Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> DB Vengsarkar (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 164
--> DB Vengsarkar (1) passed 5500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 119
--> R Lamba (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 23
--> JR Ratnayeke (2) passed 500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 20
--> SD Anurasiri achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed M Amarnath in the India first innings (previous best was 0-4)
--> Kapil Dev reached 300 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed RJ Ratnayake, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings