| 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 [ Images ] | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| in Sri Lanka [ Images ] | 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 [ Images ] | 1997-98 |
| 511 | Lucknow [ Images ] | 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 [ Images ] | 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 [ Images ] | 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 [ Images ] & 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 [ Images ] | 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 [ Images ] | 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 |
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