AUS vs SL ODI Head To Head and Record in ODI World Cup: Eyes on first win two former champions clash as five-time winners Australia take on 1996 winners Sri Lanka in match 14 of ICC World Cup 2023 at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday (October 16).
Pat Cummins-led Australia will be keen to get in the win column after going down to India and South Africa in their opening two matches, while Sri Lanka like-wise will also look to bounce back from the defeat to South Africa and Pakistan with a new captain at the helm.

Sri Lanka, who will be led by Kusal Mendis for the remainder of the tournament, failed to defend a total of 344 against Pakistan in Hyderabad, while Australia fell short by a long margin in their run chase of 312, losing by 134 runs against South Africa in Lucknow.
Australia and Sri Lanka last clashed in an ODI over a year ago in a bilateral series. The two sides have met in over 100 times in the ODI format, including several meetings in the Cricket World Cup.
The two sides, however, have never met at the BRSLBV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, where only Australia have played in one of the five ODI matches at the venue.
Now, ahead of the AUS vs SL World Cup 2023 match we take a look at their ODI head to head record, stats as well as both Australia and Sri Lanka’s record in the ODI World Cup before they face off at the BRSLBV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
In the 103 AUS vs SL head to head matches in ODI format so far, Australia has the advantage, having won 63 times against Sri Lanka, who have won 36 times with 4 matches ending in No Result.
Among the 63 wins, Australia has won 35 times when batting first and 28 times when chasing, while Sri Lanka has won 23 times when chasing and 13 times when setting a target. Here is a look at the Australia vs Sri Lanka head to head stats and top performances:
| Stats | For AUS vs SL | For SL vs AUS |
| Highest Total | 376/9 | 343/5 |
| Lowest Total | 74 All Out | 91 All Out |
| Wins Batting 1st | 35 | 13 |
| Wins Chasing | 28 | 23 |
| Most Runs (All Time) | Ricky Ponting (1649 runs) | Kumar Sangakkara (1675 runs) |
| Most Runs (Current) | David Warner (779 runs) | Kusal Mendis (453 runs) |
| Highest scorer | David Warner (163) | Pathum Nissanka (137) |
| Most wickets (All Time) | Brett Lee (38) | Lasith Malinga & Mutthiah Muralitharan (48) |
| Most wickets (Current) | Mitchell Starc (27) | Dhananjaya de Silva (10) |
| Best Bowling | Mitchell Johnson (6/31) | Nuwan Kulasekara (5/22) |
In the ODI World Cup history, the two nations have met ten times, including twice in the final, with Australia holding a 9-1 record against Sri Lanka. In the 2019 World Cup, the Australia beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs. Here is a look at AUS vs SL WC record.
| Stat | For AUS vs SL in CWC | For SL vs AUS in CWC |
| Won | 9 | 1 |
| Lost | 1 | 9 |
| Won Batting First | 6 | 0 |
| Won Chasing | 3 | 1 |
| Highest Total | 376 | 312 |
| Lowest Total | 212 | 223 |
In Lucknow at the BRSLBV Ekana Stadium, Australia and Sri Lanka have never met so far, but the Australian team played their last match at the venue, where they registered a 134-run loss against South Africa after managing to reach just 177 in their run chase of 312.
And when it comes to ODI World Cup, Australia are serial winners, having gone all the way five times, while Sri Lanka have won the trophy once and gone close at least two times. Here is a look at Australia and Sri Lanka’s overall record in ODI World Cup.
| Stat | Australia Record in ODI World Cup | Sri Lanka Record in ODI World Cup |
| Matches | 96 | 82 |
| Won | 69 | 38 |
| Lost | 25 | 41 |
| Tied | 1 | 1 |
| No Result | 1 | 2 |
| Won Batting First | 44 | 21 |
| Won Chasing | 25 | 17 |
| Highest Total | 417 | 398 |
| Lowest Total | 129 | 86 |
| Most Runs (All Time) | Ricky Ponting (1743 runs) | Kumar Sangakkara (1532 runs) |
| Most Runs (Current) | David Warner (1046 runs) | Kusal Mendis (341 runs) |
| Most wickets (All Time) | Glenn McGrath (71) | Mutthiah Muralitharan (68) |
| Most wickets (Current) | Mitchell Starc (52) | Dhananjaya de Silva (5) |