Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Test series 2023
2nd Test:
Second and last Test of the 2 match series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is going to be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo starting from July 24th 2023.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the twenty-second bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 6 times. Whereas the opponent won 9 times. Six (6) 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 2022, where the Sri Lanka team won 2 times and Pakistan also won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka 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 DLWLW.
Matches:
The teams completed 58 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 17 times, whereas the opponent won 22 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 LWLLD.
@ Sri Lankan Backyard:
Series:
When touring Sri Lanka by Pakistan, the teams met to play bilateral series 10 times, out of them, the host won the series 3 times and the visitors won the series 4 times. Three (3) 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 2022, 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 DLWWW.
Matches:
On the soil of Sri Lanka, the teams faced each other 26 times. out of them, Sri Lanka received victory 8 times and defeated 10 times with 8 draws.
The teams played 8 consecutive tests without any draw from 2014 to present, in which Sri Lanka won 4 games and Pakistan also won 4 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 (thice) from 1994 to 1997, from 2000 to 2000 and from 2015 to 2022.
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 LWLLW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the seventh rank (Sri Lanka (84) and sixth rank (Pakistan (86)) team, a perfect series. The host is just two (2) points behind the visitors.
The Home Team (Sri Lanka):
The team completed 312 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 100 times and lost 120 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 five (5) points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn six (6) 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 three (3) points without impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn four (4) points with a (1) position in the rankings.
Drawing the series will impact on the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka are WLDDW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LWWLL.
Last 5 (completed) home series results of Sri Lanka are WDDWW.
The side never lost a series at home since 2020-21.
Last 5 (completed) home match results of Sri Lanka are LWWWL.
The Visiting Team (Pakistan):
The team completed 452 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 147 times and lost 139 times. 166 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 six (6) points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn six (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 four (4) points with a (1) position in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn four (4) points without impact in the position.
Drawing the series will impact on the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan are DLDLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are WDDLL.
Last 5 (completed) away series results of Pakistan are DWDWL.
The side never lost a series away from home since 2020-21.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of Pakistan are WLWWW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Colombo shows thunderstorms would be expected on the first day, then morning thunderstorms on the second and third day and then the weather would be partly cloudy on the last two days of the engagement. There would be an extremely high chance of rain during the first three days and less chance on the remaining two days, as the precipitation percentage would be 83%, 71%, 75%, 24% and 24% for all five (5) days, respectively. The temperature would be 30 Celsius for all the days of the play. The wind would be between 18 – 22 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 29 times out of 43 games, and the selection slightly favored the teams, as the teams won 12 times and lost 11 times with 6 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWWWW.
The teams never won a match after choosing to bat first since 2006.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 2 times and lost 4 times with 8 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LDDDW.
None of the teams chose to field first after winning the toss since 2015.
The teams never won a game after choosing to field first since 2007.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 10 matches between 2001 to 2006.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 4 matches between 2010 to 2014.
The first batting team won the matches 16 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 13 times, with 14 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWWW.
The teams, having the bat first, never lost an encounter since 2007.
The host never lost any outing after having the bat first since 1993.
The home team never won any match after having the fielding first since 2005.
Overall, 14 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 15 times with 14 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
Home Side (Sri Lanka):
Particularly, for Sri Lanka, the team won the toss 23 times in 43 games. The team won 10 times and lost 5 times with 8 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWD.
The side never lost a toss during 2008 to 2017.
The side never chose to field first since 2015.
The team never lost an encounter after choosing to bat first since 2001.
The side never won any outing after choosing to field first since 2007.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLDWD.
The foreign team never lost a game after winning the toss since 2006.
The visiting side never chose to field first since 2005.
The visitors never won an encounter after choosing to field first, till date.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 180 in 1992, and the highest successful chase 326 in 1998.
The first innings lowest total was 89 runs in 2007, and the highest total was 642 runs (declared with 6 wickets in hand) in 2010. For the second innings, the lowest total was 102 runs (completed innings) in 1992, whereas the highest was 756 runs (declared with 5 wickets in hand) in 2006. For the third inning, the lowest total was 81 runs in 2006, whereas the highest was 488 runs in 2011. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 131 runs (completed innings) in 1998, whereas the highest was 397 runs in 2009.
The batting average of the first innings is 35.10 and 37.31 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 34.15, and 30.30 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 6 times at the venue. The host won 1 time and the visiting team also won once. Four (4) encounters resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at the venue are WDDDL.
The host has never lost an encounter against the opponent since 2000.
The encounter concluded as a draw, when the team selected to field first after winning the toss, till date.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Unit (Sri Lanka):
The home side has an extremely good record at the venue, and won 20 times and lost 9 times with 14 draws out of 43 played games.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LWLWL.
The Visiting Unit (Pakistan):
The visiting team has an average record, as the team won once and lost 1 time, too, with 4 draws in 6 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are LDDDW.
The team won the toss in 2006, the only time.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
Sri Lanka:
The home side may go with A. Fernando in place of K. Rajitha.
Sri Lanka Eleven: N. Madushka, D. Karunaratne, K. Mendis, A. Mathews, D. de Silva, D. Chandimal, S. Samarawickrama, R. Mendis, P. Jayasuriya, V. Fernando, A. Fernando
Pakistan:
The visiting team may go with a winning combination.
Pakistan Eleven: A. Shafique, I. ul Haq, S. Masood, B. Azam, S. Shakeel, S. Ahmed, A. Salman, N. Ali, S. Shah Afridi, N. Shah, A. Ahmed
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: https://www.ssc.lk *Notes: https://wisden.com/series-stories/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2023/pakistan-test-tour-of-sri-lanka-where-to-watch-live-tv-channels-live-streaming-match-timings-for-sl-vs-pak-2023
