| 30 Oct 1987 | ENG 219/2 v SL 218/7Match 22 · ODI | SL | 80 | - | 0 | England won by 8 wickets (with 52 balls remaining) | Pune | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 8 Oct 1987 | PAK 267/6 v SL 252Match 1 · ODI | SL | 5 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 15 runs | Hyderabad | 1987 Cricket World Cup |
| 16 Apr 1987 | SL 397/9 v NZ 406/5Only Test · Test | SL | 25 | 0/17 | 0 | Match drawn | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1986/87 |
| 17 Jan 1987 | IND 299/4 v SL 289/74th ODI · ODI | SL | 15 | - | 0 | India won by 10 runs | Mumbai | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 15 Jan 1987 | IND 235/8 v SL 141/93rd ODI · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 0 | India won by 94 runs | Vadodara | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 13 Jan 1987 | IND 209/4 v SL 208/62nd ODI · ODI | SL | 1* | - | 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 145/81st ODI · ODI | SL | 26 | - | 0 | India won by 8 wickets (with 111 balls remaining) | Guwahati | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 4 Jan 1987 | IND 400 v SL 191 & 1423rd Test · Test | SL | 49 & 9 | - | 0 | India won by an innings and 67 runs | Cuttack | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 27 Dec 1986 | IND 451/6 v SL 204 & 1412nd Test · Test | SL | 6 & 2 | - | 0 | India won by an innings and 106 runs | Nagpur | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 24 Dec 1986 | SL 195/8 v IND 781st ODI · ODI | SL | 11 | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 117 runs | Kanpur | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 17 Dec 1986 | IND 676/7 v SL 4201st Test · Test | SL | 50 | - | 0 | Match drawn | Kanpur | Sri Lanka tour of India 1986/87 |
| 13 Apr 1986 | IND 206/7 v SL 205/9Semi-final · ODI | SL | 9 | - | 1 | India won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) | Sharjah | 1986 Austral-Asia Cup |
| 6 Apr 1986 | SL 195/5 v PAK 191/9Final · ODI | SL | 0* | - | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) | Colombo | 1986 Asia Cup |
| 2 Apr 1986 | SL 132/3 v BAN 131/8Match 3 · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 1 | Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 81 balls remaining) | Kandy | 1986 Asia Cup |
| 30 Mar 1986 | SL 116 v PAK 197Match 1 · ODI | SL | 0 | - | 1 | Pakistan won by 81 runs | Colombo | 1986 Asia Cup |
| 11 Mar 1986 | SL 160/8 v PAK 103/23rd ODI · ODI | SL | 1 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (revised target) | Colombo | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 2 Mar 1986 | SL 124/6 v PAK 125/21st ODI · ODI | SL | 12 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) | Kandy | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 23 Feb 1986 | SL 109 & 101/9 v PAK 2301st Test · Test | SL | 11 & 26 | - | 0 | Pakistan won by an innings and 20 runs | Kandy | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86 |
| 7 Nov 1985 | SL 162 & 230 v PAK 295 & 98/03rd Test · Test | SL | 7 & 4 | - | 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 | 13 | - | 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 | 21 & 7 | - | 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 | 9 | - | 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 | 43 | - | 0 | 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 | 48 | - | 0 | Match drawn | Faisalabad | Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 1985/86 |
| 13 Oct 1985 | PAK 147/2 v SL 1451st ODI · ODI | SL | 5 | - | 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 | 12 | - | 0 | No result | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 21 Sept 1985 | SL 171/5 v IND 157/42nd ODI · ODI | SL | 27 | - | 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 | 8 & 106 | - | 0 | Match drawn | Kandy | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 6 Sept 1985 | SL 385 & 206/3 v IND 244 & 1982nd Test · Test | SL | 95 & 60* | - | 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 | 4 & 0 | - | 0 | Match drawn | Colombo | India tour of Sri Lanka 1985 |
| 25 Aug 1985 | SL 241/6 v IND 242/81st ODI · ODI | SL | 80 | - | 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 136/2Match 7 · ODI | SL | 16 | - | 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 172Match 4 · ODI | SL | 9 | - | 1 | New Zealand won by 51 runs | Melbourne | World Championship of Cricket 1984/85 |
| 3 Feb 1985 | AUS 172/1 v SL 171Match 15 · ODI | SL | 4 | - | 0 | Australia won by 9 wickets (with 157 balls remaining) | Perth | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 2 Feb 1985 | SL 227/6 v WI 309/6Match 14 · ODI | SL | 1 | 0/8 | 1 | West Indies won by 82 runs | Perth | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 28 Jan 1985 | AUS 323/2 v SL 91Match 13 · ODI | SL | 3 | 0/10 | 0 | Australia won by 232 runs | Adelaide | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 26 Jan 1985 | SL 204/6 v WI 205/2Match 11 · ODI | SL | 66 | - | 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 240/6Match 10 · ODI | SL | 19 | 0/7 | 0 | Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) | Sydney | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 19 Jan 1985 | AUS 226/9 v SL 230/6Match 8 · ODI | SL | 48 | 3/25 | 0 | Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) | Melbourne | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 17 Jan 1985 | SL 202/5 v WI 267/3Match 7 · ODI | SL | 65* | - | 0 | West Indies won by 65 runs | Sydney | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 12 Jan 1985 | SL 180 v WI 270/6Match 4 · ODI | SL | 80 | 0/19 | 0 | West Indies won by 90 runs | Brisbane | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 10 Jan 1985 | SL 197/7 v WI 198/2Match 3 · ODI | SL | 27 | - | 0 | West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) | Hobart | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 8 Jan 1985 | AUS 240/4 v SL 239/7Match 2 · ODI | SL | 60 | - | 0 | Australia won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) | Sydney | 1984–85 Australian Tri-Series |
| 4 Nov 1984 | SL 114/9 v NZ 118/3Match 2 · ODI | SL | 10 | - | 1 | 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 171/6Match 1 · ODI | SL | 34 | - | 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 | 32 & 38 | - | 2 | Match drawn | London | Sri Lanka tour of England 1984 |
| 8 Apr 1984 | IND 97/0 v SL 96Match 2 · ODI | SL | 5 | - | 0 | India won by 10 wickets (with 170 balls remaining) | Sharjah | 1984 Asia Cup |
| 6 Apr 1984 | PAK 187/9 v SL 190/5Match 1 · ODI | SL | 57* | - | 1 | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) | Sharjah | 1984 Asia Cup |
| 24 Mar 1984 | SL 256 & 142/9 v NZ 4593rd Test · Test | SL | 10 & DNB | - | 0 | New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1983/84 |
| 16 Mar 1984 | SL 174 & 289/9 v NZ 198 & 123/42nd Test · Test | SL | 16 & 108 | - | 1 | Match drawn | Colombo | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1983/84 |
