Srilanka's fixture in ICC World Cup 2015

Srilanka’s fixture in ICC World Cup 2015: If we evaluate all Cricket playing nations on the yardstick of consistency, Sri Lanka will emerge out as best performers in last two ODI World cups. In year 2007 and 2011, both times Sri Lanka was runner ups.  Sri Lanka will come into the tournament with a hope to be crowned as Champions this time around. CricTracker takes a look at Sri Lanka’s fixtures in 2015 World Cup.

Sri Lanka is pitted in Pool A and will play the opening game of the tournament against co hosts New Zealand in Christchurch. It will be a tough contest as New Zealand will play in home conditions.

1^stMatch, Sat Feb 14, Pool A – New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval, Christchurch

After a gap of more than one week in its next league game, Sri Lanka will play against Afghanistan

2^nd Match, Sun Feb 22, Pool A – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka at University Oval, Dunedin

In the same week Sri Lanka will travel to Australia to face Bangladesh at MCG in the next encounter

3^rd Match, Thu Feb 26, Pool A – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka’s next encounter will be with evenly matched English side in a day game in New Zealand

4^thMatch,Sun Mar 1, Pool A – England v Sri Lanka at Westpac Stadium, Wellington

A week later Sri Lanka will play against the host Australia in Sydney. This again will be a big test for Sri Lanka as Australia will play in home conditions but Sri Lanka can also expect a good crowd support  from a large number of Asians in that part of Australia

5^th Match, Sun Mar 8, Pool A – Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground

In the last league match, Sri Lanka will face Scotland in a day night game.

6^th Match,Wed Mar 11, Pool A – Scotland v Sri Lanka at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

While Sri Lanka is expected to enter the knock out stage, but it will be the position at which Sri Lanka finishes the group, which in turn will decide against whom they play their Quarter finals game.