Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd ODI: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Sri Lanka (SL) will take on India (IND) in the 3rd ODI of the ongoing tour on Wednesday, August 07, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the second match of the series which ended dramatically, where at one stage the Indians were looking comfortable to win the game. Thus, the Men in Blue would like to come back in the upcoming fixture with a winning result and draw the series. On the other hand, the Lankans would like to continue their winning momentum and hope to win the ODI series against India after 27 years in front of the home crowd. Thus, the Charith Asalanka-led side would like to grab a win to win the series.

Speaking about the last game, For Sri Lanka, Avishka Fernando 40(62) played a magnificent innings which helped Sri Lanka to post a decent total on the board. In the end, Dunith Wellalage 39(35) and Kamindu Mendis 40(44) stitched a crucial partnership of 72 off just 68 deliveries which helped Sri Lanka to post a good total of 240.

Speaking about the bowling of Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Vandersay (10-0-33-6) who replaced injured Wanindu Hasaranga, bowled magnificently and turned the game for Sri Lanka after the solid start from Indian Openers. In the end, Skipper Charith Asalanka (6.2-2-20-3) bowled superbly and finished the Indian innings, giving excellent support to Jeffrey Vandersay. Sri Lanka also got good support from other bowlers, as a result, they defended a decent total. Sri Lankans will be hoping all these will continue their good form and will have an eye to win the series against India after 27 years.

For India, Skipper Rohit Sharma 64(44) played magnificent innings which gave a solid start to India. India was looking very comfortable to win the match but India lost Rohit Sharma's wicket at the wrong time. In the end, Axar Patel 44(44) played good innings and tried to take the team over the victory line. But he didn't get support from any other batter and India lost his wicket, losing the encounter by 32 Runs.

Speaking about the bowling of India, Washington Sundar (10-1-30-3) bowled beautifully which helped India to restrict Sri Lanka to a decent total. Kuldeep Yadav (10-1-33-2) bowled superbly and gave excellent support to Washington Sundar. India also got good support from other bowlers, as a result, they restricted Sri Lanka to a total of 240. Indians will be hoping all these will continue their good form and also get good support and contribution from middle-order batters. India would also like to draw the series and keep their streak alive which they maintained for 27 years.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI:

Head-to-Head: India and Sri Lanka have met 170 times in ODI history, with India winning on ninety-nine occasions and Sri Lanka clinching fifty-eight victories. Two games resulted in a tie and 11 games resulted in No Result.

43 - Charith Asalanka (1957) needs 43 runs to reach 2000 runs in 50-over cricket.

2 - Virat Kohli (1298) needs two fours to reach 1300 fours in One-Dayers.

2 - Rohit Sharma (95) needs five more catches to complete 100 catches in the format.

78 - Virat Kohli (26922) needs 78 more runs to reach 27000 runs in his international career.

7 - Charith Asalanka (43) needs seven sixes to reach 50 maximums in ODIs.

114 - Virat Kohli (13,886) needs 114 runs to reach the landmark of 14,000 runs in ODIs.

149 - KL Rahul (2,851) needs 149 runs to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs.

13 - Kusal Mendis (384) needs 13 fours to reach 400 fours in ODIs.

10 - Rishabh Pant (90) needs 10 fours to reach 100  fours in his career.

49 - Chamika Karunaratne (451) needs 49 runs to reach 500 runs in ODIs.