Sri Lanka national Cricket team - wikipedia Sri Lanka national Cricket team Sri Lanka Sri Lanka cricket crest Nickname ( s ) The Lions Association Sri Lanka Cricket Personnel Captain Dinesh Chandimal Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe History Test status acquired 1982 International Cricket Council ICC status Associate member ( 1965 ) Full member ( 1981 ) ICC region Asia ICC Rankings Current Best - ever Test 6th 2nd ODI 8th 2nd T20I 9th 1st Tests First Test v England at P. Sara Oval, Colombo ; 17 -- 21 February 1982 Last Test v South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 20 -- 23 July 2018 Tests Played Won / Lost Total 274 88 / 101 ( 85 draws ) This year 7 4 / 1 ( 2 draw ) One Day Internationals First ODI v West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester ; 7 June 1975 Last ODI v England at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo ; 23 October 2018 ODIs Played Won / Lost Total 828 379 / 407 ( 5 ties, 37 no result ) This year 17 6 / 10 ( 0 ties, 1 no result ) World Cup Appearances 11 ( first in 1975 ) Best result Champions ( 1996 ) World Cup Qualifier Appearances 1 ( first in 1979 ) Best result Champions ( 1979 ) Twenty20 Internationals First T20I v England at the Rose Bowl, Southampton ; 15 June 2006 Last T20I v England at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo ; 27 October 2018 T20Is Played Won / Lost Total 110 55 / 53 ( 1 tie, 1 no result ) This year 8 4 / 4 ( 0 ties, 0 no result ) World Twenty20 Appearances 6 ( first in 2007 ) Best result Champions ( 2014 ) Test kit ODI kit As of 27 October 2018 The Sri Lanka national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in international cricket. It is a full member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test, One - Day International ( ODI ) and T20 International ( T20I ) status. The team first played international cricket ( as Ceylon ) in 1926 -- 27, and were later awarded Test status in 1982, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket. The current captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Test matches and One Day Internationals is Dinesh Chandimal. Sri Lanka 's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996. Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively. But they ended up being runners up in both those occasions. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, among many other talented cricketers, has underpinned the successes of Sri Lankan cricket in the last two decades. Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 ( co-champions with India ), and have won the ICC World Twenty20 championship in 2014. They have been consecutive runners up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, and have been runners up in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and 2012. The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records, including the world record for the highest team total in Test cricket. Contents 1 History 2 Test Cricket 3 Governing body 4 International grounds 5 Team colours 5.1 Logo 6 Tournament history 7 Current squad 8 Coaching staff 9 Records and statistics 9.1 Head to head record 9.2 Test matches 9.3 Twenty20 International 9.4 One - Day International 9.5 Performance in International Arena 9.6 Team milestones 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History Main article : History of the Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club in 1832. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first - class cricket by the 1920s. The Ceylon national cricket team achieved associate member status of the International Cricket Council in 1965. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, the national team first competed in top level international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup ; West Indies won the match by 9 wickets at the Old Trafford, Manchester, England. After Sri Lanka awarded Test status in 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, they had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. They have also won the 2001 - 02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs. Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Manchester, England, in 16 June 1979. They also won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, co-champions in 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and also became five times Asian champions in 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008 and 2014. Sri Lanka played their first Twenty20 International ( T20I ) match at the Rose Bowl, on 15 June 2006, against England, winning the match by 2 runs. In 2014, they won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating India by 6 wickets. As of July 2018, Sri Lanka have faced nine teams in Test cricket -- just recent Test nations Afghanistan and Ireland missing from their list of opponents -- with their most frequent opponent being Pakistan, playing 51 matches against them. Sri Lanka have registered more wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh than any other team, with 14. In ODI matches, Sri Lanka have played against 17 teams ; they have played against India most frequently, with a winning percentage of 39.49 in 149 matches. Within usual major ODI nations, Sri Lanka have defeated England on 34 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team have competed against 13 countries in T20Is, and have played 15 matches against New Zealand. Sri Lanka have defeated Australia and West Indies 6 occasions each. Sri Lanka was the best T20I team in the world, where they ranked number one in more than 32 months, and reached World Twenty20 final in three times. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 272 Test matches ; they have won 86 matches, lost 101 matches, and 85 matches were drawn. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 816 ODI matches, winning 376 matches and losing 399 ; they also tied 5 matches, whilst 36 had no result. As of 10 July 2018, Sri Lanka have played 108 T20I matches and won 54 of them ; 52 were lost and 1 tied and 1 no result match as well. From 8 July 2017 to 23 October 2017, Sri Lanka lost twelve consecutive ODI matches, which is their second longest losing run in ODIs. In the meantime, Sri Lanka involved 5 - 0 whitewash in three times against South Africa, India and Pakistan in 2017. Test Cricket Sri Lanka were awarded Test cricket status in 1981 by the International Cricket Council. They played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 17 February 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain for Sri Lanka in that match, which England won by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka won their first Test match under the leadership of Duleep Mendis on 11 September 1985 against India, winning by 149 runs at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium. Eventually they won the three - match Test series, 1 - 0. Sri Lanka had to wait more than seven years for their next series victory, which came against New Zealand in December 1992, when they won the two - match series 1 - 0. This was immediately followed by a one - wicket victory against England in a one - Test series. Two years later, on 15 March 1995, Sri Lanka won their first overseas Test match under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga against New Zealand, when they beat them by 241 runs at Napier. This win also resulted in their first overseas Test series victory, 1 - 0. Their next series too was an overseas series, against Pakistan, and that one too resulted in Sri Lankan victory. On 11 September 1999, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka won their first Test match against Australia, when they beat them by six wickets at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy. Eventually they won the three - match Test series, 1 - 0. On 14 June 2000, Sri Lanka played their 100th Test match. It was against Pakistan, at SSC, Colombo, under the leadership of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan won by 5 wickets. On 4 August 2016, they played their 250th Test match when they played Australia in Galle. They won the match by 229 runs, and also won the Warne - Muralidharan trophy for the first time