In the history of ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, Australia vs Sri Lanka matches have some great memories which are unforgettable in the cricket world.
Despite Australia’s dominant records over Sri Lanka in this competition history, there are still some high moments for both teams. To date, Australia vs Sri Lanka is the only rivalry which we have experienced more than once in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final history.
We are going through some important head-to-head records of Australia vs Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
Overall
Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Continent/Country wise
Different Stages
Yearly
2. Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
Wills World Cup 1996
ICC World Cup 2003
ICC World Cup 2007
Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
AUS vs SL in ODI World Cup: Overall
Matches | AUS won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
AUS vs SL in ODI World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | AUS won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Batting 2nd | 2 | 1 |
AUS vs SL in ODI World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | AUS won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Europe | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North America | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oceania | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asia | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AUS vs SL in ODI World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | AUS won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Knockout | Semi-Final | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AUS vs SL in ODI World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | AUS won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
Australia vs Sri Lanka in Wills World Cup 1996
1. Final
On 17 March 1996 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first
Australia – 241/7 in 50 overs (Mark Taylor 74, Ricky Ponting 45; Aravinda de Silva 3/42, Chaminda Vaas 1/30)
Sri Lanka – 245/3 in 46.2 overs (Aravinda de Silva 107*, Asanka Gurusinha 65; Damien Fleming 1/43, Paul Reiffel 1/49)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) — 3/42 & 107*
Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup 2003
2. Semi-Final
On 18 March 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
Australia – 212/7 in 50 overs (Andrew Symonds 91*, Darren Lehmann 36; Chaminda Vaas 3/34, Aravinda de Silva 2/36)
Sri Lanka (Revised target: 172 runs in 38.1 overs) – 123/7 in 38.1 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 39*, Chaminda Vaas 21*; Brett Lee 3/35, Brad Hogg 2/30)
Result: Australia won by 48 runs (D/L method)
Player of the Match: Andrew Symonds (Australia) — 91*
Australia vs Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup 2007
3. Final
On 28 April 2007 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies
Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
Australia (38 overs) – 281/4 in 38 overs (Adam Gilchrist 149, Matthew Hayden 38; Lasith Malinga 2/49, Dilhara Fernando 1/74)
Sri Lanka (Revised target: 269 runs in 36 overs) – 215/8 in 36 overs (Sanath Jayasuriya 63, Kumar Sangakkara 54; Michael Clarke 2/33, Andrew Symonds 1/6)
Result: Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
Player of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (Australia) — 149 & 2 catches
