India vs Sri lanka 3rd ODI Match Highlights: Sri Lankan cricket team has created history at home. After 27 years, the Indian team has lost in a bilateral ODI series on Sri Lankan soil. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team had to face 0-2 defeat in the 3-match ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour. In this entire series, new coach Gautam Gambhir looked helpless in the dugout and Virat Kohli looked helpless on the field.
The first match of the current ODI series was tied. After this, in the second match, the Indian team had to face defeat by 32 runs. In such a situation, India had a chance to level the series by winning the last and third ODI, but it could not happen. The team lost by 110 runs and also lost the series.
Lost ODI series in Sri Lanka after 27 years
Sri Lanka has created history at home after 27 years. For the first time since 1997, they have defeated the Indian cricket team in a bilateral ODI series at home. Earlier in August 1997, the Sri Lankan team under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga had defeated the Indian team then captained by Sachin Tendulkar. Then Sri Lanka won the 4-match ODI series 3-0. Then one match was inconclusive.
The Indian team has so far played a total of 10 bilateral ODI series (including the current series) against the host on Sri Lankan soil. Of these, the Indian team has won 5 and Sri Lanka has won 3 series. 2 series were drawn.
This is Gambhir’s first ODI series as coach.
This was Gautam Gambhir’s first ODI series as head coach and he lost in it. Throughout the series, he looked helpless sitting in the dugout. Match after match, the Indian team seemed to be falling apart against the spinners. But Gambhir failed to overcome this weakness of the team, at least the same has been seen in this series.
Kohli’s performance in the series was also very poor
Star batsman Virat Kohli has been able to score only 38 runs in two matches so far. He has lost his wicket easily which has been a matter of concern for the team. A good performance was expected from Kohli in the last match, but he failed after scoring 20 runs. In this way he could score only 58 runs in this series. This is a very poor performance considering Kohli’s stature.
India has the upper hand against Sri Lanka
If seen, the Indian team has the upper hand in the records of both the teams against each other. So far 171 One Day International matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka. During this period, India won 99 matches, while Sri Lanka won 59 matches. And 11 matches remained inconclusive. Apart from this, two matches also ended in a tie.
Head to Head (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka
Total matches: 171
India won: 99
Sri Lanka won: 59
Inconclusive: 11
Tie: 2