Sri Lanka defeated England by eight wickets in the 25th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Thursday. Jos Buttler's decision to bat first backfired as the defending champions could manage only 156 in 33.2 overs. For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Kumara was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with figures of 7-0-35-3 while Angelo Mathews and Kasun Rajitha claimed two wickets each. The 1996 champions then made short work of the chase, reaching the target in 25.4 overs for an eight-wicket win. Opener Pathum Nissanka (77 not out) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (65 not out) played unbeaten knocks to guide Sri Lanka home after the loss of two early wickets. (As It Happened | Scorecard | Photos | Full Coverage)
Sri Lanka moved to the fifth spot in the 10-team table with four points (two wins, three defeats), while England are ninth with one win from five. The Three Lions are all but out of contention for a semi-final spot.
With that here's a look at the all key stats and numbers from the 25th match of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 between England and Sri Lanka:
- Bengaluru hosted its eighth World Cup match. This game was the fifth World Cup match played at Bangalore not involving India.
- England were dismissed all out for 156 by Sri Lanka to provide the lowest total in a completed World Cup innings at Bengaluru. It also provided the fifth occasion of a team getting dismissed all out in a World Cup game played at Bangalore.
- England have been dismissed all out on 26 occasions in the World Cup. This was the second occasion of England getting all out in an innings against Sri Lanka in the World Cup. The first such occasion was England’s 212 all out against Sri Lanka at Leeds on 21.06.2019.
- England's innings against Sri Lanka provided the 328th occasion of a team getting all out in the World Cup. It also provided the 25th occasion of a team getting all out against Sri Lanka in the World Cup.
- England's innings also marked the 143rd occasion of a team getting dismissed all out in an innings when batting first in a World Cup game. It provided the eleventh occasion of an England side getting dismissed all out when they had batted first in the World Cup.
- Joe Root and Adil Rashid were dismissed for three and two runs, respectively, to provide the 578th and 579th occasion of a batter getting run out in an innings in the World Cup. These also provided the 41st and 42nd occasions of England batters getting run out in the World Cup.
- Root and Rashid's dismissal in Bengaluru provided the 49th and 50th occasion of batters getting run out against Sri Lanka in the World Cup. These were also the seventh and eighth occasions of England batters getting run out in the World Cup.
- Their dismissals provided the 128th occasion of two or more batters getting run out in an innings in the World Cup. This was the 12th instance of two or more England batters getting run out in a World Cup game. Against Sri Lanka, this was the tenth occasion of two or more batting run out in the World Cup.
- Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama added 137 runs in an unbeaten partnership to provide the 338th occasion of batters posting a three-figure stand in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 34th occasion of Sri Lankan batters posting a three-figure partnership in the World Cup.
- Nissanka and Samarawickrama's stand provided the 338th occasion of batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the third wicket. It also provided the ninth occasion of Sri Lankan batters posting a three-figure stand in the World Cup for the third wicket.
- Nissanka and Samarawickrama added 137 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the 29th occasion of batters posting a three-figure stand in an innings in the World Cup against England. It also provided the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan natters posting a three-figure stand in the World Cup against England.
- The stand marked the fifth occasion of two batters posting a three-figure partnership in the World Cup in Bengaluru.
- Pahum Nissanka scored 77 not out in this game to provide the 446th occasion of an opening batter scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 48th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batter scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
- Nissanka's knock provided the 36th occasion of an opening batter scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup against England. It also provided the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batter scoring a fifty in the World Cup against England.
- Sri Lanka’s eight-wicket win provided the 36th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game against England. It also provided the sixth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a World Cup game against England.
Stats courtesy: HR Gopala Krishna – Veteran cricket statistician
