ICC World Cup 2023: SA vs SL head-to-head record in ODIs; South Africa vs Sri Lanka stats, most runs, wickets

SA vs SL: Here are all the head-to-head stats and numbers you need to know ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka on Saturday.

South African Captain Temba Bavuma during a net practice session ahead of their ICC World Cup match against Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV/The Hindu

South Africa and Sri Lanka will open their World Cup 2023 campaign at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Saturday.

Both sides have faced each other 80 times in One-Day Internationals and South Africa holds the bragging rights, having won 45 of those matches.

Here are the full head-to-head record and stats from SA vs SL in ODIs:

SA vs SL HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN ODIs

Played: 80

South Africa: 45

Sri Lanka: 33

Tied: 1

No Result: 1

Last Result: Sri Lanka won by 78 runs (September 2021)

SA vs SL - HIGHEST AND LOWEST SCORES IN ODIs

SA (highest score) vs SL: 384/6 (50 overs) - South Africa won by 88 runs (2017)

SA (lowest score) vs SL: 121 (24.4) - South Afria lost by 178 runs (2018)

SL(highest score) vs SA: 327 (48.1) - South Africa won by 40 runs (2017)

SL (lowest score) vs SA: 43 (20.1) - South Africa won by 258 runs (2012)

SA (highest individual score) vs SL: Faf du Plesses 185 (141)

SA (best bowling) vs SL: Lance Klusner 6/49 (10)

SL (highest individual score) vs SA: Kumara Sangakkara 169 (137)

SL (best bowling) vs SA: Akila Dananjaya 6/29 (9)

MOST RUNS IN SA vs SL ODIS

Batter	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Highest
Kumara Sangakkara (SL)	16	878	67.53	97.12	169
Faf du Plessis (SA)	15	811	62.38	97.59	185
Jacques Kallis (SA)	17	719	51.35	81.79	100*

MOST WICKETS IN SA vs SL ODIS

Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Econ.	Average	BBI
Shaun Pollock (SA)	14	26	3.66	17.76	4/18
Imran Tahir (SA)	9	19	3.93	17.00	3/26
Makhaya Ntini (SA)	10	17	4.39	23.35	5/37
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)	13	17	4.79	27.82	4/52

SQUADS

SRI LANKA: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana

SOUTH AFRICA: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi