3 Number of Test series wins for Sri Lanka against India. Each of these wins have come in Sri Lanka. India has never lost a single Test match, let alone a Test series, to Sri Lanka in India.
5 Number of Test series (including this series) played between India and Sri Lanka, post 2005. Four out of these five series have been played in Sri Lanka, with Sri Lanka’s only tour to India coming in 2009.
22 Number of years between India’s two Test series victories in Sri Lanka. It had won a three-match series by a 1-0 margin in 1993 and then had to wait till 2015 for its next win, when it beat Sri Lanka 2-1.
1995 Runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar in 25 Tests against Sri Lanka, the most by any batsman in India-Sri Lanka Tests. Next on the list is Mahela Jayawardene with 1822 runs from 18 Tests.
105 Wickets taken by Muttiah Muralitharan in 22 Tests against India, the most by any bowler in India-Sri Lanka Tests. Kumble has taken 74 wickets from 18 Tests against Sri Lanka.
8 Number of India-Sri Lanka Tests played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, more than at any other venue. India has a 2-2 head-to-head record (with four draws) against Sri Lanka at this ground. The second Test of this series will be played here.
3 Number of Tests that India has lost against Sri Lanka in Galle, more than at any other venue. It has only won one Test here, in 2008. The first Test of this series will be played in Galle.
8-4 India’s win-loss record in Tests against Sri Lanka since 2005. The only two top-eight teams against whom India has a better win-loss ratio in Tests during this period are New Zealand (7-1) and West Indies (8-0).
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