The country's governing body have requested answers from those involved after succumbing to a 317-run loss against India on Sunday
Sri Lanka Cricket has demanded a report from the national team manager explaining the events that led to the country suffering the heaviest defeat in men's ODI history.
Sri Lanka were beaten by 317 runs against India on Sunday, in the process becoming the first men's team to lose by more than 300 runs in a one-day international.
They were bowled out for just 73 in 22 overs as they attempted to chase India's mammoth total of 390 for 5.
Sri Lankan cricket's governing body has requested the views of head coach Chris Silverwood, captain Dasun Shanaka, the selection panel and team manager as part of the inquest, for which there is a five-day deadline.
"The report will enable Sri Lanka Cricket to review and understand the background to the team's dismal performances during the final ODI," an official statement explained.
New Zealand's 290-run thrashing of Ireland in 2008 was the previous record. More recently, England defeated the Netherlands by 232 runs last summer – the biggest margin of men's ODI victory in the last five years until now.
Dasun Shanaka was the captain for the humbling defeat (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)
In 2015, Australia beat Afghanistan by 290 runs at Perth, with South Africa hammering Zimbabwe by 272 runs in 2010.
Previously, Sri Lanka's biggest men's ODI defeat had come a decade ago, losing by 258 runs against South Africa in Paarl, while India's biggest win was by 257 runs against Bermuda at the 2007 World Cup – an occasion better remembered for Dwayne Leverock's famous slip catch.
India's margin of victory was built on centuries from Shubman Gill (116) and Virat Kohli (166*), before Mohammed Siraj ran through the tourists' top order. Siraj bowled his 10-over allocation straight through and also picked up a runout. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav claimed two wickets apiece.
Little went right for Sri Lanka, who lost Jeffrey Vandersay and Ashen Bandara to a collision in the field that caused both to be stretchered off and taken to hospital for precautionary scans.
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