Sri Lanka’s World T20 journey in numbers

The defending champions Sri Lanka will play their first ICC tournament without Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena so it will be a huge challenge for Angelo Mathews and his boys to retain the title but with Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath they can beat any time as we take a look at how Sri Lanka have performed so far in ICC T20 World Cups.

Team Records:

Highest Team Totals for Sri Lanka in World Cup matches

Highest Team Totals against Sri Lanka in World Cup matches

 Lowest Team Totals for Sri Lanka in World Cup matches

Lowest Team Totals against Sri Lanka in World Cup matches 

Largest victory for Sri Lanka (by runs): 172 runs vs Kenya at Johannesburg on September 14, 2007

Largest victory for Sri Lanka (by balls remaining): 90 balls vs Netherlands at Chittagong on March 24, 2014

Largest victory against Sri Lanka (by runs): Australia – 81 runs at Bridgetown on May 9, 2010

Largest victory against Sri Lanka (by balls remaining): Australia – 58 balls at Cape Town on September 20, 2007

Batting records:

Most runs for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (1016 runs from 31 T20 WC matches)

Most runs against Sri Lanka: Dwayne Bravo (163 from 6 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (25 sixes from 31 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes against Sri Lanka: Marlon Samuels (8 from 3 T20 WC matches)

Most fours for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (111 fours from 31 T20 WC matches)

Most fours against Sri Lanka: Dwayne Bravo (15)

Highest score in an innings of a match for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (100 vs Zimbabwe at Providence on May 3, 2010)

Highest score in an innings of a match against Sri Lanka: Alex Hales (116* at Chittagong on March 27, 2014)

Highest average for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (39.07 from 31 T20 WC matches)

Highest average against Sri Lanka: Alex Hales (119 from 2 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate for Sri Lanka (more than 125 runs scored): Jehan Mubarak (146.36 from 12 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate against Sri Lanka (more than 54 runs scored): Alex Hales (172.46 from 2 T20 WC matches)

Most fifty plus scores for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (7)

Most fifty-plus scores against Sri Lanka: Younis Khan (2) and Marlon Samuels (2)

Most ducks for Sri Lanka: TM Dilshan (5)

Most ducks against Sri Lanka: Shahid Afridi (2) and Brendon McCllum (2)

Bowling records:

Most wickets for Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (38)

Most wickets against Sri Lanka: Shahid Afridi (7)

Best average for Sri Lanka: Rangana Herath (11.50 from 6 matches)

Best average against Sri Lanka (more than 4 wickets taken): Shahid Afridi (12.71 from 4 matches)

Best bowling figures for Sri Lanka in an innings: Ajantha Mendis (4-2-8-6 vs Zimbabwe at Hambantota on September 18, 2012)

Best bowling figures against Sri Lanka in an innings: Alex Cusack (3-0-18-4 at Lord’s on June 14, 2009)

Most runs conceded in an innings for Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya (64 runs from 4 overs vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 17, 2007)

Most runs conceded in an innings against Sri Lanka: LN Onyango (61 runs from 4 overs at Johannesburg on September 14, 2007)

Best economy rates for Sri Lanka: Sachitra Senanayake (4.88 from 17 overs)

Best economy rates against Sri Lanka (more than 4 overs bowled): Sunil Narine (4.45 from 11.4 overs)

Best strike rate for Sri Lanka: Rangana Herath (11.7 from 6 matches)

Best strike rate against Sri Lanka (more than 4 wickets taken): Stuart Broad (13.2)

Wicketkeeping records:

Most dismissals for Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (26)

Most dismissals against Sri Lanka: NJ O’ Brien (4) and Denesh Ramdin (4)

Fielding records:

Most catches for Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardena (13)

Most catches against Sri Lanka: Nathan McCullum (4) and Ross Tayloe (4)

Partnership records:

Highest partnership for Sri Lanka (by runs): Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara – 166 (vs West Indies at Bridgetown on May 7, 2010)

Highest partnership against Sri Lanka (by runs): Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan – 152 (at Chittagong on March 27, 2014)

Player records:

Most matches for Sri Lanka: TM Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga – 31 matches

Most matches against Sri Lanka: Dwayne Bravo – 6 matches