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The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August 1997, participating in two Test matches and three One Day International (ODI) matches. During the first Test match, Sri Lanka scored 952 runs for 6 wickets, the highest team total in Test cricket.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Kusal Mendis became the joint second-fastest batsman for Sri Lanka to score 1,000 runs in ODIs. [24] Solomon Mire (Zim) scored his first century in an ODI. [24] This was Zimbabwe's first victory in any format in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka. [24]
The 2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka in late June 2001. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating India by 121 runs in the final.
In June 2021, the ICC announced that the Men's T20 World Cup would expand to 20 teams beginning in 2024, divided into four groups of five each for the group stage. The top two teams in each pool would advance to the Super 8 stage. [30] [31] The 2024 T20 World Cup was hosted by the West Indies and the United States.
Adam Gilchrist's 149 against Sri Lanka at the 2007 World Cup Final remains the highest individual score in a final; [14] his 72-ball century is also the fastest in a final. [ 14 ] The fastest 100 in any World Cup was scored by Glenn Maxwell in 40 balls against the Netherlands on 25 October 2023.
The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) [3] is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket.The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament.
The 2003 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International (ODI) match played on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. It marked the culmination of the 2003 Cricket World Cup , the eighth edition of the tournament.
The top eleven teams from the previous tournament qualified automatically, along with the five winners of regional qualification tournaments. In November 2023, Sri Lanka was suspended by the ICC due to government interference in the country's cricket board; while Sri Lanka lost its rights to host the men's U-19 World Cup as a result, [3] it did not affect the ability for Sri Lanka to play ...