India and Sri Lanka are slated to play five one day games in Dec 09. The following are the statistical highlights of the earlier matches played between the two teams

India and Sri Lanka have played 113 one day games of which India has won 60 games and lost 43 games and ten games have ended as no result games.

India and Sri Lanka have played 13 bilateral series so far and the ensuing series would be the 14^th bilateral series.

No	Team	In	Cou	Season	Winner	Margin
1	Srl	in	Ind	1982/83	Ind	3-0 (3)
2	Ind	in	Srl	1985	Drawn	1-1 (3)
3	Srl	in	Ind	1986/87	Ind	4-1 (5)
4	Srl	in	Ind	1990/91	Ind	2-1 (3)
5	Ind	in	Srl	1993	Srl	2-1 (3)
6	Srl	in	Ind	1993/94	Ind	2-1 (3)
7	Ind	in	Srl	1997	Srl	3-0 (3)
8	Srl	in	Ind	1997/98	Drawn	1-1 (3)
9	Srl	in	Ind	2005/06	Ind	6-1 (7)
10	Ind	in	Srl	2006	Drawn	0-0 (3)
11	Srl	in	Ind	2006/07	Ind	2-1 (4)
12	Ind	in	Srl	2008	Ind	3-2 (5)
13	Ind	in	Srl	2008/09	Ind	4-1 (5)

Of the 13 bilateral series, three series were drawn, eight series were won by India and two series were won by Sri Lanka.

No	Team	In	Cou	Season	Winner	Margin
1	Ind	in	Srl	1985	Drawn	1-1 (3)
2	Srl	in	Ind	1997/98	Drawn	1-1 (3)
3	Ind	in	Srl	2006	Drawn	0-0 (3)
1	Srl	in	Ind	1982/83	Ind	3-0 (3)
2	Srl	in	Ind	1986/87	Ind	4-1 (5)
3	Srl	in	Ind	1990/91	Ind	2-1 (3)
4	Srl	in	Ind	1993/94	Ind	2-1 (3)
5	Srl	in	Ind	2005/06	Ind	6-1 (7)
6	Srl	in	Ind	2006/07	Ind	2-1 (4)
7	Ind	in	Srl	2008	Ind	3-2 (5)
8	Ind	in	Srl	2008/09	Ind	4-1 (5)
1	Ind	in	Srl	1993	Srl	2-1 (3)
2	Ind	in	Srl	1997	Srl	3-0 (3)

India has hosted seven series so far and the ensuring series would be the eighth one day series played between the two teams. India has won six series and one was drawn.

No	Team	In	Cou	Season	Winner	Margin
1	Srl	in	Ind	1982/83	Ind	3-0 (3)
2	Srl	in	Ind	1986/87	Ind	4-1 (5)
3	Srl	in	Ind	1990/91	Ind	2-1 (3)
4	Srl	in	Ind	1993/94	Ind	2-1 (3)
5	Srl	in	Ind	1997/98	Drawn	1-1 (3)
6	Srl	in	Ind	2005/06	Ind	6-1 (7)
7	Srl	in	Ind	2006/07	Ind	2-1 (4)

India has posted team totals of 300 plus runs on ten occasions, while Sri Lanka has posted 300 plus runs on five occasions

No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Ind	373/06	50.0	Taunton	26.05.99
2	Ind	363/05	50.0	Col-RPS	03.02.09
3	Ind	350/06	50.0	Nagpur	25.10.05
4	Ind	332/05	50.0	Col-RPS	05.02.09
5	Ind	319/05	50.0	Col-RPS	14.09.09
6	Ind	310/04	46.5	Karachi	03.07.08
7	Ind	307/06	50.0	Col-RPS	07.07.98
8	Ind	304/10	50.0	Bristol	11.07.02
9	Ind	303/04	46.1	Jaipur	31.10.05
10	Ind	300/07	50.0	Col-RPS	17.08.97
No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Srl	320/08	50.0	Col-RPS	08.02.09
2	Srl	308/08	50.0	Karachi	03.07.08
3	Srl	307/06	50.0	Col-RPS	12.09.09
4	Srl	302/04	50.0	Col-RPS	17.08.97
5	Srl	301/10	49.3	Col-RPS	07.07.98

India’s highest total is its 373 for 6 at Taunton on 26.05.99, while Sri Lanka’s highest total is its 320 for 8 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09

No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Ind	373/06	50.0	Taunton	26.05.99
2	Srl	320/08	50.0	Col-RPS	08.02.09

