Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Test series 2022
1st Test:
First Test of the 2 match series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is going to be played at the Galle International Stadium, Galle starting from July 16th 2022.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the twenty-first bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 6 times. Whereas the opponent won 9 times. 5 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 8 years, from 2014 to present, where the Sri Lanka team won 2 times and Pakistan also won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 1 series (6 times) in 1995-96, in 1999-00, in 2009, in 2012, in 2014 and in 2017-18.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 3 series from 2012 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 2 series (twice) from 1981-82 to 1985-86 and from 1991-92 to 1995-96.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 5 series from 1981-82 to 1995-96.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan are LWLWD.
Matches:
The teams completed 55 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 16 times, whereas the opponent won 20 times with 19 draws.
The teams played 9 consecutive tests without any draw from 2014 to 2019, in which, Sri Lanka won 6 games and Pakistan won 3 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 2 matches (6 times) from 1995 to 1997, from 2000 to 2000, from 2002 to 2004, from 2009 to 2009, from 2014 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 6 matches (twice) from 2009 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 3 matches (twice) from 1985 to 1986 and from 2000 to 2000.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 7 matches (twice) from 1982 to 1986 and from 1986 to 1995.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan are LDWWL.
Sri Lankan Backyard:
Series:
When touring Sri Lanka by Pakistan, the teams met to play bilateral series 9 times, out of them, the host won the series 3 times and the visitors won the series 4 times. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 22 years, from 2000 to present, where Sri Lanka won 3 series and Pakistan won 3 times, too.
The consecutive winning streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 3 series from 2009 to 2015.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 3 series from 2009 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 2 series from 2000 to 2009.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 5 series from 1985-86 to 2009.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan are LWWWL.
Matches:
On the soil of Sri Lanka, the teams faced each other 23 times. out of them, Sri Lanka received victory 7 times and defeated 8 times with 8 draws.
The teams played 5 consecutive tests without any draw from 2014 to present, in which Sri Lanka won 3 games and Pakistan won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 2 matches (twice) from 2009 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2015.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Sri Lanka team against Pakistan was 8 matches from 2009 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 2 matches (twice) from 1994 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2000.
The longest unbeaten streak for the Pakistan team against Sri Lanka was 10 matches from 1986 to 2009.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan are LWLWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the seventh rank (Sri Lanka (87)) and sixth rank (Pakistan (93)) team. The host is 6 points behind the visitors.
Sri Lanka:
The team completed 305 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 97 times and lost 116 times. 92 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the home team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 5 points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 7 points with a (1) position in the rankings.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will gain 3 points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 7 points with a (1) position in the rankings.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a (1) point without impact in the position.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are WLWDL.
Pakistan:
The team completed 444 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 145 times and lost 135 times. 164 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the visiting team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 7 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 6 points without any impact in the rankings.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 5 points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 4 points without impact in the position.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a (1) point without impact in the position.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are LDDWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Galle shows the weather would be partly cloudy on all the days, but the second day of the match, where thunderstorms would be expected. There would be less chance of rain those four days, as the precipitation percentage would be between 19% to 24%, but very high chances of rain on the second day, as the precipitation percentage would be 65%. The temperature would be 30 Celsius for all playing days. The wind would be between 18 – 22 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 34 times out of 39 games, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 19 times and lost 10 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLWWL.
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On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 2 times and lost 2 times, too, with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLDW.
None of the teams chose to field first after winning the toss since 2015.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 17 matches between 2014 to present.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 2 matches between 2004 to 2008.
The first batting team won the matches 21 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 12 times, with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWWL.
Overall, 21 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 12 times with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWWL.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Sri Lanka, the team won the toss 22 times in 39 games. The team won 14 times and lost 4 times with 4 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWLL.
The home side never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2001.
The home team never lost a match after choosing to field first, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLLL.
The visiting side never lost a match after choosing to field first since 2009.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 168 in 2009, and the highest successful chase 268 in 2019.
The first innings lowest total was 135 runs in 2021, and the highest total was 600 runs in 2017. For the second inning, the lowest total was 81 runs in 2007, whereas the highest was 638 runs in 2013. For the third inning, the lowest total was 113 runs (completed innings) in 2022, whereas the highest was 512 runs in 2004. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 73 runs (completed innings) in 2018, whereas the highest was 300 runs in 2012.
The batting average of the first innings is 37.86 and 31.34 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 28.50, and 22.94 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 5 times at the venue. The host won thrice and the visiting team won twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at the venue are LWWWL.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a very good record at the venue, and won 22 times out of 39 played games and lost 11 times with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are WLWWL.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a below average record, as the team won twice and lost thrice in 5 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are WLLLW.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Sri Lanka:
The home side comes with a (1) pacer and a couple (2) of spinners, as the team has 3 all-rounders, two with spin and the other one with pace.
Sri Lanka Eleven: O. Fernando, D. Karunaratne, K. Mendis, A. Mathews, D. de Silva, D. Chandimal, N. Dickwella, R. Mendis, M. Theekshana, P. Jayasuriya, A. Fernando
Pakistan:
The visiting team comes 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team has a couple (2) of all-rounders with spin (both).
Pakistan Eleven: A. Shafique, I. ul Haq, A. Ali, B. Azam, M. Rizwan, A. Salman, M. Nawaz, Y. Shah, H. Ali, S. shah Afridi, N. Shah
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/sri-lanka-vs-pakistan-2022-1st-test-live-score-54228/
