No. There were 57 games where the team batting first scored 100 or less. They lost all but 1. Thus the 46%.
It certainly feels like that is the case but stats would make it seem less pronounced than our intuition believes. In 2014 and 2013 23% and 20% of teams batting first scored 300. In 2009 24% of teams achieved it, in 2005 already 22% of teams did it. The rate began to climb once more than 100 ODIs a year were being played, many now featuring weaker teams, with smaller boundaries and fielding restrictions that made quick scoring easier.
There is certainly much in favour of the batting side now and more bowlers can actually bat so the trend is likely to continue. However the point I am making is that “bat first, score 300+ …” doesn’t say anything. It is like saying “bat first bowl the other team out for less and you will win more games than you lose.”
There is no magical power attached to chasing 300, it is simply a higher than average score. As evidenced by your example, had SL batted first they may well have scored over 300. The team batting second mostly chases less than 300. When they get them the game is over no matter what they may have scored. The times they chase 300+ they usually don’t get them, just as they usually don’t score 300+ batting first.
Personally, I believe that teams will soon start chasing down these big scores more often. I have been impressed lately with some of the run chases in T20 matches where teams set up a seemingly hopeless 2 or 3 over target, but keep wickets in hand, and then pull it off. I think more of that wicket preservation thinking will become the norm in ODI run chases. Mind you it requires at least one real power hitter at the crease.
Cool that explains it.
Found these amazing, inspiring pics of disabled cricketers
So much for a close game - Chris Gayle smashes 215 as the West Indies pile on 372 for 2 against Zimbabwe. Astounding hitting.
First 100 from 105 balls; 2nd from 34. At the 40th over they were 220, so 150+ in the last 10 overs. At 254 in the 38th over Zimbabwe are technically ahead of where Windies were, but pretending that means anything is a bad joke. And would be even if they weren’t 8 down.
Neutral fans always support the underdog in such games 
Like zimbabwe in this one, Afghanistan had a good chance of beating SL. Also, against Afghan bowling, Windies would not have likely scored what they scored today. They have impressive bowling for a minnow. if you combine zimbabwe’s batting with afghan bowling, then you have quite a formidable team
Afghanistan Cricket Team in 2006
L to R : Karim Sadiq, Nawroz Mangal, Shapoor Zadran (standing), Taj Malik (former coach), Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Stanikzai (standing), Hamid Hassan, Raees Ahmadzai (making a gesture)
Aussie press trolling England 
Ireland dominating uae. Zimbabwe vs Ireland encounter will decide Pakistan’s fate it seems
The Afghan pic is really cool, I find it amazing that they could come from virtually nothing to qualify for a world cup in less than a decade.
The Aussie press trolling is less cool though.
UAE make 278 for 9, utilising all available resources. Anwar even got a century. Could be a tricky chase for Ireland, but they should get it.
true. I am noticing that they dont look much older from the nearly decade old pic.
England wont mind the humor I think:)… Are one of the top teams, everyone accepts that.
good century from Shaiman.
UAE have upper hand, seems I spoke way too soon.:o
UAE containing well, holding Ireland to 123/4 after 31 overs. Ireland need more than 8 an over to win this.
Most if not all played club cricket in Pakistan. So not really true.
Fair enough.
O’Brien starting to score freely, maybe the UAE should have dropped the last catch to keep him off the pitch…
Two overs to go 10 to get, 9&10 batting, this has been a great game to watch.
This was one close game that this WC was missing. Uae must be ruing their misses.
So now 7th march is looking like the d-day for pak. (Ire vs zim, pak vs sa)
Does anyone know why the 2 hosts are in the same group? I would have thought they would have been split up.
The groups were seeded according to the world rankings - at the time the tournament was organised, which is why England (yes, really) got #1, with Aus #4 and NZ #9 (behind SL & Bangladesh).
Back at the cricket, Chris Gayle puts the 300 discussion in perspective by showing us what a big score really looks like, and once again it’s up to the Associates to give us an exciting finish.
I feel bad for the UAE - the no-hoper’s no-hopers, they’ve done really well to score 280 vs Zimbabwe and 270 vs Ireland, only for it to be 10 or 20 too few both times.
A clash of minnows coming up as Afghanistan face Scotland and then a potential upset as Sri Lanka face Bangladesh in a game Bangladesh can hope to win and SL cannot afford to lose.
And Javed must be the unluckiest bowler around. He bowled Joyce, only for the bail to fall back on to the stumps, had O’Brien dropped on the boundary, and had the DRS turn down an lbw appeal because less than half the ball was predicted to hit the stumps.
Still it was a ridiculously entertaining game, that had me watching right till the end so I could see how all the twists and turns would finally play out. Hope we see a few more like this one.
AFG chasing a very gettable 210 from SCO all out in the 50th over! Very low RR from SCO. AFG need a RR of just 4.28, they ought to win this in a trot!