Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: A statistical guide to one of cricket’s great rivalries

Mohandas Menon 16:49 16/06/2015
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  • (L-R) Sangakkara, Murali & Akram have enjoyed this fixture.

    Sri Lanka vs Pakistan is a cricketing fixture steeped in history, with matches being played between the nations dating back to 1982.

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    The two sides from the sub-continent come up against each other in the first of three Test matches on Wednesday in Galle and expectations are high for both teams.

    Here, we look at the all-important stats that have defined the matches between the two nations over the past 43 years.

    Match results          
    Venue Mts SL Pak Draw Period
    In Sri Lanka 20 6 6 8 1986-2014
    In Pakistan 21 6 8 7 1982-2009
    In UAE 6 1 2 3 2011-2014
    In Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 1999
    Total 48 13 17 18 1982-2014
    Series summary in Sri Lanka from 1986 to 2014          
    Month, Year Mts SL Pak Draw Series won
    Feb-Mar 1986 3 1 1 1 Drawn
    Aug 1994 2 0 2 0 Pakistan
    Apr 1997 2 0 0 2 Drawn
    Jun-Jul 2000 3 0 2 1 Pakistan
    Mar-Apr 2006 2 0 1 1 Pakistan
    Jul 2009 3 2 0 1 Sri Lanka
    Jun-Jul 2012 3 1 0 2 Sri Lanka
    Aug 2014 2 2 0 0 Sri Lanka
    Total 20 6 6 8  
    Series summary: Played 8: Sri Lanka won 3, Pakistan 3, Drawn 2          
    Overall series results            
    Venue Mts SL Pak Draw    
    In Sri Lanka 8 3 3 2    
    In Pakistan 9 3 3 3    
    In Bangladesh 1 0 1 0    
    In UAE 2 0 1 1    
    Total 20 6 8 6    
    The series in Bangladesh was the final of the Asian Test cricket Championships final in 1999            
    Highest team totals        
    Sri Lanka        
    644-7d at Karachi   Feb 2009 (Drawn)
    606-10 at Lahore   March 2009 (Drawn)
    533-9d at Galle   Aug 2014 (Won)
    Pakistan        
    765-6d at Karachi   Feb 2009 (Drawn)
    600-8d at Galle   June 2000 (Won)
    594-10 at Dhaka   March 1999 (Won)
    Lowest team totals      
    Sri Lanka      
    71-10 at Kandy Aug 1994 (Lost)
    73-9+ at Kandy Apr 2006 (Lost)
    101-9+ at Kandy Feb 1986 (Lost)
    + one batsman absent hurt      
    Pakistan      
    90-10 at ColomboPSS Jul 2009 (Lost)
    100-10 at Galle June 2012 (Lost)
    117-10 at Galle July 2009 (Lost)
    Total individual 100s  
    Overall 85 (Sri Lanka 41 – Pakistan 44)  
    in Sri Lanka 36 (Sri Lanka 17 – Pakistan 19)  
    Highest individual scores  
    Sri Lanka  
    253  Sanath Jayasuriya at Faisalabad Oct 2004 (Won)
    240  Mahela Jayawardene at Karachi Feb 2009 (Drawn)
    231 Thilan Samaraweera at Karachi Feb 2009 (Drawn)
    Highest in Sri Lanka: 221  Kumar Sangakkara at Galle Aug 2014 (Won)
    Pakistan  
    313 Younus Khan at Karachi Feb 2009 (Drawn)
    236  Taufeeq Umar at Abu Dhabi Oct 2011 (Drawn)
    211  Ijaz Ahmed at Dhaka Mar 1999 (Won)
    Highest in Sri Lanka 196 by Mohd Hafeez at Colombo SSCJune 2012 (Drawn)
    Leading run-scorers  
    Sri Lanka  
    2,809 Kumar Sangakkara in 21 mts, 41 inns, ave 80.26
    1,687  Mahela Jayawardene in 29 mts, 55 inns, ave 32.44
    1,490 Sanath Jayasuriya in 17 mts, 30 inns, ave 51.38
    Most in Sri Lanka 1432 runs by Kumar Sangakkara in 10 mts, 20 inns, ave 89.50
    Pakistan  
    2,019  Younus Khan in 26 mts, 43 inns, ave 50.47
    1,559 Inzamam-ul-Haq in 20 mts, 31 inns, ave 59.96
    927 Misbah-ul-Haq in 15 mts, 23 inns, ave 46.35
    Most in Sri Lanka 796 runs by Younus Khan in 13 mts, 22 inns, ave 39.80
    Most individual 100s  
    Sri Lanka: 10 – Kumar Sangakkara  (Most in Sri Lanka – 5 by Kumar Sangakkara)
    Pakistan: 7 – Younus Khan  (Most in Sri Lanka 2 by Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Shoaib Malik,Younus Khan, Azhar Ali)
       
    Best bowling in an innings        
    Sri Lanka        
    9/127 Rangana Herath at Colombo SSC Aug 2014 (Won)
    8/83 Ravi Ratnayeke at Sialkot Oct 1985 (Lost)
    6/48 Rangana Herath at Galle Aug 2014 (Won)
    Pakistan        
    8/58 Imran Khan at Lahore Mar 1982 (Won)
    7/118 Danish Kaneria at Karachi Nov 2004 (Won)
    6/34 Waqar Younis at Kandy Aug 1994 (Won)
    Best bowling in a match        
    Sri Lanka        
    14/184 Rangana Herath at Colombo SSC Aug 2014 (Won)
    10/148 Muralitharan at Peshawar Mar 2000 (Won)
    9/162 Somachandra de Silva at Faisalabad Mar 1982 (Drawn)
    Pakistan        
    14/116 Imran Khan at Lahore Mar 1982 (Won)
    11/71 Mohd Asif at Kandy Apr 2006 (Won)
    11/119 Waqar Younis at Kandy Aug 1994 (Won)
    Leading wicket-takers  
    Sri Lanka  
    88 Rangana Herath in 17 mts ave 28.19
    80 Muralitharan in 16 mts ave 25.46
    47 Chaminda Vaas in 18 mts ave 37.06
    Most in Sri Lanka: 52 wickets by Rangana Herath in 9 mts ave 24.38
    Pakistan  
    66 Saeed Ajmal in 14 mts ave 32.88
    63 Wasim Akram in 19 mts ave 21.27
    56 Waqar Younis in 13 mts ave 22.73
    Most in Sri Lanka: 38 wickets by Saeed Ajmal in 8 mts ave 32.39
    Overall Test record          
    Sri Lanka          
    Venue Mts Won Lost Draw %win
    Home 117 49 27 41 41.88
    Away 118 22 57 39 18.64
    Total 235 71 84 80 30.21
    Pakistan          
    Venue Mts Won Lost Draw %win
    Home 151 56 22 73 37.09
    Away 238 66 88 84 27.73
    Total 389 122 110 157 31.36

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