Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd T20I: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Hosts Sri Lanka (SL) will take on India (IND) in the 3rd T20I of the ongoing limited overs series on Wednesday, July 29, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Pallekele.

In the T20I series, India won the first match by 7 wickets against the hosts, Thus, India would like to continue their winning momentum. On the other, the hosts would like to make a comeback in front of the home crowd. Thus, Sri Lanka would like to grab a win and avoid a whitewash. Speaking about the last game, for India, Yashasvi Jaiswal 30(15) started the Innings with a bang and played a fantastic innings which helped India chase the revised target.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav 26(12) played a magnificent cameo which helped India chase the revised target of 81 in just 6.3 overs. Speaking about the bowling of India, Ravi Bishnoi (4-0-26-3) bowled beautifully which helped India to restrict Sri Lanka to par total. Axar Patel (2/30) bowled superbly and gave excellent support to Ravi Bishnoi. India also got good support from other bowlers and, as a result, restricted Sri Lanka to just 161. Hence, the Indians hope that all these will continue to their good form.

For Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera 53(34) played magnificent Innings which helped Sri Lanka to post a decent par total of 161. But he didn't get support from other batters, and as a result, they had to settle for that score. Speaking about the bowling of Sri Lanka, Mahesh Theekshana (1/16) bowled beautifully and tried to defend the revised target. But he didn't get support from other bowlers, and as a result, they lost the game. Hence, the Sri Lankans will hope all these continue their good form and get good support from other batters and other bowlers.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd T20I clash:

Head-to-Head: India and Sri Lanka have met thirty-one times in the T20I history with India winning on twenty-one occasions and Sri Lanka clinching nine victories. One game resulted in No Result.

44 - Dasun Shanaka needs fouty four runs to reach 1500 runs in T20Is.

76 - Suryakumar Yadav needs seventy-six runs to reach 2500 runs in T20Is

32 - Yashasvi Jaiswal needs thirty-two runs to reach 3000 runs in T20s.

10 - Dinesh Chandimal needs ten fours to reach 100 fours in T20Is.

4 - Maheesh Theekshana needs four wickets to reach 50 wickets in T20Is.

54 - Dinesh Chandimal needs fifty-four runs to reach 5000 runs in T20s.

16 - Charith Asalanka needs sixteen runs to reach 2500 runs in T20s.