The ODI series will see India and Sri Lanka moving to Colombo right after the series conclusion of the T20I series. In the IND vs SL ODI series, there are three matches scheduled for the series, out of which the first one is on Friday, August 2, 2024.
The return of captain Rohit Sharma, who comes back into the team following Suryakumar Yadav‘s captaincy in the T20I series, will certainly boost India. Indeed, Sharma is the captain of the team in both ODIs and Tests.
It will be the same case for Sri Lanka, who will retain Charith Asalanka as their skipper for the ODI series. Though he was not able to handle his team as expected in the T20I series with an end result of 3-0. Ahead of the IND vs SL 1st ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium, here are the complete head-to-head records between India and Sri Lanka in One Day Internationals.
Check out more insights from the ODI leg of India’s tour of Sri Lanka here.
Head-To-Head
India has played 168 ODI matches against Sri Lanka. Out of these, India has won 99, while Sri Lanka has won 57 games. Besides, 11 matches ended without a result, and 1 match ended in a tie.
| INDIA vs SRI LANKA HEAD-TO-HEAD IN ODI’s | ||
| CATEGORY | INDIA | SRI LANKA |
| Matches Played | 168 | 168 |
| Matches Won | 99 | 57 |
| Matches Lost | 57 | 99 |
| No Result | 11 | 11 |
| Tied | 1 | 1 |
| Home Wins | 40 | 28 |
| Away Wins | 32 | 12 |
| Neutral Venue Wins | 27 | 17 |
Head-to-Head: Recent 5 Encounters
Of the last five ODI outings between these two teams, all have been won by India. However, the home series in July 2021 did see Sri Lanka win one ODI game out of the three. Of these five matches, three have been hosted in India and two in Sri Lanka.
India will eye to add one more series win against their name while Sri Lanka will be playing for their pride after a 3-0 loss in theT20I series.
The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye
