Sri Lanka started participating in World Cup in 1975. Under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka won the title in 1996. Sri Lanka entered semifinals in 2003 and made it to the quarterfinals in 2015.
In the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka begins its campaign against New Zealand on June 1, 2019 at Cardiff Wales Stadium.
Sri Lanka World Cup record
Played - 73
Won - 35
Lost - 35
Tied/No Result - 3
Win percentage - 50.00%
Captain
Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne attends a practice session at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on November 4, 2018. - The first Test between England and Sri Lanka will be played on November 6, 2018, at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Dimuth Karunaratne
Coach
Bangladesh cricket head cricket coach Chandika Hathurusinghe speaks with the press at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj on June 9, 2015, ahead of the Test match against India. AFP PHOTO/Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Chandika Hathurusinghe
The squad:
Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhanajaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana.
The fixture
June 1 (Saturday): New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - Cardiff Wales Stadium - 3 p.m.
June 4 (Tuesday): Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - Cardiff - 3 p.m.
June 7 (Friday): Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - Bristol - 3 p.m.
June 11 (Tuesday): Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - Bristol - 3 p.m.
June 15 (Saturday): Sri Lanka vs Australia - The Oval - 3 p.m.
June 21 (Friday): England vs Sri Lanka - Headingley - 3 p.m.
June 28 (Friday): Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Durham - 3 p.m.
July 1 (Monday): Sri Lanka vs West Indies - Durham - 3 p.m.
July 6 (Saturday): Sri Lanka vs India - Leeds - 3 p.m.
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