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	—		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

Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Anura Tennekoon (c)
• Ranjit Fernando (wk)
• Bandula Warnapura
• Sunil Wettimuny
• Duleep Mendis
• Lalith Kaluperuma
• Ajit de Silva
• Somachandra de Silva
• Tony Opatha
• Mevan Pieris
• David Heyn
• Michael Tissera
• Anura Ranasinghe
• Dennis Chanmugam

Results

Group stage (Group B)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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)

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1979 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1979 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Anura Tennekoon (c)
• Bandula Warnapura Vice-captain
• Sunil Jayasinghe (wk)
• Duleep Mendis
• Roy Dias
• Ranjan Madugalle
• Sudath Pasqual
• Ajit de Silva
• Somachandra de Silva
• Stanley de Silva
• Tony Opatha
• Ranjan Gunatilleke
• David Heyn
• Mahes Goonatilleke

Results

Group stage (Group B)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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

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1983 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Duleep Mendis (c)
• Guy de Alwis (wk)
• Brendon Kuruppu (wk)
• Sidath Wettimuny
• Roy Dias
• Ranjan Madugalle
• Arjuna Ranatunga
• Athula Samarasekera
• Rumesh Ratnayake
• Vinothen John
• Ashantha de Mel
• Somachandra de Silva
• Susil Fernando
• Granville de Silva

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
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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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

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1987 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1987 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Duleep Mendis (c)
• Aravinda de Silva
• Brendon Kuruppu (wk)
• Sridharan Jeganathan
• Roy Dias
• Ranjan Madugalle
• Arjuna Ranatunga
• Roshan Mahanama
• Athula Samarasekera
• Asanka Gurusinha
• Rumesh Ratnayake
• Vinothen John
• Ashantha de Mel
• Ravi Ratnayeke
• Don Anurasiri

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
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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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)

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1992 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1992 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Aravinda de Silva (c)
• Hashan Tillakaratne (wk)
• Roshan Mahanama
• Athula Samarasekera
• Asanka Gurusinha
• Sanath Jayasuriya
• Arjuna Ranatunga
• Ranjan Madugalle
• Pramodya Wickramasinghe
• Chandika Hathurusingha
• Graeme Labrooy
• Don Anurasiri
• Kapila Wijegunawardene
• Ruwan Kalpage
• Champaka Ramanayake

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
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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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) 15 March 1992 Scorecard 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)

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1996 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
• Aravinda de Silva (vc)
• Sanath Jayasuriya
• Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
• Asanka Gurusinha
• Hashan Tillakaratne
• Roshan Mahanama
• Pramodya Wickramasinghe
• Chaminda Vaas
• Muttiah Muralitharan
• Kumar Dharmasena
• Upul Chandana
• Marvan Atapattu
• Ravindra Pushpakumara

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
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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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.

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1999 Cricket World Cup

Main article: 1999 Cricket World Cup

Squad

• Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
• Aravinda de Silva (vc)
• Sanath Jayasuriya
• Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
• Marvan Atapattu
• Roshan Mahanama
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Ruwan Kalpage
• Upul Chandana
• Chaminda Vaas
• Eric Upashantha
• Pramodya Wickramasinghe
• Hashan Tillakaratne
• Muttiah Muralitharan
• Chandika Hathurusingha

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
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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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 Scorecard 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.

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Notes

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.

References

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