STRIKE FIRST IN SYDNEY

NOTE to England captain Jos Buttler (left) — all five of the T20 World Cup games in Sydney have been won by the side batting first. And they have all been big wins — 89, 104, 56, 65 and 33 runs.

IN the Super 12 stage of this World Cup,

64 PER CENT of all completed games have been won by the side batting first.

BAT FIRST: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 wins

BAT SECOND: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 wins NO RESULT: ■ ■ ■ ■ 4

2 BUT both of Sri Lanka’s wins in the Super 12s have come when they have lost the toss and had to chase!

13 IN leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka possess the man with the most wickets (13) across the full tournament so far.