since its inception. On 17 August 2016, under the leadership of Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia 3 - 0 for the first time in Test cricket. Until 2017, Sri Lanka had whitewashed Zimbabwe three times, Bangladesh once and Australia once in Test cricket. Sri Lanka played their first day - night Test match on 6 October 2017 against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Under the captaincy of Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka convincingly won the match by 68 runs and sweep the series 2 - 0. In the match, Dimuth Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan to score a fifty, a century and a 150 in a day - night Test. Lahiru Gamage, who debut in the match became the first Sri Lankan to take a wicket in a day - night Test, whereas Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take five - wicket haul in a day - night Test. Governing body Main article : Sri Lanka Cricket Sri Lanka Cricket ( formerly the Board for Cricket Control or BCCSL ), is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first - class cricket within Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Cricket oversees the progress and handling of the major domestic competitions : the First - class tournament Premier Trophy, the List A tournament Premier Limited Overs Tournament and the Twenty20 Tournament. Sri Lanka Cricket also organise and host the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, a competition where five teams take part and represent four different provinces of Sri Lanka. International grounds Main article : List of cricket grounds in Sri Lanka Main article : List of international cricket five - wicket hauls in Sri Lanka cricket grounds Main article : International record by Sri Lanka in Home Grounds Saravanamuttu SSC CCC R. Premadasa Tyronne Fernando Galle Asgiriya Rangiri Dambulla Muttiah Muralitharan Mahinda Rajapaksa Locations of all international grounds in Sri Lanka Stadium City Capacity First Used Last Used Tests ODIs T20Is Active Stadiums P. Sara Oval Colombo 15,000 1982 2017 21 12 SSC ground Colombo 10,000 1984 2018 44 65 R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 40,000 1986 2018 9 126 33 Galle International Stadium Galle 35,000 1998 2018 31 9 0 Pallekele Cricket Stadium Pallekele, Kandy 35,000 2017 6 25 18 Rangiri Dambulla Stadium Dambulla 30,000 2001 2018 0 55 0 Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Sooriyawewa, Hambantota 34,300 2011 2017 0 20 7 Former Stadium Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10,000 2007 21 6 0 CCC ground Colombo 6,000 0 0 De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa 16,000 1984 1993 6 0 Updated 28 October 2018. Team colours In Test matches, the team wears cricket whites, with an optional sweater or sweater - vest with a dark blue and blue V - neck for use in cold weather, such as Australia, England, and New Zealand tours. The Sri Lankan flag is found on the left side of jersey 's chest with the Test cap number usually below the flag ; helmets are a deep blue and the fielder 's hat ( usually a baseball cap or a wide - brimmed sunhat ) is colored similar. The sponsor 's logo displayed on the right side of the chest and on the sleeve with the Sri Lankan Cricket logo deployed on the left in test cricket. The period between 2000 and 2010 saw the sponsorship pass between Ceylon Tea, Reebok, Mobitel Sri Lanka and Dialog Axiata ; Dilmah has remained a sponsor since the early 2000s, replacing Singer from the 1990s. Sri Lanka 's One Day and Twenty 20 kits vary from year to year with the team wearing its bright blue colour in various shades from kit to kit with yellow stripes in shoulders and waist. Historically, Sri Lanka 's kits have had shades of bright blue and golden yellow. In the World Series Cup in 1984 - 85, Sri Lanka wore yellow uniforms with blue stripes. For official ICC tournaments such as ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup, SRI LANKA is written on the front of the jersey in place of the sponsor logo, with the sponsor logo being placed on the sleeve. A remarkable change in the colour of the kit of