0 bilateral series win for Sri Lanka against India. The eight 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), 2-0 (2019/20), and 1-1 (2021).
0.294 Sri Lanka’s win-loss ratio at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium, Colombo (5 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.
2.333 India’s win-loss ratio against Sri Lanka (14 wins, 6 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 0.429 is their worst against any side.
3 wickets needed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (50) to go past R Ashwin (52) and become the third-highest wicket-taker for India. Only Yuzvendra Chahal (63) and Jasprit Bumrah (59) have more wickets.
3.333 India’s win-loss ratio at Premadasa (11 wins, 3 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 three defeats came here against Australia in 2012 and Sri Lanka in 2018 in 2021.
5 uncapped cricketers in the Indian squad – Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, and Simarjeet Singh. They may add to their list of 91 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.
6 uncapped cricketers in the Sri Lankan squad – Asitha Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Dhananjaya Lakshan. They may add to their list of 89 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 13 for Dushmantha Chameera against India, the most for both sides against each other. While Chahal will not play the third match, Chameera will.
38 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).