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.
| World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| | Group stage | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | 7/8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| | 7/8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| | 8/9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Champions | 1/12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Group Stage | 10/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | Semi-finals | 4/14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | Runners-up | 2/16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | Runners-up | 2/14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| | Quarter-finals | 4/14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | Group Stage | 6/10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| | Round robin | 9/10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Champions (1996) | 1 Title | 94 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 5 |
Green: Quarter-Finals/Super Six/Super 8Bronze: SemifinalsSilver: Runner UpGold: Champions
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]
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 22 February 2015 | |
| 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | 11 June 1975 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | 14 February 2003 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 15 March 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 19 February 2003 | |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 11 June 1983 | |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 | 18 June 1979 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 18 April 2007 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 6 March 1996 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 21 October 2023 | |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | 9 June 1979 | |
| 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 14 June 1975 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 11 March 2015 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.29 | 2 March 1992 | |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44.44 | 7 June 1975 | |
| 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. | |||||||