Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After a disappointing T20I series, hosts Sri Lanka (SL) will take on India (IND) in the 1st ODI of the ongoing limited-overs' series on Friday, August 02, at the R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo.

Both teams will be playing ODIs after a long hiatus, as India will be playing its first game in the format this year. Notably, the Men in Blue played its last ODI in December 2023 against South Africa. The hosts enter the series disappointment of the T20Is where they were unable to win a single match. They would like to leave that behind and start the ODI series afresh, and they are hoping that all the players perform to their potential and upset the opposition.

The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli will be back in action after the high of T20 World Cup win. Additionally, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer also have a role defined within the team, as the former is likely to take up wicketkeeping gloves as well.

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So all they would like to continue is their good form for the upcoming series, and replicate stunning performances from their bilateral wins in the past few years. Rohit & Co will now set their eyes on the series win after Suryakumar Yadav did his part in the 20-over leg.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI:

Head-to-Head: India and Sri Lanka have met 168 times in the ODI history, with India winning on 99 occasions and Sri Lanka clinching 57 victories. One game resulted in a Tie and 11 games resulted in No Result.

82 - Charith Asalanka (1918) needs another eighty-two runs to reach 2000 runs in 50-over cricket.

6 - Rohit Sharma (994) needs another six fours to reach 1000 fours in ODIs.

6 - Virat Kohli (1294) needs another six fours to reach 1300 fours in One-Dayers.

10 - Rishabh Pant (90) needs another ten fours to reach 100 fours in the format.

105 - Wanindu Hasaranga (895) needs another Hundred and Five runs to reach 1000 runs in the one-day format.

11 - Axar Patel (489) needs another eleven runs to reach 500 runs in ODIs.

49 - Chamika Karunaratne (451) needs another forty-nine runs to reach 500 runs in ODIs.

7 - Rohit Sharma (93) needs another seven catches to complete 100 catches in the format.

7 - Charith Asalanka (43) needs another seven sixes to reach 50 sixes in ODIs.

152 - Virat Kohli (13848) needs another 152 runs to reach the landmark of 14,000 runs in ODIs.

180 - KL Rahul (2820) needs another 180 runs to reach 3,000 runs in ODIs.

17 - Kusal Mendis (383) needs another 17 boundaries to reach 400 fours in ODIs.

21 -  Wanindu Hasaranga (79) needs another 21 boundaries to collect 100 fours in ODIs.