India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: The third match of the three ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 15 January. This match between the two countries will be held at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. India has taken an unassailable lead in the series by winning the ODIs played in Guwahati and Kolkata. In such a situation, Team India will be eyeing a clean sweep. At the same time, the visiting team would like to have a happy ending of the series by winning the last match. If the Indian team is successful in winning the third ODI, then a special record will be recorded in its name. As soon as the third match is won, the record of winning the most matches against any one country in the name of the Indian team will be recorded. In this case, Rohit’s team will leave Australia behind.
India-Australia on par
The record for the most wins against a single country in ODIs was made by Australia against New Zealand. The Kangaroo team has won 95 matches against the Kiwis out of 141 ODIs. At the same time, India is now at par with this record of Australia. In the match played against Sri Lanka in Kolkata on January 12, Team India won the 95th victory against the guests. So far 164 matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka, in which Team India has won 95 ODIs. In this way, India and Australia are on par by winning 95-95 matches against any one country in ODIs. If India defeats Sri Lanka in ODIs in Thiruvananthapuram, then it will go ahead by breaking the record of the Kangaroo team.
what is the record
Apart from Australia and India, the countries which have won the most ODIs against any one country include only the teams of Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan has won 92 ODIs out of 155 against Sri Lanka. Pakistan is at number three in this list. Australia has won 87 out of 155 ODIs against England. While the Kangaroo team has won 80 out of 143 ODIs against India.
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