IND vs SL: Stats Preview ahead of the second India vs Sri Lanka ODI in Colombo

The second ODI game between India and Sri Lanka will take place at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday.

IND vs SL: Stats Preview ahead of the second India vs Sri Lanka ODI in Colombo (Image Source: Google)

IND vs SL 2nd ODI Approaching Milestones: India and Sri Lanka produced a thrilling result in the first game of the three-match ODI series on Friday. Both teams scored 231 runs, and it was a tie in the end. Now India and Sri Lanka will lock horns once again, and the second game will be held on Sunday at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

This India vs Sri Lanka game 2nd ODI will see both sides approaching some big milestones and achievements. The coming game is also important for both teams because whoever wins will be ahead in the series. Then, there are a few big records which are on the line in the second game. In this article, we will talk about the records which might get broken in the second IND vs SL game on Sunday.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Approaching ODI Records and ODI Cricket Milestones Ahead of second ODI in Colombo

1: India have played 169 ODIs against Sri Lanka so far. They have won 99 matches. If India win the second game, then they will become the first team to win 100 ODIs against a single opponent.

5: Kuldeep Yadav took 1/33 in the first game. He has taken 169 wickets and 104 ODIs so far. He needs five more wickets to surpass Irfan Pathan's tally of 173 ODI wickets for India.

6: Rohit has hit 326 sixes in his career and is five sixes behind Chris Gayle. If Rohit hits six sixes in the second ODI, he will have the record for the second-highest ODI sixes in history.

7: Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings of 58 runs in the first game, but India couldn't win the game. That's where he will be looking to take his team to win. With that, he can also surpass MS Dhoni with most ODI runs for India. MSD has 10773 runs, while Rohit needs seven more runs to break his record.

128: Virat Kohli scored 24 runs in the first game. He has currently scored 13872 runs in 281 ODI innings. If he can play a big innings and score another 128 runs, he will become only the third batter after Sachin Tendulkar (18426) and Kumar Sangakkara (14234) to score 14000 ODI runs.

92: Virat has been a run-machine in his career. He has scored 26908 runs in 589 innings in international cricket. He is just 92 runs away from becoming the fourth batter to score 27000 runs in international cricket. Virat will be the fastest to do so as well.