172 is the highest score of Mohammad Hafeez in his 28th Test. His previous best was 143 against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2010-11 series. Overall, it was his 5th century...

172* Is the highest score of Mohammad Hafeez in his 28th Test. His previous best was 143 against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2010-11 series. Overall, it was his 5th century. The first against Sri Lanka in 5 Tests. His previous best score v Sri Lanka was 75 in Abu Dhabi on Oct 18, 2011.

65.66 Is the batting average of Mohammad Hafeez against Sri Lanka. In 5 matches he has collected 394 runs.

14 Number of half-centuries scored by Azhar Ali (92*) in 23 Tests. It was his 3rd against Sri Lanka in 5 Tests.

60.33 Is the batting average of Azhar Ali against Sri Lanka. In 5 Tests he has amassed 362 runs.

55.14 Is the batting average of Mohammad Hafeez in year 2012. In 5 Tests he has scored 386 runs including one ton and one half-century.

14 Number of half-centuries scored by Taufeeq Umar (64) in 42 Tests. It was his first half-century against Sri Lanka in 6 Tests. Prior to this he has also hit a ton against Sri Lanka in Tests.

256* Number of an unbeaten runs added by Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali for the 2nd wicket. The aforesaid partnership is the highest second wicket partnership for Pakistan v/s Sri Lanka. The duo erased the record of inzamam-ul-Haq and Salim Malik who added 204 for the same wicket in Rawalpindi in 1991-92 series.

334/1 In the last five years it happened first time when Pakistan reached 300 or more runs after batting first.

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5 Mohammad Hafeez became the 5th Pakistani batsman to be dismissed in nervous 190s. Younis Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Yousuf are the others................

157 Azhar Ali equalled his highest score in his 23rd Test . Earlier, he had also scored the same number of runs against England in Dubai on Feb 3, 2012.

3 Number of centuries scored by Azhar Ali in 23 Tests. It was his 2nd century against Sri Lanka in 5 Tests.

51.87 Is the batting average of Azhar Ali in year 2012. In 5 Tests he has amassed 415 runs including 2 tons and one fifty.

5 Mohammad Hafeez became the 5th Pakistani batsman to be dismissed in nervous 190s. Younis Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Yousuf are the others. Younis Khan scored (199 v/s India at Lahore, 194 in Faisalabad in 2005-06 series), Mudassar Nazar (199 v/s India in Faisalabad in 1984-85), Mohammad Wasim (192 v/s Zimbabwe in Harare in 1997-98) and Mohammad Yousuf scored (192 v/s England in Leeds in 2006, 192 v/s West Indies in Lahore and 191 v/s West Indies in Multan in 2006-07 series).

280.00 Is the bowling average of Nuwan Pradeep in Test cricket. In 3 Tests he took only one wicket while conceding 280 runs.

287 Number of runs added by Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali for the second wicket. The aforesaid partnership is the highest partnership for Pakistan for any wicket against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The duo erased the record of Fawad Alam and Younis Khan who added exact 200 runs for the 2nd wicket in Colombo (PSS) in 2009 season.

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45.10 is the batting average of Misbah-ul-Haq against SL. In 9 Tests v SLanka he has amassed 451 runs including 4 50s. 68.38 Is the batting average of M Haq as a Captain......

551/6 Is the highest innings total of Pakistan at this venue. Their previous best was 425 for 9 dec also against Sri Lanka in July 2009.

17 Number of half-centuries scored by Misbah -ul-Haq (66*) in 35 Tests. It was his 4th half-century against Sri Lanka in 9 Tests.

45.10 Is the batting average of Misbah-ul-Haq against Sri Lanka. In 9 Tests v Sri Lanka he has amassed 451 runs including 4 half-centuries.

49.20 Is the batting average of Misbah-ul-Haq in year 2012. In 4 Tests he has scored 246 runs including 3 half-centuries.

