SRI LANKA IN THE WORLD CUP:
| Season |
Venue |
Against |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| 1975 |
England |
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Australia |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Sri Lanka |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1979 |
England |
New Zealand |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
India |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1983 |
England |
Pakistan |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| |
|
England |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| |
|
New Zealand |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| 1987-88 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| |
Pak/Ind |
West Indies |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| |
Pak/Ind |
England |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| 1991-92 |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
New Zealand |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
Australia |
India |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| |
New Zealand |
South Africa |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
Australia |
Australia |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
England |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Pakistan |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1995-96 |
Sri Lanka |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
India |
India |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| |
Sri Lanka |
Kenya |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
Pakistan |
England |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
Pakistan |
Australia |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Total |
|
|
31 |
10 |
20 |
1 |
TOURNAMENT-WISE:
| Season |
Venue |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| 1975 |
England |
3 |
- |
3 |
- |
| 1979 |
England |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| 1983 |
England |
6 |
1 |
5 |
- |
| 1987-88 |
Pak/Ind |
6 |
- |
6 |
- |
| 1991-92 |
NZ/Aus |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| 1995-96 |
SL/Ind/Pak |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
AGAINST EACH OPPONENT:
| Opponent |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| Australia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| England |
6 |
1 |
5 |
- |
| India |
4 |
3 |
- |
1 |
| Kenya |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| New Zealand |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
| Pakistan |
6 |
- |
6 |
- |
| South Africa |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
IN EACH COUNTRY:
| Country |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| In England |
11 |
2 |
9 |
- |
| In Pakistan |
6 |
2 |
4 |
- |
| In India |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
| In New Zealand |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- |
| In Australia |
5 |
- |
4 |
1 |
| In Sri Lanka |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| The abandoned match between Sri Lanka
and West Indies at the Oval in 1979, without a ball being bowled
as not been included in the above summary.
The forfeited matches agaisnt Australia and West Indies in 1996 have
not been included in the above summary. |
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS:
| Country |
Score |
Overs |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Sri Lanka |
| |
398-5 |
(50 overs) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| |
313-7 |
(49.2 overs) |
v Zimbabwe |
New Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| |
288-9 |
(60 overs) |
v Pakistan |
Swansea |
09-06-83 |
|
Against Sri Lanka |
| |
360-4 |
(50 overs) |
by West Indies |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| |
338-5 |
(60 overs) |
by Pakistan |
Swansea |
09-06-83 |
| |
333-9 |
(60 overs) |
by England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
| |
330-6 |
(60 overs) |
by Pakistan |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
| |
328-5 |
(60 overs) |
by Australia |
The Oval |
11-06-75 |
| |
312-4 |
(50 overs) |
by Zimbabwe |
New Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
LOWEST TEAM TOTALS:
| Country |
Score |
Overs |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Sri Lanka |
| |
86 |
(37.2 overs) |
v West Indies |
Manchester |
07-06-75 |
| |
136 |
(50.4 overs) |
v England |
Leeds |
20-06-83 |
| |
138 |
(50.1 overs) |
v Pakistan |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
|
Against Sri Lanka |
| |
181 |
(58.2 overs) |
by N Zealand |
Derby |
18-06-83 |
| |
191 |
(54.1 overs) |
by India |
Manchester |
16-06-79 |
| |
195 |
(50 overs) |
by S Africa |
Wellington |
02-03-92 |
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES:
| Country |
Score |
Player |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Sri Lanka (2) |
| |
145 |
P A deSilva (1) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| |
107* |
P A deSilva (2) |
v Australia |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
|
Against Sri Lanka (10) |
| |
181 |
I V A Richards |
for West Indies |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| |
137 |
S R Tendulkar |
for India |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
| |
130 |
D I Gower |
for England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
| |
115* |
A Flower |
for Zimbabwe |
New Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| |
