Wellalage in elite list
0 The number of spin bowlers to claim a five-wicket haul against India on multiple occasions before Dunith Wellalage’s 5/27 in the final ODI match of the series in Premadasa on 7 August 2024. The left-arm spinner had previously claimed a five-wicket haul (5/40 also in Premadasa on 12 September 2023) against India. Overall, he now joins an elite group of six bowlers who have the distinction of claiming a five-wicket haul more than once against India. Australian pacer Brett Lee has done it on most occasions — four times.
Opponent bowlers claiming a five-wicket haul against India on multiple occasions
5-wkt hauls | Bowler | For | 1st occasion | 2nd occasion | 3rd occasion | 4th occasion |
4 | Brett Lee | Aus | 5/27 | 5/38 | 5/27 | 5/58 |
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| Adelaide, 26 Jan 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, 22 Sep 2006 | Brisbane, 3 Feb 2008 | Sydney, 24 Feb 2008 |
3 | Aaqib Javed | Pak | 7/37 | 5/19 | 5/61 |
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| Sharjah, 25 Jan 1991 | Sharjah, 7 Apr 1995 | Chennai, 21 May 1997 |
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3 | Mustafizur Rahman | Ban | 5/50 | 6/43 | 5/59 |
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| Mirpur, 18 Jan 2015 | Mirpur, 21 Jun 2015 | Birmingham, 2 Jul 2019 |
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2 | Merv Dillon | WI | 5/51 | 5/52 |
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| Toronto, 14 Sep 1999 | Port of Spain, 2 Jun 2002 |
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2 | Mitchell Starc | Aus | 6/43 | 5/53 |
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| Melbourne, 18 Jan 2015 | Visakhapatnam, 19 Mar 2023 |
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2 | Dunith Wellalage | SL | 5/40 | 5/27 |
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| ColomboRPS, 12 Sep 2023 | ColomboRPS, 7 Aug 2024 |
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Note: The first ODI bowler to claim a five-wicket haul against India was Kiwi Richard Collinge (5/23 in Christchurch on 21 Feb 1976), while the first spinner to do so was West Indian Viv Richards (6/41 in Delhi on 23 Oct 1989).
4 The number of occasions India’s top-order batters have been dismissed on ducks in consecutive innings. Sanju Samson recently faced this unfortunate situation in the T20I series in Sri Lanka.
Indian top-order batters dismissed without scoring in consecutive innings in T20Is
First instanceSecond instance
Batter | Runs (balls) | Opp | Venue | Date | (Bat#) |
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Ambati Rayudu | 0 (1) | SA | Dharamsala | 2 Oct 2015 | (6) |
| 0 (2) | SA | Cuttack | 5 Oct 2015 | (5) |
K. L. Rahul | 0 (6) | Eng | Ahmedabad | 14 Mar 2021 | (1) |
| 0 (4) | Eng | Ahmedabad | 16 Mar 2021 | (2) |
Rohit Sharma | 0 (2) | Afg | Mohali | 11 Jan 2024 | (2) |
| 0 (1) | Afg | Indore | 14 Jan 2024 | (1) |
Sanju Samson | 0 (1) | SL | Pallekele | 28 Jul 2024 | (2) |
| 0 (4) | SL | Pallekele | 30 Jul 2024 | (3) |
** Rohit was captain; ** Samson was the wicketkeeper in the second game; Bat# indicates position in the batting order
6 The number of occasions Team India has been involved in a tie in T20 internationals, which is by far the most by any other side in T20I history. What’s remarkable is that India has never lost a tie-breaker, whether it’s a Shoot Out or Super Over. This means India has won five tie-breakers, excluding one game where no Super Over was possible due to rain in Napier in November 2022.
India’s tied T20I games
# | Opponent | Venue | Date | Tie-breaker details |
1 | Pakistan | Durban | 14 Sep 2007 | Ind 3, Pak 0 (via a shoot out) |
2 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 29 Jan 2020 | NZ 17/0, Ind 20/0 (Won with 0 balls to spare) |
3 | New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 2020 | NZ 13/1, Ind 16/1 (Won with 1 ball to spare) |
4 | New Zealand | Napier | 22 Nov 2022 | Match was tied (via DLS method)* |
5 | Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 17 Jan 2024 | Afg 16/1, Ind 16/0 (Tied Super Over) |
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| Ind 11/2, Afg 1/2 (2nd Super Over) won 10 runs |
6 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 30 Jul 2024 | SL 2/2, Ind 4/0 (won with 5 balls to spare) |
* The Super Over did not take place due to rain
* In Bengaluru the initial Super Over was also tied and thus had to be taken again
239 The number of sixes hit by Rohit Sharma as a captain in international cricket. This tally is now the most hit by a captain across formats. Rohit surpassed the previous record held by England’s Eoin Morgan with 233 sixes during his 58 in the first encounter of the ODI series in Premadasa on 2 August 2024.
