| Date | Toss | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Winner | Man of the match | ||
| 25 Oct 2005 | Ind | Ind | 350-6 | SL | 198 | Ind - 152 runs | R Dravid |
| 28 Oct 2005 | Ind | SL | 122 | Ind | 123-2 | Ind - 8 wickets | IK Pathan |
| 31 Oct 2005 | SL | SL | 298-4 | Ind | 303-4 | Ind - 6 wickets | MS Dhoni |
| 03 Nov 2005 | Ind | SL | 261 | Ind | 262-6 | Ind - 4 wickets | AB Agarkar |
| 06 Nov 2005 | SL | Ind | 285-8 | SL | 286-5 | SL - 5 wickets | TM Dilshan |
| 09 Nov 2005 | Ind | SL | 196 | Ind | 197-3 | Ind - 7 wickets | RP Singh |
| 12 Nov 2005 | SL | SL | 244-9 | Ind | 245-5 | Ind - 5 wickets | IK Pathan |
India have now equalled South Africa's world record of the biggest victory margin in a bilateral series. South Africa, in fact, have done so not just once but twice. The following table gives details of biggest margins of wins in a seven-match bilateral series where all matches produced results.
| Score | Winner | Loser | Venue | Season |
| 6-1 | SA | Eng | SA | 1995-96 |
| 6-1 | SA | WI | SA | 1998-99 |
| 6-1 | Ind | SL | Ind | 2005-06 |
| 5-2 | SA | Ind | SA | 1992-93 |
| 5-2 | SA | WI | WI | 2000-01 |
| 5-2 | NZ | Ind | NZ | 2002-03 |
Indian wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit 17 sixes in the series (all of the Sri Lankan batsmen could hit only 11!). With this he established a new world record of most sixes in an ODI series/tournament. The previous record was jointly held by Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, India's Sourav Ganguly & Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.
| 6s | Batsman | For | Competition / Series | Season | Mts | Runs |
| 17 | MS Dhoni | Ind | (v SL) | 2005-06 | 7 | 346 |
| 16 | ST Jayasuriya | SL | Singer Cup | 1995-96 | 3 | 207 |
| 16 | SC Ganguly | Ind | Standard Bank | 2001-02 | 7 | 380 |
| 16 | Shahid Afridi | Pak | VB Series | 2004-05 | 8 | 231 |
| 15 | Mohammad Yousuf + | Pak | (v Zim) | 2002-03 | 5 | 405 |
| 15 | SC Ganguly | Ind | World Cup | 2002-03 | 11 | 465 |
Both Dravid and Dhoni ended the series with an average of 100-plus. This provided only the third and fourth instances of Indian batsmen ending a series or tournament with an average of 100-plus while scoring atleast 300 runs. Dravid's average is now the second best by an Indian. The details:
| Ave | Batsman | Competition / Series | Season | Mts | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s |
| 354.00 | AD Jadeja | Pepsi Cup | 1997-98 | 5 | 354 | 116* | 2 | 1 |
| 156.00 | R Dravid | (v SL) | 2005-06 | 6 | 312 | 103* | 1 | 2 |
| 116.00 | SC Ganguly | ICC Champions Trophy | 2000-01 | 4 | 348 | 141* | 2 | 1 |
| 115.33 | MS Dhoni | (v SL) | 2005-06 | 7 | 346 | 183* | 1 | 1 |
Dhoni ended the series with 346 runs against his name. His tally is the highest by an Indian wicket-keeper in any series (or tournament). Interestingly the previous record was held by none other than current captain Rahul Dravid, who aggregated 318 runs as a make-shift keeper in 2002-03 World Cup.
