| Test 1, 23rd Jul 2008 - 27th Jul 2008 |
| Sri Lanka won the toss, elected to bat |
| Stadium | : | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| Venue | : | Colombo |
| Umpires | : | MR Benson and BR Doctrove |
| TV Umpire | : | RE Koertzen |
| Referee | : | AG Hurst | | Result | : | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs | | Man of the Match | : | M Muralitharan | |
| | Days | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | | Score | SL: 85/2 | SL: 422/4 | SL: 600/6d; India: 159/6 | India: 223/10 & 138/10 | |
| Fall of Wickets: 7/1( M Vandort(3)-4 overs),57/2( K Sangakkara(12)-13 overs),212/3( M Warnapura(115)-60.5 overs),360/4( M Jayawardene(136)-102.2 overs),454/5( T Samaraweera(127)-129.2 overs),542/6( P Jayawardene(28)-152 overs) |
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