Result: India won by 278 runs
Check out some more encounters between these teams
| Year | Trophy | City | India Cap | SL Cap | Result | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | India v Sri Lanka - 1st Test | Chennai | Sunil Gavaskar | Bandula Warnapura | Match drawn | Scorecard |
| 1986 | India v Sri Lanka - 1st Test | Kanpur | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Match drawn | Scorecard |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka v India - 3rd Test | Colombo | Sourav Ganguly | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs | Scorecard |
| 2010 | Sri Lanka v India - 1st Test | Galle | MS Dhoni | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets | Scorecard |
| 1994 | India v Sri Lanka - 1st Test | Lucknow | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | India won by an innings and 119 runs | Scorecard |