Sri Lankan team had a subdued performance in the first 5 editions before it became the champion in 1996. Arjuna Ranatunga’s captaincy, Aravinda de Silva’s batting, Allround performance by Jayasuriya and the bowling of Muralitharan and Vaas got it into the top league of teams which has been continued by Mahela, Sangakkara, Malinga and Co. Check their batting, bowling, team and other records of World Cup editions.
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Sri Lanka Squads of All Editions and 2015 World Cup
Match Results of Sri Lanka in World Cup
World Cup Appearances and Positions
DNP: Did Not Play
| Edition | Position | Won | Loss | Tie/NR |
| 1975 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| 1983 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 | 5 | Tie/1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1/0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0/1 |
World Cup Results vs Teams
| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tie/NR |
| Australia | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0/1 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| India | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | West Indies | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 66 | 31 | 31 | 1/3 |
Team Records
Highest Totals
Sri Lanka has 7 300+ scores. Three of them are against the test playing nations, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and West Indies.
- 398/5 vs Kenya, 1996
332/7 vs Canada, 2011
327/6 vs Zimbabwe, 2011
Lowest Totals
- 86 vs West Indies, 1975
109 vs India, 2003
Biggest Wins
- 243 vs Bermuda, 2007
210 vs Canada, 2011
10 wickets vs Bangladesh, 2003
10 Wickets vs England, 2011
272 Balls vs Canada, 2003
240 vs Ireland, 2007
Narrowest Wins
- 2 runs vs England, 2007
6 runs vs West Indies, 2003
3 wickets vs New Zealand (1983), Zimbabwe (1992), South Africa (1992)
1 Ball vs South Africa, 1992
Biggest Loss
- 192 vs Pakistan, 1975
192 vs West Indies 1987
183 vs India, 2003
9 Wickets vs West Indies (1975), New Zealand (1979), England (1983)
236 Balls West Indies, 1975
215 Balls England, 1983
Biggest Loss
- 11 Runs vs Pakistan (1983 and 2011)
1 Wicket vs South Africa, 2007
5 Balls vs Pakistan, 1992
Batting records
Best Batsman
- 1165 Jayasuriya (37 innings, 38 matches)
1064 Aravinda de Silva (32 innings, 35 matches)
991 Sangakkara (28 innings, 30 matches)
975 Mahela Jayawardene (29 innings, 33 matches)
High Scores
15 centuries are scored by Sri Lankan batsmen.
- 145 Aravinda de Silva vs Kenya, 1996
144 Dilshan vs Zimbabwe, 2011
Most Hundreds
- 3 Mahela Jayawardene, Jayasuriya
2 Atapattu, Dilshan, Tharanga, Aravinda de Silva
1 Sangakkara
Most 50s
75 half-centuries scored by Sri Lankan batsmen.
- 7 Sangakkara, Arjuna Ranatunga
6 Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva
Most Runs in one edition
- 548 Mahela Jayawardene (11 innings, 2007)
500 Dilshan (9 innings, 2011)
Bowling Records
Best Bowler
- 68 Muralitharan (39 innings, 40 matches)
49 Chaminda Vaas (31 matches)
31 Malinga (14 innings, 15 matches)
27 Jayasuriya (31 innings, 38 matches)
Best figure in an innings
- 6/25 Vaas vs Bangladesh, 2003
6/38 Malinga vs Kenya, 2011
Best economy
- 3.14 Ajantha Mendis (42.4 overs)
3.68 Kaluperuma (27.4 overs)
3.88 Muralitharan (343.3 overs
Most 5 wickets haul
- 2 Ashantha de Mel
1 Malinga, Vaas
Most Expensive in an Innings
- 0/97 Ashantha de Mel (10 overs) vs West Indies, 1987
1/84 Vaas vs India, 1999
0/80 Ashantha de Mel vs India, 1999
Most wickets in a series
- 23 Vaas (2003), Muralitharan (2007)
18 Malinga (2007)
Fielding
Most Catches
- 18 Jayasuriya
15 Mahela Jayawardene
14 Aravinda de Silva
Most Catches in an innings
- 3 LPC Silva
Most Catches in one edition
Most Dismissals
Other Keepers: Hassan Tillakaratne (1992-2003), RD de ALwis (1983), Jayasinghe (1979)), Gurusinha (1987-96), Fernando (1975)
- 46 Sangakkara (2003-2011)
12 Kaluwitharana (1996-99)
Most Dismissals in an innings
- 4 Sangakkara vs New Zealand, 2003
Most Dismissals in one edition
- 17 Sangakkara 10 innings, 2003
Partnership
Highest Partnership by wicket
- 1st 282 Tharanga, TM Dilshan vs Zim, 2011
2nd 170 Jayasuriya, HP Tillakaratne vs New Zealand, 2003
3rd 183 Gurusinha, PA de Silva vs Kenya, 1996
Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene vs West Indies, 2007
4th 152 Atapattu, PA de Silva vs SOuth Africa, 2003
5th 131* Arjuna Ranatunga, HP Tillakaratne vs India, 1996
6th 97 Dilshan, Arnold vs South Africa, 2007
7th 50* Arnold, Vaas vs West Indies, 2003
8th 64 Mahela, Vaas vs Kenya 1999
9th 35 Alwis, Ramesh Ratnayake vs England, 1983
10th 33 Ramesh Ratnayake, VB John vs England, 1983
Highest Partnership by Runs
21 partnerships for 100+ runs.
- 282 1st Tharanga, TM Dilshan vs Zim, 2011
231* 1st Tharanga, TM Dilshan vs England, 2011
Captain/Players
Most Matches as Captain
- 12 Duleep Mendis (1983-87)
11 Mahela Jayawardene (2007), Arjuna Ranatunga (1996-99)
10 Jayasuriya (2003)
9 Sangakkara (2011)
8 Aravinda de Silva (1992)
4 Tennekooon (1975-79)
1 Warnapura (1979)
Most Matches as Player
- 40 Muralitharan
38 Jayasuriya
35 Aravinda de Silva
33 Mahela Jayawardene
31 Vaas
30 Arjuna Ranatunga, Sangakkara
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