| 27 Oct 1988 | PAK 194/7 v SL 195/51st Match · ODI | SL | DNB | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 31 balls remaining) | Dhaka | 1988 Asia Cup |
| 4 Sept 1988 | ENG 245/5 v SL 242/7Only ODI · ODI | SL | 17 | - | 0 | England won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) | London | Sri Lanka tour of England 1988 |
| 25 Aug 1988 | ENG 429 & 100/3 v SL 194 & 331Only Test · Test | SL | 3 & 20 | - | 0 | England won by 7 wickets | London | Sri Lanka tour of England 1988 |
| 31 Mar 1988 | NZ 249/7 v SL 206/9SF · ODI | SL | 25 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 43 runs | Sharjah | 1987–88 Sharjah Cup |
| 29 Mar 1988 | NZ 258/8 v SL 1593rd Match · ODI | SL | 15 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 99 runs | Sharjah | 1987–88 Sharjah Cup |
| 25 Mar 1988 | IND 219/8 v SL 2011st Match · ODI | SL | 11 | - | 2 | India won by 18 runs | Sharjah | 1987–88 Sharjah Cup |
| 12 Feb 1988 | AUS 455 v SL 194 & 153Only Test · Test | SL | 6 & 7 | - | 0 | Australia won by an innings and 108 runs | Perth | Sri Lanka tour of Australia 1987/88 |
| 19 Jan 1988 | AUS 189/7 v SL 188/911th Match · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 0 | Australia won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) | Sydney | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 16 Jan 1988 | NZ 167/6 v SL 164/89th Match · ODI | SL | 5 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) | Brisbane | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 14 Jan 1988 | AUS 243/8 v SL 2058th Match · ODI | SL | 44 | - | 1 | Australia won by 38 runs | Melbourne | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 12 Jan 1988 | NZ 199/7 v SL 200/67th Match · ODI | SL | 10 | - | 1 | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) | Hobart | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 10 Jan 1988 | AUS 289/6 v SL 208/86th Match · ODI | SL | 7 | - | 1 | Australia won by 81 runs | Adelaide | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 9 Jan 1988 | NZ 242/6 v SL 2415th Match · ODI | SL | 3 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) | Adelaide | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 5 Jan 1988 | NZ 178/4 v SL 1743rd Match · ODI | SL | 13 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) | Sydney | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 2 Jan 1988 | AUS 249/7 v SL 1681st Match · ODI | SL | 7 | - | 0 | Australia won by 81 runs | Perth | 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series |
| 30 Oct 1987 | ENG 219/2 v SL 218/722nd Match · ODI | SL | 22 | - | 0 | England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining) | Pune | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 25 Oct 1987 | PAK 297/7 v SL 184/817th Match · ODI | SL | 15 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 113 runs | Faisalabad | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 21 Oct 1987 | SL 211/8 v WI 236/814th Match · ODI | SL | 18 | - | 1 | West Indies won by 25 runs | Kanpur | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 17 Oct 1987 | ENG 296/4 v SL 158/810th Match · ODI | SL | 30 | - | 0 | England won by 108 runs (revised target) | Peshawar | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 13 Oct 1987 | SL 169/4 v WI 360/47th Match · ODI | SL | DNB | - | 0 | West Indies won by 191 runs | Karachi | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 16 Apr 1987 | SL 397/9 v NZ 406/51st Test · Test | SL | 60 | 0/6 | 1 | Match drawn | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1986/87 |
| 15 Jan 1987 | IND 235/8 v SL 141/94th ODI · ODI | SL | DNB | - | 0 | India won by 94 runs | Vadodara | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 13 Jan 1987 | IND 209/4 v SL 208/63rd ODI · ODI | SL | DNB | - | 0 | India won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) | Delhi | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 11 Jan 1987 | IND 146/2 v SL 145/82nd ODI · ODI | SL | 22* | - | 0 | India won by 8 wickets (with 111 balls remaining) | Guwahati | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | SL 162 & 230 v PAK 295 & 98/03rd Test · Test | SL | 0 & 5 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 10 wickets | Karachi | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 3 Nov 1985 | PAK 216/7 v SL 1274th ODI · ODI | SL | 9 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 89 runs | Hyderabad (Sindh) | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 27 Oct 1985 | PAK 259 & 100/2 v SL 157 & 2002nd Test · Test | SL | 0 & 65 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | Sialkot | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | PAK 231/5 v SL 228/73rd ODI · ODI | SL | 73 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) | Lahore | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 23 Oct 1985 | PAK 224/5 v SL 209/72nd ODI · ODI | SL | 7 | - | 1 | Pakistan won by 15 runs | Gujranwala | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 16 Oct 1985 | PAK 555/3 v SL 4791st Test · Test | SL | 5 | 0/18 | 0 | Match drawn | Faisalabad | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 13 Oct 1985 | PAK 147/2 v SL 1451st ODI · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) | Peshawar | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 22 Sept 1985 | SL 32/4 v IND 194/63rd ODI · ODI | SL | 1 | - | 0 | No result | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 21 Sept 1985 | SL 171/5 v IND 157/42nd ODI · ODI | SL | 50* | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 14 runs | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 14 Sept 1985 | SL 198 & 307/7 v IND 249 & 325/53rd Test · Test | SL | 5 & 10 | 0/10 | 1 | Match drawn | Kandy | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 6 Sept 1985 | SL 385 & 206/3 v IND 244 & 1982nd Test · Test | SL | 54 & DNB | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 149 runs | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 30 Aug 1985 | SL 347 & 61/4 v IND 218 & 2511st Test · Test | SL | 103 & 5* | - | 0 | Match drawn | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 25 Aug 1985 | SL 241/6 v IND 242/81st ODI · ODI | SL | 3 | - | 0 | India won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 27 Feb 1985 | SL 135/7 v WI 136/27th Match · ODI | SL | 36* | - | 0 | West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 143 balls remaining) | Melbourne | World Championship of Cricket 1984/85 |
| 23 Feb 1985 | NZ 223 v SL 1724th Match · ODI | SL | 8 | - | 1 | New Zealand won by 51 runs | Melbourne | World Championship of Cricket 1984/85 |
| 28 Jan 1985 | AUS 323/2 v SL 9113th Match · ODI | SL | 8 | - | 0 | Australia won by 232 runs | Adelaide | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 26 Jan 1985 | SL 204/6 v WI 205/211th Match · ODI | SL | 1 | - | 0 | West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 76 balls remaining) | Adelaide | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 23 Jan 1985 | AUS 242/7 v SL 240/610th Match · ODI | SL | 7 | - | 0 | Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) | Sydney | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 19 Jan 1985 | AUS 226/9 v SL 230/68th Match · ODI | SL | 24 | - | 2 | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) | Melbourne | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 17 Jan 1985 | SL 202/5 v WI 267/37th Match · ODI | SL | 25 | - | 0 | West Indies won by 65 runs | Sydney | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 4 Nov 1984 | SL 114/9 v NZ 118/32nd ODI · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 0 | New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) | Moratuwa | New Zealand tour of Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1984/85 |
| 3 Nov 1984 | SL 174/6 v NZ 171/61st ODI · ODI | SL | 31 | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1984/85 |
| 23 Aug 1984 | ENG 370 v SL 491/7 & 294/7Only Test · Test | SL | 5 & 3 | 0/4 | 1 | Match drawn | London | Sri Lanka tour of England 1984 |
| 8 Apr 1984 | IND 97/0 v SL 962nd Match · ODI | SL | 38 | 0/1 | 0 | India won by 10 wickets (with 170 balls remaining) | Sharjah | 1984 Asia Cup |
| 6 Apr 1984 | PAK 187/9 v SL 190/51st Match · ODI | SL | 4 | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) | Sharjah | 1984 Asia Cup |
| 1 Apr 1984 | SL 115 v NZ 201/83rd ODI · ODI | SL | 10 | - | 1 | New Zealand won by 86 runs | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1983/84 |
