Sri Lanka's First match of ICC Cricket World Cup is against New Zealand in Hagley Oval, Christchurch on 14 February 2015, It is the first match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. On 22 February 2015, Sri Lanka plays their second match against Afghanistan in Dunedin University Oval.
Sri Lanka achieved ICC Cricket World Cup once. On 17 March 1996, Sri Lanka won their first ICC Cricket World Cup in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore against Australia for 7 wickets. In this World Cup Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar (523 runs) scored most runs and Indian Right-arm leg break bowler Anil Kumble (15 wickets) picked up most wicket in the tournament. Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya held Man of the Series award in 1996 World Cup.
Sri Lanka reached in final round of ICC Cricket World Cup in three times in 1996, 2007 and 2011. In 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka lost their second World Cup winning against Australia for 53 runs. On 2 April 2011, Sri Lanka also lost the 2nd title winning of ICC Cricket World cup championship against India for 6 wickets in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. in 2011 world cup Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 500 runs in the tournament, He was the most run taker in 2011 world cup. Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi and Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan were the most wicket takers, They took 21 wickets each in 2011 World Cup.
| ENG | AUS | SRI | BAN | NZL | AFG | SCO | RSA | IND | PAK | WST | ZIM | IRE | UAE |
| Schedule | Point Table | News | Schedule in Pakistan Time | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Fours | Most Sixes |
Sri Lanka Cricket team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Angelo Mathews (Captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Dimuth Karunaratne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Sachithra Senanayake.
Match Schedule and Results of Sri Lanka Team in 2015 ICC World Cup
| Match | Date and Time (Sri Lanka Time) | Matches between | Results | Venue |
| 1st | 14 February 2015 03:30 am |
New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka | New Zealand won by 98 runs | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 12th | 22 February 2015 03:30 am |
Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets | Dunedin, University Oval |
| 18th | 26 February 2015 09:00 am |
Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 92 runs | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 22nd | 1 March 2015 03:30 am |
England Vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets | Wellington, Westpac Stadium |
| 32nd | 8 March 2015 09:00 am |
Australia Vs Sri Lanka | Australia won by 64 runs | Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 35th | 11 March 2015 09:00 am |
Sri Lanka Vs Scotland | Sri Lanka won by 148 runs | Hobart, Bellerive Oval |
Sri Lanka Quarter-Final Results In ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
| Match | Date and Time (Sri Lanka Time) | Matches between | Results | Venue |
| 43rd | 18 March 2015 09:00 am |
South Africa Vs Sri Lanka 1st Quarter-Final |
South Africa won by 9 wickets | Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Score Details in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
| No | Name of Player | Inn | Runs | Balls | 100s | 50s | 6s | 4s | SR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar Sangakkara | 7 | 541 | 511 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 105.87 |
| 2 | Tilakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 395 | 409 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 96.58 |
| 3 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 7 | 302 | 356 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 84.83 |
| 4 | Angelo Mathews | 4 | 151 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 111.03 |
| 5 | Mahela Jayawardene | 5 | 101 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 74.26 |
| 6 | Dinesh Chandimal | 1 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 216.67 |
| 7 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 2 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69.81 |
| 8 | Kausal Perera | 2 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 117.39 |
| 9 | Thisara Perera | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88.24 |
| 10 | Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 11 | Rangana Herath | 1 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.42 |
| 12 | Seekkuge Prasanna | 2 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 |
| 13 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.83 |
| 14 | Suranga Lakmal | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 |
| 15 | Sachithra Senanayake | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 |
| 16 | Upul Tharanka | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 17 | Jeevan Mendis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 18 | Lasith Mallinga | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 19 | Tharindu Kaushal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Bowling Stats in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
| No | Name of Player | MP | W | O | R | Wd | Nb | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lasith Mallinga | 7 | 12 | 63.4 | 354 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| 2 | Suranga Lakmal | 4 | 7 | 35.4 | 218 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 3 | Angelo Mathews | 5 | 6 | 35.4 | 207 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 4 | Thisara Perera | 6 | 6 | 41.3 | 280 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 5 | Tilakaratne Dilshan | 6 | 5 | 33.2 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 4 | 16.0 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 3 | 9.1 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Rangana Herath | 4 | 3 | 34.5 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | Jeevan Mendis | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Seekkuge Prasanna | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Tharindu Kaushal | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sachithra Senanayake | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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