2018 Nidahas Trophy is going to begin on Tuesday. It is a T20I tri-nation series between the hosts Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Each team will play twice against the other teams before the final match where the top two teams in the final points table will play for the crown. All the matches will be played at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo).
It is expected that the whole Nidahas Trophy will be entertaining. Sri Lanka has a poor T20I record at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) while India is the best team at this venue and Bangladesh has not much experience in the same venue.
Also read: Shakib-Al-Hasan Ruled Out OF Nidahas TrophyNow, before the tournament begins we will look some important stats related to the tri-series.
Important stats previews of the series
(Team records)
- Records at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0/0 |
| India | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
- Head-to-head T20I records
Sri Lanka vs India
| Venues | Match | India won | Sri Lanka Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0/0 |
| In Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |
| At RPS (Colombo) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
| Venues | Matches | Sri Lanka won | Bangladesh Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0/0 |
| In Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 |
| At RPS (Colombo) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
India vs Bangladesh
| Venues | Matches | India won | Bangladesh Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 |
| In Sri Lanka | – | – | – | -/- |
| At RPS (Colombo) | – | – | – | -/- |
- Highest and Lowest T20I totals at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
| Team | Highest T20I total | Lowest T20I total (completed*) |
| Overall | 205/4 (20 overs) | 80 (17.2 overs) |
| Sri Lanka | 172/7 (20 overs) | 101 (18.4 overs) |
| India | 174/3 (19.2 overs) | 140/7 (20 overs) |
| Bangladesh | 176/9 (20 overs) | 155/6 (20 overs) |
(Note: completed lowest T20I total means only those innings where a team played full 20-overs or were bowled out. Not granted the reduced over matches excluding the all-out totals)
- In the T20I history at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), first innings average = 160 runs; second innings average = 139 runs.
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(Individual records)
- Highest T20I knock for any team at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
| Team | Player | Runs scored | Opposition | Date |
| Overall | Luke Wright (England) | 99* | Afghanistan | 21st September 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | Kusal Perera | 77 | Bangladesh | 4th April 2017 |
| India | Virat Kohli | 82 | Sri Lanka | 6th September 2017 |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan | 38 | Sri Lanka | 6th April 2017 |
- Best T20I bowling performance for any team at R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo)
| Team | Player | Bowling figure | Opposition | Date |
| Overall | Harbhajan Singh (India) | 4-2-12-4 | England | 23rd September 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | Ajantha Mendis | 4-0-12-4 | West Indies | 7th October 2012 |
| India | Harbhajan Singh | 4-2-12-4 | England | 23rd September 2012 |
| Bangladesh | Mustafizur Rahman | 3-0-21-4 | Sri Lanka | 6th April 2017 |
