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The First Of Its Kind - Check All The Stats And Facts About The IND vs SL Tied 1st ODI

The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie [X]The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie [X]

India played against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series at the R. Premadasa Stadium. This ODI series comes after the three-match T20I series in which India whitewashed the home team. 

The Sri Lankan team batted first in the first ODI and scored 230 runs in their 50 overs. In the chase, India made a good start with Rohit Sharma scoring a quick fire half-century and laying the foundation for the chase. Despite the good start, India faltered in the middle-phase and the game went down to the wire. Shivam Dube was there till the end taking India close to the target. However, Sri Lanka managed to pick up the last two wickets when India were stationed at 230 and the game ended in a tie. 

While a tie is a rare occurrence in ODIs, the result had a few interesting facts about it. Here are all the interesting stats and facts related to this result.


The numbers game

1 - This the first ever ODI that has been tied at the R. Premadasa Stadium. It had taken 149 games at the venue for a ODI game to end in a tie.

2 - This is the second consecutive international match between India and Sri Lanka. The third T20I ended in a tie between the two teams, which India won in the super over.

5 - Five players have the record for being a part of most number of tied ODIs. Two Indian players are in this list - MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (who was a part of this game too). 

6 - India have tied an ODI game after six years. The last instance was against West Indies on 24th October, 2018 at Vishakhapatnam. 

10 - This the 10th ODI match involving India that has ended in a tie. 

42 - This is the 42nd ODI to end in a tie after the introduction of Super Over in ODI cricket. However, Super Over is not used in this format expect knockout stages of tournaments. 

88 - This is the 88th ODI game in the history of the game that has ended in a tie. 

157* - Virat Kohli is second in the list of the highest score by a batter in a tied match. Andrew Strauss has the highest 158 vs India in ODI World Cup 2011. Kohli's knock of 157* came against West Indies, the last ODI before this involving India that ended in a tie.