Indian cricket team in Ceylon in 1956–57

[1] As Ceylon had not then achieved Test status, the internationals are classified as first-class matches.

Both games were played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo and ended as draws.

It was a strong Indian team: 11 of the 15 had already played Test cricket.

The crowd expressed their displeasure at being denied what they thought should have been almost a full day's play.

[4] India set Ceylon 259 runs to win in 75 minutes.