India leads Sri Lanka 71-53 in 136 ODIs played against each other. Suffering a setback in 1979 World Cup from the minnows Sri Lanka, then an Associate Nation, India played cautiously and has won 10 times as against Lanka’s 2 win in the 15 bilateral ODI series they played till 2009/10. In 2012 16th ODI series is evenly poised between the 2011 World Cup Finalists.
Data captured before the start of India-SL ODI series, 2012
India in Sri Lanka 2012 Series Fixture and Results
History
There has been two series sweep (3-0 once for both), and three heavy wins (twice 4-1 and once 6-1) for India. Other series have been fought closely, yet SL mostly missed the winning trophy despite individual heroics.
Series Results
| Year | Host | Winner | Matches | Result |
| 1982/3 | India | Ind | 3 | 3-0 |
| 1985 | SL | None | 3 | 1-1 |
| 1986/7 | Ind | Ind | 5 | 4-1 |
| 1990/1 | Ind | Ind | 3 | 2-1 |
| 1993 | SL | SL | 3 | 2-1 |
| 1993/4 | Ind | Ind | 3 | 2-1 |
| 1997 | SL | SL | 3 | 3-0 |
| 1997/8 | Ind | None | 3 | 1-1 |
| 2005/6 | Ind | Ind | 7 | 6-1 |
| 2006 | SL | None | 3 | 0-0 |
| 2006/7 | Ind | Ind | 4 | 2-1 |
| 2008 | SL | Ind | 5 | 3-2 |
| 2008/9 | SL | Ind | 5 | 4-1 |
| 2009/10 | SL | Ind | 5 | 3-1 |
| 2012 | SL | Ind | 5 | 4-1 |
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