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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015
| team1_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
| team1_name = Sri Lanka
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 6 August
| to_date = 1 September 2015
| team1_captain = [[Angelo Mathews]]
| team2_captain = [[Virat Kohli]]
| no_of_tests = 3
| team1_tests_won = 1
| team2_tests_won = 2
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Angelo Mathews]] (339)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Virat Kohli]] (233)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Dhammika Prasad]] (15)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (21)
| player_of_test_series = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (Ind)
}}

The [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] toured [[Sri Lanka]] from 6 August to 1 September 2015 to play a tour match and three [[Test cricket|Test matches]].<ref name="Tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/878755.html |title=India build up to World T20 with plenty of matches |access-date=20 May 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> On 27 June, Sri Lankan batsman [[Kumar Sangakkara]] said he would retire from international cricket after the second Test of the series.<ref name="Sangakkara">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/891861.html |title=Sangakkara confirms international retirement |access-date=27 June 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) and [[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lanka Cricket Board]] confirmed the schedule of India's tour to Sri Lanka in August to September 2015. The tour started with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI, followed by three Test matches. The Test matches were played at Galle, P Sara Oval, and SSC Colombo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/press-releases/10460/indias-tour-of-sri-lanka-schedule-announced |title=India's tour of Sri Lanka schedule announced |access-date=9 July 2015 |work=BCCI}}</ref> The Indian team arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srilankacricket.lk/featured-stories/indian-team-arrive-for-three-test-series |title=Indian team arrive for three-Test series |access-date=4 August 2015 |work=Sri Lanka Cricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805151935/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/featured-stories/indian-team-arrive-for-three-test-series |archive-date=5 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Three different openers for India [[Shikhar Dhawan]] ([[#1st Test|134]]), [[Lokesh Rahul]] ([[#2nd Test|108]]) and [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] ([[#3rd Test|145]]) made centuries in the series. This was fifth time in Test history. The last happened in [[1970–71 Ashes series|1970 Ashes]] by [[John Edrich]], [[Geoff Boycott]] and [[Brian Luckhurst]] for England.<ref name="Three_Centuries">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/915475.html |title=Best figures by an India pacer in SL |access-date=30 August 2015 |work=ESPN}}</ref>

India won the three-match series 2–1, with Virat Kohli winning his first Test series as captain of India, and this was the first series win by India in Sri Lanka [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1993|since 1993]].<ref name="IndiaWin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34115528 |title=Sri Lanka v India: Tourists secure series with victory in Colombo |access-date=1 September 2015 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> This series win also gave India their first overseas Test series victory since the 2011 tour in the West Indies.

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:50%"|{{cr|SRI}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Uncapped Vishwa Fernando in SL Test squad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/907427.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=7 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SL Test squad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/squad/907573.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=7 August 2015 }}</ref>
!style="width:50%"|{{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web |title=India's Test squad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/squad/902445.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amit Mishra returns to India's Test squad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/902433.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 }}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Angelo Mathews]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Dushmantha Chameera]]
* [[Dinesh Chandimal]] ([[Wicket keeper|wk]])
* [[Vishwa Fernando]]
* [[Rangana Herath]]
* [[Dimuth Karunaratne]]
* [[Tharindu Kaushal]]
* [[Jehan Mubarak]]
* [[Dilruwan Perera]]
* [[Kusal Perera]] ([[Wicket keeper|wk]])
* [[Nuwan Pradeep]]
* [[Dhammika Prasad]]
* [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
* [[Kaushal Silva]]
* [[Upul Tharanga]]
* [[Lahiru Thirimanne]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Varun Aaron]]
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* <s>[[Shikhar Dhawan]]</s>3
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
* [[Lokesh Rahul]]
* <s>[[Wriddhiman Saha]] ([[Wicket keeper|wk]])</s>4
* [[Naman Ojha]] ([[Wicket keeper|wk]])5
* [[Karun Nair]]5
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Harbhajan Singh]]
* <s>[[Murali Vijay]]</s>1
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
* [[Stuart Binny]]2
|}

1 [[Murali Vijay]] was ruled out of the first Test and also last Test due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/908213.html |title=Vijay ruled out of first Test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=10 August 2015 |access-date=10 August 2015 }}</ref><ref name ="3rd_Test">{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/912881.html |title= Vijay and Saha Ruled out of the third Test |publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> 2 [[Stuart Binny]] was added to India's squad before the second Test.<ref>{{cite web |title=Binny added to India Test squad |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/910171.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=16 August 2015 |access-date=16 August 2015 }}</ref> 3 [[Shikhar Dhawan]] was ruled out of the last two matches after fracturing his right hand in the first Test.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhawan ruled out of Sri Lanka tour |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/910365.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=17 August 2015 }}</ref> 4 [[Wriddhiman Saha]] was ruled out of the last Test due to a hamstring injury.<ref name ="3rd_Test"/> 5 [[Naman Ojha]] and [[Karun Nair]] were added to India's squad before the third Test.<ref name ="3rd_Test"/>

