India win the fourth one day game against Sri Lanka by 168 runs
India posted two three figure partnerships in the fourth one day game against Sri Lanka – 219 for the third wicket between RG Sharma – V Kohli and 101 runs unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket between MK Pandey-MS Dhoni. These two three figure partnerships gave India 400 three figure partnerships. Thus India became the first team in the history of one day games to post 400 three figure partnerships. The break up wicket wise is furnished below
| Wkt | Partners | Inns | NO | Runs | High | Ave | TFP |
| 1 | 30 | 94 | 05 | 13042 | 258 | 146.53 | 94 |
| 2 | 48 | 90 | 10 | 13482 | 331 | 168.52 | 90 |
| 3 | 57 | 81 | 09 | 10855 | 237* | 150.76 | 81 |
| 4 | 39 | 61 | 12 | 07885 | 275* | 160.91 | 61 |
| 5 | 32 | 43 | 08 | 05700 | 223 | 162.85 | 43 |
| 6 | 19 | 23 | 07 | 02710 | 160 | 169.37 | 23 |
| 7 | 03 | 03 | 01 | 00327 | 125* | 163.50 | 03 |
| 8 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 00100 | 100* | – | 01 |
| 9 | 04 | 04 | 01 | 00445 | 126* | 148.33 | 04 |
India capped SN Thakur for this game. He became the 218th cricketer to represent India in one day games. He also became the 27th Indian cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka capped EMDY Munaweera and PM Pushpakumara for this game. They became the 183rd and 184th cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in one day games. They also became the 34th and 35th Sri Lankan cricketers to make their one day debut against India.
SL Malinga became the 21st captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games. He also became the 14th captain to lead Sri Lanka against India.
This series witnessed Sri Lanka led by three captains in this series – WU tharanga was the captain, for the first two games, CK Kapugedera for the third game and SL Malinga for the fourth game. Perhaps for the for the first time in the history of one day game, a team is led by three captains in a five plus games bilateral series
RG Sharma and V Kohli added 219 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 121st occasion of a team posting the 200 plus runs partnership in the history of one day games. It also provides the 35th occasion of a team posting the 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in the history of one day games.
RG Sharma and V Kohli added 219 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a team posting the 200 plus runs partnership in the history of one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of India posting the 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in the history of one day games.
RG Sharma {104} and V Kohli {131} scored centuries in this game to provide the 150th occasion of two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings in the history of one day games. It also provides the 30th such occasion by Indian batsmen in one day games.
RG Sharma {104} and V Kohli {131} scored centuries in this game to provide the 26th occasion of two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against Sri Lanka in the history of one day games. It also provides the tenth such occasion by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in one day games.
RG Sharma {104} and V Kohli {131} scored centuries in this game to provide the 182nd and 183rd occasion of a batsmen scoring centuries against Sri Lanka in the history of one day games. It also provides the 50th and 51st occasion by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in one day games. V Kohli scored India’s 50th century against Sri Lanka in one day games.
India posted a total of 375 for 5 in this game to provide the 97th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings. India owns the record for posting 300 plus runs on most occasions in the history of one day games. Australia is close behind with 95 such occasions.
India posted a total of 375 for 5 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of India posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. India owns the record for posting 300 plus runs on most occasions in the history of one day games against Sri Lanka. It also provides the 74th occasion of a team posting a team total of 300 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.
It also provides the 14th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. It represents the highest team total by a team against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was also by India. India had posted 363 for 5 at Col-RPS on 03.02.09.
MS Dhoni was playing his 300th one day game. He became the 20th cricketer in the history of one day games to appear in 300 plus one day games. He also became the sixth Indian cricketer to appear in 300 plus one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {463}, R Dravid {344}, M Azharuddin {334}, SC Ganguly {311} and Yuvraj Singh {304}. Barring SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin, other four crickets have represented Asia Eleven.
