Dhawan’s dhamaka against Sri Lanka

During his unbeaten match-winning knock of 86 in the first Colombo RPS ODI on July 18, he became the 63rd batsman, and the 10th Indian, to score 6,000 runs in ODIs. He is the fourth-quickest to do so.

Shikhar Dhawan scored 86 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo. It is the second-highest by an Indian on his ODI debut as captain.

2

The number of batsmen who have managed 50-plus scores on both their One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts. Ishan Kishan is now the second to do so.

Batsmen who have made 50-plus scores on both T20I and ODI debut

Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa)

Format	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
T20I debut	56	Zimbabwe	East London	October 9, 2018	Won
ODI debut	93	Pakistan	Port Elizabeth	January 19, 2019	Lost

 

Ishan Kishan (India)

Format	Score	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
T20I debut	56	England	Ahmedabad	March 14, 2021	Won
ODI debut	59	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	July 18, 2021	Won

140

The number of innings Shikhar Dhawan needed to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs. During his unbeaten match-winning knock of 86 in the first Colombo RPS ODI on July 18, he became the 63rd batsman, and the 10th Indian, to cross the landmark and the fourth-quickest to do so.

Quickest to reach 6,000 ODI runs in terms of innings

Inns (Matches)	Batsman	Team	Achieved on	Runs	Average
123 (126)	Hashim Amla	South Africa	October 25, 2015	6,008	52.70
136 (144)	Virat Kohli	India	November 9, 2014	6,003	51.31
139 (146)	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	June 29, 2019	6,008	48.06
140 (143)	Shikhar Dhawan	India	July 18, 2021	6,063	45.93
141 (156)	Viv Richards	West Indies	January 7, 1989	6,016	50.13
141 (150)	Joe Root	England	June 29, 2021	6,041	50.76

Notes: Richards was the first batsman to aggregate 6,000 runs in ODIs.

Dhawan was on his ODI debut as captain when he achieved this landmark.

Dhawan is the second-quickest in terms of matches after Amla to reach the mark.

17

The number of innings Shikhar Dhawan took to aggregate 1,000 ODIs runs against Sri Lanka. In the first Colombo RPS match on July 18, he became the 33rd batsman, and the 12th Indian, to cross the landmark and the quickest to do so.

Quickest to reach 1,000 ODI runs against Sri Lanka in terms of innings

Inns (Matches)	Batsman	Team	Achieved on	Runs	Average
17 (17)	Shikhar Dhawan	India	July 18, 2021	1,069	76.36
18 (19)	Hashim Amla	South Africa	August 5, 2018	1,023	56.83
20 (21)	Sourav Ganguly	India	August 29, 1999	1001	52.68
21 (21)	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	March 10, 2019	1,047	52.35
22 (22)	Brian Lara	West Indies	June 8, 2003	1,093	54.65
22 (28)	M. S. Dhoni	India	January 28, 2009	1,029	64.31

86

The number of runs scored by Shikhar Dhawan in the first Colombo RPS ODI is now the second-highest by an Indian on his ODI debut as captain. Sachin Tendulkar’s 110 also at the same venue on August 28, 1996, is the highest.

Highest ODI scores by Indians while batting for the first time as captain

Score	Captain	Against	Venue	Date	Result	Match innings
110	Sachin Tendulkar	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	August 28, 1996	Won	1
86*	Shikhar Dhawan	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	July 18, 2021	Won	2
67	Ajit Wadekar	England	Leeds	July 13, 1974	Lost	1
58	M. S. Dhoni	Australia	Kochi	October 2, 2007	Lost	2
50	Ravi Shastri	Pakistan	Indore (NS)	January 27, 1987	Lost	1
50	Ajay Jadeja	Kenya	Bangalore	May 20, 1998	Won	2

Notes: The Leeds match was India’s inaugural ODI and also Wadekar’s debut as a player.

This was Dhoni’s second ODI match as captain. He did not bat in the first (in Bangalore on September 29, 2007).

69

The number of runs registered by Deepak Chahar during India’s successful run chase in the second ODI on July 20 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is now the joint third-highest individual score by a player batting at No. 8 or lower in a successful run chase.

Highest ODI scores by No. 8 or lower in successful run chases

Runs	Batsman	For	Against	Venue	Date	Batting position
79*	Heath Streak	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	Auckland	January 7, 2001	8
73*	Naeem Islam	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	Chittagong	November 5, 2009	8
69*	James Faulkner	Australia	England	Brisbane	January 17, 2014	9
69*	Deepak Chahar	India	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	July 20, 2021	8
68*	Chris Woakes	England	West Indies	North Sound	March 5, 2017	8

Notes: The previous highest score by an Indian at these positions in a successful run chase was the 53 not out by Bhuvneshwar Kumar while batting at No. 9 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on August 24, 2017.