The following table lists out the occasions on which India and Sri Lanka have been dismissed for a total of less than 150 runs. India has been dismissed for a total of less than 150 runs on five occasions, while Sri Lanka has been dismissed on six occasions

No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Ind	54	26.3	Sharjah	29.10.00
2	Ind	78	24.1	Kanpur	24.12.86
3	Ind	103	26.3	Col-RPS	29.08.08
4	Ind	136	40.3	Margao	08.12.90
5	Ind	146	46.0	Dambulla	18.08.08
No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Srl	96	41.0	Sharjah	08.04.84
2	Srl	98	39.0	Sharjah	09.11.98
3	Srl	109	23.0	Jo’burg	10.03.03
4	Srl	122	35.4	Mohali	28.10.05
5	Srl	141	36.3	Vadodara	15.01.87
6	Srl	142	38.3	Dambulla	20.08.08

India’s lowest completed innings total is 54 at Sharjah on 29.10.00, while Sri Lanka’s lowest completed innings total is 96 at Sharjah on 08.04.84

No	Team	Score	Overs	Ground	Date
1	Ind	54	26.3	Sharjah	29.10.00
2	Srl	96	41.0	Sharjah	08.04.84

As many as seven Indian batsmen have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in the series, while an equal number of Sri Lankan batsman have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs

No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave
1	SRTendulkar	Ind	74	2749	138	44.33
2	MAzharuddin	Ind	53	1834	111*	50.94
3	RDravid	Ind	46	1662	145	48.88
4	SCGanguly	Ind	44	1534	183	40.36
5	MS Dhoni	Ind	34	1298	183*	61.80
6	YuvrajSingh	Ind	47	1203	117	33.41
7	VSehwag	Ind	37	1079	116	32.69
No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave
1	STJayasuriya	Srl	86	2848	189	36.98
2	PAde Silva	Srl	58	1786	105	35.72
3	MJayawardene	Srl	56	1593	128	32.51
4	MSAtapattu	Srl	52	1570	118	33.40
5	ARanatunga	Srl	56	1455	131*	33.83
6	KCSangakkara	Srl	46	1369	138*	33.39
7	RSMahanama	Srl	45	1152	098	33.88

SR Tendulkar with an aggregate of 2749 has the most run aggregate amongst the Indian batsmen. ST Jayasuriya with his 2848 runs has the most runs aggregate among the Sri Lankan batsmen. ST Jayasuriya’s 2848 runs remains the most run aggregate by a batsman in the series

SR Tendulkar {2749} and ST Jayasuriya (2848} are the only two batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs in the series.

As many as 29 hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen in the series, while Sri Lankan batsmen have registered 20 hundreds

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	M Azharuddin	108*	Ind	Mumbai	17.01.87
2	M Azharuddin	108	Ind	Sharjah	25.04.90
3	RJ Shastri	101*	Ind	Nagpur	01.12.90
4	NS Sidhu	108	Ind	Rajkot	15.02.94
5	SR Tendulkar	112*	Ind	Sharjah	09.04.95
6	SR Tendulkar	137	Ind	Delhi	02.03.96
7	SR Tendulkar	110	Ind	Col-RPS	28.08.96
8	M Azharuddin	111*	Ind	Col-RPS	17.08.97
9	A Jadeja	119	Ind	Col-RPS	17.08.97
10	SC Ganguly	113	Ind	Col-RPS	20.08.97
11	RR Singh	100	Ind	Col-SSC	23.08.97
12	SC Ganguly	109	Ind	Col-RPS	07.07.98
13	SR Tendulkar	128	Ind	Col-RPS	07.07.98
14	SC Ganguly	130*	Ind	Nagpur	22.03.99
15	R Dravid	116	Ind	Nagpur	22.03.99
16	A Jadeja	103*	Ind	Pune	30.03.99
17	SC Ganguly	183	Ind	Taunton	26.05.99
18	R Dravid	145	Ind	Taunton	26.05.99
19	SR Tendulkar	120	Ind	Col-SSC	29.08.99
20	SR Tendulkar	101	Ind	Sharjah	20.10.00
21	SR Tendulkar	113	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
22	MS Dhoni	183*	Ind	Jaipur	31.10.05
23	G Gambhir	103	Ind	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
24	R Dravid	103*	Ind	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
25	G Gambhir	102*	Ind	Brisbane	05.02.08
26	V Sehwag	116	Ind	Col-RPS	03.02.09
27	Yuvraj Singh	117	Ind	Col-RPS	03.02.09
28	G Gambhir	150	Ind	Col-RPS	05.02.09
29	SR Tendulkar	138	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.09
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	RL Dias	102	Srl	Delhi	15.09.82
2	RL Dias	121	Srl	Bangalore	26.09.82
3	PA de Silva	104	Srl	Nagpur	01.12.90
4	ST Jayasuriya	120*	Srl	Col-RPS	28.08.96
5	ST Jayasuriya	151*	Srl	Mumbai	17.05.97
6	A Ranatunga	131*	Srl	Col-RPS	18.07.97
7	MS Atapattu	118	Srl	Col-RPS	17.08.97
8	PA de Silva	104	Srl	Col-SSC	24.08.97
9	PA de Silva	105	Srl	Col-RPS	07.07.98
10	ST Jayasuriya	105	Srl	Dhaka	01.06.00
11	MS Atapattu	102*	Srl	Sharjah	27.10.00
12	DPMD Jayawardene	128	Srl	Sharjah	27.10.00
13	ST Jayasuriya	189	Srl	Sharjah	29.10.00
14	ST Jayasuriya	130	Srl	Col-RPS	27.07.04
15	KC Sangakkara	138*	Srl	Jaipur	31.10.05
16	KC Sangakkara	110	Srl	Rajkot	11.02.07
17	LPC Silva	107*	Srl	Vizag	17.02.07
18	KC Sangakkara	128	Srl	Adelaide	19.02.08
19	ST Jayasuriya	125	Srl	Karachi	06.07.08
20	ST Jayasuriya	107	Srl	Dambulla	28.01.09

The highest individual score by Sri Lankan batsman is 189 by ST Jayasuriya at Sharjah on 29.10.00, while MS Dhoni with his 183 not out at Jaipur on 31.10.05 has the highest individual score by an Indian batsman.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	189	Srl	Sharjah	29.10.00
2	MS Dhoni	183*	Ind	Jaipur	31.10.05

SR Tendulkar with eight hundreds has scored most hundreds by an Indian batsman in the series, while ST Jayasuriya with seven hundreds has the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman in the series. The hundreds scored by these two batsmen are listed below.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	SR Tendulkar	112*	Ind	Sharjah	09.04.95
2	SR Tendulkar	137	Ind	Delhi	02.03.96
3	SR Tendulkar	110	Ind	Col-RPS	28.08.96
4	SR Tendulkar	128	Ind	Col-RPS	07.07.98
5	SR Tendulkar	120	Ind	Col-SSC	29.08.99
6	SR Tendulkar	101	Ind	Sharjah	20.10.00
7	SR Tendulkar	113	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
8	SR Tendulkar	138	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.09
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	120*	Srl	Col-RPS	28.08.96
2	ST Jayasuriya	151*	Srl	Mumbai	17.05.97
3	ST Jayasuriya	105	Srl	Dhaka	01.06.00
4	ST Jayasuriya	189	Srl	Sharjah	29.10.00
5	ST Jayasuriya	130	Srl	Col-RPS	27.07.04
6	ST Jayasuriya	125	Srl	Karachi	06.07.08
7	ST Jayasuriya	107	Srl	Dambulla	28.01.09

As many as five Indian captains have registered hundreds in the series, while three Sri Lankan captains have scored hundreds. The following list tabulates the hundreds scored by the captains of each team

No	Captains	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MAzharuddin	108	Srl	Sharjah	25.04.90
2	SRTendulkar	110	Srl	Col-RPS	28.08.96
3	AJadeja	103*	Srl	Pune	30.03.99
4	SRTendulkar	120	Srl	Col-SSC	29.08.99
5	RDravid	103*	Srl	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
No	Captains	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ARanatunga	131*	Ind	Col-RPS	18.07.97
2	STJayasuriya	105	Ind	Dhaka	01.06.00
3	STJayasuriya	189	Ind	Sharjah	29.10.00

R Dravid {145 at Taunton on 26.05.09} and MS Dhoni {183* at Jaipur on 31.10.05} are the two Indian wicket keeper batsman to register hundreds in the series. KC Sangakaara remains the lone wicket keeper batsman from Sri Lanka to score hundreds in the series. He has scored three hundreds – 138* at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 110 at Rajkot on 11.02.07 and 128 at Adelaide on 19.02.09

It is interesting to note that equal number of hundreds – nine – by Indian batsmen as well as Sri Lankan batsmen were in a losing cause. The following list tabulates the hundreds which have gone in vain.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	M Azharuddin	108	Ind	Sharjah	25.04.90
2	SR Tendulkar	137	Ind	Delhi	02.03.96
3	SR Tendulkar	110	Ind	Col-RPS	28.08.96
4	M Azharuddin	111*	Ind	Col-RPS	17.08.97
5	A Jadeja	119	Ind	Col-RPS	17.08.97
6	SC Ganguly	113	Ind	Col-RPS	20.08.97
7	SR Tendulkar	101	Ind	Sharjah	20.10.00
8	G Gambhir	103	Ind	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
9	R Dravid	103*	Ind	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Date
1	RL Dias	102	Srl	Delhi	15.09.82
2	RL Dias	121	Srl	Bangalore	26.09.82
3	PA de Silva	104	Srl	Nagpur	01.12.90
4	PA de Silva	105	Srl	Col-RPS	07.07.98
5	ST Jayasuriya	130	Srl	Col-RPS	27.07.04
6	KC Sangakkara	138*	Srl	Jaipur	31.10.05
7	LPC Silva	107*	Srl	Vizag	17.02.07
8	KC Sangakkara	128	Srl	Adelaide	19.02.08
9	ST Jayasuriya	107	Srl	Dambulla	28.01.09

As many as 118 half centuries have been scored by Sri Lankan batsmen in the series. Indian batsmen have scored 128 half centuries in the series.

AB Agarkar {49}, Harbhajan Singh {49} and Zaheer Khan {43} are the three Indian bowlers to have captured forty plus wickets against Sri Lanka. Though no Indian bowler has an aggregate of 50 wickets against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series, Harbhajan Singh is on the threshold of reaching this milestone – as he is shy of just one wicket to become the first Indian bowler to capture fifty plus wickets against Sri Lanka.

No	Bowlers	Team	Mat	W	Runs	BBI	Ave
1	ABAgarkar	Ind	25	49	1010	5/44	20.61
2	HarbhajanSingh	Ind	38	49	1255	5/56	25.83
3	Z Khan	Ind	30	43	1226	5/42	28.51

M Muralitharan {74}, WPUJC Vaas {70} and ST Jayasuriya {44} are the three Sri Lankan bowlers to have an aggregate of forty plus wickets against India. Muralitharan’s 74 wickets remains a series record. He needs just one more wicket to have the aggregate of 75 wickets.

No	Bowlers	Team	Mat	W	Runs	BBI	Ave
1	MMuralitharan	Srl	61	74	2279	7/30	30.79
2	WPUJCVaas	Srl	61	70	2213	5/14	31.61
3	STJayasuriya	Srl	86	44	1044	4/18	46.45

Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets against Sri Lanka on eight occasions, while Sri Lankan bowlers have captured five or more wickets against India on six occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	A Nehra	6	59	Ind	Col-RPS	09.08.05
2	RR Singh	5	22	Ind	Guwahati	22.12.97
3	J Srinath	5	24	Ind	Kanpur	07.11.93
4	RR Singh	5	31	Ind	Taunton	26.05.99
5	M Prabhakar	5	35	Ind	Hyd-LBS	18.02.94
6	Z Khan	5	42	Ind	Margao	14.02.07
7	AB Agarkar	5	44	Ind	Pune	03.11.05
8	HarbhajanSingh	5	56	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.09
No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	M Muralitharan	7	30	Srl	Sharjah	27.10.00
2	BAW Mendis	6	13	Srl	Karachi	06.07.08
3	AD Mathews	6	20	Srl	Col-RPS	12.09.09
4	WPUJC Vaas	5	14	Srl	Sharjah	29.10.00
5	T Thushara	5	47	Srl	Col-RPS	27.08.08
6	GF Labrooy	5	57	Srl	Vadodara	15.01.87

A Nehra’s 6 for 59 at Col-RPS on 09.08.05 remains the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka while M Muralitharan’s 7 for 30 at Sharjah on 27.10.00 remains the best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against India. Muralitharan’s 7 for 30 is the best bowling figures by a bowler in India-Sri Lanka one day series

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	A Nehra	6	59	Ind	Col-RPS	09.08.05
2	M Muralitharan	7	30	Srl	Sharjah	27.10.00

The following Indian bowlers have captured four plus wickets against Sri Lanka on two or more occasions. BAW Mendis is the only Sri Lankan bowler to capture four plus wickets on two occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	A Nehra	6	59	Ind	Col-RPS	09.08.05
2	A Nehra	4	35	Ind	Jo’burg	10.03.03
1	AB Agarkar	5	44	Ind	Pune	03.11.05
2	AB Agarkar	4	53	Ind	Col-RPS	07.07.98
1	HarbhajanSingh	5	56	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.09
2	HarbhajanSingh	4	46	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
1	I Sharma	4	41	Ind	Hobart	26.02.08
2	I Sharma	4	57	Ind	Col-RPS	31.01.09
1	J Srinath	5	24	Ind	Kanpur	07.11.93
2	J Srinath	4	35	Ind	Singapore	03.04.96
3	J Srinath	4	35	Ind	Jo’burg	10.03.03
1	RP Singh	4	35	Ind	Rajkot	09.11.05
2	RR Singh	5	22	Ind	Guwahati	22.12.97
3	RR Singh	5	31	Ind	Taunton	26.05.99
1	Z Khan	5	42	Ind	Margao	14.02.07
2	Z Khan	4	21	Ind	Dambulla	20.08.08

BAW Mendis is the only Sri Lankan bowler to capture four plus wickets on two occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	BAW Mendis	6	13	Srl	Karachi	06.07.08
2	BAW Mendis	4	10	Srl	Col-RPS	29.08.08

Indian bowlers have captured exact four occasions on 17 occasions, while Sri Lankan bowlers have captured exact four wickets on seven occasions.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	SC Ganguly	4	21	Ind	Nagpur	22.03.99
2	Z Khan	4	21	Ind	Dambulla	20.08.08
3	N Kapil Dev	4	31	Ind	Kolkata	04.01.91
4	P Kumar	4	31	Ind	Hobart	26.02.08
5	J Srinath	4	35	Ind	Singapore	03.04.96
6	J Srinath	4	35	Ind	Jo’burg	10.03.03
7	A Nehra	4	35	Ind	Jo’burg	10.03.03
8	RP Singh	4	35	Ind	Rajkot	09.11.05
9	IK Pathan	4	37	Ind	Mohali	28.10.05
10	PP Ojha	4	38	Ind	Col-RPS	03.02.09
11	I Sharma	4	41	Ind	Hobart	26.02.08
12	A Kuruvilla	4	43	Ind	Col-SSC	24.08.97
13	DR Doshi	4	44	Ind	Amritsar	12.09.82
14	HarbhajanSingh	4	46	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
15	MM Patel	4	49	Ind	Rajkot	11.02.07
16	AB Agarkar	4	53	Ind	Col-RPS	07.07.98
17	I Sharma	4	57	Ind	Col-RPS	31.01.09
No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
1	BAW Mendis	4	10	Srl	Col-RPS	29.08.08
2	A Ranatunga	4	14	Srl	Kanpur	24.12.86
3	ST Jayasuriya	4	18	Srl	Col-SSC	1.07.98
4	MF Maharoof	4	20	Srl	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
5	TM Dilshan	4	29	Srl	Dambulla	03.08.05
6	KMDN Kulasekara	4	40	Srl	Col-RPS	29.08.08
7	KWijegunawardene	4	49	Srl	Dhaka	29.10.88

A Kuruvilla {4 for 43 at Col-SSC on 24.08.07}, A Nehra {6 for 59 at Col-RPS on 09.08.05} and MM Patel {4 for 49 at Rajkot on 11.02.07} are the three Indian bowlers who have witnessed their four plus wicket hauls against Sri Lanka in a losing cause.

GF Labrooy {5 for 57 at Vadodara on 15.01.87} and T Thushara {5 for 47 at Col-RPS on 27.02.08} are the two Sri Lankan bowlers who have witnessed their four plus wicket hauls against India in a losing cause

Indian batsmen have posted 45 three figure partnerships for various wickets against India. 318 runs partnership for the second wicket between SC Ganguly and R Dravid remains the highest three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Indian batsmen have posted 13 partnerships of 150 plus runs for various wickets against Sri Lanka of which five are 200 plus run partnerships

Sri Lankan batsmen have posted 37 three figure partnerships for various wickets against India. 226 runs partnership for the third wicket between MS Atapattu and DPMD Jayawardene remains the highest three figure partnership posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

Sri Lankan batsmen have posted five partnerships of 150 plus runs for various wickets against India of which one is 200 plus run partnership.