Test series summary
| Season |
Host |
Tests |
Ind |
SL |
Draw |
| 1982-83 |
Ind |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1985 |
SL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 1986-87 |
Ind |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 1990-91 |
Ind |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
SL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 1993-94 |
Ind |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
SL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1997-98 |
Ind |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 1998-99 |
SL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2001 |
SL |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| in India |
11 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
| in Sri Lanka |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| TOTAL |
23 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
Highest team totals
India
| Total |
Venue |
Season |
| 676-7 |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| 566-6d |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| 541-6d |
Bangalore |
1993-94 |
| 537-8d |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| 518-7d |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| 515-9d |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| 512 |
Mumbai |
1997-98 |
| 511 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
| 485 |
Nagpur |
1997-98 |
| 451-6d |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| 446 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1993 |
| 400 |
Cuttack |
1986-87 |
Sri Lanka
| Total |
Venue |
Season |
| 952-6d |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| 610-6d |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| 485 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| 420 |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| 415-7d |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
Lowest team totals
India
| Total |
Venue |
Season |
| 180 |
Galle |
2001 |
| 187 |
Galle |
2001 |
| 198 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985 |
Sri Lanka
| Total |
Venue |
Season |
| 82 |
Chandigarh |
1990-91 |
| 119 |
Ahmedabad |
1993-94 |
| 141 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| 142 |
Cuttack |
1986-87 |
| 174 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
| 191 |
Cuttack |
1986-87 |
| 198 |
Kandy |
1985 |
| 198 |
Chandigarh |
1990-91 |
Highest individual innings
India
| Batsman |
Runs |
Venue |
Season |
| M Azharuddin |
199 |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| SM Gavaskar |
176 |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| SC Ganguly |
173 |
Mumbai |
1997-98 |
| DB Vengsarkar |
166 |
Cuttack |
1986-87 |
| Kapil Dev |
163 |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| SM Gavaskar |
155 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| DB Vengsarkar |
153 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| M Azharuddin |
152 |
Ahmedabad |
1993-94 |
| SR Tendulkar |
148 |
Mumbai |
1997-98 |
| SC Ganguly |
147 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| S Ramesh |
143 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| SR Tendulkar |
143 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| SR Tendulkar |
142 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
| SR Tendulkar |
139 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| NS Sidhu |
131 |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| M Amarnath |
131 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| M Azharuddin |
126 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| VG Kambli |
125 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1993 |
| SR Tendulkar |
124* |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| NS Sidhu |
124 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
| VG Kambli |
120 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1993 |
| M Amarnath |
116* |
Kandy |
1985 |
| SM Patil |
114* |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| NS Sidhu |
111 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| SC Ganguly |
109 |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| M Azharuddin |
108* |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| M Azharuddin |
108 |
Bangalore |
1993-94 |
| R Dravid |
107 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| SR Tendulkar |
104* |
Colombo (SSC) |
1993 |
| NS Sidhu |
104 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1993 |
Sri Lanka
