Sri Lanka won the first cup in 1996 and since then they have qualified for the semifinals thrice more, and have lost last two consecutive finals. From their 73 matches, they have won 35 and lost 34 matches. They have also played a tie while 2 matches provided no results. In 2015 World Cup, they were knocked out in Quarterfinals.
2015 World Cup: Complete Fixture in Indian Time
Sri Lanka Squads of All Editions and 2015 World Cup
World Cup Records: Batting, Bowling, Team Records of Sri Lanka
1975
Group Matches
- WI def SL by 9 wickets, MOM: BD Julien
Scores: Sri Lanka: 86, West Indies: 87/1
Australia def Sri Lanka by 52 runs, MOM: Alan Turner
Scores: Aus 328/5, SL 276/4
Pakistan def Sri Lanka by 192 runs, MOM: Zaheer Abbas
Scores: Pak 330/6, SL 138
1979
Group Matches
- New Zealand def Sri Lanka by 9 wkts, MOM: Geoff Howarth
Score: SL 189, NZ 190/1
SL Vs WI abandoned
Sri Lanka def India by 47 runs, MOM: Duleep Mendis
Score: SL 238/5, Ind 191
1983
Group Matches
- Pakistan def Sri Lanka by 50 runs, MOM: Mohsin Khan
Score: Pak 338/5, SL 288/9
England def Sri Lanka by 47 runs, MOM: David Gower
Score: Eng 233/9, SL 286
New Zealand def Sri Lanka by 5 wkts, MOM: Richard Hadlee
Score: SL 206, NZ 209/5
Pakistan def Sri Lanka by 11 runs, MOM: Abdul Qadir
Score: Pak 235/7, SL 224
Sri Lanka def New Zealand by 3 wkts, MOM: Ashantha de Mel
Score: NZ 181, SL 184/7
England def Sri Lanka by 9 wkts, MOM: Bob Willis
Score: SL 136, Eng 137/1
1987
Group Matches
- Pakistan def Sri Lanka by 15 runs
Score: Pak 267/6, SL 252, MOM: Javed Miandad
WI def SL b y 191 runs, MOM: Viv Richards
Score: WI 360/4, SL 169/4
Eng def SL by 108 runs, MOM: Allan Lamb
Score: Eng 296/4, SL 158/8
West Indies def SL by 25 runs, MOM: Phil Simmons
Score: WI 236/8, SL 211/8
Pak def SL by 113 runs, MOM: Saleem Malik
Score: Pak 297/7, SL 184/8
Eng def SL by 8 wkts, MOM: Graham Gooch
Score: SL 218/7, Eng 219/2
1992
Group Matches
- Sri Lanka def Zim by 3 wkts, MOM: Andy Flower
Score: Zim 312/4, SL 313/7
NZ def SL by 6 wkts, MOM: Ken Rutherford
Score: SL 206/9, NZ 210/4
No result between India and Sri Lanka
SL def SA by 3 wkts, MOM: Arjuna Ranatunga
Score: SA 195, SL 198/7
Aus def SL by 7 wkts, MOM: Tom Moody
Score: SL 189/9, Aus 190/3
Eng def SL by 106 runs, MOM: Chris Lewis
Score: Eng 280/9, SL 174
WI def SL by 91 runs, MOM: Phil Simmons
Score: WI 268/8, SL 177/9
Pak def SL by 4 wkts, MOM: Javed Miandad
Score: SL 212/6, Pak 216/6
1996
Group Matches
- SL def Aus by Walkover
SL def Zim by 6 wkts, MOM: Aravinda de Silva
Score: Zim 228/6, SL 229/4
SL def WI by walkover
SL def Ind by 6 wkts, MOM: Sanath Jayasuriya
Score: Ind 271/3, SL 272/4
SL def Kenya by 144 runs: Aravinda De Silva
Score: SL 398/5, Kenya 254/7
Quarterfinal
- SL def Eng by 5 wkts, MOM: Sanath Jayasuriya
Score: Eng 235/8, SL 236/5
Semifinal
- SL def Ind (Umpires awarded the match after disruption
Score: SL 251/8, Ind 120/8 (34.1 overs)
Final
- SL def Aus by 7 wkts, MOM: Aravinda de Silva
Score: Aus 241/7, SL 245/3
1999
Group Matches
- Eng def SL by 8 wkts, MOM: Alec Stewart
Score: SL 204, Eng 207/2
SA def SL by 89 runs, MOM: Lance Klusener
Score: SA 199/9, SL 110
Sri Lanka def Zimbabwe by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining), MOM: Atapattu
Score: Zimbabwe 197/9 (50/50 ov); Sri Lanka 198/6
