the tour began with a victory for ceylon over madras. the first international match, against an indian team consisting mostly of players from bengal, followed in calcutta; it was drawn after ceylon had taken a first-innings lead of 121 thanks to an innings of 138 by jayawickreme. in the second international match three days later in bombay, india fielded an entirely different team, which overwhelmed ceylon by an innings and 110 runs. two minor matches followed; both were drawn.