Stats Dossier: Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
India and Sri Lanka come to blows in the crucial second one-day international of the Wealthsurance Cup at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. The hosts have an impeccable record at this ground - especially in day-night encounters.
Here is a complete stats dossier of ODIs at the venue:-
First ODI match: between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, 5 April 1986 - NZ won by 6 wickets
Last ODI match: between Sri Lanka and India, 29 August 2008 - SL won by 112 runs
Total ODIs played: 84
Results:
Sri Lanka: Played 69; Won 45; Lost 19, Nr 5 (%win 65.22)
India: Played 32; Won 12, Lost 16, Nr 4 (%win 37.50)
Head to head: Played 23, SL 13, Ind 7, Nr 3 (SL %win 56.52)
Highest total: 319-5 (50 ov) - Pak v Ban, 16-7-1997
Highest total (for Ind): 307-6 (50 ov) - v SL, 7-7-1998
Highest total (for SL): 302-4 (50 ov) - v Ind, 17-8-1997
Lowest total: 86-10 (29.4 ov) - Neth v SL, 16-9-2002
Lowest total (for SL): 98-10 (34.0 ov) v SAf, 2-9-1993
Lowest total (by Ind): 103-10 (26.3 ov) v SL, 29-8-2008
Total 100s: overall 30 (for SL 12 , for Ind 11)
Highest individual score: 145 - Andy Flower - Zim v Ind, 14-9-2002
Highest individual score (for SL): 131* - Arjuna Ranatunga v Ind, 18-7-1997
Highest individual score (for Ind): 128 - Sachin Tendulkar - v SL, 7-7-1998
Leading run-getter: 2286 runs (avg 40.11) in 63 matches - Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
Leading run-getter (for Ind): 872 runs (avg 48.44) in 22 matches - Sachin Tendulkar
Top partnership: 252 (1st wkt) - between Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar - Ind v SL, 7-7-1998
Top partnership (for SL): 191* (1st wkt) - between Avishka Gunawardene & Sanath Jayasuriya v Ban, 23-7-2004
Best bowling : 6/27 - Dilhara Fernando - SL v Eng, 13-10-2007
Best bowling (for Ind): 6/59 - Ashish Nehra v SL, 9-8-2005
Leading wicket-taker: 65 wickets (avg 24.94) in 48 matches - Muthiah Muralidharan (SL)
Leading wicket-taker (for India): 27 wickets (avg 26.70) in 19 matches - Harbhajan Singh
Analysis of the ODIs at Premadasa
Avg score batting first (in all matches): 226 (84 matches)
Avg score batting first (in day matches): 208 (21 matches)
Avg score batting first (in day-night matches): 232 (63 matches)
Avg score batting first (last 5 matches): 229
Total matches: 84
Results: win batting first (in all matches): 46
Results: win batting second (in all matches): 32
No result: 6
Total (day-night matches): 63
Results: win batting first (in day-night matches): 36
Results: win batting second (in day-night matches): 21
No result: 6
Pace v Spin (in all matches):
| Bowlers | Wkts | Avg | S/R | R.O | Best | 5wi | |
| Pace | 163 | 561 | 32.12 | 42.21 | 4.57 | 6-27 | 6 |
| Spin | 102 | 478 | 32.47 | 44.51 | 4.38 | 5-38 | 2 |
| Overall | 265 | 1039 | 32.28 | 43.27 | 4.48 | 6-27 | 8 |
Pace v Spin (in day-night matches):
| Bowlers | Wkts | Avg | S/R | R.O | Best | 5wi | |
| Pace | 140 | 413 | 33.61 | 43.44 | 4.64 | 6-27 | 5 |
| Spin | 84 | 352 | 33.09 | 44.51 | 4.46 | 5-44 | 1 |
| Overall | 224 | 763 | 33.37 | 43.93 | 4.56 | 6-27 | 6 |
Highest successful run chases at Premadasa
271-2 Ind bt Eng (269-7) 22-9-2002 (d/n)
265-7 SL bt SAf (263-9) 20-8-2004 (d/n)
246-2 Ind bt SL (243-6) 19-6-1998
244-4 SL bt Pak (240-6) 09-7-2000
241-3 SL bt Ind (238-10)20-8-1997
