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Hardik Pandya’s all-round brilliance and Rishabh Pant’s 125 not out off 113 balls carried India to a five-wicket win in the one-day international series decider against England on Sunday. India won the series 2-1. Pandya dismissed Jason Roy and Ben Stokes in an outstanding opening burst in the third and final ODI before returning to take the wickets of Liam Livingstone and Jos Buttler in the same over to finish with an ODI-best 4-24. “For the team this win means a lot,” Pandya said. Buttler top-scored with 60 off 80 balls in England’s 259 all out in 45.5 overs, but that was put in the shade by Pandya's 71 off 55 deliveries in a decisive 133-run stand for the fifth wicket with Pant at Old Trafford. While pacer Reece Topley (3-35) followed up his England record 6-24 on Thursday with the prize wickets of Rohit Sharma (17), Shikhar Dhawan (1) and Virat Kohli (17), Pant and Pandya expertly led the recovery after India appeared in real trouble at 72-4. The pair offered chances but grew in confidence with temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius. Pandya departed with 55 required but Pant’s unbeaten ton — with 16 fours and two sixes — got India over the line with some 7.5 overs to spare. Read:WI vs BAN Series 2022: Top 7 performers from Bangladesh team A carnival-style atmosphere greeted Pant’s first ODI century, in which he accelerated after going past 50. He mixed orthodox strokes to give England a lesson after it failed to bat out its 50 overs for the third time in the series. After being asked to bat first, Roy settled with an authoritative punch, the first of three fours in Mohammed Shami’s opening over. But if an unchanged England was relieved at Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, it was quickly put into perspective as his replacement Mohammed Siraj exploited some early movement to find the edges of Jonny Bairstow and then Joe Root, both for three-ball ducks. Roy continued to assert himself and Stokes was bullish but Pandya put the brakes on. Roy skied a top edge to depart for 41, while a charging Stokes got in a tangle after Pandya dragged his length back and offered a return catch on 27. David Willey (18) and Craig Overton (32) made useful contributions down the order and, though 25 balls went unused in England’s innings, the hosts' hopes grew as Topley picked up where he left off at Lord’s. Dhawan’s bat turned in his hands as he skewed to backward point, Rohit nibbled at a delivery angling away from him, as did Kohli, whose luckless run across formats was extended after another low score. Suryakumar Yadav nicked off to Overton, who then strayed too far in-field from fine leg and watched Pandya’s pull bounce inside the rope, just after Pant had been reprieved on 18. Advancing to Moeen Ali, Pant was beaten by lavish turn, but Buttler failed to take the stumping chance. They were costly misses, with the India pair unfurling some glorious drives down the ground against England’s rotating cast of bowlers. Hardik reached a 43-ball fifty first before Pant got to his off 71 deliveries. Neither batter took any undue risks and it was only when Pant was in his 70s that he thumped Overton for India’s first six. England at least claimed Pandya as Stokes took a sensational low catch diving forward from midwicket. After reaching his 106-ball ton — his second fifty came off just 35 deliveries — Pant was in no mood to hang around. Willey disappeared to all parts as he conceded five fours in as many balls before Pant ended proceedings with a reverse sweep for four off Root. Buttler said he was still “a young captain” and needed more time. “I feel like a really experienced cricketer, but in terms of captaincy I’m quite a young captain with lots of opportunity to grow and learn about the role,” Buttler said. “I think it will take a bit of time, I want to try and walk before I can run, I’ve just got to work out, be myself and use the people around me to help me." India won the first ODI at the Oval by 10 wickets before England responded with a 100-run victory at Lord's in the second match.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan has said they have finalised the dates of the upcoming three Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) seasons, starting in 2023. The BCB often finds it difficult to find a suitable window for the BPL. If there are no fixed dates for the competition, the foreign players cannot take part in it due to their other professional commitments. "To get rid of the recurring problem, we have fixed the dates for the next three seasons of this event," Nazmul told the reporters Sunday in Dhaka after a board meeting. "We will sign contracts with the franchises for the next three years. And since we are doing it for three years, we have finalised the dates for three seasons so that the teams can prepare accordingly," he added. Read: Is there any potential suitor to replace Tamim Iqbal in T20I cricket? The next season of BPL will take place between January 5 and February 16 in 2023; the next two seasons will be played between January 6 and February and January 1 and February 11 in 2024 and 2025. Nazmul also said the BPL 2023 is going to be a seven-team event. "The board will start working on finalising the franchises soon."  

