Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup 1996 up on 09/11/2006

Sri Lanka vs England 1996 World Cup Quarter Final

The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926--27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket. Sri Lanka's national cricket team transformed the country from underdog status to a major cricketing nation during the 1990s. The team went on to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup, beating Australia in the finals, and becoming World Champions. Since then, the team has continued to be a major force in international cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 Cricket World Cup but lost to Australia in a rain-affected final match. And in 2011 Cricket World Cup they lost to India despite a great bating performance by Sri Lankan player Mahela Jayawardene. The batting of Sanath Jayasuriya (retired) and Aravinda de Silva (retired), backed up by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan (retired) and Chaminda Vaas (retired), among many other talented cricketers, has underpinned the successes of Sri Lankan cricket during the last 15 years. Sri Lanka have won the Cricket World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 (co-champions with India), 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. The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records, including world records for highest team totals in all three forms of the game, Test, ODI and Twenty20. 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).

Highlights from Australia's win over Sri Lanka at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa

Final- India v Sri Lanka @ Mumbai, Apr 2, 2011

Sri Lanka vs England 2006 5th ODI where Jaya Boy and Tharanga take the series 5-0 chasing down a target of 321 in style with 12 overs to spare! Edited and put in some baila & papara..Sri Lankan styles! Enjoy! "THIS VIDEO IS PROTECTED BY 'FAIR USE' PROVISIONS OF COPYRIGHT LAW WHICH ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO USE SHORT EXCERPTS OF COPYRIGHTED CONTENT"

Farveez Maharoof gets 26 Runs for Australian Magic Bowler Shane Warne's Over

Highlights of Sri Lanka's Historic World Cup win over Australia in the 1996 World Cup Final

A memorable Semi Final clash between co-hosts India and Sri Lanka played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in, and needed 252 to make the final. TEAMS INDIA: Sachin TENDULKAR, Navjot SINGH SIDHU, Sanjay MANJREKAR, Mohammad AZHARUDDIN (C), Vinod KAMBLI, Ajay JADEJA, Nayan MONGIA, Javagal SRINATH, Aashish KAPOOR, Anil KUMBLE, Venkatesh PRASAD SRI LANKA: Sanath JAYASURIYA, Romesh KALUWITHARANA, Asanka GURUSINHA, Aravinda DE SILVA, Roshan MAHANAMA, Arjuna RANATUNGA (C), Hashan TILLAKARATNE, Chaminda VAAS, Kumar DHARMASENA, Pramodya WICKRAMASINGHE, Muttiah MURALITHARAN