The Sri Lankan’s are in Pakistan and it’s their seventh tour to Pakistan since the first, way back during the 1981-82 season. They have also toured Pakistan in between, for World Cup games and for some other ODI engagements. This time they are scheduled to play the final of 2001-02 Asian Test Championship starting 6th of March.Following is a statistical summary of Pakistan – Sri Lanka previous Test matches.
Summary of all Series (11)Series Host Tests Pak SL Draw Series1981-82 Pakistan 3 2 – 1 Pakistan1985-86 Pakistan 3 2 – 1 Pakistan1985-86 Sri Lanka 3 1 1 1 drawn1991-92 Pakistan 3 1 – 2 Pakistan1994-95 Sri Lanka 2 2 – – Pakistan1995-96 Pakistan 3 1 2 – Sri Lanka1996-97 Sri Lanka 2 – – 2 drawn1998-99 Pakistan 1 – – 1 Pakistan (ATC)1998-99 Bangladesh 1 1 – – Pakistan (ATC)1999-00 Pakistan 3 1 2 – Sri Lanka1999-00 Sri Lanka 3 2 – 1 PakistanIn Pakistan 16 7 4 5In Sri Lanka 10 5 1 4Neutral 1 1 – -Overall 27 13 5 9Highest innings totalsPakistan: 600-8 dec at Galle in 1999-00Sri Lanka: 479 at Faisalabad in 1985-86Lowest innings totalsPakistan: 132 at Colombo (CCC) in 1985-86Sri Lanka: 71 at Kandy in 1994-95Individual hundreds (42)Pakistan (23)Batsmen Score Venue SeasonIjaz Ahmed 211 Dhaka 1998-99Qasim Umar 206 Faisalabad 1985-86Javed Miandad 203* Faisalabad 1985-86Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* Dhaka 1998-99Saleem Malik 155 Colombo (SSC) 1996-97Haroon Rashid 153 Karachi 1981-82Inzamam-ul-Haq 138 Karachi 1999-00Saeed Anwar 136 Colombo (PSS) 1994-95Zaheer Abbas 134 Lahore 1981-82Wajahatullah Wasti 133 Lahore 1998-99Mohsin Khan 129 Lahore 1981-82Saeed Anwar 123 Galle 1999-00Rameez Raja 122 Colombo (PSS) 1985-86Wajahatullah Wasti 121* Lahore 1998-99Moin Khan 117* Sialkot 1995-96Younis Khan 116 Galle 1999-00Ijaz Ahmed 113 Colombo (RPS) 1996-97Inzamam-ul-Haq 112 Galle 1999-00Younis Khan 107 Rawalpindi 1999-00Saleem Malik 101 Sialkot 1991-92Saleem Malik 100* Karachi 1981-82Inzamam-ul-Haq 100* Kandy 1994-95Wasim Akram 100 Galle 1999-00Sri Lanka (19)Batsmen Score Venue SeasonMS Atapattu 207* Kandy 1999-00ST Jayasuriya 188 Kandy 1999-00PA de Silva 168 Colombo (RPS) 1996-97S Wettimuny 157 Faisalabad 1981-82PA de Silva 138* Colombo (SSC) 1996-97A Ranatunga 135* Colombo (PSS) 1985-86PA de Silva 127 Colombo (PSS) 1994-95RP Arnold 123 Lahore 1998-99PA de Silva 122 Faisalabad 1985-86AP Gurusinha 116* Colombo (PSS) 1985-86HP Tillakaratne 115 Faisalabad 1995-96ST Jayasuriya 113 Colombo (SSC) 1996-97PA de Silva 112 Rawalpindi 1999-00RL Dias 109 Lahore 1981-82PA de Silva 105 Karachi 1985-86PA de Silva 105 Faisalabad 1995-96HP Tillakaratne 103 Colombo (RPS) 1996-97PA de Silva 103* Colombo (SSC) 1996-97RS Kaluwitharana 100 Lahore 1998-99Best bowling in an inningsPakistan: Imran Khan (8-58) at Lahore 1981-82Sri Lanka: JR Ratnayeke (8-83) at Sialkot 1985-86Best bowling in a matchPakistan: Imran Khan (14-116) at Lahore in 1981-82Sri Lanka: M Muralitharan (10-148) at Peshawar in 1999-00Highest partnership for each wicketPakistanWkt Runs Batsmen Venue Season1st 156 Wajahatullah Wasti & Shahid Lahore 1998-99Afridi2nd 151 Mohsin Khan & Majid Khan Lahore 1981-823rd 397 Qasim Umar & Javed Miandad Faisalabad 1985-864th 178 Wajahatullah Wasti & Yousuf Lahore 1998-99Youhana5th 132 Saleem Malik & Imran Khan Sialkot 1991-926th 124 Inzamam-ul-Haq & Younis Khan Karachi 1999-007th 120 Younis Khan & Wasim Akram Galle 1999-008th 88 Moin Khan & Waqar Younis Karachi 1999-009th 145 Younis Khan & Wasim Akram Rawalpindi 1999-0010th 90 Wasim Akram & Arshad Khan Colombo (SSC) 1999-00Sri LankaWkt Runs Batsmen Venue Season1st 335 MS Atapattu & ST Jayasuriya Kandy 1999-002nd 217 S Wettimuny & RL Dias Faisalabad 1981-823rd 176 UC Hathurusingha & PA de Silva Faisalabad 1995-964th 240* AP Gurusinha & A Ranatunga Colombo (PSS) 1985-865th 143 RP Arnold & RS Kaluwitharana Lahore 1998-996th 121 A Ranatunga & PA de Silva Faisalabad 1985-867th 131 HP Tillakaratne & RS Kalpage Kandy 1994-958th 76 PA de Silva & WPUJC Vaas Colombo (SSC) 1996-979th 52 PA de Silva & RJ Ratnayake Faisalabad 1985-8610th 73 HP Tillakaratne & KSC de Silva Dhaka 1998-99
