Sri Lanka and South Africa are always tough competitors in the cricket world, and we have enjoyed Sri Lanka vs South Africa battles in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup.
Although the World Cup records have some one-sided match results data, Sri Lanka and South Africa both teams have some great challenging moments. One of their special meetings was during the 2015 World Cup Quarter-Final.
We are going through some important head-to-head records of Sri Lanka vs South Africa in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
Overall
Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Continent/Country wise
Different Stages
Yearly
2. Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (Head-to-Head)
SL vs SA in ODI World Cup: Overall
Matches | SL won | SA won | Tied | No Result |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
SL vs SA in ODI World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | SL won | SA won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Batting 2nd | 1 | 3 |
SL vs SA in ODI World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | SL won | SA won | Tied | No Result |
Europe | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oceania | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
North America | West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SL vs SA in ODI World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | SL won | SA won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Knockout | Quarter-Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SL vs SA in ODI World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | SL won | SA won | Tied | No Result |
1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Here we also look at the Most Successful Captains in Sri Lanka cricket history and the story When Sri Lanka Won Their First World Cup
Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ICC Men’s ODI World Cup (only knockout stage games)
1. Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Quarter-Final
On 18 March 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first
Sri Lanka – 133 in 37.2 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 45, Lahiru Thirimanne 41; Imran Tahir 4/26, Jean-Paul Duminy 3/29)
South Africa – 134/1 in 18 overs (Quinton de Kock 78*, Faf du Plessis 21*; Lasith Malinga 1/43)
Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 192 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Imran Tahir (South Africa) — 4/26
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