68.38 Is the batting average of Misbah-ul- Haq as a Captain. In 16 Tests he has scored 1231 runs including one century and 13 half-centuries.

7 Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana failed to open his account. It was his 7thrd duck in his 29th match . The 3rd against Pskistan in 10 Tests.

2052 Number of runs scored by Kumar Sangakkara against Pakistan at an avg of 85.50 in 15 Tests which includes 8 centuries and 7 half-centuries.

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64.00 Is the batting average of Kumar Sangakkara in year 2012. In 5 Tests he has collected 448 runs including 2 centuries. 30 Number of centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara .

14 Number of centuries scored by Tillakaratne Dilshan (121 ) in 81 Tests. It was his 3rd against Pakistan in 14 Tests.

30 Number of centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara (144*)in 110 Tests. It was his 9th against Pakistan in 15 Tests. The most by any player.

64.00 Is the batting average of Kumar Sangakkara in year 2012. In 5 Tests he has collected 448 runs including 2 centuries.

3 Kumar Sangakkara became the 3rd batsman to scored 9000 or more runs while batting at number 3. He has now scored 9060 runs at an avg of 59.60 in 164 innings. Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting are the other two who socred over 9000 runs while batting at number 3.

12 Number of ducks scored by Mahela Jayawardene in 132 Tests. It was his 4th duck against Pakistan in 23 Tests.

31.53 Is the batting average of Mahela Jayawardene against Pakistan. In 23 Tests he has collected only 1293 runs. The aforesaid performance is his worst against any country in Tests.

66.17 Is the batting average of Mahela Jayawarden as a captain. In 32 Tests as a captain he has scored 3375 runs including 14 centuries.

5 Number of centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara against Pakistan in his last six Tests.

225 Number of runs added by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara for the 2nd wicket. This is a new second wicket record for Sri Lanka against Pakistan . The pair erased the record of Sidharth Wettimunny and Roy Dias who added 217 runs in Faisalabad in 1981-82 series. Overall, it was the third 200 plus partnership for the second wicket for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in Tests.

10 Like Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera also failed to open his account It was his 10th duck in his 75th Test. The first against Pakistan in 12 Tests.Apprently, it was the first duck for Samaraweera as well at the SSC.

7.00 Is the batting average of Thilan Samaraweera in the current series. In 3 innings he has collected only 21 runs.

90.58 Is the batting average of Kumar Sangakkara against Pakistan. In 15 Tests he has amassed 2174 runs including 9 centuries and 7 fifties.

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3 Number of times when Kumara Sangakkara (192) failed to convert nervous 190s to double hundred. In the previous Test he reamined not out on 199 in the first innings........

2 Number of times when Junaid Khan (5/73) in 7 Tests took five or more wickets during an innings . He took both his 5 wickets haul against Sri Lanka. Earlier, he had took 5 for 38 against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi in 2011.

4 Nuwan Kulasekara failed to open his account It was his 4th duck in his 14th Test. The 2nd against Pakistan in 6 Tests.

3 Number of times when Kumara Sangakkara (192) failed to convert nervous 190s to double hundred. In the previous Test he reamined not out on 199 in the first innings while in 2007-08 season against Australia he had scored 192 in Hobart. Overall, he is the sixth Sri Lankan to fell in nervous 190s. Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Sidharth Wettimuny , Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene are the other five who fell in nervous nineties.

4/78 Is the best bowling figures of Abdur Rehman against Sri Lanka. His previous best was 2/40 in Dubai in 2011-12 season.

36 Is the highest score of Abdur Rehman against Sri Lanka, outstripped his previous best of 18* in the first innings.

208.00 Is the batting average of Kumar Sangakkara in the ongoing series. In this series he has so far scored 416 runs including 2 nervous 190s

10 Number of wickets claimed by S. Randiv at an avg of 25,80. The most for Sri Lanka in the ongoing series.

1 Junaid Khan won his first Man of the Match award in Tests.

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