Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka ODI Head To Head Stats & Record Ahead of ICC World Cup 2023 Match 30 in Pune

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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka ODI Head To Head Stats & Record: Asian rivals will look to carry their winning momentum when they lock horns in match 30 of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Monday (October 30).

Sri Lanka led by Kusal Mendis head into the match on the back of two successive wins that stopped a three-match losing streak, while Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan, also possess a similar record of 2 wins and 3 defeats in their five outings in the show-piece tournament.

In the most recent outing, returning Lahiru Kumara and Angelo Mathews combined to bundle out England for a paltry 156 before unbeaten fifties from Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama ensured an 8-wicket win with 24.2 overs to spare in Bengaluru.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, stunned another Asian rival in Pakistan when they rode on fifties from Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah to chase down a challenging target of 283 in Chennai.

The two sides met last month in the Asia Cup and also in a three-match series earlier this year in June. Before that they had met in just over a handful of ODI matches, including twice in the ODI World Cup. They, however, have never played an ODI at the venue in Pune.

Now, ahead of the AFG vs SL World Cup 2023 match we take a look at their ODI head to head record, stats as well as both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan’s record in World Cup and their numbers at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

AFG vs SL ODI Head to Head

In the 11 AFG vs SL head to head meetings in ODIs, Sri Lanka has the advantage, having won seven times against Afghanistan, who have won three times in these encounters with one match ending in No Result. In the last 5 matches, Sri Lanka have a 4-1 record against Afghanistan.

Among the 7 wins for Sri Lanka, three have come when chasing and four when batting first with most recent being a 2-run thrilling win in the Asia Cup. Afghanistan has won 2 when batting first and once when chasing. Here is a look at the Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka stats:

AFG vs SL ODI Stats and Record

In Pune at the MCA Stadium, the two sides have never played, but the two sides have experienced playing across other venues in India. MCA Stadium will only host it’s second World Cup match and also it’s ninth ODI match.

In ODI World Cup history, the two rivals have clashed only twice with Sri Lanka winning on both occasions in 2015 and 2019, the most recent ODI World Cup meeting in which the Lankans won by 34 runs. Sri Lanka won both the matches when batting first.

When it comes to ODI World Cups, Sri Lanka has won the tournament once in 1996 and gone close twice in 2007 and 2011, when they finished runners up, while Afghanistan have never crossed the group stage in their two appearances. Here is a look at AFG and SL record in CWC.

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan record in ODI World Cup