Pakistan Creates New Test Records With A Clean Sweep Over Sri lanka In The Two-Match Test Series
Pakistan Creates New Test Records:
Pakistan cricket team, under the captaincy of Babar Azam, has thrashed the home team, Srilanka, and claimed a world record in test cricket which no other team has achieved till now.
Srilanka has always been a very difficult opponent to hand over a defeat in their home conditions because of the turning tracks and their brilliant spin bowling resources, but Pakistan has created a record with their win in the second test match against Srilanka in Srilanka.
Many great teams in international cricket such as Australia, England, South Africa, and India have toured Srilanka for the test series but no team has won the test series more than Pakistan in their home conditions, which tells us how dominating Pakistan has been in Srilankan conditions.
Pakistan toured Srilanka for a two-match test series which is a part of the ICC World Test Championship Cycle 2023-25. Pakistan started their next cycle with a win by 4 wickets in the first test match. In the second test match, Pakistan completed a comprehensive victory as they thrashed Srilanka by an innings and 222 runs, this victory means they are now the team with the most test series wins in Srilanka.
MOST TEST SERIES WINS IN SRI LANKA:
No team has won more test series in Srilanka than Pakistan, they have left behind many teams such as Australia, England, India, and South Africa in this list.
With this 2-0 victory over Srilanka, Pakistan has now won 5 test series in Srilanka as compared to 4 by Australia, and England. So, now no team has won more series in this particular country than Pakistan.
| MOST TEST SERIES WINS IN SRILANKA | |
| PAKISTAN | 5 |
| AUSTRALIA | 4 |
| ENGLAND | 4 |
| INDIA | 3 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2 |
LARGEST MARGIN OF TEST DEFEATS FOR SL AT HOME:
Pakistan not only handed Srilanka a 2-0 defeat at home but they also made sure that they defeated Srilanka in test cricket with the largest margin ever in their history to stamp their authority in this specific country.
Pakistan won the second test match by an innings and 222 runs which is the largest margin by Srilanka has ever lost a test match on their home soil – Their previous worst record was against South Africa but this time Pakistan handed Srilanka a much bigger innings defeat at home.
| LARGEST MARGIN OF TEST DEFEATS FOR SL AT HOME | |
| VS PAKISTAN | INNINGS AND 222 RUNS |
| VS SOUTH AFRICA | INNINGS AND 208 RUNS |
| VS INDIA | INNINGS AND 171 RUNS |
LARGEST MARGIN OF TEST WINS FOR PAK (AWAY):
Pakistan’s win over Srilanka in the second test match at their home is the largest victory of Pakistan away from home, in terms of runs. Pakistan’s previous bests were against Bangladesh when they defeated Bangladesh by an inning and 184 and 178 runs respectively.
Today, Pakistan has bettered that record with this test win over Srilanka, by an innings and 222 runs which is the largest victory in terms of runs by Pakistan in an away test match.
| LARGEST MARGIN OF TEST WINS FOR PAK (AWAY) | |
| VS SRILANKA | INNINGS AND 222 RUNS |
| VS BANGLADESH | INNINGS AND 184 RUNS |
| VS BANGLADESH | INNINGS AND 178 RUNS |
PAKISTAN TOURED SRILANKA IN THE LAST WTC CYCLE AS WELL BUT FAILED TO WIN THE SERIES AS THE SERIES WAS DRAWN 1-1, THIS TIME PAKISTAN HAS PLAYED SOME QUALITY CRICKET. THEY OUTCLASSED SRILANKA IN ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE GAME, AND AS A RESULT, PAKISTAN THRASHED SRILANKA 2-0 AWAY FROM HOME.
