On Sunday afternoon, Sri Lanka thrashed India in the first ODI of three-match ODI series at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala). Sportwiki did a statistical review of the first ODI.
Sri Lanka decided to bowl first after winning the toss. India was bundled out for just 112 runs in 38.2 overs.
In reply, Sri Lanka successfully chased that target in 20.4 overs after losing only three wickets. Sri Lanka won this match by seven wickets with 176 balls to spare.
With this victory, Sri Lanka took a 0-1 lead in the three-match away ODI series.
Brief Scores: India – 112 in 38.2 overs (MS Dhoni 65, Kuldeep Yadav 19, Suranga Lakmal 4/13)
Sri Lanka – 114/3 in 20.4 overs (Upul Tharanga 49, Niroshan Dickwella 26*, Jasprit Bumrah 1/32)
Result – Sri Lanka lost by seven wickets
Here is the statistical review of the match:
- Indian batsman Dinesh Karthik was dismissed for a duck after facing 18 deliveries. It is the most no.Of deliveries faced by an Indian batsman who scored a duck in an ODI match. The previous record holder was Eknath Solkar who had scored a duck in 17 balls against England at The Oval on 15th July 1974.
Another Indian Jasprit Bumrah also scored a duck in 15 balls which is the joint fifth most no. Of deliveries faced by an Indian batsman who scored a duck in an ODI match. Here is the list:
Most no.of balls faced by an Indian batsman who scored a duck in an ODI match
| Player | Balls faced | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Dinesh Karthik | 18 | Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
| Eknath Solkar | 17 | England | The Oval | 15th July 1974 |
| Woorkeri Raman | 16 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 13th December 1992 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 16 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1st August 2001 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 15 | Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 11th July 2013 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 15 | Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
- India scored only 11 runs for the loss of three wickets in the first powerplay (1-10 overs). It is the lowest powerplay score for any team in the ODI cricket.
- India was just 16 runs when their first five wickets fell. It is India’s lowest ODI score at the fall of first five wickets. The previous record was 17/5 against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18th June 1983.
- India was bowled out for just 112 runs. It is India’s third lowest ODI total on their home soil. Here is the list:
India’s top 3 lowest ODI totals on the home soil
| Score (Overs) | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 78 (24.1) | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24th December 1986 |
| 100 (28.3) | West Indies | Ahmedabad | 16th November 1993 |
| 112 (38.2) | Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
Also, it is India’s fifth lowest ODI total against Sri Lanka. Here is the detail list:
India’s top 5 lowest ODI totals against Sri Lanka
| Score (Overs) | Venue | Date |
| 54 (26.3) | Sharjah | 29th October 2000 |
| 78 (24.1) | Kanpur | 24th December 1986 |
| 103 (26.3) | Colombo (RPS) | 29th August 2008 |
| 103 (33.4) | Dambulla | 22nd August 2010 |
| 112 (38.2) | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
- Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni scored 65 runs during India’s innings. He scored almost 58.04% runs of his team. In a completed ODI innings, it is the second highest percentage of runs scored by a wicketkeeper-batsman. The record holder is former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Dave Houghton who had scored 59.41% runs of his team against New Zealand at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 10th October 1987.
- Sri Lankan right-arm pacer Suranga Lakmal bowled outstandingly in this ODI as his bowling figure was 10-4-13-4. Here are some important stats of this outstanding bowling figure.
i) It is the third best ODI bowling figure by a Sri Lankan bowler on the Indian soil. Here is the top 3 list:
Top 3 best ODI bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on the Indian soil
| Player | Bowling figure | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Farveez Maharoof | 9-2-14-6 | West Indies | Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) | 14th October 2006 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 10-0-57-5 | India | Vadodara | 15th January 1987 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10-4-13-4 | India | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
ii) It is the joint second least runs conceded by a Sri Lankan pacer who has bowled minimum ten overs in an ODI match.
Least runs conceded by a Sri Lankan pacer who has bowled minimum ten overs in an ODI match
| Player | Bowling figure | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10-5-9-3 | West Indies | Dambulla | 2nd August 2005 |
| Chaminda Vass | 10-3-13-2 | India | Mumbai | 17th May 1997 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10-4-13-4 | India | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |
- Sri Lanka won this ODI by seven wickets with 176 balls to spare. Here are some important stats of their victory.
i) It is Sri Lanka’s joint-largest ODI victory (by wickets) against India on the Indian soil. Previously, Sri Lanka had won by seven wickets against India at Margao on 8th December 1990.
ii) It is the largest ODI victory (by balls remaining in the second innings) for any team against India on the Indian soil. The previous record holder was Australia who had won by nine wickets with 145 balls remaining against India at Vadodara on 11th October 2007.
iii) It is Sri Lanka’s third largest ODI victory (with 176 balls remaining in the second innings) against India. The top 3 on this list is given below:
Sri Lanka’s three largest ODI victories (with balls remaining in the second innings) against India
| Result margin | Balls remaining in the second innings | Venue | Date |
| Eight wickets | 209 | Dambulla | 22nd August 2010 |
| Nine wickets | 181 | Hambantota | 24th July 2012 |
| Seven wickets | 176 | Dharamsala | 10th December 2017 |