| Series Name: | West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Team2 Image: | WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg |
| Team2 Name: | West Indies |
| From Date: | 4 October 2015 |
| To Date: | 11 November 2015 |
| Team1 Captain: | Angelo Mathews (Tests, ODIs) Lasith Malinga (T20Is) |
| Team2 Captain: | Jason Holder (Tests, ODIs) Daren Sammy (T20Is) |
| No Of Tests: | 2 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Dimuth Karunaratne (199) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Darren Bravo (144) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Rangana Herath (15) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Kraigg Brathwaite (6) Jomel Warrican (6) Jerome Taylor (6) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Rangana Herath (SL) |
| No Of Odis: | 3 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Kusal Perera (163) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Marlon Samuels (175) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Suranga Lakmal (6) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Sunil Narine (4) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Kusal Perera (SL) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 2 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Tillakaratne Dilshan (108) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Andre Fletcher (80) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Sachithra Senanayake (4) Lasith Malinga (4) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Dwayne Bravo (4) |
| Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
The West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka in October/November 2015 to play two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] [2] Starting with this series, all bilateral Test tours between the West Indies and Sri Lanka will be called the Sobers–Tissera Trophy.[3] [4] Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–0, the ODI series 3–0 with the T20I series was drawn 1–1.
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]
West Indies bowler Samuel Badree was ruled out of the T20I series after contracting dengue fever. He was replaced by Devendra Bishoo.[15]