- This was India's first win by an innings in SL. Overall it is their eight win in SL - the most for them in a visiting nation. Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to win two Test series in Sri Lanka.
Most consecutive series wins for a team:
9 Aus (Oct 2005 - Jun 2008)
8 Eng (Jul 1884 - Mar 1892)
8 Ind (Aug 2015 - present)*
Three wins for India at an away venue:
Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain (1971, 1976, 2002)
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo (1993, 2015, 2017)
- 50 catches for Rahane in 39 Tests - second fastest to the landmark among Indian fielders after Eknath Solkar's 26 Tests.
- Dimuth Karunaratne became the first SL batsman to score two 100s following on and it was also the first time two SL batsmen scoring 100s in the same innings while following on.