After losing the toss on numerous occasions, the spin of the coin finally went in favour of the Indian captain MS Dhoni, who had a big smile on his face after winning the toss. But that was the only thing that the Men-in-Blue could smile about because, for the second time in this tri-series, India came up with a listless performance, shot out for a mere 103 - Their fourth lowest total in ODIs while batting first.
This poor showing by India is also their 9th lowest total in One Day Internationals. If one refers to the below list of India's 10 lowest totals, It could be noted that 4 such totals have come against Sri Lanka.
This poor showing by India is also their 9th lowest total in One Day Internationals. If one refers to the below list of India's 10 lowest totals, It could be noted that 4 such totals have come against Sri Lanka.
India's 10 lowest totals in ODIs:
Total | Overs | Innings | Opposition | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 26.3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 29-Oct-00 |
63 | 25.5 | 1 | Australia | Sydney | 08-Jan-81 |
78 | 24.1 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24-Dec-86 |
79 | 34.2 | 1 | Pakistan | Sialkot | 13-Oct-78 |
88 | 29.3 | 2 | New Zealand | Dambulla | 10-Aug-10 |
91 | 29.1 | 2 | South Africa | Durban | 22-Nov-06 |
100 | 36.3 | 1 | Australia | Sydney | 14-Jan-00 |
100 | 28.3 | 2 | West Indies | Ahmedabad | 16-Nov-93 |
103 | 33.4 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 22-Aug-10 |
103 | 26.3 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29-Aug-08 |
Since 2001, this is the 12th time India has been bowled out for a score below 130. Another thing to observe is that 6 such totals came against New Zealand. Digging deeper into the statistics, an interesting fact is that Sachin Tendulkar was not part of the Indian eleven in 9 of the below mentioned matches.
Here is the list:
Total | Opposition | Venue | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
127 | New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 20-Jul-01 |
127 | Pakistan | Amstelveen | 21-Aug-04 |
125 | Australia | Centurion | 15-Feb-03 |
123 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 01-Jun-02 |
122 | New Zealand | Queenstown | 04-Jan-03 |
122 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 14-Jan-03 |
108 | New Zealand | Auckland | 26-Dec-02 |
108 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 01-Jan-03 |
103 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29-Aug-08 |
103 | Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 22-Aug-10 |
91 | South Africa | Durban | 22-Nov-06 |
88 | New Zealand | Dambulla | 10-Aug-10 |
Note: The matches marked in bold were those where Tendulkar featured in the Indian eleven. He was also India's highest scorer in two of those matches. He scored 36 in the match against Australia, 1 in the match against New Zealand and 35 in the match against South Africa.
Dambulla has not been a happy hunting ground for the Indians. When they were skittled out for a below-par 103, India registered the 3rd lowest total on this ground. Infact, India are also joint first in the list along with England, when they were shot-out for 88 by New Zealand earlier in the series.
Lowest totals at Dambulla:
Dambulla has not been a happy hunting ground for the Indians. When they were skittled out for a below-par 103, India registered the 3rd lowest total on this ground. Infact, India are also joint first in the list along with England, when they were shot-out for 88 by New Zealand earlier in the series.
Lowest totals at Dambulla:
Team | Total | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 88 | 46.1 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 18-Nov-03 |
India | 88 | 29.3 | 2 | New Zealand | 10-Aug-10 |
India | 103 | 33.4 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 22-Aug-10 |
Pakistan | 116 | 43.1 | 1 | New Zealand | 11-May-03 |
Sri Lanka | 120 | 43.1 | 2 | Pakistan | 10-May-03 |
U.A.E. | 123 | 47.5 | 2 | Sri Lanka | 17-Jul-04 |
New Zealand | 139 | 43.1 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 13-May-03 |
Sri Lanka | 142 | 38.3 | 1 | India | 20-Aug-08 |
England | 143 | 48.5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 23-Mar-01 |
U.A.E. | 144 | 35 | 2 | India | 16-Jul-04 |
By virtue of this performance, India also equalled their 3rd lowest total in ODIs against Sri Lanka. This is also the 4th time since 2000 that an Indian team has been bowled out for a score less than 150 against Sri Lanka.
India's lowest totals against Sri Lanka:
Total | Overs | Innings | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 26.3 | 2 | Sharjah | 29-Oct-00 |
78 | 24.1 | 2 | Kanpur | 24-Dec-86 |
103 | 33.4 | 1 | Dambulla | 22-Aug-10 |
103 | 26.3 | 2 | Colombo (RPS) | 29-Aug-08 |
136 | 40.3 | 1 | Margao | 08-Dec-90 |
146 | 46 | 1 | Dambulla | 18-Aug-08 |
