1st Test, Galle, August 14, 2001, 12:00 AM
India
187/9(95.3ov) & 180/9(74.5ov)
Sri Lanka
362/10(107.5ov) & 6/0(1.5ov)
Sri Lanka beat India by 10 wickets
Sri Lanka Playing XI
India Playing XI
| Russel Arnold | All Rounder |
| Marvan Atapattu | Batsman |
| Dilhara Fernando | Bowler |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (c) | Batsman |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Bowler |
| Ruchira Perera | Bowler |
| Suresh Perera | Batsman |
| Kumar Sangakkara † | Wicket Keeper |
| Hashan Tillakaratne † | Wicket Keeper |
| Chaminda Vaas | Bowler |
| Hemang Badani | Batsman |
| Shiv Sunder Das | Batsman |
| Sameer Dighe † | Wicket Keeper |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman |
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | Batsman |
| Harbhajan Singh | Bowler |
| Mohammad Kaif | Batsman |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Prasad | Bowler |
| Sadagopan Ramesh | Batsman |
| Javagal Srinath | Bowler |