Sri Lanka are clearly a force to reckon with in one-dayers, especially when playing at home, as their win percentage of 65 in 135 matches shows.
India and South Africa will have their task cut out when they take on the islanders in the tri-series in Colombo. Both teams have failed to produce desirable results against the Lankans and will be keen to change the script this time around.
A detailed statistical analysis of the three teams -- India, Sri Lanka and South Africa -- taking part in the tri-series, beginning in Colombo on August 14.
Performance of each country in ODIs:
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| India | 623 | 296 | 300 | 24 | 3 | 47.51 |
| Sri Lanka | 501 | 226 | 255 | 17 | 3 | 45.11 |
| South Africa | 355 | 216 | 124 | 10 | 5 | 60.85 |
Performance of each country in Sri Lanka:
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| India | 53 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 37.74 |
| Sri Lanka | 135 | 88 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 65.19 |
| South Africa | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
Performance of each country in last 10 matches:
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| India | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| South Africa | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Performance of each country against each other:
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| India v Sri Lanka | 89 | 47 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 52.81 |
| India v South Africa | 50 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| Sri Lanka v India | 89 | 35 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 39.33 |
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 43 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 48.84 |
| Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | Won% | |
| South Africa v India | 50 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| South Africa v Sri Lanka | 43 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 46.51 |
Highest innings totals:
| India v Sri Lanka | 373-6 (50 overs) | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| India v South Africa | 310 (48.5 overs) | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| Sri Lanka v India | 302-4 (50 overs) | Colombo RPS | 17 Aug 1997 |
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 308-8 (50 overs) | Colombo SSC | 31 Aug 2004 |
| South Africa v India | 320-7 (50 overs) | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| South Africa v Sri Lanka | 317-6 (50 overs) | Centurion | 29 Nov 2002 |
Lowest innings totals:
| India v Sri Lanka | 54 (26.3 overs) | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| India v South Africa | 147 (49.4 overs) | Port Elizabeth | 09 Dec 1992 |
| Sri Lanka v India | 96 (41 overs) | Sharjah | 08 Apr 1984 |
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 98 (34 overs) | Colombo RPS | 02 Sep 1993 |
| South Africa v India | 117 (48 overs) | Nairobi Gym | 26 Sep 1999 |
| South Africa v Sri Lanka | 154 (46.1 overs) | Colombo RPS | 04 Sep 1993 |
Highest individual innings:
| India v Sri Lanka | 183* (off 145 balls) | MS Dhoni | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| 183 (off 158 balls) | SC Ganguly | Taunton | 26 May 1999 | |
| India v South Africa | 141* (off 142 balls) | SC Ganguly | Nairobi Gym | 13 Oct 2000 |
| Sri Lanka v India | 189 (off 161 balls) | ST Jayasuriya | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 124 (off 129 balls) | MS Atapattu | Durban | 03 Mar 2003 |
| South Africa v India | 134* (off 124 balls) | GC Smith | Calcutta | 25 Nov 2005 |
| South Africa v Sri Lanka | 125* (off 145 balls) | HH Dippenaar | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2006 |
Best bowling in a match:
| India v Sri Lanka | 6-59 (10 overs) | A Nehra | Colombo RPS | 09 Aug 2005 |
| India v South Africa | 5-6 (10 overs) | SB Joshi | Nairobi Gym | 26 Sep 1999 |
| Sri Lanka v India | 7-30 (10 overs) | M Muralitharan | Sharjah | 27 Oct 2000 |
| Sri Lanka v South Africa | 5-26 (8 overs) | DNT Zoysa | Colombo RPS | 22 Aug 2004 |
| South Africa v India | 5-29 (8.4 overs) | AA Donald | Calcutta | 10 Nov 1991 |
| South Africa v Sri Lanka | 6-49 (10 overs) | L Klusener | Lahore | 06 Nov 1997 |
