Sri Lanka's knockout blues

Apr 05, 2013

<b>April 28, 2007, Barbados</b><br>Sri Lanka lose the World Cup final to Australia in rather farcical circumstances, as darkness closes in on Bridgetown. The players go off, the players come back on for no concrete reason, and at the end of it all Sri Lanka are 53 short via the D/L method.

April 28, 2007, Barbados
Sri Lanka lose the World Cup final to Australia in rather farcical circumstances, as darkness closes in on Bridgetown. The players go off, the players come back on for no concrete reason, and at the end of it all Sri Lanka are 53 short via the D/L method.•Getty Images

May 13, 2010, St Lucia
Another batting collapse. This time against England in the semi-final of the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean. England ease home by seven wickets with four overs to spare.•AFP

<b>June 20, 2013, Cardiff</b><br>Sri Lanka run into India again, and fail to make the Champions Trophy final after managing only 181 for 8 in their 50. India romp home with eight wickets and 15 overs to spare.

June 20, 2013, Cardiff
Sri Lanka run into India again, and fail to make the Champions Trophy final after managing only 181 for 8 in their 50. India romp home with eight wickets and 15 overs to spare.•AFP

June 21, 2009, Lord's
A batting collapse means Sri Lanka are left defending only 138 in the World Twenty20 final against Pakistan. An Afridi half-century means the game is swept beyond their reach. They lose by eight wickets.•Getty Images

<b>April 2, 2011, Mumbai</b><br>Muttiah Muralitharan ends his international career with a runners-up medal after Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni lead India to World Cup glory in front of a delirious home crowd. For Sri Lanka it's more disappointment as one of the great World Cup centuries - Mahela Jayawardene's 103* - goes in vain.

April 2, 2011, Mumbai
Muttiah Muralitharan ends his international career with a runners-up medal after Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni lead India to World Cup glory in front of a delirious home crowd. For Sri Lanka it's more disappointment as one of the great World Cup centuries - Mahela Jayawardene's 103* - goes in vain.•Getty Images

<b>October 7, 2012, Colombo</b><br>More heartbreak for Sri Lanka, this time in their own backyard. Just when Sri Lanka look like they're running away with the World Twenty20 trophy, Marlon Samuels launches a stunning counterattack and sets up West Indies' 36-run win.

October 7, 2012, Colombo
More heartbreak for Sri Lanka, this time in their own backyard. Just when Sri Lanka look like they're running away with the World Twenty20 trophy, Marlon Samuels launches a stunning counterattack and sets up West Indies' 36-run win.•Getty Images