- Match: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
- Date: September 4, 2021
- Start Time: 9:00am
- Stadium: R.Premadasa Stadium
- Tournament: ICC Cricket World Cup Super League – 2020/2023 – 2nd ODI
- Format: ODI
Result
South Africa won by 67 runs (D/L method)
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Stats and Trends
Sri Lanka Trends
Sri Lanka is ranked 9th in the world in one-day cricket.
Prior to this series Sri Lanka pulled off a shock result beating a weakened India team 2-1 in a T20 series. This followed a 2-1 loss to India in an ODI series.
In that ODI Series, Sri Lanka performed well, excluding the first game where India won with 80 balls remaining.
In the second match, India only won with 5 balls to spare chasing down 276 and they lost 7 wickets in the chase.
Sri Lanka won the last match on the DLS method. Thye bowled India out for 227 and won with 3 wickets remaining and 48 balls to spare. This was an impressive performance by Sri Lanka and one we were not really expecting to see.
Sri Lanka Top Batters
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Avg Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | ||||
| 164 | 87.70 | 14 | 1 | 54.67 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | ||||
| 282 | 110.16 | 19 | 13 | 47.00 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | ||||
| 271 | 92.49 | 35 | 4 | 45.17 |
With the bat, Sri Lanka has slightly less quality than they do with the ball. Their top-rated batter is Angelo Matthews who is ranked at number 40 in the world. Gunathilaka is ranked 49th and Kusal Mendis is 50th.
This team would really benefit from 1 top 20 players in the lineup to build the top order around. A couple of the players have good potential to improve over time.
Sri Lanka Top Bowlers
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | ||||
| 14 | 54 | 255 | 4.71 | 18 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | ||||
| 5 | 50 | 254 | 5.08 | 51 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | ||||
| 4 | 67 | 277 | 4.13 | 69 |
Akila Dananjaya is the top-rated bowler for Sri Lanka and is 20th in the world, just above Yuzvendra Chahal.
Chemeera is ranked 34 in the world with Wanindu De Sliva ranked 35th. They have 4 other bowlers in the top 100 which shows they have some quality with the ball.
Sri Lanka Last Match vs South Africa
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
Batting Figures
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando | |||
| 118 | 103 | 10 | 2 |
| Charith Asalanka | |||
| 72 | 116 | 6 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | |||
| 44 | 72 | 5 | 0 |
Bowling figures
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akila Dananjaya | |||
| 2 | 10 | 65 | 7 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | |||
| 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | |||
| 1 | 10 | 52 | 5 |
South Africa Trends
South Africa is ranked 7th in the world for ODI cricket.
After losing the first match of this series they will be looking for a better performance to tie the series up. This is a 3 match series so lose and the series is lost.
South Africa Top Batters
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Avg Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassie van der Dussen | ||||
| 183 | 107.02 | 16 | 6 | 183.00 |
| David Miller | ||||
| 100 | 120.48 | 8 | 3 | 100.00 |
| Janneman Malan | ||||
| 70 | 86.42 | 9 | 0 | 70.00 |
Rassie van der Dussen has improved a lot over the last couple of years and is a top batsman for South Africa.
South Africa Top Bowlers
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anrich Nortje | ||||
| 7 | 20 | 114 | 5.70 | 16 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | ||||
| 5 | 24 | 160 | 6.67 | 32 |
| Keshav Maharaj | ||||
| 3 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 15 |
The South African attack is solid and has a good selection of bowlers on offer.
South Africa Last Match vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
Batting Figures
| Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | |||
| 96 | 107 | 5 | 4 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | |||
| 59 | 100 | 6 | 0 |
| Temba Bavuma | |||
| 38 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling figures
| Wkts | Ovs | Runs | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | |||
| 2 | 9 | 66 | 7 |
| Keshav Maharaj | |||
| 2 | 10 | 30 | 3 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | |||
| 1 | 10 | 55 | 6 |
Markham and van der Dussen performed well with the bat. Rabada took the wickets but was very expensive.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa Match Prediction
This always looked like it would be a good battle between these teams on the Bangladesh wickets. South Africa is, without doubt, the stronger team but Sri Lanka performed well in the opening match. This should be another tight match to call.
Predicted result: South Africa to win in a close game.
The Cricketics team has looked at the stats and form of both sides and still thinks South Africa should edge Sri Lanka to tie the series 1-1.
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