India achieves the record of most test wins against Sri Lanka
India and Pakistan shared the record for most tests win against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the second test at Nagpur. Both had won 19 tests. India won the Nagpur test by an innings and 239 runs to provide India its 20th win with it the record of most test wins against Sri Lanka. The following table lists the wins carved by these two teams
| INDIA’S VICTORES AGAINST SRI LANKA | ||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 106 runs | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 067 runs | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 |
| 4 | India | won | 235 runs | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 119 runs | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 095 runs | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 7 | India | won | inns & 017 runs | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 |
| 8 | India | won | 007 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 |
| 9 | India | won | 188 runs | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 10 | India | won | 259 runs | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| 11 | India | won | 170 runs | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 12 | India | won | inns & 144 runs | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 13 | India | won | inns & 024 runs | v Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 14 | India | won | 005 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 15 | India | won | 278 runs | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 16 | India | won | 117 runs | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 28 Aug 2015 |
| 17 | India | won | 304 runs | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 18 | India | won | inns & 053 runs | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 19 | India | won | inns & 171 runs | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 20 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| PAKISTAN’S VICTORIES AGAINST SRI LANKA | ||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | won | 204 runs | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | Pakistan | won | inns & 102 runs | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 3 | Pakistan | won | 008 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 |
| 4 | Pakistan | won | 010 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 07 Nov 1985 |
| 5 | Pakistan | won | inns & 020 runs | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 |
| 6 | Pakistan | won | 003 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 02 Jan 1992 |
| 7 | Pakistan | won | 301 runs | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | 09 Aug 1994 |
| 8 | Pakistan | won | inns & 052 runs | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 |
| 9 | Pakistan | won | inns & 040 runs | v Sri Lanka | Peshawar | 08 Sep 1995 |
| 10 | Pakistan | won | inns & 175 runs | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 11 | Pakistan | won | 222 runs | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 12 | Pakistan | won | 005 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 14 Jun 2000 |
| 13 | Pakistan | won | inns & 163 runs | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 21 Jun 2000 |
| 14 | Pakistan | won | 006 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 15 | Pakistan | won | 008 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 |
| 16 | Pakistan | won | 009 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Dubai-DSC | 26 Oct 2011 |
| 17 | Pakistan | won | 005 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 16 Jan 2014 |
| 18 | Pakistan | won | 010 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
| 19 | Pakistan | won | 007 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 03 Jul 2015 |