The Indian cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July and August 2024 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[3][4] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series.[5] India last toured Sri Lanka in 2021.[6] In July 2024, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[7] This was Gautam Gambhir's first assignment as head coach and Suryakumar Yadav's first series as full-time T20I captain of India.[8][9] India won the T20I series whitewashing Sri Lanka by 3-0. However, Sri Lanka won the ODI series defeating India by 2-0. It was their first bilateral ODI-series win in 27 years against India since 1997.
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | India | ||
| Dates | 27 July – 7 August 2024 | ||
| Captains | Charith Asalanka |
Rohit Sharma (ODIs) Suryakumar Yadav (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Avishka Fernando (137) | Rohit Sharma (157) | |
| Most wickets | Jeffrey Vandersay (8) | Washington Sundar (5) | |
| Player of the series | Dunith Wellalage (SL) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Pathum Nissanka (137) | Suryakumar Yadav (92) | |
| Most wickets | Matheesha Pathirana (5) | Ravi Bishnoi (6) | |
| Player of the series | Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) | ||
Squads
editOn 24 July 2024, Dushmantha Chameera was ruled out of the series due to bronchitis,[14] Asitha Fernando was named as his replacement.[15] On 25 July 2024, Nuwan Thushara was ruled out of the T20I series with a broken finger in his left hand,[16] Dilshan Madushanka was named as his replacement.[17] On 26 July, Binura Fernando was hospitalized due to a chest infection,[18] Ramesh Mendis was added to the squad as a stand-by player.[19] On 1 August 2024, both Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka were ruled out due to injuries and were replaced by Mohamed Shiraz and Eshan Malinga.[20] Kusal Perera, Pramod Madushan and Jeffrey Vandersay were added to the squad as stand-by players.[21] On 3 August 2024, Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out of the rest of the ODI matches due to hamstring injury and was replaced by Jeffrey Vandersay.[22]
T20I series
edit1st T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- India were set a revised target of 78 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
3rd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Super Over: Sri Lanka 2/2, India 4/0
ODI series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeffrey Vandersay (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[23]
3rd ODI
editStatistics
editMost runs (T20I)
edit| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 137 | Pathum Nissanka |  |
3 | 45.66 | 79 | 138.38 | 1 |
| 2 | 119 | Kusal Perera | |
3 | 39.66 | 53 | 145.12 | 1 |
| 3 | 98 | Kusal Mendis | 32.66 | 45 | 124.05 | - | ||
| 4 | 92 | Suryakumar Yadav |  |
30.66 | 58 | 195.74 | 1 | |
| 5 | 80 | Yashaswi Jaiswal | 26.66 | 40 | 177.77 | - | ||
| Last Updated: 8 August 2024 | ||||||||
Most wickets (T20)
edit| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ravi Bishnoi | |
3 | 3/26 | 16.83 | 8.41 | |
| 2 | 5 | Matheesha Pathirana | |
2 | 4/40 | 11.60 | 10.54 | |
| 3 | 4 | Arshdeep Singh | |
2/24 | 12.00 | 8.00 | ||
| Axar Patel | 2/30 | 17.00 | 8.50 | |||||
| Maheesh Theekshana | |
3 | 3/28 | 22.00 | 8.80 | |||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2/29 | 22.75 | 9.10 | |||||
| Last Updated: 8 August 2024 | ||||||||
Most runs (ODI)
edit| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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| 1 | 157 | Rohit Sharma | |
3 | 52.33 | 64 | - | 2 |
| 2 | 137 | Pathum Nissanka | |
3 | 45.66 | 96 | - | 1 |
| 3 | 108 | Dunith Wellalage | 54.00 | 67* | ||||
| 4 | 103 | Kusal Mendis | 34.33 | 59 | ||||
| 5 | 101 | Pathum Nissanka | 33.66 | 56 | ||||
| Last Updated: 8 August 2024 | ||||||||
Most wickets (ODI)
edit| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
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| 1 | 8 | Jeffrey Vandersay | |
2 | 6/33 | 8.37 | 4.46 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dunith Wellalage | |
3 | 5/27 | 15.28 | 5.30 | |
| 3 | 6 | Charith Asalanka | 3/20 | 8.66 | 2.86 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Washington Sundar | |
3/30 | 21.00 | 3.88 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | 2/33 | 25.50 | 3.40 | |||
| Axar Patel | 28.00 | 3.86 | ||||||
| Last Updated: 8 August 2024 | ||||||||
References
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- ^ "India to tour Sri Lanka for white-ball series after T20 World Cup next year". The Indian Express. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "India Men's Team Tour Schedule Announced". Sri Lanka Cricket. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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- ^ "Asalanka replaces Kusal Mendis as Sri Lanka's ODI captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the India T20I series". SLC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Team India squad for 3 T20Is & 3 ODIs announced". BCCI. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Suryakumar confirmed as India's T20I captain for Sri Lanka tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Dushmantha sick, not injured : SLC names replacement". Newswire. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Asitha Fernando replaces injured Dushmantha Chameera for India white-ball series". CricTracker. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Thushara out of India T20Is with broken finger". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Injured Thushara to miss India series, Madhushanka comes in". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Binura Fernando hospitalized ahead of first India T20I". Daily Mirror. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Bring in Off-Spinner Ramesh Mendis on Stand-by to Replace Hospitalised Binura Fernando". News18. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pace duo ruled out of India ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Pathirana and Madushanka out of ODIs against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Injured Hasaranga to miss remaining ODIs vs India". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "'One man army for Sri Lanka': Fans laud Jeffrey Vandersay's brilliant spell in IND vs SL 2nd ODI". News9live. Retrieved 4 August 2024.