| Batsman |
Runs |
Venue |
Season |
| ST Jayasuriya |
340 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| DPM Jayawardene |
242 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| RS Mahanama |
225 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
199 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| RS Mahanama |
151 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1993 |
| PA de Silva |
148 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1993 |
| PA de Silva |
146 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| DPM Jayawardene |
139 |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
136* |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| PA de Silva |
126 |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| LRD Mendis |
124 |
Kandy |
1985 |
| PA de Silva |
120 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
111 |
Galle |
2001 |
| SAR Silva |
111 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985 |
| A Ranatunga |
111 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1985 |
| PA de Silva |
110* |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| MS Atapattu |
108 |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| MS Atapattu |
108 |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| RL Dias |
106 |
Kandy |
1985 |
| KC Sangakkara |
105* |
Galle |
2001 |
| LRD Mendis |
105 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| LRD Mendis |
105 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| DPM Jayawardene |
104 |
Kandy |
2001 |
| TT Samaraweera |
103* |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| RS Madugalle |
103 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1985 |
Leading run-scorers
India
| Batsman |
Tests |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
0 |
| M Azharuddin |
17 |
23 |
1 |
1215 |
199 |
55.23 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| SR Tendulkar |
13 |
16 |
2 |
1124 |
148 |
80.29 |
6 |
3 |
- |
| NS Sidhu |
11 |
13 |
0 |
935 |
131 |
71.92 |
4 |
3 |
- |
| SC Ganguly |
9 |
15 |
1 |
884 |
173 |
63.14 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| R Dravid |
9 |
14 |
1 |
723 |
107 |
55.62 |
1 |
6 |
- |
| DB Vengsarkar |
8 |
12 |
1 |
655 |
166 |
59.55 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| SM Gavaskar |
7 |
11 |
2 |
600 |
176 |
66.67 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Kapil Dev |
14 |
17 |
2 |
588 |
163 |
39.20 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Sri Lanka
| Batsman |
Tests |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
0 |
| PA de Silva |
19 |
32 |
2 |
1252 |
148 |
41.73 |
5 |
3 |
- |
| ST Jayasuriya |
10 |
16 |
2 |
938 |
340 |
67.00 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| RS Mahanama |
12 |
20 |
0 |
924 |
225 |
46.20 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| A Ranatunga |
20 |
33 |
1 |
867 |
111 |
27.09 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
| HP Tillakaratne |
14 |
21 |
2 |
654 |
136* |
34.42 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| DPM Jayawardene |
6 |
8 |
0 |
627 |
242 |
78.38 |
3 |
1 |
- |
| LRD Mendis |
7 |
13 |
1 |
596 |
124 |
49.67 |
3 |
3 |
- |
| MS Atapattu |
11 |
17 |
1 |
573 |
108 |
35.81 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| RL Dias |
7 |
13 |
1 |
546 |
106 |
45.50 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Record partnership for each wicket
India
| Wkt |
Runs |
Batsmen |
Venue |
Season |
| 1st |
171 |
M Prabhakar & NS Sidhu |
Colombo (SSC) |
1993 |
| 2nd |
232 |
S Ramesh & R Dravid |
Colombo (SSC) |
1998-99 |
| 3rd |
173 |
M Amarnath & DB Vengsarkar |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| 4th |
256 |
SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar |
Mumbai |
1997-98 |
| 5th |
150 |
SR Tendulkar & SC Ganguly |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| 6th |
272 |
N Kapil Dev & M Azharuddin |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| 7th |
78* |
SM Patil & S Madan Lal |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| 8th |
70 |
L Sivaramakrishnan & N Kapil Dev |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985 |
| 9th |
89 |
SC Ganguly & A Kuruvilla |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| 10th |
30 |
Zaheer Khan & BKV Prasad |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
Sri Lanka
| Wkt |
Runs |
Batsmen |
Venue |
Season |
| 1st |
159 |
S Wettimuny & JR Ratnayeke |
Kanpur |
1986-87 |
| 2nd |
576 |
