India vs Sri Lanka T20i Series: Both India and Sri Lanka teams are ready to play another T20 bilateral series. Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Team India would like to do well at home.The first match is to be played on Tuesday, January 3 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is to begin from today. A total of 3 matches are to be played in the series starting from 3rd January. The first match is to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Team India will be commanded by Hardik Pandya, while on the other hand Dasun Shanaka will lead the Sri Lankan team.
This is the overall 10th T20 bilateral series between India and Sri Lanka. The records of the Indian team are shocking. India has won 7 out of 9 series. The Sri Lankan team has been able to win only one series. A series ended in a draw. Talking about the 6 series, India has won all the matches.
Sri Lanka is playing a bilateral series for the sixth time on Indian soil. He is unbeatable so far. India has won 4 series while one series was equal. Hardik Pandya would like to retain this record as captain.India’s home record against Sri Lanka is 1-1, 2-1, 3-0, 2-0 and 3-0. That is, the Sri Lankan team could not win a single T20 match in the last three series.
Talking about the total T20 International matches between India and Sri Lanka, there have been 26 matches between the two so far. In which the Indian team has won 17 matches and Sri Lanka has won eight matches. Last year, the Lankan team surprised both India and Pakistan by winning the T20 Asia Cup.
According to the T20 International record, the Indian team is the second most successful team. At number one, Pakistan has won the maximum number of 131 matches. In the Indian team, winning 123 T20 matches has occupied the second place. According to statistics, the Sri Lankan team is not even in the top five. It has played 78 matches so far and is at number 7 overall.
Talking about Hardik Pandya as captain, his T20 record has been the best in international cricket. He has taken over the reins of the Indian team 5 times, out of which he has won 4 times.
That is, 80 percent of the matches are won. The result of one match has not come. They have not lost any matches till now. In IPL 2022, under his captaincy, he gave the title championship to Gujarat Titans.
On the other hand, talking about Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, he is the most successful T20 captain of his country. He has captained in 42 T20 Internationals so far. The team has won in 21, while lost in 20. No other captain of Sri Lanka has been able to achieve 20 wins.