SL Malinga captured his 300th wicket in this game when he captured the wicket of V Kohli caught by Munaweera for 131. He became the 13th bowler in the history of one day games to accomplish the feat. He also became the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to capture 300 plus wickets in one day games.
SL Malinga returned with figures of 1 for 82 in this game to provide the 192nd occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the 24th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games.
SL Malinga returned with figures of 1 for 82 in this game to provide the 35th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games against India. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games against India.
SL Malinga has conceded 80 plus runs in an innings on eight occasions including his 82 runs in this game. He owns the record for conceding 80 plus runs in an innings on most occasions in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 1 | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Sep 2009 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 1 | NZl | Johannesburg | 27 Sep 2009 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | 7.4 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Hobart | 28 Feb 2012 |
| 4 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 1 | Ind | Hambantota | 21 Jul 2012 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 1 | RSA | Hambantota | 12 Jul 2014 |
| 6 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | NZl | Christchurch | 14 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Jul 2015 |
| 8 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1 | Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 |
SL Malinga returned with figures of 1 for 82 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a captain conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Streak | 10.0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 1 | Zim | RSA | Bulawayo | 23 Sep 2001 |
| 2 | JO Holder | 9.0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 1 | Win | RSA | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | JO Holder | 10.0 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 1 | Win | RSA | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 4 | Mohammad Nabi | 10.0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 1 | Afg | Aus | Perth | 4 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 31 Aug 2017 |
India won this game by 168 runs to provide the 19th occasion of India winning a one day game by 150 plus runs margin. All such occasios are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 257 runs | v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 2 | India | won | 256 runs | v Hong Kong | Karachi | 25 Jun 2008 |
| 3 | India | won | 200 runs | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 11 Apr 2003 |
| 4 | India | won | 190 runs | v New Zealand | Visakhapatnam | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 5 | India | won | 186 runs | v Kenya | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 6 | India | won | 183 runs | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 2003 |
| 7 | India | won | 181 runs | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 8 | India | won | 174 runs | v New Zealand | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 9 | India | won | 169 runs | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 02 Nov 2014 |
| 10 | India | won | 168 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 11 | India | won | 161 runs | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Aug 2005 |
| 12 | India | won | 160 runs | v West Indies | Vadodara | 31 Jan 2007 |
| 13 | India | won | 158 runs | v England | Rajkot | 14 Nov 2008 |
| 14 | India | won | 157 runs | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 15 | India | won | 153 runs | v South Africa | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 16 | India | won | 153 runs | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 17 | India | won | 153 runs | v South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| 18 | India | won | 153 runs | v West Indies | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 19 | India | won | 152 runs | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 25 Oct 2005 |
India won this game by 168 runs to provide the sixth occasion of India winning a one day game by 150 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. This win represent India’s first win by 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and also represents its largest victory in terms of runs. The previous best was its 147 runs win at Col-RPS on 03.02.09
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 183 runs | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 2003 |
| 2 | India | won | 169 runs | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 02 Nov 2014 |
| 3 | India | won | 168 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 4 | India | won | 157 runs | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 5 | India | won | 153 runs | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 6 | India | won | 152 runs | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 25 Oct 2005 |
Sri Lanka lost this game by 168 runs to provide its seventh loss by 100 plus runs margin in a one day game at home. It is interesting to note that six of these seven losses have come at Col-RPS.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | lost | 168 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | lost | 147 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Feb 2009 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | lost | 146 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Aug 2009 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | lost | 135 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Jul 2015 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | lost | 132 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 09 Aug 2009 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | lost | 124 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Sep 1993 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | lost | 104 runs | won | 2nd | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Mar 1984 |
Sri Lanka lost this game by 168 runs to provide its largest loss in terms of runs margin in a one day game at home. It has lost by 147 runs against India at Col-RPS on 03.02.09 which was the previous largest loss in terms of runs margin at home
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | lost | 168 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | lost | 147 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 03 Feb 2009 |