Pakistan Cricket Team has achieved a massive feat in Test cricket after their massive win over Sri Lanka in the second and the last Test of the series in Colombo. They are now the team with the most Test series wins in the Island nation.
Pakistan achieved the feat after they thumped Sri Lanka by a massive margin of innings and 222 runs to complete the 2-0 whitewash. They won the first game by 4 wickets and then came up with an even better performance in the second match at Colombo.
The innings and 222 runs victory by Pakistan is now the largest margin of Test defeat on their home turf for Sri Lanka, surpassing the innings and 208 runs against South Africa in 1993. The Babar Azam-led side dominated the hosts in the second Test and didn’t let him be on the top even once.
After being asked to bowl first, Pakistan bundled out Sri Lanka for just 166 runs with Abrar Ahmed (4) and Naseem Shah (3) picking seven wickets between them. Led by a fantastic double ton by Abdullah Shafique, a century by Agha Salman and fifties by Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan powered them to a total of 576 runs.
Noman Ali then produced an exceptional effort with the ball and picked up seven wickets in the second innings whereas Naseem Shah complimented him well by taking three wickets as Pakistan folded Sri Lanka for just 188 runs to win the game by a massive margin. Their series win saw them surpass Australia, England and India with the most number of Test series wins in Sri Lanka.
SL vs PAK: Most Test series win in Sri Lanka
Pakistan now holds the record for most Test wins in Sri Lanka with 5 victories to their tally. England and Australia have four Test wins each to their name whereas India has three and South Africa has two.
1. Pakistan 5
2. England 4
3. Australia 4
4. India 3
5. South Africa 2
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