India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test played in Galle and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. This was India's 600th Test match.

In this match, Team India had scored 462 runs in the first innings, in response to which the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for only 284 runs. The Indian team was all out for 193 runs in its second innings, while the Sri Lankan team had a target of 372 runs, but it got bundled out for only 206 runs. Manav Suthar took 10 wickets in this match. He took 4 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings.

The hero of India's victory was 24-year-old left arm spinner Manav Suthar. He took 10 wickets in the match, including 6 wickets in the second innings of Sri Lanka. Devdutt Padikkal was chosen as the player of the match. He scored a total of 211 runs in this match. Padikkal scored 167 runs in the first innings and 44 runs in the second innings.

The way it rained for the first 2 days, this match was moving towards a draw. But the Indian bowlers gave such a strong performance that the Sri Lankan batsmen seemed to be in trouble. Manav Sutar alone took a total of 10 wickets in both the innings.