AUS vs SL Interesting Stats: Australia and Sri Lanka are competing today in the World Cup 2023. In this match which starts at 2 pm in Lucknow, victory is very important for both the teams. Actually, both the teams have played two matches each in this World Cup but till now the winning account of these teams has not been opened. In such a situation, victory in today’s match is very important for both the teams. Losing today’s match means falling further behind in the race for the semi-finals.
Australia lost its first match to Team India, while in the second match it was defeated by South Africa. Australia had lost both these matches in a one-sided manner. On the other hand, Sri Lanka was defeated by South Africa in the first match and Pakistan in the second match. Anyway, now let us talk about some interesting facts related to today’s Australia-Sri Lanka match…
- Australia and Sri Lanka have clashed 11 times in the World Cup. Australia has won 8 times in these. Sri Lanka has won two matches and one match has been inconclusive.
- Sri Lankan team has not been able to beat Australia in the last seven World Cup matches. She was last able to win a World Cup match against Australia in 1996.
- Dhananjaya de Silva can prove to be a big challenge for Australian opener David Warner. Dhananjaya has made Warner the victim 4 times in ODI cricket.
- Australia has the worst catch percentage in this World Cup. Australia has dropped 6 catches out of 14 catches.
- If David Warner scores 40 runs today, he will become the second highest run scorer for Australia in the World Cup. He will leave behind Gilchrist (1085). Ricky Ponting (1743) is at number one.
- Mitchell Starc is at number 5 in terms of taking most wickets in the World Cup. He is also the fastest bowler to take 50 World Cup wickets.
- So far 102 ODI matches have been played between Australia and Sri Lanka. Of these, Australia has won 63 matches and Sri Lanka has won 35 matches. 4 matches have been inconclusive.
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