The ongoing tour of England has turned out to be a forgettable one for Sri Lanka. On Sunday, the Kusal Perera-led side will meet the hosts at County Ground, Bristol to avoid a 6-0 clean sweep. The lack of experience among players has been an issue for the Sri Lankan side. Winning the final match of the tour will certainly give them some confidence ahead of the home limited-over series against India. However, Sri Lanka’s ODI records at Bristol Cricket Ground have not been great. Below are details of County Ground Bristol’s pitch report, ODI records, and weather during today’s match.
Bristol cricket Ground ODI Records
The stadium is going to host the first ODI since the 2019 World Cup. The last two matches here were washed out by rain and both matches were of Sri Lanka. As far as hosts’ ODI record is concerned, England have won their last three matches at Bristol cricket ground. Out of 17 complete matches at Bristol, the batting second team has won 10 times.
- Total Matches: 21
- Matches won by the team batting first: 7
- Matches won by the team batting second: 10
- No Result/Abandoned: 1/3
- Lowest team score while batting first: Zimbabwe 93/10 vs England (2003)
- Lowest team score while batting second (in defeat): England 160/10 while chasing New Zealand’s 182 (2009)
- Highest team score while batting first: England 369/9 vs West Indies (2017)
- Highest team score while batting second (in defeat): England – 320/8 while chasing India’s 329 (2009)
- Biggest total chased: England chased Pakistan’s 358 (2019)
- Bristol Cricket Ground average 1st innings score in ODI: 242
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Adil Rashid – 5/27 (2017)
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Richard Hadlee – 5/25 (1983)
- Total wickets taken by spinners: 19 (1.05 wickets per match)
- Total wickets taken by pacers: 116 (6.44 wickets per match)
County Ground, Bristol Pitch Report
When looking at Bristol Cricket Stadium’s past ODI records, it’s clear that the surface has helped the fast bowlers while spinners rarely take wickets here. Although the batsmen will enjoy the batting as the wicket will be flat. Chasing at County Ground, Bristol is easier so a captain would look to bowl first after winning the toss. The average first innings total at this ground is 242. Pacers’ role will be vital at the venue.
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The weather during ENG vs SL 3rd ODI
So far, no match of this tour has been affected by rain. However, there are chances of slight rain during the 3rd ODI. 75% of Bristol’s sky will be covered by clouds today. The match will kickoff at 11:00 AM according to local time and a couple of showers may interrupt the match.