England vs Sri Lanka, T20 WC 2022 Match 39 Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Sri Lanka, who are already knocked out of the tournament, face England in Match 39 of the T20 World Cup 2022 on November 05 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Jos Buttler and his side need a victory to register their place in the semi-final, while a Sri Lanka victory would mean the hosts Australia go through along with New Zealand, who are the only team so far to book their place in the final four.

With Australia’s win over Afghanistan by four runs in Match 38 ended Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka’s campaign down under. Talking about England, they began their tournament with a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Perth before suffering a shocking loss to Ireland by just five runs (DLS method) at the ‘G. Their mini Ashes clash with the Aussies got called off due to rain at the same venue with Buttler’s men returning to winning ways against the Kiwis in the next match.

A win in their final group game would guarantee a semi-final birth for the 2010 winners England while the defending champions and the hosts Australia would be hoping for a favour from the Lankan Lions. A Sri Lankan victory would be counted as an upset as England is considered as one of the favorites to lift their second T20 WC title. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 39 in the Super 12 Round in Group 1 between England and Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: England and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 13 T20 internationals with the English side winning on nine occasions and Sri Lanka on just four. In T20 World Cups, both have clashed in five encounters with England sealing victories four times and Sri Lanka just one.

39 – Moeen Ali (5961) needs 39 runs to complete 6000 runs in international cricket.

60 – Alex Hales (1940) needs 60 runs to reach the landmark of 2000 runs in T20Is.

52 – Pathum Nissanka (948) is 52 runs away from reaching 1000 T20I runs.

3 – Dasun Shanaka (97) is three sixes away from completing 100 maximums in international cricket.

11 – Kusal Mendis (6989) requires 11 runs to reach the milestone of 7000 runs in international matches.

68 – Alex Hales (4932) requires 68 runs to complete 5000 runs across formats.

9 – Ben Stokes (491) is nine runs away from reaching 500 runs in T20Is.

1 – Charith Asalanka (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 international matches.