Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline: Overview 

India and SriLanka have been the cricketing giants having been involved in some nice confrontations in the one day cricket format as well as in the test matches and one day world cup edition. Ranging from competitive world cup matches to nerve-wrecking close combatants in bilateral series. These encounters have alway guaranteed good cricket and brilliant performances from some of cricket’s legends. This has been a very intense battle which has seen India leading in the ODI and T20I. But Sri Lanka has also given its best in the series with some great wins especially in the world cup tournaments. In this article we will explore Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline.

Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline: ICC Tournaments 

Tournament	Matches Played	India Wins	Sri Lanka Wins	Notable Matches
ICC T20 World Cup	2	0	2	Sri Lanka defeated India in both encounters, including the 2014 final.
ICC Champions Trophy	3	1	1	The 2002 final ended in a shared trophy due to rain.

Key Players and Memorable Performances

Team	Player	Performance
Team	Player	Performance
India	Sachin Tendulkar	Most runs scored against Sri Lanka in Test matches.
India	MS Dhoni	Key match-finisher, instrumental in India’s victories.
Sri Lanka	Kumar Sangakkara	Consistently troubled India with his batting prowess.
Sri Lanka	Muttiah Muralidaran	Leading wicket-taker in India-Sri Lanka Test matches.

Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline: Head-to-Head in ICC Tournaments

Tournament	Matches Played	India Wins	Sri Lanka Wins	Draw/Tie/No Result
ODI World Cup	10	5	4	1
T20 World Cup	2	0	2	0
Champions Trophy	3	1	1	1
Total	15	6	7	2

India vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head Records in All Formats

Test Matches

Matches	India Wins	Sri Lanka Wins	Draw/Tie/No Result
46	22	7	17

ODI Matches

Matches	India Wins	Sri Lanka Wins	Tied/No Result
171	99	59	12

T20I Matches

Matches	India Wins	Sri Lanka Wins	Tied
32	22	9	1

India has a dominant record across all formats, especially in ODIs and T20Is. They have secured a significant number of victories over Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka Records: Test Matches

Team Records

Category	Record	Team	Venue	Year
Most Runs in an Innings	952/6d	Sri Lanka	Colombo	1997
Fewest Runs in an Innings	82	Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	1990
Greatest Win (Margin)	Inns & 239 Runs	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2008
Smallest Win (Margin)	63 Runs	Sri Lanka	Galle	2015

Individual Records

Category	Record	Player	Venue	Date
Most Runs	1995	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	Various	1990-2010
Highest Score	340	Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	Colombo	1997
Most Wickets	105	Muthiah Muralidaran (SL)	Various	1990-2010
Best Bowling Figures	8/87	Muthiah Muralidaran (SL)	Colombo	2001

Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline: ODIs

Team Records

Category	Record	Team	Venue	Year
Highest Innings Total	414/7	India	Rajkot	2009
Lowest Innings Total	50	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2023
Largest Victory (Margin)	317 Runs	India	Thiruvananthapuram	2023
Smallest Victory (Margin)	1 Run	India	Colombo	1993

Individual Records

Category	Record	Player	Venue	Date
Most Runs	3113	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	Various	1990-2012
Highest Score	264	Rohit Sharma (IND)	Eden Gardens	2014
Most Wickets	74	Muthiah Muralidaran (SL)	Various	1990-2010
Best Bowling Figures	7/30	Muthiah Muralidaran (SL)	Sharjah	2000

Recent Match Scorecard : 3rd T20I, India vs. Sri Lanka

Match Details	Information
Date	July 30, 2024
Venue	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka
Series	India tour of Sri Lanka 2024
Match Number	T20I no. 2769
Result	Match tied (India won the Super Over)
Toss	Sri Lanka elected to field first
Player of the Match	Washington Sundar (India)
Player of the Series	Suryakumar Yadav (India)
Series Result	India won the 3-match series 3-0

Team Scores and Key Performances

Team	Score	Overs	Key Performers
India	137/9	20	Washington Sundar: 25 runs, 2 wickets
Sri Lanka	137/8	20	Kusal Mendis: 43 runs
Super Over	India: 4/0	0.1	Sri Lanka: 2/2 (0.4 overs)

India Batting Scorecard

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR	Dismissal
Yashasvi Jaiswal	10	9	2	0	111.11	lbw b Theekshana
Shubman Gill	39	37	3	0	105.40	st †Mendis b Hasaranga
Sanju Samson	0	4	0	0	0.00	c Hasaranga b Wickramasinghe
Rinku Singh	1	2	0	0	50.00	c Pathirana b Theekshana
Suryakumar Yadav (c)	8	9	1	0	88.88	c Hasaranga b Fernando
Shivam Dube	13	14	0	0	92.85	c †Mendis b RTM Mendis
Riyan Parag	26	18	1	2	144.44	c RTM Mendis b Hasaranga
Washington Sundar	25	18	2	1	138.88	b Theekshana
Ravi Bishnoi	8	8	1	0	100.00	Not out
Mohammed Siraj	0	1	0	0	0.00	Run out (†Mendis)
Extras	7					(lb 2, w 5)
Total	137/9	20			RR: 6.85

Sri Lanka Batting Scorecard

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR	Dismissal
Pathum Nissanka	26	27	5	0	96.29	c Parag b Bishnoi
Kusal Mendis	43	41	3	0	104.87	lbw b Bishnoi
Kusal Perera	46	34	5	0	135.29	c & b Singh
Wanindu Hasaranga	3	4	0	0	75.00	c Bishnoi b Sundar
Charith Asalanka (c)	0	1	0	0	0.00	c Samson b Sundar
Ramesh Mendis	3	6	0	0	50.00	c Gill b Singh
Kamindu Mendis	1	3	0	0	33.33	c Singh b Yadav
Chamindu Wickramasinghe	4	2	0	0	200.00	Not out
Maheesh Theekshana	0	1	0	0	0.00	c Samson b Yadav
Asitha Fernando	1	1	0	0	100.00	Not out
Extras	10					(lb 2, w 8)
Total	137/8	20			RR: 6.85

Bowling Performances

India Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
Khaleel Ahmed	3	0	28	0	9.33	6	0
Mohammed Siraj	3	0	11	0	3.66	0	0
Washington Sundar	4	0	23	2	5.75	0	0
Ravi Bishnoi	4	0	38	2	9.50	1	0
Riyan Parag	4	0	27	0	6.75	0	0
Rinku Singh	1	0	3	2	3.00	0	0
Suryakumar Yadav	1	0	5	2	5.00	0	0

Sri Lanka Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
Chamindu Wickramasinghe	4	0	17	1	4.25	0	0
Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	28	3	7.00	1	0
Asitha Fernando	2	0	11	1	5.50	1	0
Ramesh Mendis	3	0	26	1	8.66	3	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	0	29	2	7.25	0	0
Kamindu Mendis	3	0	24	0	8.00	0	0

Super Over Summary

Team	Score	Overs	Key Performers
Sri Lanka	2/2	0.4	Washington Sundar: 2 wickets
India	4/0	0.1	Suryakumar Yadav: 1 run

Conclusion

Tennis rivalry between Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Timeline looks set to remain a fascinating combination. They have generated a lot of talk, interest and passion in the past years. With the start of new decade, the 2020s, have brought new characters and great battles to this exciting rivalry. Looking at the growth of both the teams, cricket lovers should be in for even more enthralling battles in the near future.

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