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South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 4th Match World Cup 2023

World Cup 2023 – 4th match between South Africa and Sri Lanka

South Africa vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023

4th ODI:

Fourth game of the World Cup 2023 between South Africa and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on October 7th 2023.

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South Africa  vs Sri Lanka History:

Overall:

Matches:

The teams competed 80 times against each other. South Africa won 45 times, whereas Sri Lanka won 33 times. One (1) match resulted in a tie and one (1) game was called off without any result (No Result).

The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Sri Lanka was 11 matches from 2014 to 2018.

The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Sri Lanka was 11 matches from 2014 to 2018.

The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against South Africa was 6 matches from 2004 to 2006.

The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against South Africa was 7 matches from 2003 to 2006.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against Sri Lanka are LWLWW.

https://ibandhu.com/2021/09/07/sri-lanka-vs-south-africa-odi-series-2021-22-3rd-odi/

In World Cup History:

Matches:

The teams competed 6 times against each other. South Africa won 4 times, whereas Sri Lanka won once. One (1) battle resulted in a tie.

The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Sri Lanka was 3 matches from 2007 to present.

The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Sri Lanka was 5 matches from 1999 to present.

The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against South Africa was 1 match in 1992.

The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against South Africa was 1 match (twice) in 1992 and in 2003.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against Sri Lanka are WWWTW.

Points and Rankings:

The match is the comparison between the fourth rank (South Africa (106)) and seventh rank (Sri Lanka (92)) teams. South Africa is 14 points ahead of Sri Lanka.

The South Africa Team:

The team completed 659 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 402 times and lost 230 times. 6 games resulted in a tie. 21 outings were called off without any result (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are WWWLL.

https://ibandhu.com/2023/09/17/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2023-5th-odi/

The team completed 64 games in the World cup of the format (ODI). Out of them, the team won 38 times and lost 23 times. A couple (2) of outings resulted in a tie and one (1) encounter was called off without any result (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) World cup match results of South Africa are WWLLW.

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The Sri Lanka Team:

The team completed 900 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 413 times and lost 443 times. 5 games resulted in a tie. 39 outings were called off without any result (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LWLWW.

https://ibandhu.com/2023/09/17/asia-cup-2023-final-match-between-india-and-sri-lanka/

The team completed 85 games in the World cup of the format (ODI). Out of them, the team won 40 time and lost 39 times. One (1) game resulted in a tie and five (5) matches were called off without any result (No result).

Last 5 (completed) World cup match results of Sri Lanka are LWLWL.

https://ibandhu.com/2019/07/06/ind-vs-sl-wc-2019/

The Outing:

The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of South Africa then the team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, South Africa will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking, on the other hand, Sri Lanka will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of tie, South Africa will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas Sri Lanka will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.

Venue Weather:

Weather forecast of Delhi shows the weather would be pretty sunny and clear throughout the play. There will be almost no chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 2%. The temperature would be between 29-35 Celsius. The wind would be between 3 – 9 km/h. The speed of wind would decrease gradually and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the engagement.

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Toss and Pitch:

Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 12 times out of 26 played games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 5 times and lost 7 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWLL.

The teams never lost a battle after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2011.

On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 6 times and lost 7 times with an (1) N/R (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLWL.

The first batting team won the match 12 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 13 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWWWW.

Overall, 11 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 14 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWW.

South Africa:

Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss once in 2 played games, in which the team won.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are W – – – -.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are L – – – -.

Sri Lanka:

Particularly, for Sri Lanka, the team won the toss twice in 5 played matches. Out of them, the side won once and lost once.

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are WL – – -.

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are LL – – -.

The team never got a chance to chase the target after losing the toss, till date.

Score:

The lowest defended total was 167 runs in 2013, and the highest successful chase was 278 runs (55 balls remaining with 6 wickets in hand) in 1982.

The first innings lowest total was 99 runs (completed innings) in 2022 and the highest total was 330 runs in 2011. For the second innings, the lowest total was 115 runs (completed innings) in 2011 and the highest was 281 runs (55 balls remaining with 6 wickets in hand) in 1982.

The batting average of the first innings is 29.99 and 30.25 is for the second innings.

ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:

Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.

Teams’ ODI History at Venue:

South Africa Unit:

The side has an average record, as the team won once and lost also once out of 2 played outings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LW – – -.

https://ibandhu.com/2022/10/10/south-africa-tour-of-india-2022-23-3rd-odi/

The match result was the toss result for the side, when it was on the ground, till date.

Sri Lanka Unit:

The team has a horrendous record, as the team won once and lost thrice with an (1) N/R (No Result) out of 5 played outings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are WLLL -.

The side never lost any outing since 1989.

Selected XI for both the Teams:

South Africa:

The side may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a couple (2) of spinners, as the side would like to include a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.

South Africa Eleven: T. Bavuma, Q. de Kock, R. van der Dussen, A. Markram, H. Klaasen, D. Miller, M. Jansen, G. Coetzee, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, T. Shamsi

Sri Lanka:

The team may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would like to include three (3) all-rounders, one with pace and the other two with spin, and a (1) bowling all-rounder with spin.

Sri Lanka Eleven: K. Parera, P. Nissanka, K. Mendis, S. Samarawickrama, C. Asalanka, D. de Silva, D. Shanaka, D. Hemantha, D. Wellalage, D. Madushanka, L. Kumara

*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left.

*Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”.

*Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.

*Notes: Images were taken from Google Search.

*Notes: https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-cricket-world-cup-2023-live-score-and-updates-4458615

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