South Africa vs Sri Lanka, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 4: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Temba Bavuma’s South Africa (SA) kick off their World Cup campaign by locking horns with Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka (SL) in match No. 4 of the showpiece event. The encounter is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Super Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Earlier in the day, Asian sides Bangladesh will come up against Afghanistan at the picturesque HPCA stadium.

The Proteas recently defeated Australia 3-2 in a five-match one-day international series back home. After losing the opening two fixtures, the home side bounced back brilliantly to seal the series. Their opening warm-up game with Afghanistan was abandoned due to rain, and they suffered a seven-run defeat (DLS Method) against New Zealand in the second practice match.

On the other hand, the Lankan Lions got hammered in the Asia Cup final by India just before the start of the marquee tournament. Shanaka’s men also lost both of their warm-up games against Bangladesh and Afghanistan. South Africa, who has never lifted the elusive trophy, will look to start their campaign on a high with a number of destructive and explosive players in their ranks now. The 1996 champions Sri Lanka will also hope to turn things around quickly and claim a victory in their opening fixture in the capital city of India.

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Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 4 between South Africa and Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Proteas and the Lions have met each other 80 times in ODIs, with South Africa winning on 45 occasions and Sri Lanka on 33. One game ended in a tie, and the other with no result.

3 – Quinton de Kock (97) needs three sixes to complete 100 maximums in ODIs.

6 – Aiden Markram (94) needs six sixes to reach 100 maximums across formats.

3 – Kusal Mendis (47) is three big hits away from reaching 50 sixes in the 50-overs format.

1 – Rassie van der Dussen (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 ODI matches.

5 – Andile Phehlukwayo (145) requires five scalps to reach 150 wickets in international cricket.

75 – Kusal Perera (5925) requires 75 runs to get to 6000 runs in international matches.

6 – Kagiso Rabada (144) is six scalps away from completing 150 wickets in ODI cricket.

3 – Dasun Shanaka (97) needs three fours to reach 100 fours in ODIs.

3 – Kasun Rajitha (97) requires three scalps to complete 100 wickets in international cricket.

68 – Dimuth Karunaratne (7932) needs 68 runs to get to 8000 runs across formats.

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