Sri Lanka vs South Africa Head to Head Records- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4
Published - 03 Jun 2024, 04:28 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:12 AM
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Sri Lanka and South Africa go head to head in match 4 of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday, June 3 in New York. The match starts at 8 pm IST which is 9.30 am local time.
Sri Lanka are led by Wanindu Hasaranga while Aiden Markram will lead South Africa. The Proteas recently were whitewashed by West Indies in a T20I series without their senior players playing in it. The big players will return to the squad for the T20 World Cup.
The Proteas are yet to win a major ICC tournament and this T20 World Cup they get another opportunity. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will both play in the tournament bolstering the bowling attack. The two spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi also add depth to the bowling attack.
Sri Lanka will be led by Wanindu Hasaranga who has had a good start to his T20I captaincy career. The Lankans have played a lot of T20I cricket heading into this World Cup. They won against Zimbabwe 2-1 in January, 2-1 against Afghanistan in February, and tied 1-1 against Bangladesh in March. The Lankans have won the tournament previously in 2014.
Alongside Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana is the other premier spinner in the World Cup squad alongside Dunith Wellalage who is the third spinner. The pace attack is led by Dilshan Madushanka who missed the IPL due to injury but will recover for the first match in time. Dusmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, and Nuwan Husara who recently played in the IPL add potency to the Lankan bowling attack.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Head To Head Records In T20Is
| Played | Won by South Africa | Won by Sri Lanka | Tie | No Result |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
The two teams have played 17 T20IS with the Proteas winning 12 while the Lankans just five matches. The two teams have played four T20 World Cup games with South Africa winning three games and Sri Lanka just one. Lankans won in the 2014 edition when they eventually became champions. South Africa won in 2012, 2016, and 2021 editions.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa: Last 5 Encounters
South Africa have dominated South Africa thoroughly in the last five games winning all five games by big margins. The Islanders have overall just won five T20I games against the Proteas in 17 games. This rivalry has been one of the most one-sided in the format.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa: Trends and Patterns
This has been one of the most one-sided rivalry in T20I cricket. Sri Lanka have just won five out of the 17 games against South Africa. In the T20 World Cups, South Africa have won three games and Sri Lanka one. Both teams did not meet in the last T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Head to Head Records- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 4
Matches Played – 17
SA Won - 12
SL Won-5
Most Runs For South Africa: Reeza Hendricks-322
Most Wickets For South Africa: Imran Tahir-14
Most Runs For Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal- 197
Most Wickets For Sri Lanka: Nuwan Kulasekara-10
Conclusion
the SL vs SA rivalry has been a fairly one-sided rivalry overall and also in the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka will want to better the numbers when they meet South Africa in New York next Monday.
