Team India ended the 2017 season with a whitewash against the Sri Lankans in the T20 International series at home. The Indian team — led by stand-in captain Rohit Sharma — thrashed Lankans 3-0 in the shortest format of the game. In this T20I series, Team India made and broke several records. In the second T20I, Rohit Sharma equalled South African David Miller’s record of the fastest T20I century. Rohit smashed 118 in just 43 balls as India posted a mammoth 260-run total on board — the second highest T20I total after Australia’s 263.
Rohit’s century came off just 35 balls as he smashed Sri Lankan bowlers all around the park. His 118-run knock included 12 fours and 10 sixes.
35 balls, 100 runs. Stand up and salute THE HITMAN #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/itPzE8WdoB
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 22, 2017
Let’s have a look at some of the stats after the 3rd T20:
- India’s winning margin of 3-0 is their biggest series victory vs Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals. It is the second time that they have won all three matches in a bilateral series — the first instance being against Australia in January 2016.
- India have won ten and lost four matches out of 14 played against Sri Lanka in T20Is, with a winning percentage of 71.42.
- India, for the first time, have won seven successive matches against Sri Lanka between February 12, 2016, and December 24, 2017. This is their best winning sequence, equalling their own record when they defeated Australia in seven consecutive matches between October 10, 2013, and October 7, 2017.
- In all three formats — Tests, ODIs and T20Is — India have won 37 matches and lost 12 out of 53 contested. The remaining four could not produce results, with the win/loss ratio being 3.083. This is their best performance in terms of wins in a calendar year.
- Only one team had more wins in a calendar year in international cricket — 38 out of 47 contested by Australia in 2003 (8 lost and 1 drawn).
- Between April 6, 2017, and December 24, 2017, Sri Lanka have lost eight consecutive matches, eclipsing the seven matches they lost between March 20, 2016, and January 20, 2017.
- Sri Lanka became the first team to have lost 40 matches (out of 57 contested) in a calendar year in international cricket. They won 14 while the remaining three could not produce results.
- Rohit Sharma had posted 65 sixes in 33 innings in international cricket this year — the highest tally registered by a batsman in a calendar year. South Africa’s Abraham de Villiers had recorded 63 sixes in 34 innings in 2015.
- Rohit’s tally of 13 sixes is the highest by any batsman in T20Is involving India and Sri Lanka.
- Rohit managed to score 162 runs at an average of 54.00 in the series — the most by an Indian player in a bilateral series in India.
- Rohit’s aforesaid aggregate is the second highest by an Indian batsman in a bilateral series behind Virat Kohli’s 199.00 in three matches versus Australia in 2015-16.
- Jaydev Unadkat (2/15) recorded his best bowling figures in T20Is.
- Jaydev Unadkat received his first Man of the Match award in T20Is. Also, he got his first Player of the Series award in T20Is.
- Washington Sundar (18 years and 80 days) became the youngest Indian to make debut in T20Is, surpassing Rishabh Pant’s record (19 years 120 days).
Young Washington Sundar is all set to make his T20I debut in Wankhede #TeamIndia #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/QIZOSvwLe0
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2017
Let’s have a look at Team India’s Report card in 2017:
Test matches
|
Match Dates |
VS |
Result/ Winner |
Margin |
|
Feb 9-13, 2017 |
India vs Bangladesh |
India |
208 runs |
|
Feb 23-25, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
Australia |
333 runs |
|
Mar 4-7, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
75 runs |
|
Mar 16-20, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
Draw |
– |
|
Mar 25-28, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
8 wickets |
|
Jul 26-29, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
304 runs |
|
Aug 3-6, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
Innings & 53 runs |
|
Aug 12-14, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
Innings & 171 runs |
|
Nov 16-20, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
Draw |
– |
|
Nov 24-27, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
Innings & 239 runs |
|
Dec 2-6, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
Draw |
– |
Total: 11 Test matches – 7 won, 3 drawn.
