IND vs SL Head to Head Records- 3rd ODI, India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024

India and Sri Lanka go head to head in the third and final IND vs SL ODI in Colombo on Wednesday. The hosts are ahead in the series after winning the second ODI by 32 runs. The first ODI ended in a tie.

Sri Lanka after posting 240 with the bat managed to defend the target with Jeffrey Vandersay picking up 6/33. Charith Asalanka the skipper picked up the remaining three wickets.

On a turning track, the defense of the Indian batters were exposed after a 97-run opening stand in less than 15 overs. Rohit once again gave the team a blazing start but the comeback from the Sri Lanka spinners stunned India.

The Lankan batters after their early loss of wickets managed to take the score beyond 240 which turned out to be a winning score. After losing the T20I series, Sri Lanka now leads the ODI series. Meanwhile, this was India's first loss under Gautam Gambhir.

It was a shocking loss for the Indian team given they were playing their sull-strength squad. Sri Lanka were without the likes of Waninsu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and even Matheesha Pathirana but they still found a way out.

The loss should be a good learning curve for Gambhir's India who have played with an attacking approach so far. Virat Kohli who scored 24 and 14 in the first two games needs to bring out his best for India to win just as he did in the T20 World Cup final.

Also Read: Team India is incomplete without Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, claims former Pakistan cricketer

IND vs SL Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

The two teams have now played 170 matches, the most among any two cricketing nations. India have won 99 matches while Sri Lanka 58. A win in the third ODi will be the 100th for India.

IND vs SL: Last 5 Encounters

India have won three out of the last five ODI matches against Sri Lanka. The first ODI of the series ended in a tie and Sri Laka won the last ODI. India last won an ODI match against Sri Lanka by 302 runs in the ODI World Cup bowling out the Lankans for just 55.

IND vs SL: Trends and Patterns

Stats give a clear indication that India have dominated this ODI rivalry with Sri Lanka with 99 wins out of the 170 ODI games. They are just one win away from registering 100 ODI wins against them.

IND vs SL Head to Head Records- 3rd ODI, India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Matches Played- 170

India Won - 99

Sri Lanka Won - 58

Most Runs For India: Sachin Tendulkar-2788

Most Wickets For India: Zaheer Khan-60

Most Runs For Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara- 2680

Most Wickets For Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan-65

Conclusion

India finds themselves in a must-win situation heading into the last ODI. They need to win this match to level the series. It will be a historic win if they get it as they will win 100 ODI matches against Sri Lanka and possibly become the first team to win 100 matches against any particular team in international cricket.

Also Read: Team India is incomplete without Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, claims former Pakistan cricketer