India win the fifth one day by six wickets – Records galore for Indian skipper V Kohli
India won the five matches one day series against Sri Lanka by 5-0 to provide the 33rd occasion of a team winning a five match one day series 5-0 in the history of one day internationals.
India won the five matches one day series against Sri Lanka by 5-0 to provide the sixth occasion of India winning a five match one day series 5-0 in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Mat | Opposition | Series |
| 1 | India | 5 | v England | England in India ODI Series 2008.09 |
| 2 | India | 5 | v New Zealand | New Zealand in India ODI Series 2010.11 |
| 3 | India | 5 | v England | England in India ODI Series 2011.12 |
| 4 | India | 5 | v Zimbabwe | India in Zimbabwe ODI Series 2013 |
| 5 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 2014.15 |
| 6 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | India in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2017 |
India won the five matches one day series against Sri Lanka by 5-0 to provide the third occasion of Sri Lanka losing a five match one day series 5-0 in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Mat | Opposition | Series |
| 1 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 2014.15 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series 2016.17 |
| 3 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | India in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2017 |
India with its six wins own the record for winning most series It went past South Africa which had won five such series. The performance of these two teams are tabulated below
| No | Team | Mat | Opposition | Series |
| 1 | India | 5 | v England | England in India ODI Series 2008.09 |
| 2 | India | 5 | v New Zealand | New Zealand in India ODI Series 2010.11 |
| 3 | India | 5 | v England | England in India ODI Series 2011.12 |
| 4 | India | 5 | v Zimbabwe | India in Zimbabwe ODI Series 2013 |
| 5 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka in India ODI Series 2014.15 |
| 6 | India | 5 | v Sri Lanka | India in Sri Lanka ODI Series 2017 |
| 1 | South Africa | 5 | v West Indies | South Africa in West Indies ODI Series 2005 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | v West Indies | West Indies in South Africa ODI Series 2007.08 |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | v West Indies | South Africa in West Indies ODI Series 2010 |
| 4 | South Africa | 5 | v Australia | Australia in South Africa ODI Series 2016.17 |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | v Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka in South Africa ODI Series 2016.17 |
MS Dhoni created a world record in the history of one day games by effecting one hundred stumping dismissals
A Dananjaya of Sri Lanka became his 100th stumping dismissal. He was dismissed stumped off YS Chahal for 4 in the final one day game at Col-RPS> MS Dhoni went past KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka who had 99 stumping dismissals to his credit on his way to the world record
B Kumar captured 5 for 42 in this game to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Shastri | 6.5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Perth | 08 Dec 1991 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 10.0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 30 Mar 1994 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 10.0 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Jan 1998 |
| 4 | AB Agarkar | 9.3 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 09 Jan 2004 |
| 5 | A Nehra | 10.0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 6 | IK Pathan | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Aug 2005 |
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | 9.4 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 14 Sep 2009 |
| 8 | IK Pathan | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 |
| 9 | A Mishra | 8.5 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 03 Aug 2013 |
| 10 | STR Binny | 4.4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 17 Jun 2014 |
| 11 | JJ Bumrah | 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 12 | B Kumar | 9.4 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 03 Sep 2017 |
B Kumar captured 5 for 42 in this game to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka in a one day game. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Nehra | 10.0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 9.4 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 14 Sep 2009 |
| 3 | IK Pathan | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 04 Aug 2012 |
| 4 | JJ Bumrah | 10.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 5 | B Kumar | 9.4 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 03 Sep 2017 |
It is interesting to note that the present coach of the Indian team RG Shastri was the first Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets on away soil. He had figures of 5 for 15 against Australia at Perth on 08.12.91
V Kohli scored consecutive hundreds this series – 131 at Col-RPS on 31.08.17 and 110 not out at Col-RPS on 03.0.17 to provide the 103rd occasion of a batsman scoring two or more consecutive centuries in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Country | 100s | From |
| 1 | Dhawan S | India | 2 | 06.06.2013 |
| 2 | Dravid R | India | 2 | 23.05.1999 |
| 3 | Gambhir G | India | 2 | 01.12.2010 |
| 4 | Ganguly S C | India | 2 | 13.10.2000 |
| 5 | Kohli V | India | 2 | 20.10.2010 |
| 6 | Kohli V | India | 2 | 28.02.2012 |
