On Saturday (6th July), Sri Lanka and India will face each other at Headingley (Leeds) in the match 44 of the ongoing 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Both teams have played eight matches in this tournament where India have earned 13 points after winning six matches (lost once and one had no result), and Sri Lanka have gained eight points after winning three matches (lost three matches and two had no results). While India have already secured their spot for the semi-final of this tournament, Sri Lanka will play their last match of this tournament.
Ahead of this match between Sri Lanka and India, let’s look at some essential stats preview of this game.
Venue stats (Headingley, Leeds)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | Sri Lanka | India |
| Highest total | 351/9 (50 overs) by England against Pakistan on 19th May 2019 | 324/2 (37.3 overs) against England on 1st July 2006 | 324/6 (50 overs) against England on 2nd September 2007 |
| Lowest completed total | 93 (36.2 overs) by England against Australia on 18th June 1975 | 136 (50.4 overs) against England on 20th June 1983 | 158 (40.2 overs) against England on 25th May 1996 |
| Highest score | 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) against England on 1st July 2006 | 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya against England on 1st July 2006 | 87 by Ravindra Jadeja against England on 5th September 2014 |
| Best bowling | 7/36 by Waqar Younis (Pakistan) against England on 17th June 2001 | 5/39 by Ashantha de Mel against Pakistan on 16th June 1983 | 3/15 by Madan Lal against East Africa on 11th June 1975 |
Also Read : ICC World Cup 2019: Match 44, India vs Sri Lanka – India’s Predicted Playing XI
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 41 | 17 | 24 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 223.50 (4.65) | 230.58 (4.51) | 216.07 (4.82) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 273.40 (5.61) | 286.50 (5.73) | 260.30 (5.49) |
(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 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| India | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
Sri Lanka vs India
| Stats | Total ODIs | Sri Lanka Won | India Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 158 | 56 | 90 | 1/11 |
| At neutral venues | 46 | 17 | 26 | 1/2 |
| In England | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| At Headingley (Leeds) | – | – | – | -/- |
| In the World Cup | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0/1 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
Sri Lanka
i) The right-arm pacer Lasith Malinga (43 wickets) needs to take two more wickets to become the third most ODI wicket-taker for Sri Lanka against India. At present, Malinga is in the fourth position in this list while the former Sri Lankan cricketers Muttiah Muralitharan (74 wickets), Chaminda Vaas (70 wickets) and Sanath Jayasuriya (44 wickets) are in the top three positions. Taking two more wickets, Malinga will surpass Sanath Jayasuriya in this list.
ii) Lasith Malinga (55 wickets) is one wicket away to become the third most wicket-taker in the Cricket World Cup history after surpassing the former Pakistan left-arm pacer Wasim Akram (55 wickets). Only the former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath (71 wickets) and the former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (68 wickets) took more CWC wickets than Malinga and Akram.
India
i) Virat Kohli (995 runs) needs to score five more runs to complete his 1,000 runs in Cricket World Cup career. He will be the third Indian batsman to score 1,000 CWC runs. Till the date, only Sachin Tendulkar (2,278 runs) and Sourav Ganguly (1,006 runs) achieved this feat for India. Kohli also has a good chance to surpass Ganguly and become the second most CWC run-scorer for India.
ii) Indian captain Virat Kohli (408 runs in the 2019 CWC) needs to score 58 more runs to become the most run-scorer as an Indian captain in an edition of the CWC. Only the former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is ahead of Kohli. Ganguly scored 465 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup.
iii) Dinesh Karthik will play his 150th international match for India.
iv) Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah (99 wickets) needs to pick up one more wicket to complete his 100 ODI wickets.
v) Also, one wicket will help Jasprit Bumrah (199 wickets) to complete his 200 international wickets.
vi) Another Indian pacer Mohammed Shami (31 wickets) needs to take one more wicket to become India’s third most wicket-taker in Cricket World Cup history. Taking this wicket, Shami will surpass the former leg-spinner Anil Kumble (31 wickets). Only Zaheer Khan (44 wickets) and Javagal Srinath (44 wickets) took more CWC wickets for India than Shami and Kumble.
