranasinghe | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| GRA de Silva | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
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