India and Sri Lanka are all set to face off each other in a three-match ODI series, starting Jan 10, Tuesday. After coming close in the T20I series and pushing the Men in Blue to the limit, Sri Lanka would want to iron out the flaws and put out an even stronger performance. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, would want to continue their winning momentum.
Before we deep dive into the 1st game of the series, here is the statistical history of the India vs Sri Lanka ODI series.
Most Runs
- Sachin Tendulkar: 3113
- Sanath Jayasuriya: 2899
- Kumar Sangakkara: 2700
Most Wickets
- Muralidaran: 74
- Chaminda Vaas: 70
- Zaheer Khan: 66
Most 100s
- Virat Kohli: 8
- Sachin Tendulkar: 8
- Sanath Jayasuriya: 7
Most 50s
- Sachin Tendulkar: 25
- Kumar Sangakkara: 24
- MS Dhoni: 21
Highest Scores
- Rohit Sharma: 264
- Rohit Sharma: 208*
- Sanath Jayasuriya: 189
Highest Totals
- India: 414/7
- Sri Lanka - 411/8
- India: 404/5
Lowest Totals
- India: 54
- India: 78
- Sri Lanka: 96
Most Ducks
- Sanath Jayasuriya: 7
- Kaluwitharana: 5
- Chaminda Vaas: 5
Pitch Report
The pitch at Guwahati stadium has generally been a great batting deck. Plenty of runs are expected to be on offer and the bowlers will have to rely on variations to trouble the batters. The average total at this venue isn't of much significance as only two games have been played here.
This is the same ground where India smacked 326 in 42.1 overs vs West Indies.
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Will Toss Matter?
Yes. Dew is expected to be a big feature during this time of the year. Whoever wins the toss will prefer to chase. Even the record scales in favour of the chasing side as both games have been won by the team batting second.
Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sadeera Samarawickrama
