As the Asian rivals, India vs Sri Lanka is a popular battle in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup history. Both teams have produced tight contests in this competition's history.
Some India vs Sri Lanka World Cup matches had significant roles in the competition, including the controversial 1996 Semi-Final and historic 2011 Final.
We are going through some important head-to-head records of India vs Sri Lanka in the history of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. India vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
Overall
Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Continent/Country wise
Different Stages
Yearly
2. India vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
Wills World Cup 1996
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
India vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
IND vs SL in ODI World Cup: Overall
Matches | IND won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
IND vs SL in ODI World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | IND won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Batting 2nd | 2 | 1 |
IND vs SL in ODI World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | IND won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Europe | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Asia | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oceania | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Africa | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North America | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs SL in ODI World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | IND won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Knockout | Semi-Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs SL in ODI World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | IND won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
1. India vs Sri Lanka in Wills World Cup 1996, Semi-Final
On 13 March 1996 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Toss: India won the toss and chose to bowl first
Sri Lanka – 251/8 in 50 overs (Aravinda de Silva 66, Roshan Mahanama 58 (retired hurt); Javagal Srinath 3/34, Sachin Tendulkar 2/34)
India – 120/8 in 34.1 overs (Sachin Tendulkar 65, Sanjay Manjrekar 25; Sanath Jayasuriya 3/12, Aravinda de Silva 1/3)
Result: Match was awarded to Sri Lanka after play was stopped due to rioting crowd
Player of the Match: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) – 66 & 1/3
2. India vs Sri Lanka in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Final
On 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first
Sri Lanka – 274/6 in 50 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 103*, Kumar Sangakkara 48; Yuvraj Singh 2/49, Zaheer Khan 2/60)
India – 277/4 in 48.2 overs (Gautam Gambhir 97, MS Dhoni 91*; Lasith Malinga 2/42, Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/27)
Result: India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: MS Dhoni (India) – 91*
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