ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Match 35): Sri Lanka vs South Africa – Stats Preview
Jun 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM
On Friday (28th June), Sri Lanka and South Africa will face each other at Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street) in the match 35 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka has played six matches and earned six points (two wins, two defeats and two no results). Meanwhile, South Africa has earned only three points after playing seven matches (one win, five losses and one no result).
Ahead of this 35th match of this ongoing 2019 CWC, let’s look at some crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street)
Important ODI stats
Stats | Overall | Sri Lanka | South Africa |
Highest total | 314/4 (44.4 overs) by England against Australia on 21st June 2018 | 265/2 (42.2 overs) against England on 24th June 2006 | – |
Lowest completed total | 99 (26.1 overs) by England against Sri Lanka on 25th May 2014 | 256/8 (50 overs) against England on 25th May 2014 | – |
Highest score | 126* by Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) against England on 24th June 2006 | 126* by Mahela Jayawardene against England on 24th June 2006 | – |
Best bowling | 5/28 by Graeme Swann (England) against Australia on 20th September 2009 | 4/13 by Sachithra Senanayake against England on 25th May 2014 | – |
Venue’s ODI history in the first and second batting
Overall |
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Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
Wins | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 223.33 (5.19) | 243 (5.05) | 200.86 (5.40) |
In last 10 completed ODIs |
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Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
Wins | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 221.85 (5.23) | 243.40 (5.18) | 200.30 (5.31) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street)
Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
South Africa | – | – | – | – |
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Stats | Total ODIs | Sri Lanka Won | South Africa Won | Tied/No Result |
Overall | 76 | 31 | 43 | 1/1 |
At neutral venues | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0/0 |
In England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
At Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street) | – | – | – | -/- |
In the World Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 |
In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
Sri Lanka
i) The right-arm pacer Nuwan Pradeep (47 wickets) is three wickets away to complete his 50 ODI wickets.
South Africa
i) Faf du Plessis (1,907 runs) needs to score 93 more runs to complete his 2,000 international runs against Sri Lanka. After Jacques Kallis (2,328 runs), Faf will become the second South African batsman to score 2,000 or more international runs against Sri Lanka.
ii) Scoring 15 more runs, Aiden Markram (1,985 runs) will complete his 2,000 international runs.
iii) Imran Tahir (61 wickets) is two wickets away to become the second most international wicket-taker for South Africa against Sri Lanka. Only two South African bowlers took more international wickets against this Asian team than Tahir, and these bowlers are Shaun Pollock (99 wickets) and Makhaya Ntini (62 wickets).