Sri Lanka can be found during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 edition in South Africa. The team coloured with pale silver and the kit has never seen since then in the team. Since then, Sri Lankan kit never changed from the usual brilliant blue colour and very fine yellow stripes. For 2016 ICC World Twenty20, orange and green colours in the flag also included in to the jersey. In 2017 ICC Champions Trophy pool game against India, the kit changed to mostly yellow colored shirt with stripes of blue and usual blue trousers. However, for non-ICC tournaments and bilateral and tri-nation matches, the sponsor logo features prominently on the front of the shirt. Currently the main sponsors for Sri Lanka cricket are Ceylon Tea, Dialog Axiata, Huawei and MAS Holdings. Logo Sri Lanka 's cricket team 's logo is a golden lion with a sword bearing on the right arm and the background in bright blue in colour. The name `` Sri Lanka Cricket '' is written below the lion. In Test cricket, the logo in the cap is slightly changed, where the lion with a sword is surrounded by petals of lotus and then a blue circle surrounds the crest and yellow circle surronding the blue circle. Tournament history A red box around the year indicates tournaments hosted or co-hosted by Sri Lanka World cups World Cup record Year Round GP NR England 1975 Round 1 0 0 0 England 1979 Round 1 0 England 1983 Round 1 6 5 0 0 IndiaPakistan 1987 Round 1 6 0 6 0 0 Australia New Zealand 1992 Round 1 8 5 0 Pakistan India Sri Lanka 1996 Champions 8 8 0 0 0 England 1999 Round 1 5 0 0 South Africa 2003 Semi finals 12 6 5 0 West Indies 2007 Second place 12 9 0 0 India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011 Second place 9 6 0 Australia New Zealand 2015 Quarter Finals 7 0 0 England 2019 -- -- -- -- -- India 2023 -- -- -- -- -- Total 11 / 11 63 29 31 World Twenty20 record Year Round Position GP NR South Africa 2007 Super 8s 6 / 12 5 0 0 England 2009 Second Place 2 / 12 7 6 0 0 West Indies 2010 Semi-finals 3 / 12 6 0 0 Sri Lanka 2012 Second Place 2 / 12 7 5 0 0 Bangladesh 2014 Champions 1 / 16 6 5 0 0 India 2016 Group Stage 8 / 16 0 0 Australia 2020 Qualified - - - - - - Total 7 / 7 1 title 31 22 9 0 0 Intercontinental cups Asia Cup record Year Round Position GP NR United Arab Emirates 1984 Second place 2 / 3 0 0 Sri Lanka 1986 Champions 1 / 3 0 0 Bangladesh 1988 Second place 2 / 4 0 0 India 1990 -- 91 Second place 2 / 3 0 0 Pakistan 1993 Not Held United Arab Emirates 1995 Second place 2 / 4 0 0 Sri Lanka 1997 Champions 1 / 4 0 0 0 Bangladesh 2000 Second place 2 / 4 0 0 Sri Lanka 2004 Champions 1 / 6 6 0 0 Pakistan 2008 Champions 1 / 6 6 5 0 0 Sri Lanka 2010 Second Place 2 / 4 0 0 Bangladesh 2012 Round 1 4 / 4 0 0 0 Bangladesh 2014 Champions 1 / 5 5 5 0 0 0 Total 12 / 12 5 titles 48 33 15 0 0 Asian Games record Year Round Position GP NR People 's Republic of China 2010 Bronze medal match 4 / 9 0 0 Total 1 / 1 0 titles 0 0 Defunct Tournaments Asian Test Championship record Year Round Position GP NR India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 1998 -- 99 Second place 2 / 3 0 0 Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan 2001 -- 02 Champions 1 / 3 0 0 0 Total 2 / 2 1 title 5 0 Champions Trophy record Year Round Position GP NR Bangladesh 1998 Semi-finals 3 or 4 / 9 0 0 Kenya 2000 Quarter - finals 5 -- 8 / 8 0 0 Sri Lanka 2002 Joint 1st 1 / 12 0 0 England 2004 Round 1 8 / 12 0 0 India 2006 Round 1 8 / 10 6 0 0 South Africa 2009 Round 1 6 / 8 0 0 England 2013 Semi-finals 3 or 4 / 8 0 0 England 2017 Round 1 8 / 10 0 0 Total 7 / 7 1 title 26 14 11 0 Austral - Asia Cup record Year Round Position GP NR United Arab Emirates 1986 Semi Finals ? / 5 0 0 0 United Arab Emirates 1989 -- 90 Semi Finals ? / 6 0 0 United Arab Emirates 1994 First Round ? / 6 0 0 0 Total 3 / 3 0 titles 6 5 0 0 World Cup Qualifier record Year Round Position GP AB England 1979 Champions 1 / 12 6 0 Total 1 / 1 1 title 6 0 Commonwealth Games record Year Round Position GP NR Malaysia 1998 Fourth place 4 / 16 5 0 0 Total 1 / 1 0 Titles 5 0 0 Current squad The squad comprises players who have represented