Sri Lanka in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Squad details, match dates, and key player

Even though they first played their international cricket back in 1926-27, they were awarded Test status only in 1981. During the 1990s, Sri Lanka achieved considerable rise, even winning the World Cup in 1996, under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga. Sri Lanka has had not only produced some of the greatest bowlers of the game, but also batsmen. Sri Lanka were runners-up in the previous two occasions, losing to Australia and India in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Holding several records at various levels, Sri Lanka are ranked fourth in the ICC ODI Team Rankings.

Sri Lanka Squad in ICC World Cup 2015: Angelo Mathews (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake.

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Coach: Marvan Atapattu

Fixtures — Pool A:

Feb 14: New Zealand, Christchurch
Feb 22: Afghanistan, Dunedin
Feb 26: Bangladesh, Melbourne
Mar  1: England, Wellington
Mar  8: Australia, Sydney
Mar 11: Scotland, Hobart

World Cup record:

1975: First round
1979: First round
1983: First round
1987: First round
1992: First round
1996: Champions
1999: First round
2003: Semi-finals
2007: Runners-up
2011: Runners-up

Key player: Kumar Sangakkara

At 37, the veteran batsman shows no signs of ageing, nor has his insatiable appetite for runs diminished. He was the world’s highest run-getter in both Test and one-day cricket in 2014. The icing on the cake would be being part of a World Cup winning team after ending on the losing side in the last two editions in 2007 and 2011. This will be the final one-day tournament for both him and long-time team-mate Mahela Jayawardene and the duo will look to sign off on a high, just as they did in their last T20 international where Sri Lanka won the World Twenty20 last year.