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 and 2011. 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

**Key**
	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals
	Host

Cricket World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Captain	Pld	W	L	T	NR
1975	Group stage	7/8	3	0	3	0	0	Anura Tennekoon	No qualifiers held
1979		5/8	3	1	1	0	1	Anura Tennekoon	6	4	1	0	1
1983		7/8	6	1	5	0	0	Duleep Mendis	Did not enter (qualified directly as full member)
1987		7/8	6	0	6	0	0	Duleep Mendis
1992		8/9	8	2	5	0	1	Aravinda de Silva
1996	Champions	1/12	8	8	0	0	0	Arjuna Ranatunga
1999	Group Stage	10/12	5	2	3	0	0	Arjuna Ranatunga
2003	Semi-finals	4/14	10	5	4	1	0	Sanath Jayasuriya
2007	Runners-up	2/16	11	8	3	0	0	Mahela Jayawardene
2011	Runners-up	2/14	9	6	2	0	1	Kumar Sangakkara
2015	Quarter-finals	4/14	7	4	3	0	0	Angelo Mathews
2019	Group Stage	6/10	9	3	4	0	2	Angelo Mathews	Qualified via ODI rankings (8th place)
2023	League stage	9/10	9	2	7	0	0	Dasun Shanaka^[a]	32	15	14	0	3
Total	13/13	1 Title	94	42	46	1	5	N/a	38	19	15	0	4

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	12	6	6	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	94	42	46	1	5	45.21%	—
Source: ESPNcricinfo^[1] Last updated: 7 November 2023.

Tournament records

1975 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
West Indies L by 9 wickets	Australia L by 52 runs	Pakistan L by 192 runs	4	Did not advance		Group stage

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

7 June 1975
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Sri Lanka 86 (37.2 overs)	v	West Indies 87/1 (20.4 overs)
Somachandra de Silva 21 (54) Bernard Julien 2/16 (12 overs)		Roy Fredericks 33 (38) Somachandra de Silva 1/33 (8 overs)

West Indies won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and Arthur Jepson (Eng)
Player of the match: Bernard Julien (WI)

11 June 1975
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Australia 328/5 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 276/4 (60 overs)
Alan Turner 101 (113) Somachandra de Silva 2/60 (12 overs)		Sunil Wettimuny 53 (102) Ian Chappell 2/14 (4 overs)

Australia won by 52 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Alan Turner (AUS)

14 June 1975
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Pakistan 330/6 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 138 (50.1 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 97 (89) Tony Opatha 2/67 (12 overs)		Anura Tennekoon 30 (36) Imran Khan 3/15 (7.1 overs)

Pakistan won by 192 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Arthur Jepson (Eng) and Tom Spencer (Eng)
Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Pak)

1979 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
New Zealand L by 9 wickets	West Indies Match abandoned	India W by 47 runs	3	Did not advance		Group stage

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

9 June 1979
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Sri Lanka 189 (56.5 overs)	v	New Zealand 190/1 (47.4 overs)
Anura Tennekoon 59 (96) Brian McKechnie 3/25 (10.5 overs)		Glenn Turner 83 (143) Ajit de Silva 1/39 (12 overs)

New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and Ken Palmer (Eng)
Player of the match: Geoff Howarth (NZ)

13 June 1979
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Sri Lanka	v	West Indies

Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: unknown
Player of the match: no award

No toss
2 reserve days used, no play due to heavy rain.

16, 18 June 1979
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Sri Lanka 238/5 (60 overs)	v	India 191 (54.1 overs)
Sunil Wettimuny 67 (120) Mohinder Amarnath 3/40 (12 overs)		Dilip Vengsarkar 36 (57) Somachandra de Silva 3/29 (11 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Ken Palmer (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng)
Player of the match: Duleep Mendis (SL)

Reserve day used

1983 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group A)							Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Pakistan L by 50 runs	England L by 47 runs	New Zealand L by 5 wickets	Pakistan L by 11 runs	New Zealand W by 3 wickets	England L by 9 wickets	4	Did not advance		Group stage

Scorecards

Group stage (Group A)

9 June 1983
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Pakistan 338/5 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 288/9 (60 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 82 (81) Ashantha de Mel 2/69 (12 overs)		Brendon Kuruppu 72 (101) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/40 (12 overs)

Pakistan won by 50 runs
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales
Umpires: Ken Palmer and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mohsin Khan

11 June 1983
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England 333/9 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 286 (58 overs)
David Gower 130 (120) Ashantha de Mel 2/62 (12 overs)		Guy de Alwis 58 (51) Vic Marks 5/39 (12 overs)

England won by 47 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David Gower

13 June 1983
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Sri Lanka 206 (56.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 209/5 (39.2 overs)
Ranjan Madugalle 60 (87) Richard Hadlee 5/25 (10.1 overs)		Geoff Howarth 76 (79) Ashantha de Mel 2/30 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Richard Hadlee

9 June 1983
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Pakistan 338/5 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 288/9 (60 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 82 (81) Ashantha de Mel 2/69 (12 overs)		Brendon Kuruppu 72 (101) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/40 (12 overs)