Ind def SL by 157 runs, MOM: Sourav Ganguly
Score: Ind 373/6 SL 216
SL def Kenya by 45 runs, MOM: Maurice Odumbe
Score: SL 275/8, Kenya 230/6
2003
Group Matches
- SL def NZ by 47 runs, MOM: Jayasuriya
Score: SL 272/7 NZ 225
SL def Bangladesh by 10 wkts, MOM: Vaas
Score: Ban 124, SL 126/0
SL def Canada by 9 wkts, MOM: Nissanka
Score: Canada 36, SL 37/1
Kenya def SL by 53 runs, MOM: Obuya
Score: Kenya 210/9 SL 157
SL def WI by 6 runs, MOM: Vaas
Score: SL 228/6, WI 222/9
Tie between SL and SA (D/L), MOM: MS Atapattu
Score: SL 268/9, SA 229/6
Super 6s
- Aus def SL by 96 runs, MOM: RT Ponting
Score: Aus 319/5, SL 223
Ind def SL by 183 runs, MOM: Srinath
Score: Ind 292/6, SL 109
SL def Zim by 74 runs, MOM: Atapattu
Score: SL 256/5, Zim 182
Semifinal
- Aus def SL by 48 runs (D/L), MOM: Symonds
Score: Aus 212/7, SL 123/7
2007
Group Matches
- SL def Bermuda by 243 runs, MOM: Mahela Jayawardene
Score: SL 321/6, Bermuda 78
SL def Bangladesh by 198 runs (D/L), MOM: Jayasuriya
Score: SL 318/4, Bang 112
SL def Ind by 69 runs, MOM: Muralitharan
Score: SL 254/6, Ind 185
Super 8
- SA def SL by 1 wkt, MOMs: Langeveldt (South Africa) and Malinga
Score: SL 209, SA 212/9
SL def WI by 113 runs, MOM: Jayasuriya
Score: SL 303/5, WI 190
SL def Eng by 2 runs, MOM: Bopara
Score: SL 235, Eng 233/8
SL def NZ by 6 wkts, MOM: Vaas
Score: NZ 219/7, SL 222/4
Aus def SL by 7wkts, MOM: Nathan Bracken
Score: SL 226, AUs 232/3
SL def Ireland by 8 wkts, MOM: Maharoof
Score: Ire 77, SL 81/2
Semifinal
- SL def NZ by 81 runs, MOM: Mahela Jayawardene
Score: SL 289/5, NZ 208
Final
- Aus def SL by 53 runs (D/L), MOM: Gilchrist
Score: Aus 281/4, SL 215/8
2011
Group Matches
- Sri Lanka def Canada by 210 runs, MOM: Mahela Jayawardene
Score: SL 332/7, Canada 122
Pakistan def Sri Lanka by 11 runs, MOM: Shahid Afridi
Score: Pak 277, SL 266/9
SL def Kenya by 9 wkts, MOM: Malinga
Score: Kenya 142, SL 146/1 (18.4 overs)
Sri Lanka vs Australia match abandoned
Sri Lanka def Zimbabwe by 139 runs, MOM: Dilshan
Score: SL 327/6, Zim 188 (29)
Sri Lanka def New Zealand by 112 runs, MOM: Sangakkara
Score: SL 265/9, NZ 153 (35)
Quarterfinal
- Sri Lanka def England by 10 wickets, MOM: Dilshan
Score: Score: Eng 229/6, SL 231/0
Semifinal
- Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets, MOM: Sangakkara
Score: NZ 217, SL 220/5 (47.5)
Final
- India def Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, MOM: Dhoni
Score: Sri Lanka 274/6 (50/50 ov); India 277/4 (48.2)
2015
Group Matches
- New Zealand def Sri Lanka by 98 runs, MOM: Corey Anderson (75, 2/18)
Score: New Zealand 331/6 (50/50 ov); Sri Lanka 233 (46.1/50 ov)
Sri Lanka def Afghanistan by 4 wickets, MOM: Mahela Jayawardene (100)
Score: Afg 232 (49.4), SL 236/6 (48.2)
Sri Lanka def Bangladesh by 92 runs, MOM: Dilshan (161*, 2/35)
Score: SL 332/1, Ban 240 (47)
Sri Lanka def England by 9 wickets, MOM: Sangakkara (86-ball 117* runs)
Score: Eng 309/6, SL 312/1 (47.2)
Australia def Sri Lanka by 64 runs, MOM: Maxwell (53-ball 102, 0/35)
Score: Aus 376/9, SL 312 (46.2)
Sri Lanka def Scotland by 148 runs, MOM: Sangakkara (95-ball 124)
Score: SL 363/9, Scot 215 (43.1)
QF
- Lost to South Africa by 9 wickets, MOM: Imran Tahir (4/26 in 8.2 overs)
Scores: SL 133 (37.2), SA 134/1 (18)
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