ICC World Cup 2023, Match 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head

image-lob65vjiAfghanistan take on Sri Lanka in Pune (Twitter)

Emerging as a heated rivalry in the modern era, the Afghanistan-Sri Lanka battle resumes in a must-win league stage encounter of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Monday (October 30) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. 

The two subcontinental rivals collide in Pune with a win necessary to keep their diminishing semifinal hopes alive. Both are coming on the back of superlative triumphs against Pakistan and England and require another victory to stay put in the knock-outs contention.

NRR separating the two sides despite a 2-3 win/loss record from five matches apiece, Sri Lanka are placed fifth and Afghanistan seventh in the ten-team competition. A victory here would give them contrasting spots and allow them to breathe a touch easier in their quest to bag one of the top 4 berths. 

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Record in ODIs 

With Afghanistan's rise coinciding by the decline of Sri Lanka at the international stage, the two nations' rivalry has over time produced some of the most interesting encounters in One-Day Internationals. 

Afghanistan have regularly tested and even defeated the Lankan Lions multiple times in the 50-over format, winning on three occasions from 11 matches previously contested by the two sides. 

Matches
11
Afghanistan won
3
Sri Lanka7


Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Record in ODI World Cups 

Sri Lanka have enjoyed the better of their new-age rivalry with Afghanistan in the last two editions of the World Cup. The 1996 champions hammered the Afghan warriors at the 2015 edition in Australia and New Zealand and continued their World Cup success over them in the 2019 iteration played in England. 

Matches
2
Afghanistan won
0
Sri Lanka won2


Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Record in ODIs in India 

With the tri-series becoming a concept of the bygone era and no multilateral assignments outside Asia Cup and ICC events, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have not had the opportunity to meet before in Indian conditions. The coming game in Pune will be the first time they clash in One-Day Internationals in India.