SL vs WI Head to Head Records- 1st ODI, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Sri Lanka and West Indies are set to take on each other in an ODI series after the ongoing T20I series. The SL vs WI 1st ODI game takes place on Sunday, October 20.

The venue of the match is Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Charith Asalanka leads Sri Lanka in the series while Shai Hope is the skipper of West Indies.

Below are the detailed head-to-head records between both sides in the shortest format.

SL vs WI Head to Head Records- 1st ODI, West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2024

SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

According to Sri Lanka vs West Indies records in ODIs, both teams have played 30 matches with each other. Out of those, Sri Lanka has won 30 games while West Indies has won 31 matches. A total of 3 games ended with no result.

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SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters

In the last five ODI games with each other, West Indies won 2 games while Sri Lanka won 3 matches. Out of these, three games took place in the West Indies, 1 game took place in Sri Lanka, and 1 game took place in Zimbabwe.

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SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances

If we analyze Sri Lanka vs West Indies head-to-head records in ODIs, Brian Lara is the leading run-getter for West Indies with 1122 runs in 25 matches. For Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 922 runs in 30 games.

Vivian Richards holds the record for the top knock of 181 runs against Sri Lanka in 1987. Avishka Gunawardene holds the record for Sri Lanka with 132 runs.

Former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Mutalidharan has grabbed 34 wickets in 27 games. Courtney Walsh has got 26 wickets in 22 matches.

Farveez Maharoof has the best bowling figures of 14/6 for Sri Lanka. For the West Indies, Courtney Walsh has the record with his best bowling figures with wickets for 1 run.

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SL vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns

Sri Lanka has been highly powerful on home soil against the West Indies and defeated them in most of the clashes.

Both teams faced each other in 2 games in the past at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Both of them were won by Sri Lanka.

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Conclusion

According to the above stats, Sri Lanka and West Indies are almost equal in overall encounters. The hosts have won 30 games while the visitors have lost 31 matches.

In recent times, West Indies has won more games (3-2). However, they last played with each other in 2021. It is to be noted that in the recent T20I series, Sri Lanka defeated West Indies (3-2).