| 7 | Kohli V | India | 2 | 18.03.2012 |
| 8 | Kohli V | India | 2 | 17.01.2016 |
| 9 | Kohli V | India | 2 | 31.08.2017 |
| 10 | Laxman V V S | India | 2 | 22.01.2004 |
| 11 | Sharma R G | India | 2 | 28.05.2010 |
| 12 | Sharma R G | India | 2 | 12.01.2016 |
| 13 | Sharma R G | India | 2 | 27.08.2017 |
| 14 | Tendulkar S R | India | 2 | 22.04.1998 |
| 15 | Yuvraj Singh | India | 2 | 14.11.2008 |
V Kohli scored consecutive hundreds this series – 131 at Col-RPS on 31.08.17 and 110 not out at Col-RPS on 03.0.17 to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring two consecutive centuries in an innings. He became the second batsman in the annals of one day games to score two or more consecutive centuries in an innings. AB de Villers of South Africa is the other batsman with six such performances to his credit
| No | Player | Country | 100s | From |
| 1 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | 26.08.2007 |
| 2 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 3 | 24.02.2010 |
| 2 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | 17.10.2010 |
| 3 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | 24.02.2011 |
| 4 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | 22.01.2012 |
| 5 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | 22.10.2015 |
| 1 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | 20.10.2010 |
| 2 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | 28.02.2012 |
| 3 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | 18.03.2012 |
| 4 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | 17.01.2016 |
| 5 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | 31.08.2017 |
V Kohli’s 110 not out in this game provide the 52nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
V Kohli’s 110 not out in this game provide his fourth century against Sri Lanka. He emulated SR Tendulkar who has also scored four centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The performance of these two batsmen are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 106 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 21 Jul 2012 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 128* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 31 Jul 2012 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 131 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 110* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 03 Sep 2017 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 128 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 1999 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 138 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 14 Sep 2009 |
V Kohli’s 110 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. V Kohli and SR Tendulkar share these four occasions equally.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 131 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 110* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 03 Sep 2017 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 1999 |
V Kohli’s 110 not out in this game provide the 26th occasion of a captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in one day games. It also represents his third century against Sri Lanka as captain. The other captain to score three centuries against Sri Lanka is RT Ponting of Australia. The performance of these two captains is furnished below
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | V Kohli | 139* | 2 | Ind | Srl | Ranchi | 16 Nov 2014 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 131 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 | |
| 3 | V Kohli | 110* | 2 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Sep 2017 | |
| 2 | 1 | RT Ponting | 106* | 2 | Aus | Srl | Melbourne | 21 Jan 2003 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 114 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07 Mar 2003 | |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 124 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Sydney | 12 Feb 2006 |
V Kohli’s 110 not out represent his 30th century in one day games. He now shares the second place with RT Ponting amongst the batsmen who have scored most centuries in one day games. RT Ponting has also scored 30 centuries. SR Tendulkar occupies the first place with 49 centuries to his credit.
V Kohli’s 110 not out represent his 14th century in one day games on away soil. He now owns the record for most centuries by a batsman on away soil. SR Tendulkar occupies the second place with 12 centuries to his credit.
V Kohli’s 110 not out represent his 19th century in one day games while batting second in a one day game. He now owns the record for most centuries by a batsman while batting second in a one day game. SR Tendulkar occupies the second place with 17 centuries to his credit.
V Kohli’s 110 not out represent his 17th century in one day games while batting second and winning a one day game. He now owns the record for most centuries by a batsman while batting second and winning in a one day game. SR Tendulkar occupies the second place with 14 centuries to his credit.
V Kohli’s 110 not out represent his eighth century in one day games on away soil. He now owns the record for most centuries by a batsman on away soil. He went past TM Dilshan who had scored seven centuries on away soil.
V Kohli’s run aggregate while batting second in one day games read 1944 at the end of this game. He stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs while batting second in one day games. Others to score more runs than V Kohli are – RT Ponting {2177}, KC Sangakkara {2117} and SR Tendulkar {2017}