India vs Sri Lanka 2019-20 1st T20I, statistical preview: Kohli eyes world record, spotless run against Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka will start their year with 3 T20Is on Indian soil. The first of these will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 T20I at Barsapara Stadium so far, between India and Australia, back in 2017-18, a match Australia won by 8 wickets.

1 run needed by Virat Kohli (2,633) to go past Rohit Sharma (2,633) and become the leading run-scorer in T20I history.

1 wicket needed by Yuzvendra Chahal (52) and 2 by Jasprit Bumrah (51) to go past R Ashwin (52) and become the leading wicket-taker for India.

2 catches needed by Kohli (37) to go past Rohit (38) to secure 2nd spot on the list among Indian non-wicketkeepers. Only Suresh Raina (42) has held more catches.

2.2 win-loss ratio of India against Sri Lanka (11 wins, 5 defeats), their 2nd-best against any team with a 10-match cut-off. Of course, India hold a ratio of 10 against Bangladesh (10 wins, 1 defeat). Sri Lanka’s ratio of 0.454 is their worst against any side.

4 innings for Kohli against Sri Lanka, in which he has crossed fifty every time. His scores read 68, 77, 56*, and 82 – all of them away from home. The teams have played 16 T20Is, but nobody from either side has scored as many fifties.

8 runs needed by Kohli (283) to go past Rohit (290) and become the leading run-scorer for India against Sri Lanka. However, while Rohit’s runs have come from 13 innings, Kohli has batted only 4 times.

61 defeats for Sri Lanka in T20Is, the joint most. One more will take them past West Indies, who have also lost 61.

62 runs needed by Kusal Perera (174)50 to go past Kumar Sangakkara (290) and become the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka against India. Chamara Kapugedera has 189 runs.

126 T20Is for India, the joint 2nd most. One more will take them past New Zealand, who have also played 126. However, they are some distance behind Pakistan (149).