Pakistan won by 50 runs
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales
Umpires: Ken Palmer and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mohsin Khan

18 June 1983
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New Zealand 181 (58.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 184/7 (52.5 overs)
Martin Snedden 40 (55) Ashantha de Mel 5/32 (12 overs)		Roy Dias 64* (101) Martin Snedden 2/58 (10.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: David Constant and Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Ashantha de Mel

11 June 1983
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England 333/9 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 286 (58 overs)
David Gower 130 (120) Ashantha de Mel 2/62 (12 overs)		Guy de Alwis 58 (51) Vic Marks 5/39 (12 overs)

England won by 47 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen and Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David Gower

1987 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)							Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Pakistan L by 15 runs	West Indies L by 191 runs	England L by 108 runs	West Indies L by 191 runs	Pakistan L by 15 runs	England L by 8 wickets	4	Did not advance		Group stage

Scorecards

Group stage (Group B)

8 October 1987
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Pakistan 267/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 103 (100) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/47 (9 overs)		Roshan Mahanama 89 (117) Abdul Qadir 2/30 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 15 runs
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Pakistan)

13 October 1987
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West Indies 360/4 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 169/4 (50 overs)
Viv Richards 181 (125) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/68 (8 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 52 (93) Carl Hooper 2/39 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 191 runs
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Viv Richards (West Indies)

17 October 1987
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England 296/4 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 158/8 (45 overs)
Graham Gooch 84 (100) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/62 (9 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 40 (67) John Emburey 2/26 (10 overs)

England won by 108 runs
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Allan Lamb (England)

Rain interrupted Sri Lankan innings. SL's target was reduced to 267 in 45 overs by the Average Run Rate method.

13 October 1987
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West Indies 360/4 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 169/4 (50 overs)
Viv Richards 181 (125) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/68 (8 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 52 (93) Carl Hooper 2/39 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 191 runs
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Viv Richards (West Indies)

8 October 1987
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Pakistan 267/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 103 (100) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/47 (9 overs)		Roshan Mahanama 89 (117) Abdul Qadir 2/30 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 15 runs
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Pakistan
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Pakistan)

30 October 1987
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Sri Lanka 218/7 (50 overs)	v	England 219/2 (41.2 overs)
Roy Dias 80 (105) Eddie Hemmings 3/57 (10 overs)		Graham Gooch 61 (79) Sridharan Jeganathan 2/45 (10 overs)

England won by 8 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Poona, India
Umpires: David Archer (West Indies) and Khizer Hayat (Pakistan)
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (England)

1992 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Round-robin stage									Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets	New Zealand L by 6 wickets	India No result	South Africa W by 3 wickets	Australia L by 7 wickets	England L by 106 runs	West Indies L by 91 runs	Pakistan L by 4 wickets	8	Did not advance		Round-robin stage

Scorecards

Round-robin stage

23 February 1992
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Zimbabwe 312/4 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 313/7 (49.2 overs)
Andy Flower 115* (152) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/50 (10 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 88* (61) Eddo Brandes 3/70 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Umpires: Piloo Reporter (India) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)

25 February 1992
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Sri Lanka 206/9 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 210/4 (48.2 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 80 (131) Willie Watson 3/37 (10 overs)		Ken Rutherford 65* (71) Ruwan Kalpage 2/33 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Trust Bank Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
Umpires: Piloo Reporter (India) and David Shepherd (England)
Player of the match: Ken Rutherford (New Zealand)

28 February 1992
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India 1/0 (0.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka

No result
Ray Mitchell Oval, Mackay, Australia
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) and David Shepherd (England)

The match was initially reduced to 20 overs a side due to rain. A helicopter was used to dry the pitch but as play began rain fell again, washing out the game.

2 March 1992
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South Africa 195 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 198/7 (49.5 overs)
Peter Kirsten 47 (81) Don Anurasiri 3/41 (10 overs)		Roshan Mahanama 68 (121) Allan Donald 3/42 (9.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (Pakistan) and Steve Woodward (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)

7 March 1992
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Sri Lanka 189/9 (50 overs)	v	Australia 190/3 (44 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 62 (83) Peter Taylor 2/34 (10 overs)		Geoff Marsh 60 (113) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/29 (10 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Umpires: Piloo Reporter (India) and Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe)
Player of the match: Tom Moody (Australia)

9 March 1992
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England 280/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 174 (44 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 63 (70) Asanka Gurusinha 2/67 (10 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 36 (51) Chris Lewis 4/30 (8 overs)

England won by 106 runs
Eastern Oval, Ballarat, Australia
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (Pakistan) and Piloo Reporter (India)
Player of the match: Chris Lewis (England)

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15 March 1992
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Sri Lanka 212/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 216/6 (49.1 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 43 (56) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/43 (10 overs)		Javed Miandad 57 (84) Champaka Ramanayake 2/37 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (South Africa) and Peter McConnell (Australia)
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Pakistan)

1996 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Group stage (Group A)						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
Australia W by walkover	Zimbabwe W by 6 wickets	West Indies W by walkover	India W by 6 wickets	Kenya W by 144 runs	1	England W by 5 wickets	India W by default	Australia W by 7 wickets	Winners

Scorecards

Group stage (Group A)

17 February
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Sri Lanka	v	Australia

Sri Lanka won by a walkover
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)

No toss.
Australia forfeited the match due to safety concerns, and were in Mumbai at the time of the match.