110 |
P V Simmons |
for West Indies |
Berri |
13-03-92 |
| |
105 |
D L Haynes |
for West Indies |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| |
103 |
Javed Miandad |
for Pakistan |
Hyderabad (Pak) |
08-10-87 |
| |
102* |
Imran Khan |
for Pakistan |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
101 |
A Turner |
for Australia |
The Oval |
11-06-75 |
| |
100 |
Saleem Malik |
for Pakistan |
Faisalabad |
25-10-87 |
HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES:
| Player |
Period |
M |
Ins |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
| A Ranatunga |
1983-96 |
25 |
24 |
8 |
835 |
88* |
52.19 |
- |
6 |
| P A deSilva |
1987-96 |
20 |
19 |
3 |
724 |
145 |
45.25 |
2 |
3 |
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET:
| Wkt |
Runs |
Partnership Between |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 1st |
128 |
R S Mahanama (59) |
M A R Samarasekara (75) |
v Zimbabwe |
N Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| 2nd |
101 |
S T Jayasuriya (82) |
A P Gurusinha (45) |
v England |
Faisalabad |
09-03-96 |
| 3rd |
184 |
A P Gurusinha (84) |
P A deSilva (145) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 4th |
105 |
P A deSilva (145) |
A Rantunga (75*) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 5th |
131* |
A Rantunga (46*) |
H P Tillekeratne (70*) |
v India |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
| 6th |
61 |
A Ranatunga (88*) |
H P Tillekeratne (18) |
v Zimbabwe |
N Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| 7th |
35 |
A Ranatunga (88*) |
R S Kalpage (11) |
v Zimbabwe |
N Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| 8th |
54 |
D S deSilva (35) |
R G deAlwis (59) |
v Pakistan |
Swansea |
09-06-83 |
| 8th |
54 |
R G deAlwis (58*) |
A L F deMel (27) |
v England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
| 9th |
35 |
R G deAlwis (58*) |
R J Ratnayake (15) |
v England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
| 10th |
33 |
R J Ratnayake (20*) |
V B John (15) |
v England |
Leeds |
20-06-83 |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS (7):
| Wkt |
Runs |
Partnership Between |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 1st (1) |
128 |
R S Mahanama (59) |
M A R Samarasekara (75) |
v Zimbabwe |
N Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| 2nd (1) |
101 |
S T Jayasuriya (82) |
A P Gurusinha (45) |
v England |
Faisalabad |
09-03-96 |
| 3rd (1) |
184 |
A P Gurusinha (84) |
P A deSilva (145) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 3rd (2) |
172 |
A P Gurusinha (87) |
P A deSilva (91) |
v Zimbabwe |
Colombo |
21-02-96 |
| 3rd (3) |
125 |
A P Gurusinha (65) |
P A deSilva (107*) |
v Australia |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
| 4th (1) |
105 |
P A deSilva (145) |
A Rantunga (75*) |
v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 5th (1) |
131* |
A Rantunga (46*) |
H P Tillekeratne (70*) |
v India |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
BEST BOWLING:
| Country |
Status |
Bowler |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Sri Lanka (3) |
| |
5-32 |
A L F deMel |
v New Zealand |
Derby |
18-06-83 |
| |
5-39 |
A L F deMel |
v Pakistan |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
4-57 |
U C Hathurusinghe |
v West Indies |
Berri |
13-03-92 |
|
Against Sri Lanka (6) |
| |
5-25 |
R J Hadlee |
for New Zealand |
Bristol |
13-06-83 |
| |
5-39 |
V J Marks |
for England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
| |
5-44 |
Abdul Qadir |
for Pakistan |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
4-20 |
B D Julien |
for West Indies |
Manchester |
07-06-75 |
| |
4-30 |
C C Lewis |
for England |
Ballarat |
09-03-92 |
| |
4-45 |
G R Dilley |
for England |
Taunton |
11-06-83 |
HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES :
| Player |
Period |
M |
Overs |
Md |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avge |
4wi |
BB |
| A L F deMel |
1983-87 |
9 |
90.2 |
13 |
449 |
18 |
24.94 |
2 |
5-32 |
| R J Ratnayake |
1983-87 |
9 |
89 |
6 |
437 |
12 |
36.41 |
- |
2-18 |
MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER IN A MATCH:
| Status |
Player |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 3 (3ct) |
H P Tillekeratne |
v Zimbabwe |
N Plymouth |
23-02-92 |
| 3 (3ct) |
H P Tillekeratne |
v West Indies |
Berri |
13-03-92 |
MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Dism |
Cts |
Sts |
| H P Tillekeratne |
1992 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH:
| Catches and Fielders |
| Two catches each by seven Sri Lankan fielders
on 11 occasions with ST Jayasuriya doing so on three occasions,
while PA deSilva and RL Dias on two occasions. |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Cts |
| S T Jayasuriya |
1992-96 |
12 |
9 |
| P A deSilva |
1987-96 |
20 |
7 |
CAPTAINCY RECORDS:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
NR |
Success % |
Toss won |
| A Ranatunga |
1996 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
100.00 |
2 |
| B Warnapura |
1979 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
100.00 |
- |
| P A deSilva |
1992 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
31.25 |
5 |
| L R D Mendis |
1983-87 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
- |
8.33 |
6 |
| A P B Tennekoon |
1975-79 |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
0.00 |
2 |
| Total |
|
31 |
10 |
20 |
1 |
33.87 |
15 |
|
NEWS
