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	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

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

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.