B) The previous ODI records of Sri Lanka vs India in Sri Lanka
| Comparison subjects | Sri Lanka | India |
| Highest total | 320/8 (50 overs) at Colombo (RPS) on 8th February 2009 | 363/5 (50 overs) at Colombo (RPS) on 3rd February 2009 |
| Lowest total | 142 (38.3 overs) at Dambulla on 20th August 2008 | 103 at Dambulla on 22nd August 2010 and Colombo (RPS) on 29th August 2008 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 139 runs at Colombo (RPS) on 12th September 2009 | 147 runs at Colombo (RPS) on 3rd February 2009 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 9 wickets twice at Colombo (RPS) on 28th August 1996 and at Hambantota on 24th July 2012 | 8 wickets at Colombo (RPS) on 19th June 1998 |
| Most runs scored (in career) | 1,580 runs by Sanath Jayasuriya (39 innings) | 1,023 runs by Sachin Tendulkar (28 innings) |
| Most runs scored in a series | 271 runs by Kumar Sangakkara (5 innings) in 2009 | 296 runs by Virat Kohli (5 innings) in 2012 |
| Most wickets were taken (in career) | 31 wickets by Muttiah Muralitharan (31 innings) | 33 wickets by Harbhajan Singh (21 innings) and Zaheer Khan (26 innings) |
| Most wickets were taken in a series | 13 wickets by Ajantha Mendis (5 matches) in 2008 | 10 wickets by Ishant Sharma (5 matches) in 2009 |