Last Updated on 25/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
India vs Sri Lanka T20 stats, records: The T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is going to start from July 27. All the matches of the series will be held in Pallekele. This time the command of both the teams is in new hands. Suryakumar Yadav is leading India, while Charith Aslanka is leading Sri Lanka’s T20 team. At the same time, this series is going to start the coaching era of Gautam Gambhir for India.
So what new records can be made in this T20 series… who has been dominant whenever matches have been played between the two countries in this format… who has been the ‘run’s’ hero and who has been the ‘wicket’ hero between the two countries. Let us tell you about this.
Surya can make the record of scoring most runs in T20
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Whenever T20 matches have been played between the two countries, the record of scoring the most runs is in the name of Dasun Shanaka, who is also included in the T20 team this time. Shanaka has scored 430 runs in 22 T20 matches against India. At the same time, the record of scoring the most runs against Sri Lanka from India is in the name of Rohit Sharma. Rohit has scored 411 runs in 19 T20 matches, although Rohit has now retired from this format.
In such a situation, Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has a chance to break this record of Rohit. Surya has scored 254 runs in 5 T20 matches against Sri Lanka at an average of 63.50 and a strike rate of 158.75. Surya also has 112 not out centuries against Sri Lanka.
The kind of T20 form Surya is in against Sri Lanka, he can definitely break Rohit’s record. On the other hand, if Shanaka flops, then Surya can also become the player who has scored the most T20 runs between the two countries.
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Chahal has the most wickets in T20
Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for taking the most wickets in the T20 format between the two countries. Chahal has taken 23 wickets in a total of 13 T20 matches. He is followed by Dushmantha Chameera (16 wickets), R Ashwin (14). Then there is Dasun Shanaka (14), Wanindu Hasaranga (13), Kuldeep Yadav (12), Hardik Pandya (11). Out of these, Chameera and Shanaka can break Chahal’s record. At the same time, Washington Sundar, who is included for this series, has 8 wickets in 6 T20 matches against Sri Lanka. Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the limited-overs home series against India due to failure to recover from respiratory problems.
India’s highest and lowest scores in T20 against Sri Lanka
India’s highest score in T20 against Sri Lanka was 260/5 in Indore on 22 December 2017. At the same time, India scored 81/8 against Sri Lanka on 29 July 2021. This is its lowest score against Sri Lanka in T20.
Sri Lanka’s highest and lowest scores in T20 against India
Sri Lanka’s highest score in T20 against India is 215/5, this match was held in Nagpur on 9 December 2009. Sri Lanka’s lowest score in T20 is 82, which it made on 14 February 2016 in Visakhapatnam.
When Lanka and India clashed for the first time in T20
The first T20 International match between the two countries was played on 10 February 2009 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Where India won this match by 3 wickets. Sri Lanka scored 171/4 while playing first, in reply India achieved this target by scoring 174/7 with 4 balls remaining.
The heroes of victory in this match were Pathan brothers. Yusuf Pathan scored 22 runs in 10 balls while Irfan Pathan scored 33 runs in 16 balls. Player of the match Yusuf also took 2 wickets in the match while Irfan also took 1 wicket.
Head to Head between India and Sri Lanka (Total)
Matches: 29, India won: 19, Sri Lanka 9, Matches ended in no result: 1
Head to Head between India and Sri Lanka (Venue Sri Lanka)
Total matches: 8, India won: 5, Sri Lanka 3
Head to Head between India and Sri Lanka (Venue India)
Total matches: 17, India won: 13, Sri Lanka won: 3, Match ended in no result: 1
Sri Lanka’s 16-man T20 squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Welalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando.
India’s T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Mohammad Siraj.
India-Sri Lanka series schedule
July 27 – 1st T20, Pallekele
July 28 – 2nd T20, Pallekele
July 30 – 3rd T20, Pallekele
Aug 2 – 1st ODI, Colombo
Aug 4 – 2nd ODI, Colombo
Aug 7 – 3rd ODI, Colombo