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India last toured Sri Lanka in 2021. [6] In July 2024, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [7] This was Gautam Gambhir's first assignment as head coach and Suryakumar Yadav's first series as full-time T20I captain of India. [8] [9] India won the T20I series whitewashing Sri Lanka by 3-0. However, Sri Lanka won the ODI series ...
Virat Kohli (Ind) became the fifth highest run-scorer in ODIs. [12] Kohli scored his 21st ODI century in India, the most by any player in a single country, [13] [14] and his 10th against Sri Lanka, the most by any player against any opposition. [15] The victory margin of 317 runs was a record in ODIs. [16] [17]
The Asia Cup 2023 final was held at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 17 September 2023. It has a capacity of 35,000. Sri Lanka Cricket through a press release informed that all the tickets were sold out and advised the spectators not to rush in front of ticket counters for new tickets.
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on 6 April 2014. This was the 5th ICC World Twenty20.Sri Lanka won the match by six wickets, [1] its first World Twenty20 victory, after being runners-up twice at 2009 and 2012.
Both were high scoring matches, with the total runs scored in each match exceeding 1,400. Both matches were drawn, but a number of world records were established during the series, particularly in the first match. India played a three-day tour match before the first Test against the Sri Lanka Board President's XI, starting on 29 July.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. India was captained by Virender Sehwag in the absence of MS Dhoni, who was banned for two matches for a slow over-rate Gautam Gambhir was adjudged man of the match but he gave the award to Virat Kohli as it was maiden century in ODIs.
Player of the match: Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma (Both India) Chetan Sharma (Ind) became the first bowler to take a Hat-Trick in a World Cup Match and he also became the first bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford , Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.
India won the second T20I by seven wickets to win the series with a match to play. [17] India won the third and final T20I match by six wickets to win the series 3–0. [18] The first Test of the series was the 300th to be played by Sri Lanka, [19] and it was also the 100th Test match for India's Virat Kohli. [20]