Most career sixes by a batter as a captain in international cricket
6s | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Batter | For | Inns | Inns/6 | Balls | Balls/6 |
239 | 21 | 113 | 105 | Rohit Sharma | Ind | 136 | 0.57 | 4989 | 20.87 |
233 | — | 147 | 86 | Eoin Morgan | Eng | 180 | 0.77 | 5633 | 24.18 |
211 | 51 | 126 | 34 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 330 | 1.56 | 14583 | 69.11 |
171 | 37 | 123 | 11 | Ricky Ponting | Aus | 376 | 2.19 | 21280 | 124.44 |
170 | 59 | 82 | 29 | Brendon McCullum | NZ | 140 | 0.82 | 5325 | 31.32 |
13 India’s unbeaten ODI series run against Sri Lanka before it was brought to a grinding halt by the host nation in the recently concluded three-match series, where the Indians lost 0-2 in the Premadasa in Colombo. It has been 26 years, 11 months, 13 days, to be exact, since Sri Lanka won a bilateral series against India. The last time it won was the home series, which ended on 24 August 1997 by a 3-0 margin. Since then, India has won the previous 10 ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka before this defeat.
Consecutive series without defeat between two sides in ODI matches
Series | For | Against | From | To | Series result |
14+ | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 2 Mar 1993 | 3 Nov 2020 | Won 13, Shared 1 |
13+ | India | West Indies | 21 Jan 2007 | 1 Aug 2023 | Won 13 |
13 | India | Sri Lanka | 22 Dec 1997 | 15 Jan 2023 | Won 11, Shared 2 |
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+Unbeaten run; *Pakistan won its last 11 ODI series against Zimbabwe from October 1996 to November 2020; *India won its last 13 series against West Indies
27 The number of wickets claimed by Sri Lankan spin bowlers in the recently concluded ODI series at home against India. This is the most by spinners of any side in a bilateral men’s ODI series of four or fewer matches. The previous highest was the 26 wickets by Bangladesh spinners against New Zealand and Zimbabwe; both were in four-match series at home from October to December 2010.
Most wickets by spinners for a side in a 3-4 match bilateral ODI series
Wkts | Bowling side | Opponent | Venue | Month, Year | Series result |
27 | Sri Lanka | India | SL | August 2024 | SL won 2-0 (3)+ |
26 | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Ban | October 2010 | Ban won 4-0 (4) |
26 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Ban | December 2010 | Ban won 3-1 (4) |
21 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Ban | December 2011 | Pak won 3-0 (3) |
21 | Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | HKg | November 2016 | HKg won 2-1 (3) |
+ one match was a tie
43 The number of wickets claimed by spin bowlers from both sides in the recently concluded ODI series between host Sri Lanka and India. It is now the most claimed by spinners in a bilateral men’s ODI series of four or fewer matches. The previous highest was the 36 wickets by the Bangladesh and Pakistan bowling sides in December 2011.
Most wickets by spinners from both sides in a 3-4 match bilateral ODI series
Wkts | Home side | Visiting side | Month, Year | Series result |
43 | Sri Lanka (27) | India (16) | August 2024 | SL won 2-0 (3)+ |
36 | Bangladesh (15) | Pakistan (21) | December 2011 | Pak won 3-0 (3) |
33 | Sri Lanka (14) | South Africa (19) | September 2021 | SL won 2-1 (3) |
+ one match was a tie
4 The number of occasions Team India has gone through an entire calendar year without a single ODI victory.
Going winless an entire calendar year in ODI cricket for India
Year | Opponent (result & Venue) | Opponent (result & Venue) | Opponent (result & Venue) |
1974 | Eng by 4 wkts in Leeds | Eng by 6 wkts at The Oval | — |
1976 | NZ by 9 wkts in Christchurch | NZ by 80 runs in Auckland | — |
1979 | WI by 9 wkts in Birmingham | NZ by 8 wkts in Leeds | SL by 47 runs in Manchester |
2024 | SL match tied in Colombo RPS | SL by 32 runs in Colombo RPS | SL by 110 runs in Colombo RPS |
All records are correct and updated until 10 Aug 2024.
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