Published on: May 23, 2019 11:00 pm IST|Updated on: May 24, 2019 10:53 am IST
The second warm-up match of the biggest cricket tournament, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is between Sri Lanka and South Africa. Regardless, Sri Lanka’s recent tour was successful against Scotland, winning one match through DLS method and the other being called off due to rain.
The last series of Sri Lanka versus South Africa back in March saw South Africa win the ODI series with a whitewash 5-0. Sri Lanka couldn’t even get a single win in the T20 format as well. South Africa has always been dominant against the Lankans, having 43 victories in the last 75 encounters.
South Africa, on the other hand, has maintained spectacular form in the ODI format They have won 8 out of their last 10 matches (5-0 vs Sri Lanka and 3-2 vs Pakistan). Their bowling order crushed against Sri Lanka and should continue with their form coming into this world cup.
Coming into this World Cup, South Africa is ranked 3rd in ODI rankings while Sri Lanka is sitting at number 9.
Match Details
Competition – ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Venue – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date & Time – 24th May, 03:00 PM IST
Pitch Stats
South Africa’s recent run (latest first):
Sri Lanka’s recent run (latest first):
Sri Lanka
Avishka Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
South Africa
Aiden Markram, David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, Chris Morris, Dwaine Pretorius, JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi