India look to avoid 27-year-old unwanted feat as they face Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

India look to avoid 27-year-old unwanted feat as they face Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

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The Indian cricket team will be facing Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI on August 7

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The Men in Blue lost the second ODI to the Lankan Lions by 32 runs

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This was their first ODI game loss against Sri Lanka after 1108 days

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However, they now face a task to avoid a 27-year-old unwanted record against the Lankan side

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India have never lost a bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka in the past 27 years

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The last defeat came in 1997 when the Lankan Lions whitewashed India for a 3-0 win

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They had won 11 successive bilateral series since then which has now come to a halt

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