| PRABHAKAR | The MoM when India won a Test in Colombo that led to its first series win in Lanka in 1993 (9) |
| NOREIGA | The Windies bowler who took 9 wickets in an innings of a match that India won, leading to its first series win in the Caribbean (7) |
| DRAVID | He scored 270 in an innings in Rawalpindi, where India clinched its first series win in Pakistan (6) |
| SRILANKA | Island country with the capital Colombo that was known as Ceylon until 1972 (3,5) |
| DILSHAN | Madushanka's first name, a famous one in Lanka cricket. (7) |
| COLOMBO | The C in Lanka Premier League's CSK stands for this. (7) |
| INDIGNANT | When India accepts limits on grain, Northern Territory is outraged (9) |
| SARDESAI | Only Engineer and he scored fifties as India beat England at The Oval for its first series win on English soil (8) |
| MENDIS | Captain in Sri Lanka's first Test series win, in 1985, Duleep ... (6) |
| RAJ | Colonial rule that ended when India and Pakistan were split |
| ICEUP | Become frosty when India gets trophy, overwhelming England (3,2) |
| MADAMEWEB | "He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died" movie |
| EDGBASTON | Test venue where India won by 337 runs on 6 Jul 2025. (9) |
| PLUNDERED | Being pruned led to its being looted (9) |
| MAROITOJE | England and Saracens lock/flanker who played in the Autumn Nations Series win over Japan and defeat by Argentina at Twickenham (4,5) |
| ENDPAPERS | Leaves connecting a book's covers to its first and last pages |
| ESTIMATES | Gives Tim a test in which he guesses approximate values (9) |
| TARPAULIN | Covering whose name is often shortened to its first four letters |
| AMORALITY | Lack of principles a test in friendship |
| PORTOFSPAIN | In a five-match series against the West Indies in 1971, India won one and drew four, the win and one of the draws coming from this venue (4,2,5) |
