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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 & 2011 World Cups. Sri Lanka has also reached the Semi Final at the 2003 World Cup and the Quarter Final at the 2015 World Cup.
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
With two big losses and two abandoned games, Sri Lanka was at the brink of eliminating from the World Cup. However, they continued to dominate against favorites and eventual World Cup champions and hosts England for the fourth consecutive time in World Cup history. Sri Lanka batted first and scored modest total of 232/9. [321]
Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath holds the record for the most World Cup wickets taken with 71, [14] the record for the best figures taken in an World Cup with 7/15 [15] and has the best bowling average at the Cricket World Cup with 18.19. [a] [16] Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara is the record holder for the most number dismissals and ...
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 after the Wills Navy Cut brand produced by tournament sponsor ITC, was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India (who had also hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup) but Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka, as a co-host of the 1996 World Cup, was the first host to win the tournament, though the final was held in Pakistan. [18] India won in 2011 as host and was the first team to win a final played in their own country. [99] Australia and England repeated the feat in 2015 and 2019 respectively. [49]
Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, [3] the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (Co-champions with India), [4] the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014. [ 5 ] They are also Six times champions of Asia Cup in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014 & 2022 and have been runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup , 2011 Cricket World Cup , 2009 ICC World Twenty20 ...
1999 →. The 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was a cricket match played to determine the winner of the sixth installment of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The match was played on 17 March 1996 at Lahore 's Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan. In 1996 the stadium had a capacity of about 60,000 spectators and was hosting a final for the first time.