Result: India won by an innings and 8 runs
Check out some more encounters between these teams
| Year | Trophy | City | India Cap | SL Cap | Result | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | India v Sri Lanka - 3rd Test | Cuttack | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | India won by an innings and 67 runs | Scorecard |
| 2005 | India v Sri Lanka - 1st Test | Chennai | Rahul Dravid | Marvan Atapattu | Match drawn | Scorecard |
| 1986 | India v Sri Lanka - 2nd Test | Nagpur | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | India won by an innings and 106 runs | Scorecard |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka v India - 2nd Test | Colombo | Sachin Tendulkar | Arjuna Ranatunga | Match drawn | Scorecard |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka v India - 2nd Test | Kandy | Sourav Ganguly | Sanath Jayasuriya | India won by 7 wickets | Scorecard |