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This World Cup hasn’t been good for Sri Lanka. It has almost lost its chances of qualifying for knockouts. If Sri Lanka could manage to win all his left games and other teams who are in this race will lose theirs then there could be some chance with the help of run-rate calculations. Calling Angelo Mathews didn’t help Sri Lanka to make a comeback in this tournament. They lost their last game against India by a significant margin which damaged their run rate. Bangladesh has already been eliminated from the race so they don’t have anything to lose and they could destroy other team’s games, in today’s SL vs BAN game Sri Lanka could be the first team on this list.
Both neighboring teams have a good history in this setup as they’ve played 53 games together Srilanka is leading this chase by 42-9 but this is the stage of the World Cup and no team is weak here. In World Cup games Sri Lanka has again won three out of four and one of them didn’t produce the result. In the last world cup game when the full game was played Sri Lanka became the winner by 92 runs in the 2015 World Cup. In that game, T Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara smashed centuries and from Bangladesh, only one player Sabbir Rahman made it to a half-century. There are many batters who’ve scored runs in this rivalry so let’s take a look at the top five of them.
Kumar Sangakkara – 1206
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Sri Lankan legendary player Kumar Sangakkara is the most successful batter in this list. He has scored 1206 runs in 31 games with an average of 48.24. He has five tons against this opponent which is the highest between these two teams. He is one of the most incredible batters of all time. He is the highest international scorer for Sri Lanka and the second in the globe after Sachin Tendulkar. Sangakkara has scored four back-to-back centuries in the 2015 World Cup which is a record. Only Rohit Sharma has more centuries(5) than him in one World Cup edition.
Mushfiqur Rahim – 1062
Bangladesh’s second-highest international run scorer Mushfiqur Rahim is the only batter to score 1000 runs against Sri Lanka. He has scored 1062 runs in 35 games between SL vs BAN with an average of 33.18. He has two triple-digit scores on this list. He is the most senior player in this ongoing World Cup edition. He played his first game in 2005, 18 years after he served Bangladesh cricket. He has scored over 14000 international runs which is the second highest for Bangladesh after Tamim Iqbal. He needs 563 runs to become the highest International run scorer for Bangladesh.
Sanath Jayasuriya – 1030
Sri Lankan explosive former batter Sanath Jayasuriya has scored 1030 runs in 22 games between 1990 to 2009. He has the highest average(54.21) in this list of players with over a thousand runs, he has four centuries and he has batted with a strike rate of 99.32. He is the second-highest run score in ODI for Sri Lanka after Sangakkara. He is the highest individual scorer in ODI for Sri Lanka and hit the most sixes for his nation.
Upul Tharanga – 906
Sri Lankan former left-handed batter Upul Tharanga has scored 906 runs in 22 games between SL vs BAN from 2005 to 2018 with three centuries and five half-centuries. Tharanga has batted with an average of 45.30 against Bangladesh. He was one of the best batters in the modern era, he has scored over 6000 runs in his ODI.
Tillakaratne Dilshan – 859
Sri Lankan Former all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan has scored 859 runs in 24 games between 2002 to 2015. He has scored these runs with four centuries, an average of 53.68, and a strike rate of 92.96. Dilshan has over 10000 runs and more than 100 wickets in his ODI career. His 161 against Bangladesh is the highest score in this rivalry which he scored in the 2015 World Cup.
