India vs Sri Lanka in T20Is: A statistical overview
India vs Sri Lanka in T20s: Statistical overview
The Asian rivals, India and Sri Lanka, will be competing for the championship of the shortest format of the game in the final of the ICC World T20 2014 at Dhaka. Bharath Seervi looks back at the encounters between India and Sri Lanka in T20Is in a statistical way.
Since Pakistan’s issues in the Cricket world due to terrorism, India vs Sri Lanka has become the major Asian rivalry, overtaking the traditional India vs Pakistan. Already, India and Sri Lanka have met each other 144 times in ODIs which is the most between two teams.
In Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), they have played five matches against each other since 2009.
Results:
| Date | Venue | Winner | Margin |
| 10-Feb-09 | Colombo (RPS) | India | 3 Wickets |
| 9-Dec-09 | Nagpur | Sri Lanka | 29 Runs |
| 12-Dec-09 | Mohali | India | 6 Wickets |
| 11-May-10 | Gros Islet | Sri Lanka | 5 Wickets |
| 7-Aug-12 | Pallekele | India | 39 Runs |
Top batting performances:
| Runs | Batsman | Fours | Sixes | Venue | Date |
| 78 (37) | Kumar Sangakkara | 11 | 2 | Nagpur | 9-Dec-09 |
| 68 (48) | Virat Kohli | 11 | 1 | Pallekele | 7-Aug-12 |
| 64 (36) | Virender Sehwag | 7 | 3 | Mohali | 12-Dec-09 |
| 63 (47) | Suresh Raina | 7 | 1 | Gros Islet | 11-May-10 |
| 61 (47) | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 1 | Colombo (RPS) | 10-Feb-09 |
| 60* (25) | Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 5 | Mohali | 12-Dec-09 |
| 59 (31) | Kumar Sangakkara | 8 | 2 | Mohali | 12-Dec-09 |
| 55 (26) | Gautam Gambhir | 11 | 0 | Nagpur | 9-Dec-09 |
Gautam Gambhir in his 55 (26) had reached his half century in 19 balls.
Yuvraj Singh in his 60* (25) had reached his half century in 20 balls (on his birthday!).
Kumar Sangakkara in his 78(37) had completed his half century of 21 balls.
Strike Rate of over 200 in an inning of 25 or more:
| Runs | S/R | Batsman | Fours | Sixes | Venue | Date |
| 60* (25) | 240.00 | Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 5 | Mohali | 12-Dec-09 |
| 47 (20) | 235.00 | Chamara Kapugedara | 7 | 1 | Nagpur | 09-Dec-09 |
| 37* (16) | 231.25 | Chamara Kapugedara | 2 | 3 | Gros Islet | 11-May-10 |
| 55 (26) | 211.53 | Gautam Gambhir | 11 | 0 | Nagpur | 09-Dec-09 |
| 78 (37) | 210.81 | Kumar Sangakkara | 11 | 2 | Nagpur | 09-Dec-09 |
| 33* (16) | 206.25 | Irfan Pathan | 2 | 2 | Colombo (RPS) | 10-Feb-09 |
| 26* (13) | 200.00 | Angelo Mathews | 1 | 2 | Mohali | 12-Dec-09 |
Irfan Pathan along with his brother Yousuf Pathan (22* off 10) had added 59 runs in 25 balls for the eighth wicket and won the match by three wickets chasing target of 172 at Colombo when both the teams met for this first time in 2009.
Top bowling performances:
| Figures | Bowler | Eco | Venue | Date |
| 19-Apr | Ashok Dinda | 6.33 | Pallekelle | 7-Aug-12 |
| 23-Mar | Yuvraj Singh | 7.66 | Mohali | 12-Dec-12 |
| 27-Mar | Irfan Pathan | 6.75 | Pallekelle | 7-Aug-12 |
| 32-Mar | Malinga Bandara | 8 | Colombo (RPS) | 10-Feb-09 |
| 19-Feb | Sanath Jayasuriya | 4.75 | Nagpur | 9-Dec-09 |
Brief Scores:
Colombo (RPS), 10 Feb 2009
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka 171 for 4 in 20 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 61(47), Sanath Jayasuriya 33(17), Yousuf Pathan 2/23) lost to India 174 for 7 in 19.2 overs (Suresh Raina 35(27), Irfan Pathan 33*(16); Malinga Bandara 3/32) by 3 wickets.
Man of the Match: Yousuf Pathan
Nagpur, 09 Dec 2009
India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Sri Lanka 215 for 5 in 20 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 78(37), Chamara Kapugedara 47*(20); Rohit Sharma 1/22) beat India 186 for 9 in 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 55(26), Virender Sehwag 26(14); Sanath Jayasuriya 2/19) by 29 runs.
Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara
Mohali, 12 Dec 2009
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka 206 for 7 in 20 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 59(31), Chinthaka Jayasinghe 38(28); Yuvraj Singh 3/23) lost to India 211 for 4 in 19.1 overs (Virender Sehwag 64(36), Yuvraj Singh 60*(25); Lasith Malinga 1/28) by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
Gros Islet, 11 May 2010
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India 163 for 5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 63(47), Gautam Gambhir 41(32); Lasith Malinga 2/25) lost to Sri Lanka 167 for 5 in 20 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 46(33), Angelo Mathews 46(37); Vinay Kumar 2/30) by 5 wickets.
Man of the Match: Angelo Mathews
Pallekele, 07 Aug 2012
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
India 155 for 3 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 68(48), Suresh Raina 34*(25); Shaminda Eranga 2/30) beat Sri Lanka 116 in 18 overs (Angelo Mathews 31(29), Mahela Jayawardene 26(19); Ashok Dinda 4/19) by 39 runs.
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
(Bharath Seervi is cricket statistician who is obsessed with digging numbers, facts and records related to the game. An active member of Society of Cricket Statisticians of India, he blogs at www.cricketseervistats.blogspot.com. He can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SeerviBharath and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SeerviCricket)