At the start of the series , they were seventh on the ICC ODI Championship table ; South Africa were second , 17 points behind leaders Australia and 12 points ahead of Sri Lanka .

The 2004 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament Competition that took place Process_start in Colombo , Sri Lanka from the 10th to 16 October 2004 involving Cause_to_be_included both a men 's and a women 's division .

Australia , New Zealand , Sri Lanka and South Africa contested Competition the men 's finals with Australia eventually defeating Preventing_or_letting Sri Lanka in the final itself .

Australia , New Zealand , Sri Lanka and South Africa contested Competition the men 's finals with Australia eventually defeating Preventing_or_letting Sri Lanka in the final itself .

The 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone Catastrophe ( IMD designation : BOB 06 JTWC designation : 04B ) was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe to strike Destroying Sri Lanka since 1978 .

The 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone Catastrophe ( IMD designation : BOB 06 JTWC designation : 04B ) was the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe to strike Destroying Sri Lanka since 1978 .

The cyclone hit Bodily_harm eastern Sri Lanka at peak strength , then weakened Cause_change_of_strength slightly while crossing Motion_directional the island before making landfall Catastrophe over southern India on December 28 .

The storm Catastrophe was the first cyclone Catastrophe over Sri Lanka with winds of at least hurricane strength since a 110 mph ( 175 km/h ) cyclone Catastrophe hit Destroying in the 1978 season , as well as the first tropical storm Catastrophe to hit Destroying the island since 1992 .

The winners of the Knock-out stage—India , South Africa , Sri Lanka and Indies—reached the semi-finals Competition .

South Africa made Creating their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final Competition by 92 runs ; the match Competition was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to 39 overs per innings due to rain .

The tournament Competition , which was held Hold from 10 to 26 September 2010 in South Africa , featured 10 domestic Twenty20 teams from India , Australia , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the West Indies and South Africa .

The 1989 Valvettiturai massacre Killing occurred on 2 and 3 August 1989 in the small coastal town of Valvettiturai , on the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka .

Along with Bangladesh ( the host ) and Sri Lanka ( the defending champions from the 2014 event ) , the tournament Competition included India , Pakistan , and ICC associate member the United Arab Emirates , who qualified Earnings_and_losses from a qualifier played from 19 to 22 February 2016 .

The final took place Process_start at Lord 's on Sunday 21 June with Pakistan beating Competition Sri Lanka by eight wickets and England beating Competition New Zealand by six wickets in the women 's final .

The 1984 Mannar massacre Killing was the killing Killing of 200+ minority Sri Lankan Tamils civilians by Sri Lankan Army soldiers in the town of Mannar , north-western Sri Lanka , on December 4 , 1984 .

The first match Competition scheduled to be played in Saint Lucia , between England and Sri Lanka , was abandoned GiveUp due to rain Motion .

The Welikada prison riot Violence was a prison riot Violence that occurred Presence on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka .

This prison riot Violence was the worst in Sri Lanka 's history since the 1983 riot Violence , also at Welikada Prison , which left Causation 53 prisoners dead .

The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was the fourth ICC World Twenty20 competition Competition , an international Twenty20 cricket tournament Competition that took place Process_start in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October 2012 which was won by the West Indies .