21 February
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Zimbabwe 228/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 229/4 (37 overs)
Alistair Campbell 75 (102) Chaminda Vaas 2/30 (10 overs)		Aravinda de Silva 91 (86) Heath Streak 3/60 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

26 February
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Sri Lanka	v	West Indies

Sri Lanka won by a walkover
Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)

No toss.
West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.

2 March
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India 271/3 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 272/4 (48.4 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 137 (137) Ravindra Pushpakumara 1/53 (8 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 79 (76) Anil Kumble 2/39 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Manoj Prabhakar played his last ODI game.

6 March
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Sri Lanka 398/5 (50 overs)	v	Kenya 254/7 (50 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 145 (115) Tito Odumbe 2/34 (5 overs)		Steve Tikolo 96 (95) Arjuna Ranatunga 2/31 (5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 144 runs
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)

Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka's total of 398/5 surpassed England's 363/7 against Pakistan in 1992 as the highest score in all ODIs. The record stood until 12 March 2006, when both Australia and South Africa broke it in the same match. It remained a World Cup record until the 2007 tournament, when India scored 413/5 against Bermuda.^[2]

Knockout stage

Quarter-final 1
9 March
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England 235/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 236/5 (40.4 overs)
Phil DeFreitas 67 (64) Kumar Dharmasena 2/30 (10 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 82 (44) Dermot Reeve 1/14 (4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

England won the toss and elected to bat first.

Semi-final 1
13 March
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Sri Lanka 251/8 (50 overs)	v	India 120/8 (34.1 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 66 (47) Javagal Srinath 3/34 (7 overs)		Sachin Tendulkar 65 (88) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/12 (7 overs)

Sri Lanka won by default
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Steve Dunne and Cyril Mitchley
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)

India won the toss and elected to field.
The match was awarded to Sri Lanka by match referee Clive Lloyd when play could not be continued due to the rioting crowd.
Sri Lanka qualified for the final for first time.

Final
17 March (D/N)
Scorecard

Australia 241/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs)
Mark Taylor 74 (83) Aravinda de Silva 3/42 (9 overs)		Aravinda de Silva 107* (124) Damien Fleming 1/43 (6 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

1999 Cricket World Cup

Squad

Results

Pool stage (Pool A)						Super Six		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Overall Result
England L by 8 wickets	South Africa L by 89 runs	Zimbabwe W by 4 wickets	India L by 157 runs	Kenya W by 45 runs	5	Did not advance				Pool stage

Scorecards

Pool stage (Pool A)

14 May 1999
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Sri Lanka 204 (48.4 overs)	v	England 207/2 (46.5 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 57 (66) Alan Mullally 4/37 (10 overs)		Alec Stewart 88 (146) Chaminda Vaas 1/27 (10 overs)

England won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Eng)

England won the toss and elected to field.

19 May 1999
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South Africa 199/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 110 (35.2 overs)
Lance Klusener 52* (45) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/25 (10 overs)		Roshan Mahanama 36 (71) Lance Klusener 3/21 (5.2 overs)

South Africa won by 89 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

22 May 1999
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Zimbabwe 197/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 198/6 (46 overs)
Grant Flower 42 (69) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/30 (10 overs)		Marvan Atapattu 54 (90) Guy Whittall 3/35 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

26 May 1999
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India 373/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 216 (42.3 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 183 (158) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/65 (10 overs)		Aravinda de Silva 56 (74) Robin Singh 5/31 (9.3 overs)

India won by 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

30 May 1999
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Sri Lanka 275/8 (50 overs)	v	Kenya 230/6 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 52 (67) Thomas Odoyo 3/56 (10 overs)		Maurice Odumbe 82 (95) Chaminda Vaas 2/26 (7 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

^ Dasun Shanaka was initially named captain in the squad announcement. However, after two matches he was ruled out due to injury, and Kusal Mendis took over the captaincy.

References

^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[1] Dasun Shanaka was initially named captain in the squad announcement. However, after two matches he was ruled out due to injury, and Kusal Mendis took over the captaincy.

[2] "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

[3] "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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Countries at the Cricket World Cup
Team appearances
Asia	Afghanistan¹ Bangladesh¹ India¹ Pakistan¹ Sri Lanka¹ United Arab Emirates²
Africa	East Africa³ Kenya² Namibia² South Africa¹ Zimbabwe¹
Americas	Bermuda² Canada² West Indies¹
East Asia-Pacific	Australia¹ New Zealand¹
Europe	England¹ Ireland¹ Netherlands² Scotland²
¹ Full Member Test playing Countries ² Associate Member Countries ³ Country no longer exists