ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 07 – Stats highlights
Match No 07 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 04.06.19 – Sri Lanka won by 34 runs on DLS Method
Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan captured four for 30 and N Pradeep of Sri Lanka captured four for 30 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup match.
Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan captured four for 30 and N Pradeep of Sri Lanka captured four for 30 in this game to provide the 192nd and 193rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup match.
Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan captured four for 30 in this game to provide the second occasion of Afghanistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in a World Cup match. Shahpoor Zardan was the other bowler to capture four wickets in the World Cup. He had returned with figures of 4 for 38 against Scotland at Dunedin on 26.02.15. Thus Mohammad Nabi’s four for 30 in this game reperesent the best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler in the World Cup.
N Pradeep of Sri Lanka captured four for 30 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowlerscapturing four or more wickets in a World Cup match.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ALF de Mel | 12.0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 1 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 16 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | ALF de Mel | 12.0 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 1 | v New Zealand | Derby | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | UC Hathurusingha | 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | Berri | 13 Mar 1992 |
| 4 | WPUJC Vaas | 9.1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14 Feb 2003 |
| 5 | RAP Nissanka | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | v Canada | Paarl | 19 Feb 2003 |
| 6 | M Muralitharan | 10.0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 24 Feb 2003 |
| 7 | WPUJC Vaas | 10.0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 28 Feb 2003 |
| 8 | MF Maharoof | 7.0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 15 Mar 2007 |
| 9 | SL Malinga | 9.2 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 |
| 10 | M Muralitharan | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | v Ireland | St George’s | 18 Apr 2007 |
| 11 | MF Maharoof | 10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 1 | v Ireland | St George’s | 18 Apr 2007 |
| 12 | M Muralitharan | 8.0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Kingston | 24 Apr 2007 |
| 13 | SL Malinga | 7.4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 1 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01 Mar 2011 |
| 14 | TM Dilshan | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 15 | M Muralitharan | 8.0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2011 |
| 16 | N Pradeep | 9.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Cardiff | 04 Jun 2019 |
N Pradeep became the fourth bowler to capture four wickets against Afghanistan in the World Cup. The following table lists all the four bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RD Berrington | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 2 | Sco | Afg | Dunedin | 26 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | MG Johnson | 7.3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 10.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Afg | Napier | 08 Mar 2015 |
| 4 | N Pradeep | 9.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | Srl | Afg | Cardiff | 04 Jun 2019 |
MDKJ Perera scored 78 in this game to provide the 97th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. He became the fourth Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty in the World Cup. Others are – RGD Alwis, RS Kaluwitharna and KC Sangakkara
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out in this game for 201 to provide the 23rd occasion of Sri Lanka all out in an innings in a World Cup game. Afghanistan was dismissed all out in this game for 152 to provide the sixth occasion of Afghanistan all out in an innings in a World Cup game.
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out in this game for 201 and Afghanistan was dismissed all out in this game for 152 to provide the 19th occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in a World Cup game.
SL Malliga captured three wickets conceding 39 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 325 wickets in one day internationals. He became the tenth bowler to capture 325 plus wickets in one day internationals. The following table lists all these ten bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 1993-2011 | 350 | 341 | 18811 | 12326 | 534 | 7/30 | 23.08 | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 1984-2003 | 356 | 351 | 18186 | 11812 | 502 | 5/15 | 23.52 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Waqar Younis | 1989-2003 | 262 | 258 | 12698 | 9919 | 416 | 7/36 | 23.84 | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | WPUJC Vaas | 1994-2008 | 322 | 320 | 15775 | 11014 | 400 | 8/19 | 27.53 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | 1996-2015 | 398 | 372 | 17670 | 13632 | 395 | 7/12 | 34.51 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | SM Pollock | 1996-2008 | 303 | 297 | 15712 | 9631 | 393 | 6/35 | 24.50 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | GD McGrath | 1993-2007 | 250 | 248 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | B Lee | 2000-2012 | 221 | 217 | 11185 | 8877 | 380 | 5/22 | 23.36 | 14 | 9 |
| 9 | A Kumble | 1990-2007 | 271 | 265 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | SL Malinga | 2004-2019 | 220 | 214 | 10578 | 9434 | 325 | 6/38 | 29.02 | 10 | 8 |
SL Malliga captured three wickets conceding 39 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 46 wickets in the World Cup. He now stands fifth in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in the World Cup. The following table lists all these five bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | M | Runs | Wkt | BBI | Ave | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | GD McGrath | Aus | 1996-2007 | 39 | 39 | 325.5 | 42 | 1292 | 71 | 7/15 | 18.19 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | Srl | 1996-2011 | 40 | 39 | 343.3 | 15 | 1335 | 68 | 4/19 | 19.63 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 1987-2003 | 38 | 36 | 324.3 | 17 | 1311 | 55 | 5/28 | 23.83 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | WPUJC Vaas | Srl | 1996-2007 | 31 | 31 | 261.4 | 39 | 1040 | 49 | 6/25 | 21.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | Srl | 2007-2019 | 24 | 23 | 182.2 | 07 | 0993 | 46 | 6/38 | 21.58 | 1 | 1 |