1.661 India’s win-loss ratio against Sri Lanka (93 wins, 56 defeats), their best against any side with a 75-match cut-off. Sri Lanka’s 0.602 is their second-worst: they have a ratio of 0.524 against Australia.
3 uncapped cricketers in the Sri Lankan squad – Shiran Fernando, Lahiru Udara, and Ishan Jayaratne. They may add to their list of 201 ODI cricketers.
3 wickets needed by Yuzvendra Chahal (97) to become the 23rd Indian to take 100 wickets. Chahal has played 56 matches. If he reaches the milestone here, he will become the second-fastest Indian (Mohammed Shami got there in 56 and Jasprit Bumrah in 57).
8 uncapped cricketers in the Indian squad – Rahul Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, Sanju Samson, and Varun Chakravarthy. They may add to their list of 232 ODI cricketers.
93 wins for India against Sri Lanka, the most by any side against another. They can improve on their record.
113 matches for Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium, Colombo. They have a win-loss ratio of 1.725 (69 wins, 40 defeats), while India has 1.278 (23 wins, 18 defeats).
131 matches at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium, the fifth-most in the world, after the Sharjah Cricket Stadium (240), Sydney Cricket Ground (159), Harare Sports Club (152), and Melbourne Cricket Ground (149).
161 matches between India and Sri Lanka, the most between any two teams. Pakistan and Sri Lanka (155) are next.
430 defeats for Sri Lanka, the most in history, followed by India’s 427. The sequence will not change, but the count will.
3286 days since Sri Lanka last beat India in an ODI on home soil. They won by 9 wickets at Hambantota on 24 July 2012.