Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan ODIs have already set up a strong rivalry, which we also experienced in the recent ICC Men’s ODI World Cup tournaments.
Both Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Cricket World Cup matches saw very close battles.
We are going through some important head-to-head records of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (ODI format).
Contents
1. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record in Cricket World Cup
Overall
Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Continent/Country wise
Different Stages
Yearly
2. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Matches in Cricket World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record in Cricket World Cup
SL vs AFG in Cricket World Cup: Overall
Matches | SL won | AFG won | Tied | No Result |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SL vs AFG in Cricket World Cup: Batting 1st vs Batting 2nd
Status | Matches | SL won | AFG won | Tied | No Result |
Batting 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting 2nd | 1 | 0 |
SL vs AFG in Cricket World Cup: Continent/Country Wise
Continent | Host Country | Matches | SL won | AFG won | Tied | No Result |
Oceania | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Europe | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SL vs AFG in Cricket World Cup: Different Stages
Stage | Detailed Stage | Matches | SL won | AFG won | Tied | No Result |
Non-knockout | Group/League/Super | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SL vs AFG in Cricket World Cup: Yearly
Year | Matches | SL won | AFG won | Tied | No Result |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan Cricket has progressed a lot since its inception. Take a look here with other teams:
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Matches in Cricket World Cup
1. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Group Stage (Pool A)
On 22 February 2015 at University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first
Afghanistan – 232 in 49.4 overs (Asghar Afghan 54, Samiullah Shinwari 38; Lasith Malinga 3/41, Angelo Mathews 3/41)
Sri Lanka – 236/6 in 48.2 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 100, Thisara Perera 47*; Hamid Hassan 3/45, Dawlat Zadran 1/44)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Player of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 100
2. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, League Stage
On 4 June 2019 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England
Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field first
Sri Lanka (41 overs) – 201 in 36.5 overs (Kusal Perera 78, Dimuth Karunaratne 30; Mohammad Nabi 4/30, Rashid Khan 2/17)
Afghanistan (Revised target 187 runs in 41 overs) – 152 in 32.4 overs (Najibullah Zadran 43, Hazratullah Zazai 30; Nuwan Pradeep 4/31, Lasith Malinga 3/39)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (DLS method)
Player of the Match: Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) – 4/31
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