Sri Lanka since the 1st of November 2017 till date. S / N Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Captain 36 Dinesh Chandimal 28 Right - handed NCC Test, ODI, T20I Opening batsmen 21 Dimuth Karunaratne 30 Left - handed Right - arm medium SSC Test 44 Upul Tharanga 33 Left - handed NCC Test, ODI, T20I 70 Danushka Gunathilaka 27 Left - handed Right - arm off - break SSC Test, ODI, T20I 59 Mahela Udawatte 32 Left - handed Right - arm off - break Chilaw Marians Test, T20I Middle - order batsmen Roshen Silva 29 Right - handed Right - arm off - break Ragama Test 66 Lahiru Thirimanne 29 Left - handed Right - arm medium Ragama Test, ODI 69 Angelo Mathews 31 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium Colts Test, ODI, T20I 75 Dhananjaya de Silva 27 Left - handed Right - arm off - break Tamil Union Test, ODI, T20I Wicket - keepers Kusal Mendis 23 Right - handed CCC Test, ODI, T20I 48 Niroshan Dickwella 25 Left - handed NCC Test, ODI, T20I 55 Kusal Perera 28 Left - handed Colts Test, ODI, T20I All - rounders Thisara Perera 29 Left - handed Right - arm medium - fast SSC ODI, T20I 7 Dasun Shanaka 27 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium SSC Test, ODI, T20I 10 Sachith Pathirana 29 Left - handed Slow left - arm orthodox CCC ODI, T20I 14 Asela Gunaratne 32 Right - handed Right - arm medium Army Test, ODI, T20I 47 Dilruwan Perera 36 Left - handed Right - arm off - break Colts Test, ODI 49 Wanidu Hasaranga 21 Right - handed Right - arm leg - break CCC ODI 50 Chaturanga de Silva 28 Left - handed Slow left - arm orthodox NCC ODI, T20I 88 Jeevan Mendis 35 Left - handed Right - arm leg - break Tamil Union T20I 31 Shehan Jayasuriya 27 Left - handed Right - arm off - break Chilaw Marians ODI, T20I 84 Kamindu Mendis 20 Left - handed Ambidextrous bowling CCC T20I Fast bowlers 99 Lasith Malinga 35 Right - handed Right - arm fast NCC ODI, T20I 5 Dushmantha Chameera 26 Right - handed Right - arm fast NCC ODI, T20I 17 Isuru Udana 30 Right - handed Left - arm fast - medium Chilaw Marians T20I 20 Shehan Madushanka 23 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium Tamil Union ODI, T20I 63 Nuwan Pradeep 32 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium SSC Test, ODI, T20I 68 Vishwa Fernando 27 Right - handed Left - arm fast - medium CCC ODI, T20I 82 Suranga Lakmal 31 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium Tamil Union Test, ODI, T20I 91 Lahiru Gamage 30 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium CCC Test, ODI 97 Lahiru Kumara 21 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium NCC Test, ODI Kasun Rajitha 25 Right - handed Right - arm fast - medium Badureliya Test, ODI, T20I Spin bowlers Akila Dananjaya 25 Left - handed Right - arm off - break Colts Test, ODI, T20I 14 Rangana Herath 40 Left - handed Slow left - arm orthodox Tamil Union Test 32 Amila Aponso 25 Left - handed Slow left - arm orthodox Ragama ODI, T20I 85 Lakshan Sandakan 27 Left - handed Slow left - arm chinaman CCC Test, ODI, T20I 45 Prabath Jayasuriya 26 Right - handed Slow left - arm orthodox Colts ODI Coaching staff Manager : Charith Senanayake Head Coach : Chandika Hathurusingha Batting Coach : Thilan Samaraweera Fielding Coach : Fast Bowling Coach : Rumesh Ratnayake Spin Bowling Coach : Piyal Wijetunge Strength & Conditioning Coach : Nick Lee Physiotherapist : Psychologist : Phil Jauncey Records and statistics Main article : Sri Lankan cricket team records Main article : Sri Lanka national cricket team record by opponent Head to head record International match Summary -- Sri Lanka Playing Record Format D / NR Inaugural Match Test matches 274 88 101 0 85 17 February 1982 One - Day Internationals 828 379 407 5 37 7 June 1975 Twenty20 Internationals 110 55 53 15 June 2006 Updated 27 October 2018 Test matches Test record versus other nations Opponent First win v Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 - v Australia 29 17 0 8 11 September 1999 v Bangladesh 20 16 0 8 September 2001 v India 44 7 20 0 17 11 September 1985 v Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 - v England 31 8 12 0 11 18 March 1993 v Pakistan 