With the T20I defeat, Sri Lanka lost their number one spot in the T20I rankings after 16 months.

[9] Kaushal Silva was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for Kusal Perera after Kusal tested positive for a banned substance due to suspect in doping violation by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

[10] Lasith Malinga was originally named as the T20I captain for Sri Lanka, but suffered a knee injury and was replaced by Dinesh Chandimal.

[11] Trent Boult returned for the final ODI in place of Matt Henry while George Worker was dropped.

[7] Tim Southee was ruled out of the T20I series because of a foot injury and was replaced by Matt Henry.