INDIA vs SRI LANKA: kusal perera out of whole series and binura fernando out of odi series against india Sri Lanka’s condition before ODI series against India, another player dropped

INDIA vs SRI LANKA: kusal perera out of whole series and binura fernando out of odi series against india Sri Lanka’s condition before ODI series against India, another player dropped

INDIA vs SRI LANKA: kusal perera out of whole series and binura fernando out of odi series against india Sri Lanka’s condition before ODI series against India, another player dropped

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  • ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will start from July 18
  • Kusal Perera ruled out of entire series against India
  • Fast bowler Binura Fernando ruled out of upcoming ODI series

Colombo: Former captain and wicket-keeper batsman Kusal Perera will miss the full limited overs series against India due to injury while pacer Binura Fernando has been ruled out of the ODI series.

Sri Lanka Cricket gave this information on Friday. Perera has a strain on his right shoulder while Fernando sprained his ankle during practice. Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement, ‘Kusal Perera will miss the ODI and T20 series against India due to injury. There is a strain in his right shoulder. Fast bowler Binura Fernando has been ruled out of the ODI series due to a sprain in his left ankle. The six-match limited overs series will begin on July 18 with the first ODI.

Sri Lanka has a very poor record against India

Sri Lanka are facing one setback after another and in such a situation, it looks difficult for them to win the upcoming series against the Indian team. The Indian team led by Shikhar Dhawan is considered to be a strong contender to win the three-match ODI series.

The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka started in 1982. So far, a total of 18 bilateral series have been played between the two countries, out of which the Indian team has shown its dominance by winning 13 series. Sri Lanka’s team managed to win only two ODI series. Three series were drawn.

Sri Lanka last won an ODI series against the Indian team in 1997. Then the captain of the Sri Lankan team was Arjuna Ranatunga. It has been 24 years since then, but the Sri Lankan team could never win an ODI series against the Indian team.

A total of 159 ODI matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka so far. The Indian team won 91 of these matches while Sri Lanka won 56 matches. 1 match ended in a tie while 11 matches ended with no result. It is also interesting to know that a total of 61 matches have been played between the two teams on Sri Lankan soil, out of which India won 28 matches. Sri Lankan team could win 27 matches. 1 match ended in a tie while 6 matches were inconclusive.

Apart from this, a total of 51 ODI matches were played between the two countries on Indian soil. India had a stellar performance at home, winning 36 matches while the Sri Lankan team managed to win the game 12 times. 3 matches remained inconclusive.


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