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South Africa will start their World Cup 2023 campaign by playing Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Leading up to the tournament South Africa has been in good form, while Sri Lanka, on the other hand, after winning 13 consecutive ODI matches have faced a setback by getting bundled out for a total of just 50 runs against India in Asia Cup Finals and also they have lost both their warm-up matches to Bangladesh and Afghanistan before the start of this tournament.
Numbers and Stats ahead of SA vs SL game:
1 - Sri Lanka have defeated South Africa only once out of six times in ODI World Cup history.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa in men's ODI World Cup results:
- Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets in Wellington, 1992
- South Africa win by 89 runs in Northampton, 1999
- Game tied in Durban, 2003
- South Africa win by 1 wicket in Providence, 2007
- South Africa win by 9 wickets in Sydney, 2015
- South Africa win by 9 wickets in Chetser-le-Street, 2019
3 - Quinton de Kock needs 3 more sixes to complete the milestone of smashing 100 sixes in ODIs.
Most Sixes by a South African batsman in ODIs:
AB de Villiers - 200
Jacques Kallis - 137
Herschelle Gibbs - 128
David Miller - 118
Quinton de Kock - 97
8 - South Africa have won 8 out of 12 ODI matches in 2023.
South African team ODI results in 2023:
Won 2-1 (3) vs England (Home)
Drawn 1-1 (3) vs West Indies (Home) - 1 match abandoned without toss
Won 2-0 (2) vs Netherlands (Home)
Won 3-2 (5) vs Australia (Home)
13 - Sri Lanka won 13 consecutive ODI matches in 2023 before losing to India in Asia Cup 2023.
Sri Lanka's 13 consecutive wins in ODIs:
Won 2-1 vs Afghanistan in Hambantota
Won 8 out 8 matches in 2023 WC Qualifiers
Won three consecutive matches in the initial stage of Asia Cup 2023
Most consecutive wins by a team in men's ODI:
Australia - 21 in 2003
Sri Lanka - 13 in 2023
56.78 - Rassie van der Dussen averages 56.78 with the bat in ODIs.
The highest batting average for South African batsmen in ODIs (min. 1000 runs):
Rassie van der Dussen - 56.78
Temba Bavuma - 54.68
AB de Villiers - 54.17
99 - Last time South Africa played an ODI match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, they got bundled out for just 99 runs against India in October 2022.
Notably, the last time Sri Lanka played an ODI match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi against India, the match was called off in December 2009 because of a dangerous surface (pitch).
819 - Pathum Nissanka has scored 819 ODI runs in this calendar year (2023) at an average of 45.5
Most ODI runs in 2023:
Shubman Gill - 1230 (20 inns)
Asif Khan - 934 (24 inns)
Pathum Nissanka - 819 (20 inns)
