0 bilateral series win for Sri Lanka against India. The seven series read, from India’s point of view, 1-0 (2008/09), 1-1 (2009/10), 1-0 (2012), 2-1 (2015/16), 1-0 (2017), 3-0 (2017/18), and 2-0 (2019/20).
0.235 Sri Lanka’s win-loss ratio at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium, Colombo (4 wins, 17 defeats), the second-worst for any team at a home venue. Only Zimbabwe (0.19) have a worse ratio at the Harare Sports Club.
1 wicket needed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the fourth Indian to take 50 wickets. Only Yuzvendra Chahal (63), Jasprit Bumrah (59), and R Ashwin (52) have done this. Bhuvneshwar also has a chance to go past Ashwin here.
2.8 India’s win-loss ratio against Sri Lanka (14 wins, 5 defeats), their second-best against any side with a 10-match cut-off. India have won 10 and lost 1 against Bangladesh. Sri Lanka’s 0.357 is their worst against any side.
5 runs needed by Shikhar Dhawan (335) to go past Virat Kohli (339) and become the leading run-scorer for India against Sri Lanka. For Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara (235) has the most runs against India.
5 uncapped cricketers in the Indian squad – Ruturaj Gaikwad, K Gowtham, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, and Chetan Sakariya. They may add to their list of 87 T20I cricketers.
5 India’s win-loss ratio against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka (5 wins, 1 defeat), the second-best by any team against an opposition at their den. Only Pakistan against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe (10 wins, 1 defeat) have a better ratio.
5.5 India’s win-loss ratio at Premadasa (11 wins, 2 defeats), the third-best for any team at a venue away from home. Only India in Mirpur (10) and Pakistan in Harare (6) have better ratios. India’s only two defeats came here against Australia in 2012 and Sri Lanka in 2018.
7 uncapped cricketers in the Sri Lankan squad – Asitha Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya Lakshan, and Ramesh Mendis. They may add to their list of 88 T20I cricketers.
12 sixes for Dhawan against Sri Lanka, the joint second-most for India. Rohit Sharma has hit 13. Kusal Perera (14) tops the chart for Sri Lanka against India.
14 wins for India against Sri Lanka, their most against any side. Sri Lanka’s 14 defeats are their most against a side as well.
15 wickets for Chahal against Sri Lanka and 12 for Dushmantha Chameera against India, the most for both sides against each other. They will both feature in this series.
37 matches at Premadasa, the fourth-most in the world, after the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (62), Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi (48), and Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (44).