B) The previous Test records of Sri Lanka vs India in Sri Lanka
| Comparison subjects | Sri Lanka | India |
| Highest total in an innings | 952/6 dec. at Colombo (RPS) in 1997 | 707 at Colombo (SSC) in 2010 |
| Lowest total in an innings | 134 at Colombo (PSS) in 2015 | 112 at Galle in 2015 |
| Largest victory (by an innings) | Innings & 239 runs at Colombo (SSC) in 2008 | – |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 149 runs at Colombo (PSS) in 1985 | 278 runs at Colombo (PSS) in 2015 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 10 wickets (twice) at Galle in 2001 and 2010 | 7 wickets at Kandy in 2001 |
| 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 | 571 runs by Sanath Jayasuriya (3 innings) in 1997 | 390 runs by Sachin Tendulkar (5 innings) in 2010 |
| Most wickets were taken (in career) | 65 wickets by Muttiah Muralitharan (18 innings) | 30 wickets by Anil Kumble (13 innings) |
| Most wickets were taken in a series | 26 wickets by Ajantha Mendis (3 matches) in 2008 | 21 wickets by Ravichandran Ashwin (3 matches) in 2015 |