==Tour match==

===Three day:Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indians===
{{Test match
| date = 6–8 August
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND|name=Indians}}
| team2 = Sri Lanka Board President's XI

| score-team1-inns1 = 351 (88.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 109 (127)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Kasun Rajitha]] 5/68 (17 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 121 (31 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Niroshan Dickwella]] 41 (53)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ishant Sharma]] 5/23 (7 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 180 (58.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Lokesh Rahul]] 47 (94)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Kasun Rajitha]] 2/38 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 200/6 (54 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Kaushal Silva]] 83[[Not out|*]] (163)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 3/38 (8 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895771.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Lyndon Hannibal]] (SL) and [[Asanga Jayasooriya]] (SL)
| motm =
| toss = Sri Lanka Board President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Players per side 15 (11 batting, 11 fielding).
}}

==Test series==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date = 12–16 August
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 183 (49.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Angelo Mathews]] 64 (92)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 6/46 (13.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 375 (117.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] 134 (271)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tharindu Kaushal]] 5/134 (32.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 367 (82.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Dinesh Chandimal]] 162[[not out|*]] (169)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 4/114 (28.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 112 (49.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 36 (76)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Rangana Herath]] 7/48 (21 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 63 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895773.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Galle International Stadium]], [[Galle]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Dinesh Chandimal]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Angelo Mathews]] (SL) made his 50th Test appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/908447.html |title=Sri Lanka gear up for India's five-bowler challenge/Stats and trivia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (Ind) took his 11th five-wicket haul and first against Sri Lanka. His figures of 6/46 is the best bowling figures by an Indian against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/908601.html |title=Ashwin six-for puts India in charge |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=12 August 2015 |access-date=12 August 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 20–24 August
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 393 (114 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[KL Rahul]] 108 (190)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Rangana Herath]] 4/81 (25 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 306 (108 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Angelo Mathews]] 102 (167)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Amit Mishra]] 4/43 (21 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 325/8[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (91 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 126 (243)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Dhammika Prasad]] 4/43 (15 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 134 (43.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Dimuth Karunaratne]] 46 (103)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 5/42 (16 overs)

| result = India won by 278 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895775.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium|P Sara Oval]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[KL Rahul]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Rain interrupted play twice during Sri Lanka's first innings on Day 3 and in the second innings on Day 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcci.tv/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/news/2015/news/10795/report-sl-vs-ind-2nd-test-day-3-at-tea |title=Report: SL vs Ind, 2nd Test - Day 3 |work=bcci.tv |publisher=BCCI (Sports Media) |date=22 August 2015 |access-date=22 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183010/http://www.bcci.tv/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/news/2015/news/10795/report-sl-vs-ind-2nd-test-day-3-at-tea |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| notes = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (SL) played his final international match.<ref name="Sangakkara"/>
* [[Amit Mishra]] (Ind) took his 50th Test wicket when he dismissed [[Dhammika Prasad]] in the first innings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/912433.html |title=Mishra pleased with reward for flight and guile |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=22 August 2015 |access-date=22 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/912375.html |title=Mathews' rescue act, and Binny's 288-ball wait |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=22 August 2015 |access-date=22 August 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 28 August – 1 September
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 312 (100.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] 145[[not out|*]] (289)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Dhammika Prasad]] 4/100 (26 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 201 (52.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kusal Perera]] 55 (56)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ishant Sharma]] 5/54 (15 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 274 (76 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 58 (87)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Nuwan Pradeep]] 4/62 (17 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 268 (85 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Angelo Mathews]] 110 (237)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 4/69 (20 overs)

| result = India won by 117 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895777.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] (Ind)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain interrupted India's innings at 15 overs on day 1 with no play was possible. Rain also interrupted play in the 96th over of India's first innings on day 2 with play being called off for the day.
* On day 3 rain interrupted play in the 9th over of India's second innings with play being called off for the day.
| notes = [[Naman Ojha]] (Ind) and [[Kusal Perera]] (SL) made their Test debuts. This was 14th time that two wicket-keepers made their debuts in the same Test.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/914145.html |title=Series at stake as Sri Lanka begin life after Sangakkara/Stats and Trivia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=27 August 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Ishant Sharma]] (Ind) returned the best bowling figures in an innings by an Indian pace bowler in [[Sri Lanka]] (5/54). He also became the 8th Indian to reach 200 Test wickets.<ref name="Three_Centuries"/>
* [[Dhammika Prasad]] (SL) returned his career-best bowling figures in a Test (8/169).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/916041.html |title=Opening lows, and Prasad's best |work=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=31 August 2015 }}</ref>
* Indian [[Ishant Sharma]] and three Sri Lankan [[Dinesh Chandimal]], [[Dhammika Prasad]], and [[Lahiru Thirimanne]] have been charged by the ICC for their roles in several angry exchanges during the match.
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/series/895057.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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