9

The number of consecutive bilateral ODI series victories by India against Sri Lanka. India became the fifth ODI side to achieve nine or more consecutive series victories against one particular opponent.

India’s last nine consecutive bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka

Series No.	Month/Year	Venue	Matches	India	Sri Lanka	No result
1	February 2007	India	4	2	1	1
2	August 2008	Sri Lanka	5	3	2
3	January-February 2009	Sri Lanka	5	4	1
4	December 2009	India	5	3	1	1
5	July-August 2012	Sri Lanka	5	4	1
6	November 2014	India	5	5
7	August-September 2017	Sri Lanka	5	5
8	December 2017	India	3	2	1
9	July 2021	Sri Lanka	3	2	1

Note: Before the start of this successive series win sequence, India had won a seven-match ODI series 6-1 at home in October-November 2005, and then a three-match bilateral series in August 2006 in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of heavy rains after only 22 balls were possible in the opening match at the Colombo SSC. If that match is not considered, then India’s winning sequence would have extended to 10!

Most consecutive bilateral ODI victories by a team against a particular opponent

Series wins	Winning team	Losing team	Period	Details
11	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	October 30, 1996-November 3, 2020	Five series in Pakistan, six in Zimbabwe
10	India	West Indies	Janury 21, 2007-December 22, 2019	Six series in India, four in West Indies
9	Pakistan	West Indies	September 16, 1999-April 11, 2017	One series in Pakistan, four in West Indies, one in Canada, three in UAE
9	South Africa	Zimbabwe	October 21, 1995-October 6, 2018	Five series in South Africa, four in Zimbabwe
9	India	Sri Lanka	February 8, 2007-July 23, 2021	Four series in India, five in Sri Lanka

Note: Both Pakistan (won 13, drawn 1) and South Africa (won all nine) have never lost a bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe.

93

The number of ODI victories by India against Sri Lanka. With victory in the second ODI at the Premadasa Stadium on July 20, this is now the new record for the most head-to-head ODI win for any team.

Maximum head-to-head ODI victories against one opponent

Wins	Matches	Win percentage	Team	Opponent	First head-to-head match
93	162	57.41	India	Sri Lanka	1979
92	138	66.67	Australia	New Zealand	1974
92	155	59.35	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1975
84	152	55.26	Australia	England	1971
80	143	55.94	Australia	India	1980
76	143	53.14	Australia	West Indies	1975
73	132	55.30	Pakistan	India	1978
71	134	52.99	West Indies	Pakistan	1975

4/9

The best T20I figures by an opponent bowler against India. Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga achieved these record figures in the final match of the recent series at the Premadasa on July 29.

Best T20I bowling figures against India

Bowling figures	Bowler	For	Venue	Date	Result	Match innings
4/9	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	July 29, 2021	Won	1
4/11	Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	Nagpur	March 15, 2016	Won	2
4/16	Darren Sammy	West Indies	Port of Spain L 1	June 4, 2011	Lost	1
4/18	Mohammad Asif	Pakistan	Durban	September 14, 2007	Tie +	1
4/20	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	Johannesburg	September 16, 2007	Won	2

+ India won in a bowl-out

81/8

India’s total in the third T20I on July 29 is now the second-highest restricted total in the format by a team while batting the full quota of overs and without being dismissed.

Lowest T20I totals by Test nations while batting their full quota of 20 overs without being dismissed

Total	Overs	By	Against	Venue	Date	Match innings
79/7	20	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	February 28, 2009	2
81/8	20	India	Sri Lanka	Colombo RPS	July 29, 2021	1
85/9	20	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Mirpur	November 29, 2011	2
93/8	20	Zimbabwe	South Africa	Hambantota	September 20, 2012	1
95/9	20	West Indies	India	Lauderhill	August 3, 2019	1

Notes: The Hambantota game was part of the World T20 tournament.

The all-time T20I record is 61/8 in 20 overs by Iran against the UAE in the Al Amerat Msucat, Oman on February 23, 2020.

6

The number of times India has lost a T20I series of two or more matches. Sri Lanka recently became the fifth side to beat India in a T20I series.

Series No.	Month/Year	Winning team	Played in	Result for India (Matches)
1	February 2009	New Zealand	New Zealand	0-2 (2)
2	October 2015	South Africa	India	0-2 (2)
3	August 2016	West Indies	USA	0-1 (2)
4	February 2019	New Zealand	New Zealand	1-2 (3)
5	February 2019	Australia	India	0-2 (2)
6	July 2021	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	1-2 (3)

Notes: The series against South Africa was scheduled to have three matches, but one was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

All records are updated as of July 31, 2021.