India vs Sri Lanka head to head in T20 Internationals [Records]

India face Sri Lanka in the seventh match of the ongoing Asia Cup T20 in Bangladesh. While a win will see India qualify for the final of the tournament, a win for Sri Lanka might help the island nation to stay in the contention for a place in the final.

Ther is no shortage of face-offs between two neighbouring nations, India and Sri Lanka in international cricket. Here, we take a look at the overall head-to-head record in T20 internationals between the two Asian giants.

Overall, India have an upper hand in the head-to-head record by a slender margin with 5 wins out of 9, while Sri Lanka have won four of them. This will be the third match between the teams at neutral venues with Sri Lanka winning the previous two. The reigning T20 champions Sri Lanka trumped India in the 2014 T20 World Cup final as well.

However, India have never lost against the Lions in Sri Lanka, whereas Sri Lanka have triumphed twice when visiting India.

India Vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in T20

	Total	In India	In Sri Lanka	Neutral Venues
Matches played	9	5	2	2
Won by India	5	3	2	0
Won by Sri Lanka	4	2	0	2
Tied / No result	0	0	0	0

India Vs Sri Lanka T20 Match Results

Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
India	3 wickets	Colombo (RPS)	Feb 10, 2009
Sri Lanka	29 runs	Nagpur	Dec 9, 2009
India	6 wickets	Mohali	Dec 12, 2009
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	Gros Islet	May 11, 2010
India	39 runs	Pallekele	Aug 7, 2012
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	Dhaka	Apr 6, 2014
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	Pune	Feb 9, 2016
India	69 runs	Ranchi	Feb 12, 2016
India	9 wickets	Visakhapatnam	Feb 14, 2016

Source: ESPNCricinfo