India have already sealed the 3-match ODI series by a 2-0 margin with the final match to be played at Trivandrum. Sri Lanka despite losing this series will look to give good competition in the final ODI game while India would look to completely dominate the Lankan side by winning this series on a 3-0 margin. Here in this article, we will look at some of the numbers and stats before the start of the game.
1 - India have played only 1 ODI match overall at the Thiruvananthapuram venue. In that only game, they beat the West Indies team by 9 wickets in Nov, 2018.
11 - Avishka Fernando needs 11 more runs to complete 1000 runs in ODIs.
47 - Virat Kohli needs 47 more runs to surpass MS Dhoni and become 2nd highest run-scorer vs Sri Lanka in ODIs.
Most runs vs Sri Lanka in ODIs:
Sachin Tendulkar - 3113 (80 inns)
MS Dhoni - 2383 (53 inns)
Virat Kohli - 2337 (48 inns)
63 - Virat Kohli needs 63 more runs to surpass Mahela Jayawardene and become 5th highest run-scorer in ODIs.
96 - If India beat Sri Lanka then India will become the team to have the most wins against an opposition in ODIs.
Most wins against an opposition in ODIs:
Australia - 95 vs New Zealand
India - 95 vs Sri Lanka
437 - Sri Lanka have lost most matches (437) in ODI history but India have also lost 436 games thus if they lose this game then they might equal Sri Lanka's loss tally in ODIs.
Most matches lost in ODIs overall:
Sri Lanka - 437
India - 436
