India vs Sri Lanka Head-to -Head in Test Match Series

Sri Lanka in India (1982/83)

Only Test at Chennai - Sep 17-22, 1982, Match drawn (Sri Lanka 346 and 394; Ind 566/6d and 135/7)

Result Drawn 1

India in Sri Lanka (1985)

1st Test at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 30-Sep 4, 1985, Match drawn (Ind 218 and 251; SL 347 and 61/4)
2nd Test at Colombo (PSS) - Sep 6-11, 1985, Sri Lanka won by 149 runs (SL 385 and 206/3d; Ind 244 and 198)
3rd Test at Kandy - Sep 14-19, 1985, Match drawn (Ind 249 and 325/5d; SL 198 and 307/7)

Result Sri Lanka 1, Drawn 2

Sri Lanka in India (1986/87)

1st Test at Kanpur - Dec 17-22, 1986, Match drawn (SL 420; Ind 676/7)
2nd Test at Nagpur - Dec 27-31, 1986, India won by an innings and 106 runs (SL 204 and 141; Ind 451/6d)
3rd Test at Cuttack - Jan 4-7, 1987, India won by an innings and 67 runs (Ind 400; SL 191 and 142 (f/o)

Result India 2, Drawn 1

Sri Lanka in India (1990-91)

Only Test at Chandigarh - Nov 23-27, 1990, India won by an innings and 8 runs (Ind 288; SL 82 and 198 (f/o)

Result India 1

India in Sri Lanka (1993)

1st Test at Kandy - Jul 17-22, 1993, Match drawn (SL 24/3)
2nd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Jul 27-Aug 1, 1993, India won by 235 runs (Ind 366 and 359/4d; SL 254 and 236)
3rd Test at Colombo (PSS) - Aug 4-9, 1993, Match drawn (SL 351 and 352/6; Ind 446)

Result India 1, Drawn 2

Sri Lanka in India (1993/94)

1st Test at Lucknow - Jan 18-22, 1994, India won by an innings and 119 runs (Ind 511; SL 218 and 174 (f/o))
2nd Test at Bangalore - Jan 26-30, 1994, India won by an innings and 95 runs (Ind 541/6d; SL 231 and 215 (f/o))
3rd Test at Ahmedabad - Feb 8-12, 1994, India won by an innings and 17 runs (SL 119 and 222; Ind 358)

Result India 3

India in Sri Lanka (1997)

1st Test at Colombo (RPS) - Aug 2-6, 1997, Match drawn (Ind 537/8d; SL 952/6d)
2nd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 9-13, 1997, Match drawn (SL 332 and 415/7d; Ind 375 and 281/5)

Result Drawn 2

Sri Lanka in India (1997/98)

1st Test at Mohali - Nov 19-23, 1997, Match drawn (SL 369 and 251/6; Ind 515/9d)
2nd Test at Nagpur - Nov 26-30, 1997, Match drawn (Ind 485)
3rd Test at Mumbai - Dec 3-7, 1997, Match drawn (Ind 512 and 181/9d; SL 361 and 166/7)

Result Drawn 3

Asian Test Championship in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (1998/99)

1st Match: India v Pakistan at Kolkata - Feb 16-20, 1999, Pakistan won by 46 runs (Pakistan 185 and 316; Ind 223 and 232)
2nd Match at Colombo (SSC) - Feb 24-28, 1999, Match drawn (Ind 518/7d and 306/5; SL 485)
3rd Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore - Mar 4-8, 1999, Match drawn (Pakistan 398 and 314/8d; SL 328 and 165/2)
Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka - Mar 12-15, 1999, Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runs (SL 231 and 188; Pakistan 594)

Winner Pakistan

India in Sri Lanka (2001)

1st Test at Galle - Aug 14-17, 2001, Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (Ind 187 and 180; SL 362 and 6/0)
2nd Test at Kandy - Aug 22-25, 2001, India won by 7 wickets (SL 274 and 221; Ind 232 and 264/3)
3rd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Aug 29-Sep 2, 2001, Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs (Ind 234 and 299; SL 610/6d)

Result Sri Lanka 2, India 1

Sri Lanka in India (2005/06)

1st Test at Chennai - Dec 2-6, 2005, Match drawn (Ind 167; SL 168/4)
2nd Test at Delhi - Dec 10-14, 2005, India won by 188 runs (Ind 290 and 375/6d; SL 230 and 247)
3rd Test at Ahmedabad - Dec 18-22, 2005, India won by 259 runs (Ind 398 and 316/9d; SL 206 and 249)

Result India 2, Drawn 1

India in Sri Lanka (2008)

