Sri Lanka vs Pakistan is a cricketing fixture steeped in history, with matches being played between the nations dating back to 1982.
– On this day: June 16, 1999 – Shoaib Akhtar fires for Pakistan
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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | |||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | ||||
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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 | |
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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 | |||||
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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 |