53 16 19 0 18 18 March 1986 v New Zealand 32 8 14 0 10 9 December 1992 v South Africa 27 7 14 0 6 23 July 2000 v West Indies 20 9 0 7 17 November 2001 v Zimbabwe 18 13 0 0 5 14 September 1996 Updated 23 July 2018 Twenty20 International T20I record versus other nations Opponent NR First win vs Test nations v Afghanistan 0 0 0 17 March 2016 v Australia 13 8 5 0 0 8 June 2009 v Bangladesh 11 7 0 0 18 September 2007 v England 9 5 0 0 15 June 2006 v India 16 5 11 0 0 9 December 2009 v Ireland 0 0 0 14 June 2009 v New Zealand 15 6 7 22 December 2006 v Pakistan 18 5 13 0 0 13 October 2008 v South Africa 10 5 5 0 0 12 September 2012 v West Indies 9 6 0 0 10 June 2009 v Zimbabwe 0 0 0 10 October 2008 vs Associate Members v Canada 0 0 0 12 October 2008 v Kenya 0 0 0 14 September 2007 v Netherlands 0 0 0 24 March 2014 v United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 25 February 2016 Updated 28 October 2018 One - Day International ODI record versus other nations Opponent NR First win vs Test nations v Afghanistan 0 0 3 March 2014 v Australia 96 32 60 0 13 April 1983 v Bangladesh 45 36 7 0 2 April 1986 v England 74 35 36 14 February 1982 v India 158 56 90 11 18 June 1979 v Ireland 0 0 0 18 April 2007 v New Zealand 95 41 45 8 18 June 1983 v Pakistan 153 58 90 12 March 1982 v South Africa 71 31 38 2 March 1992 v West Indies 56 25 28 0 19 October 1989 v Zimbabwe 57 44 11 0 23 February 1992 vs Associate Members v Bermuda 0 0 0 15 March 2007 v Canada 0 0 0 19 February 2003 v Kenya 6 5 0 0 6 March 1996 v Netherlands 0 0 0 16 September 2002 v Scotland 0 0 0 13 July 2011 v United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 17 July 2004 Updated 23 October 2018 Performance in International arena Since gaining Test Status in 1982, the Sri Lanka cricket team has achieved numerous milestones, some of these include First Test match in 1982 vs England First win, and series victory against India in 1985 First win, and series victory away from home against New Zealand in 1995 Winners of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, which they co-hosted with India & Pakistan. Joint Winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, which they also hosted in their own right. Semi-finalists in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, hosted by South Africa. Runners up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, hosted by the West Indies. Runners up in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, hosted by England. Semi-finalists in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, hosted by the West Indies. Runners up of the 2011 Cricket World Cup which they co-hosted with India & Bangladesh. Runners up in, and hosts of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Champions and gold medalists of 2014 Asian Games at Incheon. Winners of 2014 ICC World Twenty20, hosted by Bangladesh. Team milestones Sri Lanka is the only team to hold highest scores of all formats at one time. Sri Lanka currently holds the record for Highest Team Total of Test cricket. Sri Lanka currently holds the record for Highest successful run chase in Test cricket in Asian soil. Sri Lanka is the only ICC Trophy winning team to have gone on to win the Cricket World Cup at a later date. Sri Lanka was the first team to win the ICC cricket World Cup in home continent ( Asia ) Sri Lanka was also the first team to win the ICC Cricket World Cup by chasing the total. Sri Lanka is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka is the fourth nation to reach two consecutive World Cup Finals ( 2007 and 2011 ), after West Indies ( 1975, 1979 and 1983 ), Australia ( 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007 ) and England ( 1987 and 1992 ). Sri Lanka is the only team to have played 150 ODIs against two nations history ( against India and Pakistan ). Between 8 years ( 2007 -- 2015 ) Sri Lanka have played five ICC Finals 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2012 ICC World Twenty20, and 2014 ICC World Twenty20. 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Question: when did sri lanka win the world cup
Answer: 1996