Winning percentage: 63.63%
Highest Total: 687/6 declare – India vs Bangladesh
Highest Score Individual: Virat Kohli (243) against Sri Lanka
Most Hundreds: Virat Kohli (5)
Most Wickets: R Ashwin (56)
One Day Internationals
|
Match Dates |
VS |
Result/Winner |
Margin |
|
Jan 15, 2017 |
India vs England |
India |
3 wickets |
|
Jan 19, 2017 |
India vs England |
India |
15 runs |
|
Jan 22, 2017 |
India vs England |
England |
5 runs |
|
Jun 4, 2017 |
India vs Pakistan |
India |
124 runs |
|
Jun 8, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
7 wickets |
|
Jun 11, 2017 |
India vs South Africa |
India |
8 wickets |
|
Jun 15, 2017 |
Bangladesh vs India |
India |
9 wickets |
|
Jun 18, 2017 |
India vs Pakistan |
Pakistan |
180 runs |
|
Jun 23, 2017 |
West India vs India |
No Result |
No Result |
|
Jun 25, 2017 |
West India vs India |
India |
105 runs |
|
Jun 30, 2017 |
West India vs India |
India |
93 runs |
|
Jul 2, 2017 |
West India vs India |
West Indies |
11 runs |
|
Jul 6, 2017 |
West India vs India |
India |
8 wickets |
|
Aug 20, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
9 wickets |
|
Aug 24, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
3 wickets |
|
Aug 27, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
6 wickets |
|
Aug 31, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
168 runs |
|
Sep 3, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
6 wickets |
|
Sep 17, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
26 runs |
|
Sep 21, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
50 runs |
|
Sep 24, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
5 wickets |
|
Sep 28, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
Australia |
21 runs |
|
Oct 1, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
7 wickets |
|
Oct 22, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
New Zealand |
6 wickets |
|
Oct 25, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
India |
6 wickets |
|
Oct 29, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
India |
6 runs |
|
Dec 10, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
7 wickets |
|
Dec 13, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
141 runs |
|
Dec 17, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
8 wickets |
Total ODI matches: 29 ODIs, India won 21
Winning percentage: 72.41%
Highest Total: 392/4 – India vs Sri Lanka, Dec 13
Highest Score (Individual): Rohit Sharma (208*) vs Sri Lanka
Most Hundreds: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli (6)
Most Wickets: Jasprit Bumrah (39)
Is there anything that @msdhoni cannot do? You have seen him bowl leg spin now it is time for seam up. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/8WLuKnyyE5
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 9, 2017
T20 Internationals
|
Match Dates |
VS |
Result/Winner |
Margin |
|
Jan 26, 2017 |
India vs England |
England |
7 wickets |
|
Jan 29, 2017 |
India vs England |
India |
5 runs |
|
Feb 1, 2017 |
India vs England |
India |
75 runs |
|
Jul 9, 2017 |
West India vs India |
West Indies |
9 wickets |
|
Sep 6, 2017 |
Sri Lanka vs India |
India |
7 wickets |
|
Oct 7, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
India |
9 wickets |
|
Oct 10, 2017 |
India vs Australia |
Australia |
8 wickets |
|
Nov 1, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
India |
53 runs |
|
Nov 4, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
New Zealand |
40 runs |
|
Nov 7, 2017 |
India vs New Zealand |
India |
6 runs |
|
Dec 20, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
93 runs |
|
Dec 22, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
88 runs |
|
Dec 24, 2017 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
India |
5 wickets |
Total matches: 13 T20s, India won 9
Winning percentage: 69.2%
Highest Total: 260/5, India vs Sri Lanka, December 22
Highest Score (Individual): Rohit Sharma (118)
Most Wickets: Yuzvendra Chahal (23)
#TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli and batsman @cheteshwar1‘s message on the #ArmedForcesFlagDay pic.twitter.com/k5Ch3vCQ7E
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 7, 2017
2017 proved to be a good year for the Indian cricket team. The Men in Blue will start the new season against South Africa. Team India will play 3 Test matches, 6 ODIs and 3 T20Is against the African nation. The India tour of South Africa will start from January 5.
Team India have never won a Test series on Indian soil. In 2011, they manage to equal the series 1-1 under MS Dhoni’s leadership.
(Stats ESPNCRICINFO)