...and this is how all players from either side performed with bat and ball in the series:
India - Batting & Fielding
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | Ct | St |
| MS Dhoni | 7 | 5 | 2 | 346 | 183* | 115.33 | 119.31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| R Dravid | 6 | 6 | 4 | 312 | 103* | 156.00 | 91.23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 6 | 6 | 1 | 231 | 93 | 46.20 | 87.17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 7 | 7 | 0 | 221 | 48 | 31.57 | 103.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| G Gambhir | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 103 | 65.50 | 105.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 6 | 2 | 124 | 79* | 31.00 | 88.57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| IK Pathan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 83 | 39.33 | 122.92 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Y Venugopal Rao | 5 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 31.50 | 70.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SK Raina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 39* | 52.00 | 130.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kaif | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 38* | 51.00 | 51.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JP Yadav | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12.00 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | - | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kartik | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AB Agarkar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.50 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S Santh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
183* (145 balls) - MS Dhoni at Jaipur on 31-Oct-2005 (third match)
103* (120 balls) - R Dravid at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (fifth match)
103 ( 97 balls) - G Gambhir at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (fifth match)
Century partnerships : (3)
164 (2nd wkt) - SR Tendulkar & IK Pathan at Nagpur on 25-Oct-2005 (first match)
128 (4th wkt) - G Gambhir & R Dravid at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (fifth match)
105* (4th wkt) - M Kaif & Yuvraj Singh at Rajkot on 09-Nov-2005 (sixth match)
India - Bowling
| Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5W | 4W | Ave | SR | RpO |
| AB Agarkar | 6 | 297 | 4 | 259 | 12 | 5-44 | 1 | 1 | 21.58 | 24.75 | 5.23 |
| IK Pathan | 6 | 294 | 1 | 256 | 10 | 4-37 | 0 | 1 | 25.60 | 29.40 | 5.22 |
| RP Singh | 3 | 167 | 5 | 122 | 8 | 4-35 | 0 | 1 | 15.25 | 20.88 | 4.38 |
| M Kartik | 6 | 276 | 2 | 242 | 7 | 3-48 | 0 | 0 | 34.57 | 39.43 | 5.26 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 334 | 3 | 202 | 6 | 3-35 | 0 | 0 | 33.67 | 55.67 | 3.63 |
| S Santh | 4 | 190 | 2 | 195 | 4 | 2-39 | 0 | 0 | 48.75 | 47.50 | 6.16 |
| V Sehwag | 7 | 114 | 1 | 126 | 3 | 1-20 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 38.00 | 6.63 |
| JP Yadav | 5 | 180 | 1 | 152 | 3 | 2-32 | 0 | 0 | 50.67 | 60.00 | 5.07 |
| SR Tendulkar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0-10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10.00 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0-14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7.00 |
Four wickets in a match: (3)
5-44 (9.5 overs) AB Agarkar at Pune on 03-Nov-2005 (fourth match)
4-35 (8.5 overs) RP Singh at Rajkot on 09-Nov-2005 (sixth match)
4-37 (8 overs) IK Pathan at Mohali on 28-Oct-2005 (second match)
Sri Lanka - Batting & Fielding
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | Ct | St |
| KC Sangakkara | 7 | 7 | 1 | 296 | 138* | 49.33 | 81.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 7 | 7 | 1 | 222 | 81* | 37.00 | 95.28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| MS Atapattu | 7 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 87 | 30.86 | 75.26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RP Arnold | 7 | 6 | 1 | 172 | 68 | 34.40 | 75.44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DPM Jayawardene | 6 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 71 | 27.67 | 80.98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 6 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 27 | 14.17 | 97.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 37* | 18.75 | 75.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WU Tharanga | 4 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 28 | 17.25 | 75.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF Maharoof | 6 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 33* | 15.00 | 56.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| UDU Chandana | 5 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 30 | 28.00 | 64.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LHD Dilhara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 17.00 | 130.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 10.00 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TT Samaraweera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4* | - | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DNT Zoysa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Centuries: (1)
138* (147 balls) - KC Sangakkara at Jaipur on 31-Oct-2005 (third match)
Century partnerships : (3)
151 (3rd wkt) - KC Sangkkara & DPM J'wardene at Jaipur on 31-Oct-2005 (third match)
133 (6th wkt) - MS Atapattu & RP Arnold at Baroda on 12-Nov-2005 (seventh match)
131* (6th wkt) - TM Dilshan & RP Arnold at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (fifth match)
Sri Lanka - Bowling
| Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5W | 4W | Ave | SR | RpO |
| M Muralitharan | 5 | 278 | 3 | 199 | 6 | 3-35 | 0 | 0 | 33.17 | 46.33 | 4.29 |
| MF Maharoof | 6 | 198 | 0 | 236 | 6 | 4-20 | 0 | 1 | 39.33 | 33.00 | 7.15 |
| CRD Fernando | 7 | 342 | 3 | 354 | 6 | 2-58 | 0 | 0 | 59.00 | 57.00 | 6.21 |
| DNT Zoysa | 5 | 144 | 0 | 160 | 5 | 2-29 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 28.80 | 6.67 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 303 | 3 | 305 | 4 | 1-28 | 0 | 0 | 76.25 | 75.75 | 6.04 |
| TM Dilshan | 7 | 175 | 0 | 166 | 3 | 2-40 | 0 | 0 | 55.33 | 58.33 | 5.69 |
| UDU Chandana | 5 | 156 | 0 | 188 | 2 | 1-32 | 0 | 0 | 94.00 | 78.00 | 7.23 |
| LHD Dilhara | 2 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1-29 | 0 | 0 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 5.80 |
| RP Arnold | 7 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0-8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10.50 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 6 | 77 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0-18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5.84 |
4-20 (5 overs) - MF Maharoof at Ahmedabad on 06-Nov-2005 (fifth match)
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