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 |
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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 |
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| Series summary: Played 8: Sri Lanka won 3, Pakistan 3, Drawn 2 |
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| Overall series results |
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| Venue |
Mts |
SL |
Pak |
Draw |
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| In Sri Lanka |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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| In Pakistan |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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| In Bangladesh |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| In UAE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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| Total |
20 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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| The series in Bangladesh was the final of the Asian Test cricket Championships final in 1999 |
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| Highest team totals |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| 644-7d |
at Karachi |
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Feb 2009 |
(Drawn) |
| 606-10 |
at Lahore |
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March 2009 |
(Drawn) |
| 533-9d |
at Galle |
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Aug 2014 |
(Won) |
| Pakistan |
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| 765-6d |
at Karachi |
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Feb 2009 |
(Drawn) |
| 600-8d |
at Galle |
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June 2000 |
(Won) |
| 594-10 |
at Dhaka |
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March 1999 |
(Won) |
| Lowest team totals |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| 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 |
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| Pakistan |
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| 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) |
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| in Sri Lanka 36 (Sri Lanka 17 – Pakistan 19) |
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| Highest individual scores |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Best bowling in an innings |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |