KIC Asalanka became the 27^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games. He also became the 19th Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in one day games

KIC Asalanka became the 17^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games on home soil. He also became the 12th Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in one day games on home soil

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat to provide the 240th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in ODIs.  It also provides the 47^th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so against India in ODIs

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat to provide the 85^th occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in ODIs on home soil.  It also provides the 22^nd occasion of Sri Lanka doing so against India in ODIs on home soil

Sri Lanka capped M Shiraj for this game. He became the 213^th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in one day games.  He also became the Sri Lankan cricketer to make his one day debut against India.

Sri Lanka capped M Shiraj for this game. He became the 76^th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in one day games on home soil. He also became the twelfth Sri Lankan cricketer to make his one day debut against India on home soil.

Arshdeep Singh and S Dube of India were making their first appearance in ODIs against Sri Lanka. They became the 162^nd and 163^rd Indian cricketers to play ODIs against Sri Lanka.

Arshdeep Singh, S Dube and SS Iyer of India were making their first appearance in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. They became the 103^rd  104^th and 105^th Indian cricketers to play ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

P Nissanka {56} and DN Wellage {67 not out} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in this game to provide the 1180^th and 1181^st occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs. It also provides the 212^th and 213^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs against India

P Nissanka {56} and DN Wellage {67 not out} of Sri Lanka scored fifties in this game to provide the 400^th and 401^st  occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs on home soil. It also provides the 91^st and 92nd occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in ODIs against India on home soil

P Nissanka {56} of Sri Lanka scored fifty in this game to provide the 423rd occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in ODIs. It also provides the 67th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifty in ODIs against India

P Nissanka {56} of Sri Lanka scored fifty in this game to provide the 149th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in ODIs on home soil. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifty in ODIs against India on home soil

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 615^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the 96^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 188^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the 30^th occasion of an Indian opening scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 288^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the 52^nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 105^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 81^st occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma scored 58 in this game to provide the 24^th occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 19^th fifty while leading India in ODIs. It also provides his fourth fifty while leading India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 72nd fifty while opening for India in ODIs. It also provides his eleventh fifty while opening for India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 58 in this game provide his 87^th fifty as a batsman for India in ODIs. It also provides his fourteenth fifty as a batsman India in ODIs against Sri Lanka

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 56 and RG Sharma of India scored 58 in this game to provide the 31st occasion of rival opening batsman scoring fifties in a ODI in India-Sri Lanka one day series

RG Sharma took a catch in Sri Lanka’s innings which fetched him an aggregate of 95 catches in ODIs. It also fetched him an aggregate of 23 catches against Sri Lanka

This game ended in a tie to provide the 44^th occasion of a tied game in the annals of ODIs. It also provided the first occasion of a tied game in Sri Lanka

It also provides the tenth occasion of tied game involving India. India became the second team to be involved in ten or more tied games. West Indies is the other team to be involved in eleven tied games

Sri Lanka is involved in six tied games. It also provides the second tied game between Sri Lanka and India. The first tied game between India and Sri Lanka was at Adelaide on 16.02.2012

It is interesting to note that in these two tied game, India’s opening batsmen and captains scored fifties

At Col-RPS – Opening batsmen RG Sharma scored 58 : At Adelaide- Opening batsman G Gambhir had scored 91

At Col-RPS – Captain RG Sharma scored 58 : At Adelaide- Captain MS Dhoni had scored 58 not out

RG Sharma and V Kohli were in the playing Eleven in both these tied games. At Adelaide RG Sharma and V Kohli scored 15 runs each, and at Col-RPS, RG Sharma scored 58 and V Kohli scored 24. At Adelaide both the teams scored 239 for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 50 overs