ICC Cricket World Cup, Team Stats: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka surprised a lot of people when they won the 1996 World Cup. Prior to this World Cup, they had never made it past the first round of the tournament. Since winning the tournament they reached the semi-finals once in 2003 and were runners-up twice in 2007 & 2011. Out of the 73 matches Sri Lanka played in the World Cup, they won 35, lost 35, tied one, and two No Results. They have a win percentage of almost 50.

Let us now take a look at their past performances & key stats ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

Past Performances:

1975 - Last in Group B in the league stage

1979 - 3rd in Group B in the league stage

1983 - Last in Group A in the league stage

1987 - Last in Group B in the league stage

1992 - 8th in the League Stage

1996 - Champions

1999 - 5th in Group A in the league stage

2003 - Semi-finalist

2007 - Runner-up

2011 - Runner-up

2015 - Quarter-finalist

Batting Performances:

398/5 scored by Sri Lanka against Kenya in 1996 is their highest team total in the World Cup.

86 scored by Sri Lanka against West Indies in 1975 is their lowest team total in the World Cup.

1532 runs scored by Kumar Sangakkara is the most number of runs scored by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

161* scored by Tillakaratne Dilshan against Bangladesh in 2015 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

23 centuries have been scored by Sri Lankan players in the World Cup.

5 centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara is the most number of centuries scored by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

7 half-centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara & Arjuna Ranatunga each is the most number of half-centuries scored by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

548 runs scored by Mahela Jayawardene in the 2007 World Cup is the most number of runs scored by a Sri Lankan player in a single edition of the World Cup.

Bowling Performances:

68 wickets taken by Muttiah Muralitharan is the most number of wickets taken by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

6/25 taken by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003 is the best bowling performance by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

4 five-wicket hauls have been taken by Sri Lankan players in the World Cup.

2 five-wicket hauls taken by Ashantha de Mel is the most number of five-wicket hauls taken by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

23 wickets taken by Chaminda Vaas in the 2003 World Cup & by Muttiah Muralitharan in the 2007 World Cup is the most number of wickets taken by a Sri Lankan player in a single edition of the World Cup.

Wicket-keeping Performances:

54 dismissals by Kumar Sangakkara is the most number of dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in the World Cup.

4 dismissals by Kumar Sangakkara against New Zealand in 2003, against Australia in 2003 & against Canada in 2011 is the most number of dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in an innings in the World Cup.

17 dismissals by Kumar Sangakkara in the 2003 World Cup is the most number of dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in a single edition of the World Cup.

Fielding Performances:

18 catches taken by Sanath Jayasuriya is the most number of catches taken by a Sri Lankan player in the World Cup.

3 catches taken by Chamara Silva against New Zealand in 2007 & by Tillakaratne Dilshan against England in 2015 is the most number of catches taken by a Sri Lankan player in an innings in the World Cup.

8 catches taken by Mahela Jayawardene in 2011 is the most number of catches taken by a Sri Lankan player in a single edition of the World Cup.