Scotland vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in ODI Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | SL | 82 runs. | 27 Jun 2023 | Bulawayo | SL won by 82 runs. |
| 2 | Scotland | Sri Lanka | SL | 35 runs (D/L) | 21 May 2019 | Edinburgh | SL won by 35 runs (D/L) |
| 3 | Scotland | Sri Lanka | SL | 148 runs | 11 Mar 2015 | Hobart | SL won by 148 runs |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | SL | won by 183 runs | 13 Jul 2011 | Edinburgh | SL won by 183 runs |
Scotland vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in ODI Cricket
Scotland and Sri Lanka have played 4 One Day International matches against each other, the first in 2011 and the latest on 27 June 2023. Scotland have won 0 and Sri Lanka 4. Sri Lanka hold the advantage by 4. Scotland's highest total in the fixture is 215 and Sri Lanka's is 363. Their lowest completed totals against each other are 101 and 245 respectively. Scotland batters have scored 0 centuries here, Sri Lanka batters 2. The full match list, with dates, venues and margins, is above. Updated 9 September, 2026.
The fifty-over record is usually the deepest thing two international sides share. The format goes back to January 1971, when a washed-out Melbourne Test between Australia and England was replaced by a forty-over exhibition that ended up being recognised as the first ODI, and it has been cricket's main global currency since the first World Cup in 1975. Matches were not standardised at fifty overs a side until 1983, so the earliest games here were played over 55 or 60, under field restrictions and bouncer limits that would look alien today. Scores from different eras simply do not compare: a total that won a match comfortably in the 1980s would rarely be defended now.
Two rule changes explain most of that gap. Since October 2011 each innings has been bowled with two new balls, one from each end, which keeps the ball hard for longer and has all but killed reverse swing at the death. Since 2015 only four fielders have been allowed outside the circle in non-powerplay overs, and the batting powerplay went altogether. Between them they turned 300 from a par-plus score into a routine one. Where the matches were played is worth a look too - home advantage counts for a great deal in this format. Rain-hit games are decided on DLS once twenty overs of the second innings have been bowled, and a tie brings a Super Over at ICC events.
