Sri Lanka v India 2017 – Head to head stats in Test cricket
Though Sri Lanka awaits for their maiden Test win on Indian soil, their record at home is a better as they won 7 Tests and lost 6 vs India.
Sri Lanka and India will face off in a 3-match Test series starting Wednesday; only the 2nd bilateral Test series between the two sides in the last six years. Though both the sides are well known for playing a lot of ODI matches in the past decade, it hasn’t been the same case in the longer format. Team India’s tour will be the first full tour for to Sri Lanka since 2008, the last time they played both Test and ODI series.
Speaking about the history of Test cricket between the two teams; they have faced each other in only 38 matches and the Indian team has an upper hand. Though Sri Lanka still awaits their maiden Test win on Indian soil, their record at home is better as they have won 7 Tests and lost 6 to the Indians.
Head to head record between Sri Lanka and India in Test cricket:
| Host | Matches | India Won | Sri Lanka Won | Draw |
| Overall | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| India | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
So far, both the sides have faced each other in 7 Test series each at their respective homes. In Sri Lanka, India lost three and managed to win two series including the most recent one in 2015 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
Bilateral Test series between Sri Lanka and India:
| Series | Season | Host | Winner | Margin | Matches |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Match | 1982/83 | India | Drawn | 0-0 | 1 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 1985 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1-0 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 1986/87 | India | India | 2-0 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Match | 1990/91 | India | India | 1-0 | 1 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 1993 | Sri Lanka | India | 1-0 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 1993/94 | India | India | 3-0 | 3 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 1997 | Sri Lanka | Drawn | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 1997/98 | India | Drawn | 0-0 | 3 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2001 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2-1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 2005/06 | India | India | 2-0 | 3 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2008 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2-1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka in India Test Series | 2009/10 | India | India | 2-0 | 3 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2010 | Sri Lanka | Drawn | 1-1 | 3 |
| India in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2015 | Sri Lanka | India | 2-1 | 3 |
| Host | Series | India Won | Sri Lanka Won | Draw |
| Overall | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| India | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
The Tests between these two sides have witnessed some huge totals including the highest total in Test history – 952/6 by Sri Lanka in 1997. At the same time, Sri Lanka have recorded four of the top 5 lowest totals in the Tests between the two teams with India’s lowest score of 112 was registered in their previous tour where they lost the opening Test of the series.
Highest totals in Sri Lanka-India Tests:
| Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Ground | Start Date |
| Sri Lanka | 952/6d | 271 | 2 | Colombo (RPS) | 2-Aug-1997 |
| Sri Lanka | 760/7d | 202.4 | 2 | Ahmedabad | 16-Nov-2009 |
| India | 726/9d | 163.3 | 2 | Mumbai (BS) | 2-Dec-2009 |
| India | 707 | 225.2 | 2 | Colombo (SSC) | 26-Jul-2010 |
| India | 676/7 | 167.1 | 2 | Kanpur | 17-Dec-1986 |
Lowest totals in Sri Lanka-India Tests:
| Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Ground | Date |
| Sri Lanka | 82 | 51.5 | 2 | Chandigarh | 23-Nov-1990 |
| India | 112 | 49.5 | 4 | Galle | 12-Aug-2015 |
| Sri Lanka | 119 | 63.5 | 1 | Ahmedabad | 8-Feb-1994 |
| Sri Lanka | 134 | 43.4 | 4 | Colombo (PSS) | 20-Aug-2015 |
| Sri Lanka | 136 | 47.3 | 4 | Galle | 31-Jul-2008 |
Individual records in Sri Lanka-India Tests:
In the individual records, Sachin Tendulkar leads the way with 1995 runs while Muttiah Muralitharan has 105 wickets. Among the players from current squads, Angelo Mathews has scored the most with 579 runs in 9 matches while Ishant Sharma has taken 28 wickets vs Sri Lanka in 10 Tests.
Highest run-getters in Sri Lanka-India Tests:
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| SR Tendulkar | India | 25 | 36 | 1995 | 203 | 60.45 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 18 | 28 | 1822 | 275 | 67.48 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| R Dravid | India | 20 | 32 | 1508 | 177 | 48.64 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| KC Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 17 | 28 | 1352 | 219 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| PA de Silva | Sri Lanka | 19 | 32 | 1252 | 148 | 41.73 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Highest wicket-takers in Sri Lanka-India Tests:
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wickets | Ave | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 22 | 32 | 1170 | 105 | 32.61 | 66.8 | 7 | 2 |
| A Kumble | India | 18 | 28 | 862.1 | 74 | 31.2 | 69.9 | 4 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 16 | 26 | 664.2 | 53 | 39.77 | 75.2 | 2 | 2 |
| N Kapil Dev | India | 14 | 26 | 452.3 | 45 | 26.55 | 60.3 | 1 | 0 |
| BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka | 6 | 10 | 308.1 | 34 | 29 | 54.3 | 2 | 1 |
(Stats as on 25th July 2017)
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