On Saturday (1st June), New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face each other in the Match 3 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff). Both teams are ready to start their new Cricket World Cup campaign with this match.
In the last edition of the Cricket World Cup (2015), New Zealand finished as the runners-up, and it is their best performance in CWC history.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka has won the Cricket World Cup once, and that was in 1996.
Ahead of their tournament opener, let’s look at some crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | New Zealand | Sri Lanka |
| Highest total | 342/8 (50 overs) by England against Australia on 16th June 2018 | 265/8 (50 overs) against Bangladesh on 9th June 2017 | 236 (49.2 overs) against Pakistan on 12th June 2017 |
| Lowest completed total | 138 (37.5 overs) by Sri Lanka against New Zealand on 9th June 2013 | 223 (44.3 overs) against England on 6th June 2017 | 138 (37.5 overs) against New Zealand on 9th June 2013 |
| Highest score | 131 by Shaun Marsh (Australia) against England on 16th June 2018 | 87 by Kane Williamson against England on 6th June 2017 | 73 by Niroshan Dickwella against Pakistan on 12th June 2017 |
| Best bowling | 4/28 by Ravindra Jadeja (India) against England on 27th August 2014 | 4/30 by Kyle Mills against England on 16th June 2013 | 4/34 by Lasith Malinga against New Zealand on 9th June 2013 |
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
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Overall |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 235.93 (5.32) | 246.55 (5.24) | 224.81 (5.42) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 251.45 (5.39) | 270.20 (5.43) | 232.70 (5.35) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, incomplete innings have been excluded)
(Special Note: Overall – In addition, one more ODI had the tie results at this venue)
Also Read: ICC World Cup 2019, Match 3: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka- Match Prediction
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0/0 |
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
| Stats | Total ODIs | New Zealand Won | Sri Lanka Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 98 | 48 | 41 | 1/8 |
| At neutral venues | 28 | 14 | 12 | 1/1 |
| In England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 |
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Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 |
| In the World Cup | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0/0 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0/1 |
Players’ stats
New Zealand cricketers’ stats
i) James Neesham will play his 50th ODI.
ii) The left-arm pacer Trent Boult (147 wickets) is three wickets away to complete his 150 ODI wickets. After the left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori (297 wickets), Trent Boult will be the second left-arm New Zealand bowler to take 150 ODI wickets.
iii) Tim Southee (33 wickets) is four wickets away to become the most wicket-taker as a New Zealand bowler in Cricket World Cup history. Only the former New Zealand bowlers Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori are ahead of Southee as both picked up 36 wickets in this tournament history.
Sri Lanka cricketers’ stats
i) Lahiru Thirimanne (2,990 runs) is ten runs away to complete his 3,000 ODI runs.
