On Friday (21st June), the host side England will face Sri Lanka in the match 27 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Headingley (Leeds).
Both England and Sri Lanka have played five matches in this tournament. England has won four matches and lost one game in this tournament. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has won once, suffered two defeats and the other two had no results.
Ahead of this England vs Sri Lanka match, let’s look at the crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Headingley, Leeds)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | England | Sri Lanka |
| Highest total | 351/9 (50 overs) by England against Pakistan on 19th May 2019 | 351/9 (50 overs) against Pakistan on 19th May 2019 | 324/2 (37.3 overs) against England on 1st July 2006 |
| Lowest completed total | 93 (36.2 overs) by England against Australia on 18th June 1975 | 93 (36.2 overs) against Australia on 18th June 1975 | 136 (50.4 overs) against England on 20th June 1983 |
| Highest score | 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) against England on 1st July 2006 | 128 by Robin Smith against New Zealand on 23rd May 1990 | 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya against England on 1st July 2006 |
| Best bowling | 7/36 by Waqar Younis (Pakistan) against England on 17th June 2001 | 5/54 by Chris Woakes against Pakistan on 19th May 2019 | 5/39 by Ashantha de Mel against Pakistan on 16th June 1983 |
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
| Overall | |||
| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 38 | 15 | 23 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 221.46 (4.62) | 228.63 (4.46) | 213.92 (4.81) |
| In last 10 completed ODIs | |||
| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 282.65 (5.85) | 298.80 (5.97) | 266.50 (5.72) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
(Special Note: Overall – In addition, one more ODI had the tie results at this venue and one game Pakistan was awarded the match after the crowd pitch invasion)
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Headingley (Leeds)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| England | 32 | 21 | 10 | 0/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
England vs Sri Lanka
| Stats | Total ODIs | England Won | Sri Lanka Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 74 | 36 | 35 | 1/2 |
| In England | 31 | 16 | 13 | 1/1 |
| At Headingley (Leeds) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| In the World Cup | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0/0 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1/2 |
Players’ stats
England
i) Joe Root will play his 250th international match.
ii) Leg-spinner Adil Rashid will play his 150th international match.
iii) All-rounder Moeen Ali will play his 100th ODI match.
iv) Pacer Chris Woakes (23 wickets) is one wicket away to become the second most ODI wicket-taker as an England bowler against Sri Lanka. He is in an equal position in this list along with Darren Gough (23 wickets) and Chris Jordan (23 wickets). James Anderson is the leading ODI wicket-taker for England against Sri Lanka with 34 wickets.
v) Eoin Morgan has scored 339 runs as an England captain in Cricket World Cup. As an England captain, only Mike Gatting scored more runs than Eoin Morgan as Gatting scored 354 CWC runs in this role. By scoring 16 more runs, Morgan will become the leading run-scorer as an England captain in CWC history.
vi) Eoin Morgan (3,928 runs) needs to score 72 more runs to complete his 4,000 ODI runs as an England captain. Morgan will be the first English captain to score 4,000 ODI runs.
Sri Lanka
i) Picking up three more wickets, Lasith Malinga (47 wickets) will complete his 50 wickets in Cricket World Cup history. Only Muttiah Muralitharan (68 wickets) and Chaminda Vaas (49 wickets) are ahead of Malinga in CWC most wickets list as a Sri Lankan bowler.
ii) Lasith Malinga (524 wickets) is two wickets away to become the third most international wicket-taker as a Sri Lankan bowler. By picking up two more wickets, Malinga will surpass the former Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath who took 525 international wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan (1,331 wickets), Chaminda Vaas (760 wickets) are the only Sri Lankan bowlers who are ahead of Malinga and Herath in this list.
iii) Angelo Mathews (11,999 runs) needs to score one more run to complete his 12,000 runs in the international career. The right-handed batsman will be the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to reach the 12,000-run mark in the international career.