On Friday (21st June), Sri Lanka snatched a thrilling victory against the home team England in the match 27 of the ongoing 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Headingley (Leeds).
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka decided to bat first and managed 232/9 (50 overs) after their initial struggle. However, England failed to chase that target as they were all out on 212 runs (47 overs). Sri Lanka won this match by 20 runs.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka – 232/9 in 50 overs (Angelo Mathews 85*, Avishka Fernando 49; Mark Wood 3/40)
England – 212 in 47 overs (Ben Stokes 82*, Joe Root 57; Lasith Malinga 4/43)
Result – Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
Sri Lanka
i) Sri Lanka successfully defended their first innings total 232/9 (50 overs).
- It is the second lowest successfully defended ODI total for Sri Lanka against the host side England. Their record is defending 229 (49.4 overs) at Manchester on 7th July 2002.
- It is the third lowest successfully defended total for Sri Lanka in Cricket World cup history. Their top two lowest successfully defended totals in CWC history are 201 against Afghanistan (at Cardiff on 4th June 2019) and 228/6 against West Indies (at Cape Town on 28th February 2003).
England
i) England was bundled out for just 212 runs (47 overs).
- It is the lowest completed total for England against Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup history. Their previous lowest record was 229/6 (50 overs) at Colombo (RPS) on 26th March 2011.
(Players’ stats)
Angelo Mathews
i) Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathews has scored 12,084 runs in the international career.
- Angelo Mathews is the eighth Sri Lankan cricketer to score 12,000+ international runs.
Chris Woakes
i) English pacer Chris Woakes has taken 24 ODI wickets against Sri Lanka.
- Chris Woakes is the second most ODI wicket-taker for England against Sri Lanka. James Anderson is leading this list with 34 ODI wickets.
Jonny Bairstow
i) English opener Jonny Bairstow scored his second golden duck in this Cricket World cup.
- Jonny Bairstow is the second opener to score two golden ducks in the Cricket World Cup history. Former Sri Lankan opener Romesh Kaluwitharana was the first opener to score two golden ducks in CWC history, both in 1996.
Eoin Morgan
i) As an England captain, Eoin Morgan has scored 360 runs in Cricket World Cup.
- Eoin Morgan is the most run-scorer as an England captain in Cricket World Cup history. The previous record holder Mike Gatting scored 354 runs in CWC history.
Ben Stokes
i) England left-handed middle-order batsman Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 82-run.
- It is the second highest individual score by an English left-handed batsman against Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup history. The record is 130 by David Gower at Taunton on 11th June 1983.
Lasith Malinga
i) Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga had the bowling figures of 10-1-43-4.
- It is the best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against England in Cricket World Cup history. The previous record was 9-0-41-3 by Dilhara Fernando at North Sound on 4th April 2007. Also, in this match, Dhananjaya de Silva had the bowling figures of 8-0-32-3, and it is now the second best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against England in Cricket World Cup history.
ii) The right-arm pacer Lasith Malinga has taken 51 wickets in Cricket World Cup.
- Lasith Malinga is the second Sri Lankan bowler to take 50+ wickets in Cricket World Cup. Muttiah Muralitharan is the record holder with 68 wickets in this tournament history.
- Lasith Malinga is the fourth bowler to take 50+ wickets in Cricket World Cup history. The other three bowlers are Glenn McGrath (Australia; 71 wickets), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka; 68 wickets) and Wasim Akram (Pakistan; 55 wickets)
iii) By the end of this match, Lasith Malinga has taken 528 international wickets.
- Surpassing Rangana Herath (525 wickets), Lasith Malinga is now the third most international wicket-taker in Sri Lankan cricket history. Among the Sri Lankan bowlers, only Muttiah Muralitharan (1,331 wickets) and Chaminda Vass (760 wickets) took more wickets than Malinga.