The whole series was rain affected and the play was interrupted on numerous occasions. All three matches in the ODI series were rain interrupted and the results were all determined by the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method.
The second T20I match, which was originally scheduled to be held on 12 November 2015 was rescheduled and was held on 11 November at the R Premadasa Stadium, after discussions with the relevant Cricket Boards of the two nations. The T20I was rescheduled as 12 November was declared a national day of mourning by the government, due to the death of Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, with Thero's funeral being held on the 12th. Also, there was a minute of silence prior to the match and the Sri Lankan cricketers wore a yellow band on their arms as a gesture of respect.[5][6][7][8][9]
The 238 runs stand for the third wicket by Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal is the highest third wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in Tests at Galle.[17]
Rangana Herath took his 23rd Test five-wicket haul. This is Herath's first five-wicket haul against the West Indies.
Rain stopped play in the 15th over of the West Indies innings, with the score at 40/3. Play resumed after a three-and-a-half hour delay, with the game reduced to 26 overs per side.
Rain stopped play in the 4th over of the West Indies innings. Play resumed one hour later, but was halted again because of rain in the 24th over. After a two-hour delay, play started again, with the match reduced to 36 overs per-side. Rain stopped play in the 33rd over of Sri Lanka's innings, with the match declared over by the umpires.
