World Cup Records by Sri Lanka

1. Highest team total - 398/5 against Kenya in 1996.
2. Highest partnership(runs) - 183 for the third wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya(115) Mahela Jayawardene (82) against West Indies in 2007.
3. - 183 for the third wicket by Asanka Gurusinha (84) and Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
4. Most number of runs - Sanath Jayasuriya (1165) in 38 matches.
5. Highest individual score - Aravinda de Silva (145) against Kenya in 1996.
6. Most number of matches played - Sanath Jayasuriya (38).
7. Best individual bowling - 6-25 by Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
8. Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping)- Kumar Sangakkara (32) in 21 matches. Most number of wickets - Muttiah Muralitharan (53) in 31 matches
9. World's only bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls - Lasith Malinga against South Africa in 2007.
10. First Sri Lankan bowler to take a World Cup Hatrick - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003.
11. World's only bowler to have taken a World Cup Hat-trick in the first three balls of a match - Chaminda Vaas against Bangladesh in 2003