India and Sri Lanka will be playing their first international match of 2023 tomorrow. The first of a three-match T20I series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium before the remaining two matches which will also be played in this part of the country only.
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India, who’ve won three out of their last five T20Is against Sri Lanka, had ended up on the losing side in their last clash four months ago. Overall, India have a pretty impressive head-to-head record against Sri Lanka (especially at home).
In what was an Asia Cup 2023 Super Four match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the last T20I between these two teams had witnessed India failing to defend a 174-run target due to Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis’ 97-run opening partnership and Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 64-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
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A bilateral T20I series which doesn’t have a lot of importance other than being played for the sake of entertainment in an ODI World Cup year would be looking to unearth lesser known talents across both the teams. With the hosts set to play another T20I series without senior players, expect the likes of Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik etc. doing the heavy lifting this week.
IND vs SL head to head record in T20I history
Total number of matches played: 26
Matches won by IND: 17
Matches won by SL: 8
Matches played at Wankhede Stadium: 1 (IND 1, SL 0)
Matches played in India: 14 (IND 11, SL 2)
IND average score against SL: 162
SL average score against IND: 144
Most runs for IND: 125 (Ishan Kishan)
Most runs for SL: 306 (Dasun Shanaka)
Most wickets for IND: 20 (Yuzvendra Chahal)
Most wickets for SL: 12 (Dasun Shanaka)
Most catches for IND: 9 (Hardik Pandya)
Most catches for SL: 6 (Dasun Shanaka)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).
