Sri Lanka vs India 2021, 1st ODI: Head-To-Head Records
Published - 17 Jul 2021, 05:36 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:49 AM

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Sri Lanka will host India for a three-match ODI series starting with the first ODI on July 18 (Sunday). Sri Lanka vs India 1st ODI will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Due to safety measures against the Covid-19 pandemic, all three matches of Sri Lanka vs India ODI series will be conducted at the same venue. The three-match ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series.
The Indian squad comprises some uncapped and young players as many crucial Indian players are busy with the forthcoming Test series against England. The Indian squad is led by Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the vice-captain of the team.
Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav are some of the experienced players on the Indian side. Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Chetan Sakariya are some of the uncapped players in the Indian contingent.
India and Sri Lanka are locking horns in ODIs cricket since 1979. Both the teams have played more than 150 ODI games against each other. Apart from bilateral series, India and Sri Lanka have also battled against each other in crucial ODI tournaments like ICC ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy, and Asia Cups. If we take a look at Sri Lanka vs India head-to-head record, India has an upper hand over Sri Lanka with more wins.

Sri Lanka vs India 2021, ODI- Head-To-Head Records
Matches Played-159
India Won- 91
Sri Lanka Won- 56
Tie- 1
No Result- 11
Team Stats
Highest Total
India- 414/7, Rajkot, 2009
Sri Lanka- 411/8, Rajkot, 2009
Lowest Total
India- 54, Sharjah, 2000
Sri Lanka- 96, Sharjah, 1984 & 96, Port of Spain, 2013
Largest victory (by runs)
India- 183 runs, Johannesburg, 2003
Sri Lanka- 245 runs, Sharjah, 2000

Top Player Stats
Highest individual score For Sri Lanka- Sanath Jayasuriya-189
Highest individual score For India- Rohit Sharma, 264
Most runs scored for Sri Lanka- 2899, Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runs scored for India- 3113, Sachin Tendulkar
Best bowling figures for Sri Lanka- Muttiah Muralitharan- 7/30
Best bowling figures for India- Ashish Nehra- 59/6
Most wickets
For Sri Lanka– Muttiah Muralitharan- 74
For India- Zaheer Khan- 66
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