The downfall of Sri Lankan cricket in ICC tournaments
Sri Lanka is one of the finest teams in international cricket, with a great history. They have produced many world-class players over the years. Sri Lanka have proved that they are a competitive team when it comes to an ICC tournament.
They have become champions in three major ICC tournaments. Sri Lanka became the champions of the 1996 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and registered their name in the World of Cricket. Also, they shared the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002. In 2014, Sri Lanka cliched the title of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka performance in ICC events
1996 Cricket World Cup: Champions
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy: Semi-finalist
2002 ICC Champions Trophy: Champions
2003 Cricket World Cup: Semi-finalist
2007 Cricket World Cup: Runners-up
2009 T20 World Cup: Runners-up
2010 T20 World Cup: Semi- Semi- Finalist
2011 Cricket World Cup: Runners-up
2012 T20 World Cup: Runners-up
2013 ICC Champions Trophy: Semi- Semi- Finalist
2014 T20 World Cup: Champions
2014 T20 World Cup: Champions
However, since 2015, Sri Lanka hasn’t had a good outing in ICC tournaments. Island Nation managed to reach the quarterfinals of the 2015 World Cup, but they lost the quarterfinals against South Africa.
Sri Lanka’s performance in ICC tournaments in 2015–2020
2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Quarter Final
2016 ICC T20 World Cup, Group Stage
2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Group Stage
2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Group Stage
After they became the Champions in the 2014 T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka was unable to reach even the semi-finals in any ICC tournament. Since 2019, the world situation has gotten even worse, and Sri Lanka could qualify for the T20 World Cup and Cricket World Cup correctly. Sri Lanka has to play the Qulifiers Round to secure their place in the T20 World Cup and Cricket World Cup. Hopefully, we won’t see Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.
Sri Lanka after 2020 –
2021 ICC T20 World Cup: Played the first round to qualify for the main stage.
2022 ICC T20 World Cup: Played the first round to qualify for the main stage.
2023 ICC Cricket World Cup: Played ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 to qualify for the main stage
