New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 41: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Kane Williamson’s New Zealand (NZ) and Kusal Mendis’s Sri Lanka (SL) go toe-to-toe against each other in the ongoing sixteenth campaign of the World Cup. Match No. 41 is all set to take place on Thursday, November 9 at the M. Chinnawamy Stadium in Bangalore. The BlackCaps remain in the hunt for a place in the final four while the Lankan Lions have already been eliminated from the tournament. 

The runners-up from the last two editions in 2015 and 2019, the Kiwis are going through a mini-slump as they have now lost four successive games. They began the campaign in a brilliant way as they sealed victories in all of their opening four encounters against defending champions England, the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Though, they failed to keep their winning momentum going with four losses on the trot in the next four.

Their defeats came against tournament favorites and the hosts India, and then against Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. With eight points and a net run rate of +0.398, they are placed in the fourth position in the table. The New Zealanders have to defeat the Sri Lankans to give themselves a chance of sealing that no. fourth spot. Pakistan and Afghanistan also remain in contention for that last and final position.

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Meanwhile, it has been a dismal campaign for the 1996 champions Sri Lanka as they have played eight games with just two wins and six defeats. The Asian side never looked like challenging for the semi-final place and is now eliminated from the marquee tournament. They will play for pride and look to spoil the New Zealander’s party. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 41 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2023:

Head-to-Head: New Zealand and Sri Lanka have met each other 101 times in ODI cricket with the Kiwis winning on 51 occasions and the Lankan Lions on 41.

1 - Trent Boult (49) is one wicket away from reaching 50 wickets in the ODI World Cup.

2 - (598) is just two scalps away from completing 600 wickets in international cricket.

13 - Sadeera Samarawickrama (987) is 13 runs short of completing the landmark of 1000 runs in ODIs.

1 - Maheesh Theekshana (49) needs one scalp to get to 50 wickets in the ODI format.

100 - Angelo Mathews (5900) needs 100 runs to complete 6000 ODI runs.

52 - Tom Latham (3948) needs 52 runs to reach the milestone of 4000 runs in ODIs.

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