Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head record in ODI history

The Indian team is currently on the Sri Lanka tour, where it is playing a three-match ODI and a three-match T20I series. Many of the main players including captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not featuring in this series, as they are on the England tour for the five-match Test series. This has opened up opportunities for a lot of new faces to showcase their talent at the international level.

India are led by veteran Shikhar Dhawan on this tour with Bhuvneshwar Kumar being his deputy. Many of the players who did well in the IPL and the domestic circuit have been included in the Indian squad. This tour will comprise the last limited-overs series before the T20 World Cup scheduled in October-November later this year. Let’s look at the head-to-head record of India and Sri Lanka in ODI cricket.

ODI head to head record

Top Performers

Among the ODIs played between both sides, Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar is ruling the runs chart. He has scored 3113 runs in 80 innings at an average of 43.84. This includes 8 centuries and 17 half-centuries with a high score of 138. He is followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (2899), Kumar  Sangakkara (2700), Mahela Jayawardene (2666), and MS Dhoni (2383).

Among the bowlers, Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most wickets (74) in 63 matches. He is followed by Chaminda Vaas (70), Zaheer Khan (66), Harbhajan Singh (61) and Ajit Agarkar (49).

Last ten results

In the last 10 ODIs held between the two sides, India have won 9 while Sri Lanka have managed to win just one match. The Sri Lankan victory came during the first ODI of Sri Lanka tour of India in 2017 when the hosts were led by Rohit Sharma. The Indian captain played a memorable knock of 208 runs in that series.