India defeated Sri Lanka by 91 runs in the 3rd T20I match to clinch another home T20I series with the help of brilliant batting performances from Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, and a skillful all-round exhibition from Axar Patel as well. India posted a big total of 228/5 after SKY's stunning 45-ball century, and restricted the Sri Lankan side to just 137 runs. Axar Patel was awarded the Man of the Series award for his consistent performance in this T20I series.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs SL 3rd T20I game:
0 - Since 2016, India holds the record for not losing a single home T20I bilateral series where a minimum of 3 games per series is played.
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India men's team in three-match home T20I bilateral series:
Won 2-1 vs SL, 2016
Won 2-1 vs ENG, 2017
Drawn 1-1 vs AUS, 2017
Won 2-1 vs NZ, 2017
Won 3-0 vs SL, 2017
Won 3-0 vs WI, 2018
Drawn 1-1 vs SA, 2019
Won 2-1 vs BAN, 2019
Won 2-1 vs WI, 2019
Won 2-0 vs SL, 2020
Won 3-2 vs ENG, 2021
Won 3-0 vs NZ, 2021
Won 3-0 vs WI, 2022
Won 3-0 vs SL, 2022
Drawn 2-2 vs SA, 2022
Won 2-1 vs AUS, 2022
Won 2-1 vs SA, 2022
Won 2-1 vs SL, 2023
3 - Suryakumar Yadav became 3rd Indian after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to win 10 Man of the Match award in T20Is.
Most MoM awards won by an Indian player in T20Is:
Virat Kohli - 15
Rohit Sharma - 12
Suryakumar Yadav - 10
Players with most MoM awards in T20Is since Suryakumar Yadav's debut:
Suryakumar Yadav - 10
Mohammad Rizwan - 9
Dinesh Nakrani (Uganda) - 8
6 - Axar Patel became the 6th Indian to win multiple MoS awards in a T20I series.
Most Man of the Series award won by an Indian player in T20Is:
Virat Kohli - 7
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 3
Yuzvendra Chahal - 2
Rohit Sharma - 2
Suryakumar Yadav - 2
Axar Patel - 2
43 - Suryakumar Yadav became the fastest to reach 1500 runs in T20Is in terms of number of balls faced (843).
Fastest to 1500 T20I runs by innings batted:
Aaron Finch - 39
Virat Kohli - 39
KL Rahul - 39
Babar Azam - 39
Mohammad Rizwan - 42
Suryakumar Yadav - 43
Also Read: List of records made by Suryakumar Yadav during century knock
19 - India has defeated Sri Lanka for the 19th time in T20Is.
Most wins against opposition in T20Is:
England - 19 vs Pakistan
India - 19 vs Sri Lanka
23 - Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 23 wickets against Sri Lanka in men's T20I.
Most wickets against an opposition team in men's T20I:
Rashid Khan - 37 vs Ireland
Tim Southee - 28 vs Pakistan
Mustafizur Rahman - 24 vs Zimbabwe
Rashid Khan - 23 vs Zimbabwe
Yuzvendra Chahal - 23 vs Sri Lanka
25 - Sri Lanka have played 25 series against India on Indian soil across three formats and they haven't been able to even win a single series so far. 21 out of 25 series have been won by Indian side itself and 4 of them have ended in draw.
90 - Yuzvendra Chahal also has become the joint-highest wicket-taker (90) for India in men's T20I with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
91 - India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs in the 3rd T20I.
Biggest margin of win for India by runs in men's T20I:
143 vs IRE in Dublin, 2018
101 vs AFG in Dubai, 2022
93 vs SL in Cuttack, 2017
91 vs SL in Rajkot, 2023
90 vs ENG in Colombo(RPS), 2012
111 - Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav stitched a 111-run partnership for the 3rd wicket in 3rd T20I match.
Highest 3rd wicket partnership for India in men's T20Is:
Virat Kohli-Suresh Raina: 134 vs AUS in Adelaide, 2016
Shikhar Dhawan-Rishabh Pant: 130 vs WI in Chennai, 2018
Virat Kohli-Manish Pandey: 119 vs SL in Colombo(RPS), 2017
Shubman Gill-Suryakumar Yadav : 111 vs SL in Rajkot, 2023
Virat Kohli-Rishabh Pant: 106 vs WI in Providence, 2019
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