1st Test at Colombo (SSC) - Jul 23-26, 2008, Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs (SL 600/6d; Ind 223 and 138 (f/o))
2nd Test at Galle - Jul 31-Aug 3, 2008, India won by 170 runs (Ind 329 and 269; SL 292 and 136)
3rd Test at Colombo (PSS) - Aug 8-11, 2008, Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (Ind 249 and 268; SL 396 and 123/2)

Result Sri Lanka 2, India 1

Sri Lanka in India (2009/10)

1st Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad - Nov 16-20, 2009, Match drawn (Ind 426 and 412/4; SL 760/7d)
2nd Test at Green Park, Kanpur - Nov 24-27, 2009, India won by an innings and 144 runs (Ind 642; SL 229 and 269 (f/o))
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai - Dec 2-6, 2009, India won by an innings and 24 runs (SL 393 and 309; Ind 726/9d)

Result India 2, Drawn 1

India in Sri Lanka (2010)

1st Test at Galle International Stadium, Galle, Jul 18-22, 2010, Sri Lanka won by 10-wickets (SL 520/8d; Ind 276 and 338 f/o)
2nd Test at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, Jul 26-30, 2010, Match drawn (SL 642/4d and 129/3d; Ind 707)
3rd Test at P Sara Oval, Colombo, Aug 03-07, 2010, India won by 5-wickets (SL 425 and 267; IND 436 and 258/5)

Result Sri Lanka 1, India 1, Drawn 1

India in Sri Lanka (2015)

1st Test at Galle International Stadium, Aug 12-16, Sri Lanka won by 63 runs (SL 183 and 367; India 375 and 112)
2nd Test at P Sara Oval, Colombo, Aug 20-24, India won by 278 runs (Ind 393 and 325/8d; 306 and 134)
3rd Test at SSC, Colombo, Aug 28-Sep 1, India won by 117 runs (Ind 312 and 274; SL 201 and 268)

Result India 2, Sri Lanka 1

Overall Test Records (Since 1982)

S#	Year	Venue	Total	India	Sri Lanka	Drawn
1.	1982/83	India	1	-	-	1
2.	1985	Sri Lanka	3	-	1	2
3.	1986/87	India	3	2	-	1
4.	1990/91	India	1	1	-	-
5.	1993	Sri Lanka	3	1	-	2
6.	1993/94	India	3	3	-	-
7.	1997	Sri Lanka	2	-	-	2
8.	1997/98	India	3	-	-	3
9.	1998/99	Asian Test Championship	1	-	-	1
10.	2001	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	-
11.	2005/06	India	3	2	-	1
12	2008/09	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	-
13.	2009/10	India	3	2	0	1
14.	2010/11	Sri Lanka	3	1	1	1
15.	2015/16	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	-
	Total		38	16	7	15

• Sanath Jayasuriya remains the only Sri Lankan batsman to score a triple hundred and also the only batsman in Sri Lanka-India Test series. Jayawardene is the only Sri Lankan batsman to score double hundreds on two occasions.
• Virender Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to score double hundreds on two occasions - 293 in 2009 and 201* at Galle in Jul 2008. Sehwag's 293 is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Lanka.
• Sachin Tendulkar has scored eight hundreds which is not only the Indian record for most hundreds against Sri Lanka but also a record in Sri Lanka-India Test series. MS Dhoni is the lone Indian wicket-keeper to score two hundreds against Sri Lanka.
• Muttiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka {97}, A Kumble of India {74} and Harbhajan Singh of India {50} are the three bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets in India-Sri Lanka Test series.
• There are three occasions of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten or more wickets against India. 11 for 110 by Muralitharan in 2008, 11 for 196 by Muralidaran in 2001 and 10 for 209 by Mendis in 2008.
• Rangana Herath returned with figures of 240 runs in 53 overs to be the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by a Sri Lankan bowler against India.
• Mohammad Azharuddin of India with 27 catches and Hasan Tilakaratne of Sri Lanka with 16 catches hold the record for most number of catches by a Indian fieldsman and by an Sri Lankan fieldsman respectively in Sri Lanka-India Tests.
• SAR Silva of Sri Lanka with 22 dismissals and Nayan Mongia of India with 18 dismissals hold the record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and by an Indian wicket-keeper respectively in Sri Lanka-India Tests.
• Sri Lankan batsmen have posted 33 three-figure partnerships against India. 576 runs for the second-wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama in 1997 represent the highest three figure partnership against India.
• Indian batsmen have posted 43 three-figure partnerships against Sri Lanka. 272 runs for the sixth-wicket between Azharuddin and Kapil Dev in 1996 represent the highest three figure partnership against Sri Lanka