IND vs SL ODI head to head: India vs Sri Lanka head to head records in ODI history

India and Sri Lanka will follow their recently concluded three-match T20I series with a three-match ODI series beginning in Guwahati from tomorrow. If cricketers from both the sides manage to replicate their performances from the T20Is, fans wouldn’t mind an entertaining and closely fought ODI series within a six-day period.

India, who’ve won five out of their last six ODIs against Sri Lanka, have build an incredible ODI record against them over the years. When it comes to playing at home, India have won 10 out of their last 11 ODIs against this opposition and will unequivocally start as favourites on Tuesday.

A primary rationale behind the last line is the return of first-choice Indian batters namely captain Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul. Furthermore, fast bowler Mohammed Shami will also be playing his first ODI in almost six months. In what is an ICC Cricket World Cup year, expect these high-profile names to not skip ODIs from hereon.

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It is noteworthy that these India-Sri Lanka ODIs won’t be counted under ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The lack of a definite context, however, shouldn’t affect the overall performance of both the teams by any means.

IND vs SL ODI head to head records in ODI history

Total number of matches played: 161

Matches won by IND: 93

Matches won by SL: 57

Matches played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium: 0 (IND 0, SL 0)

Matches played in India: 51 (IND 36, SL 12)

IND average score against SL: 263

SL average score against IND: 251.5

Most runs for IND: 2,220 (Virat Kohli)

Most runs for SL: 179 (Avishka Fernando)

Most wickets for IND: 17 (Axar Patel)

Most wickets for SL: 4 (Wanindu Hasaranga)

Most catches for IND: 22 (Virat Kohli)

Most catches for SL: 3 (Avishka Fernando)

NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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