Since the 1990s, England and Sri Lanka have set up great rivalries in the ODI format, and we can clearly experience the heat of England vs Sri Lanka matches in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup.
We have already seen some great World Cup games between England and Sri Lanka, including two Quarter-Final meetings (1996 and 2011 World Cup).
We are going through some important head-to-head records of England vs Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. England 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. England vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
Wills World Cup 1996
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
England vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
ENG vs SL in ODI World Cup: Overall
Matches | ENG won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
ENG vs SL in ODI World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | ENG won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Batting 2nd | 3 | 3 |
ENG vs SL in ODI World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | ENG won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Europe | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Asia | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Oceania | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
North America | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ENG vs SL in ODI World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | ENG won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout | Quarter-Final | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ENG vs SL in ODI World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | ENG won | SL won | Tied | No Result |
1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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England vs Sri Lanka in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
England vs Sri Lanka in Wills World Cup 1996
1. Quarter-Final
On 9 March 1996 at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat first
England – 235/8 in 50 overs (Phil DeFreitas 67, Dermot Reeve 35; Kumar Dharmasena 2/30, Muthiah Muralidaran 2/37)
Sri Lanka – 236/5 in 40.4 overs (Sanath Jayasuriya 82, Asanka Gurusinha 45; Dermot Reeve 1/14, Graeme Hick 1/34)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 82 & 2/46
England vs Sri Lanka in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
2. Quarter-Final
On 26 March 2011 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat first
England – 229/6 in 50 overs (Jonathan Trott 86, Eoin Morgan 50; Muthiah Muralidaran 2/54, Angelo Mathews 1/20)
Sri Lanka – 231/0 in 39.3 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 108*, Upul Tharanga 102*)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) – 1/25 & 108*