RS Mahanama & ST Jayasuriya |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997 |
| 3rd |
218 |
ST Jayasuriya & PA de Silva |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| 4th |
216 |
RL Dias & LRD Mendis |
Kandy |
1985 |
| 5th |
144 |
RS Madugalle & A Ranatunga |
Colombo (SSC) |
1985 |
| 6th |
103 |
HDPK Dharmasena & PA de Silva |
Mohali |
1997-98 |
| 7th |
194* |
HP Tillakaratne & TT Samaraweera |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| 8th |
48 |
PA de Silva & M Muralitharan |
Colombo (SSC) |
1997 |
| 9th |
60 |
MAWR Madurasinghe & HP Tillakaratne |
Chandigarh |
1990-91 |
| 10th |
64 |
M Muralitharan & PDRL Perera |
Kandy |
2001 |
Best innings bowling
India
| Bowler |
Figures |
Venue |
Season |
| Maninder Singh |
7-51 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| A Kumble |
7-59 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
| SLV Raju |
6-12 |
Chandigarh |
1990-91 |
| SLV Raju |
6-87 |
Ahmedabad |
1993-94 |
| SLV Raju |
5-38 |
Ahmedabad |
1993-94 |
| BKV Prasad |
5-72 |
Kandy |
2001 |
| NS Yadav |
5-76 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
| DR Doshi |
5-85 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| A Kumble |
5-87 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1993 |
| Kapil Dev |
5-110 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| J Srinath |
5-114 |
Galle |
2001 |
| C Sharma |
5-118 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985 |
Sri Lanka
| Bowler |
Figures |
Venue |
Season |
| M Muralitharan |
8-87 |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001 |
| RJ Ratnayake |
6-85 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1985 |
| CRD Fernando |
5-42 |
Galle |
2001 |
| RJ Ratnayake |
5-49 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985 |
| M Muralitharan |
5-49 |
Galle |
2001 |
| FS Ahangama |
5-52 |
Kandy |
1985 |
| HDPK Dharmasena |
5-57 |
Mumbai |
1997-98 |
| ALF de Mel |
5-64 |
Colombo (SSC) |
1985 |
| ALF de Mel |
5-68 |
Chennai |
1982-83 |
| JR Ratnayeke |
5-85 |
Cuttack |
1986-87 |
| KR Pushpakumara |
5-122 |
Nagpur |
1997-98 |
| M Muralitharan |
5-162 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
Best match bowling
India
| Bowler |
Figures |
Venue |
Series |
1st |
2nd |
| SLV Raju |
11-125 |
Ahmedabad |
1993-94 |
5-38 |
6-87 |
| A Kumble |
11-128 |
Lucknow |
1993-94 |
4-69 |
7-59 |
| Maninder Singh |
10-107 |
Nagpur |
1986-87 |
3-56 |
7-51 |
Sri Lanka
| Bowler |
Figures |
Venue |
Season |
1st |
2nd |
| M Muralitharan |
11-196 |
Colombo (SSC) |
2001-02 |
8-87 |
3-109 |
| RJ Ratnayake |
9-125 |
Colombo (PSS) |
1985-86 |
4-76 |
5-49 |
Leading wicket-takers
India
| Bowler |
Tests |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Ave. |
Best |
5WI |
10WM |
SR |
| A Kumble |
12 |
3533 |
144 |
1535 |
46 |
33.37 |
7-59 |
2 |
1 |
76.80 |
| Kapil Dev |
14 |
2715 |
128 |
1195 |
45 |
26.56 |
5-110 |
1 |
- |
60.33 |
| SLV Raju |
5 |
1273 |
81 |
386 |
26 |
14.85 |
6-12 |
3 |
1 |
48.96 |
| Maninder Singh |
5 |
1142 |
60 |
491 |
24 |
20.46 |
7-51 |
1 |
1 |
47.58 |
| M Prabhakar |
7 |
1089 |
51 |
492 |
24 |
20.50 |
4-82 |
- |
- |
45.38 |
| RK Chauhan |
10 |
2148 |
108 |
818 |
23 |
35.57 |
4-48 |
- |
- |
93.39 |
| C Sharma |
5 |
900 |
16 |
545 |
17 |
32.06 |
5-118 |
1 |
- |
52.94 |
| J Srinath |
6 |
909 |
30 |
491 |
17 |
28.88 |
5-114 |
1 |
- |
53.47 |
| BKV Prasad |
7 |
1320 |
45 |
719 |
15 |
47.93 |
5-72 |
1 |
- |
88.00 |
| A Kuruvilla |
5 |
733 |
25 |
412 |
12 |
34.33 |
4-88 |
- |
- |
61.08 |
| RJ Shastri |
7 |
999 |
43 |
384 |
11 |
34.91 |
4-11 |
- |
- |
90.82 |
| NS Yadav |
2 |
367 |
19 |
150 |
11 |
13.64 |
5-76 |
1 |
- |
33.36 |
| Zaheer Khan |
3 |
593 |
16 |
367 |
10 |
36.70 |
4-76 |
- |
- |
59.30 |
Sri Lanka
| Bowler |
Tests |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Ave. |
Best |
5WI |
10WM |
SR |
| M Muralitharan |
12 |
3822 |
154 |
1680 |
51 |
32.94 |
8-87 |
3 |
1 |
74.94 |
| RJ Ratnayake |
6 |
1498 |
47 |
756 |
26 |
29.08 |
6-85 |
2 |
- |
57.62 |
| ALF de Mel |
5 |
1347 |
36 |
758 |
20 |
37.90 |
5-64 |
2 |
- |
67.35 |
| FS Ahangama |
3 |
801 |
32 |
348 |
18 |
19.33 |
5-52 |
1 |
- |
44.50 |
| WPUJ Vaas |
9 |
2073 |
79 |
961 |
18 |
53.39 |
4-65 |
- |
- |
115.17 |
| GP Wickramasinghe |
6 |
1195 |
40 |
622 |
13 |
47.85 |
3-83 |
- |
- |
91.92 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
10 |
948 |
46 |
380 |
11 |
34.55 |
3-45 |
- |
- |
86.18 |
| KR Pushpakumara |
4 |
705 |
14 |
484 |
11 |
44.00 |
5-122 |
1 |
- |
64.09 |
| JR Ratnayeke |
4 |
700 |
10 |
417 |
10 |
41.70 |
5-85 |
1 |
- |
70.00 |