[1][2] Starting with this series, all bilateral Test tours between the West Indies and Sri Lanka will be called the Sobers–Tissera Trophy.

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.

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] West Indies bowler Samuel Badree was ruled out of the T20I series after contracting dengue fever.