13 Consecutive series without a defeat for India against Sri Lanka in men's ODIs before their latest 2-0 defeat in Colombo. Sri Lanka's last series win against India in this format came back in 1997 at home, which they won by a 3-0 margin.
India's streak of 13 ODI series without a defeat against Sri Lanka is the joint-second longest unbeaten run for any team against an opponent in this format. Pakistan did not lose in 14 ODI series against Zimbabwe , while India have won each of their last 13 series against West Indies .
27 Wickets for Sri Lanka spinners against India in this series are the most by any team's spinners in a bilateral men's ODI series of four or fewer matches . The previous highest was 26 by Bangladesh against New Zealand and Zimbabwe; both were in a four-match series at home in 2010.
The previous highest wickets taken by a team's spinners in a three-match series was 21 by Pakistan against Bangladesh in 2011 and Hong Kong against Papua New Guinea in 2016.
1 Dunith Wellalage is now the first spinner to bag multiple five-wicket hauls against India in men's ODIs. Five pacers have managed this feat - Brett Lee (4), Aaqib Javed (3), Mustafizur Rahman (3), Merv Dillon (2) and Mitchell Starc (2).
10 Instances of India not winning a match in a men's ODI series of three or more completed matches, including their latest 2-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka . The last of the nine previous series was in 2022, where South Africa whitewashed India at home in a three-match series.
43 Wickets picked up by the spinners across the three matches in Colombo - 27 by Sri Lanka and 16 by India. These are the most wickets picked up by spinners in a bilateral men's ODI series of four or fewer matches .
The previous highest was 40 in the four-match series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in 2010, while the previous highest in a three-match series was 36 by Bangladesh and Pakistan in 2011.
1 The series against Sri Lanka was the first instance of India getting bowled out in all three matches of a three-match men's ODI series. It is also the first instance since 2015 for India where they were all out in three straight men's ODIs.
8 Consecutive ODI series for Sri Lanka at home without a defeat since losing to India in 2021 by 1-2 margin. It is their longest streak without a series defeat at home in men's ODIs. Sri Lanka have not lost any of the nine men's ODIs they have played at home in 2024.
2 Instances of a batter scoring multiple fifty-plus scores for India in a bilateral men's ODI series while no other player managed even one. Rohit Sharma had fifties in the first two ODIs in this series against Sri Lanka, while the next highest score was 44 by Axar Patel. MS Dhoni had a century and a fifty in the 3-match home series against Pakistan in 2012-13, where the next best by an Indian was 43.
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