Tamim Iqbal informed the BCB president last year that he was not keen on playing the T20 format for the Bangladesh national side, emphasizing the upcoming young talents to fill his shoes in the opening slot. The veteran batter missed all bilateral Twenty20 series following the Covid-19 outbreak, including the 2021 T20 World Cup, but did not formally retire from the format until Saturday (July 16). Tamim officially quit T20I international cricket by posting a short message on his verified Facebook account. Will BCB find any potential replacements for Tamim Iqbal in the T20 format? A look at Tamim Iqbal's T20I career Tamim Iqbal made his T20I debut against Kenya in September 2007 and played his last match in the format against Zimbabwe in March 2020. The veteran left-hand opener is the only player to score a century for Bangladesh in the T20 format, achieving the feat against Oman (103*) in the 2016 ICC World T20. Tamim Iqbal finished his T20I career as the third-highest run scorer of Bangladesh, behind Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan. Tamim also holds the record of three of the top five best T20I innings by Bangladeshi players. Read SL vs PAK Test Series 2022: Fixtures, Venues, H2H Records Bangladesh's top five T20I run scorers  Player Match Runs HS SR Mahmudullah 118 2043 64* 117.88 Shakib Al Hasan 99 2010 84 120.86 Tamim Iqbal 74 1701 103* 117.47 Mushfiqur Rahim 100 1495 72* 115.44 Soumya Sarkar 66 1136 68 122.15    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read 3rd ODI: Tremendous Taijul takes five as Bangladesh wrap WI for 178 Tamim Iqbal's potential suitors in T20I cricket There are hardly many choices available for the opening slot in Bangladesh's T20I lineup. Litton Das is most likely to open the innings for Bangladesh in the coming fixtures. The selectors, therefore, have to find a suitable partner for Litton in the T20 format. To keep the 2022 T20 World Cup in mind, the BCB needs to pick a player from those who have played for the national side in the last 18 months. The BCB selectors may want to have a look at the following options. Mohammad Naim T20I batting stats since January 1, 2021 M: 28 | Runs: 590 | HS: 64 | Ave: 21.85 | SR: 98.82 Left-handed batter Mohammad Naim started his T20I career with a lot of promise. Though Naim’s recent performances have been below par. He has been given the most chances (28 matches) to open the innings for Bangladesh. However, Naim’s strike rate is under 100, and the average is just over 20. With the current form, Mohammad Naim’s chances of making the playing XI in the coming fixtures are highly unlikely. Read Tamim announces T20I retirement Munim Shahriar T20I batting stats since January 1, 2021 M: 3 | Runs: 23 | HS: 17 | Ave: 7.66 | SR: 74.19 Munim Shahriar was given a chance in the Afghanistan series after a brilliant performance in the BPL 2022. He has so far played three T20Is for Bangladesh and hasn’t made any significant impact with the bat. The BCB may give Munim Shahriar more chances in the coming twenty20 fixtures to showcase his talent on the international stage. Anamul Haque T20I batting stats since January 1, 2021 M: 3 | Runs: 29 | HS: 16 | Ave: 9.66 | SR: 116.00 Anamul Haque had a fantastic start to his international career but couldn’t keep up the momentum later and subsequently lost his place in the national team. He recently had a record-breaking season in the DPL 2022. Following the 2022 DPL season, Anamul was given another chance on the just-concluded West Indies tour. He once again fell short of expectations, though. Anamul may be given a few more chances in the upcoming T20I matches. Read Bangladesh clinch a clean sweep against West Indies in ODIs Najmul Hossain Shanto T20I batting stats since January 1, 2021 M: 1 | Runs: 5 | HS: 5 | Ave: 5 | SR: 11.11 Najmul Hossain Shanto’s chances to find a place in the opening slot are very slim as he is considered for the longer-version format. However, the BCB may turn their attention to him if others fail to live up to their expectations. The above players' overall T20I statistics Player Match Runs HS SR Mohammad Naim 34 809 81 103.71 Munim Shahriar 3 23 17 74.19 Anamul Haque 16 384 58 117.79 Najmul Hossain Shanto 6 76 40 100    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read WI vs BAN Series 2022: Top 7 performers from Bangladesh team Aftermath   The Bangladesh Cricket Board's selections have experimented with a number of players to fill Tamim Iqbal's opening position. However, none of the opening batters has been consistent enough over the course of Bangladesh's 32 games during the past 18 months. Therefore, finding a suitable alternative for Tamim Iqbal in the opening position of the T20 format may not be possible any time soon. Bangladesh may struggle in the top order at the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in the absence of Tamim Iqbal, who used to anchor the innings to the end.

Bangladesh had a rather disappointing start to the 2022 West Indies tour, losing both Test and T20 format series. Their overall team performance in both formats was utterly disappointing, with the exception of a few standout individual performances. However, Bangladesh did make a strong comeback in the ODI format and whitewashed the Caribbean side. Let's take a look at the seven best Bangladeshi performers in the WI vs BAN Series 2022. Bangladesh team's best 7 performers in the WI vs BAN Series 2022 Bangladesh’s batting performance throughout the Caribbean tour was disappointing. In contrast, the bowling unit had a spectacular outing during the tour. Here are the top seven Bangladeshi performers in the WI vs BAN Series 2022. Shakib Al Hasan M: 5 | Runs: 240 | HS: 68* | Wickets: 3 | BBI: 1/10 All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took part in the Test and T20I series but skipped the ODI series. Despite the fact that Bangladesh lost both Tests and T20Is, Shakib was one of the best players in these two formats. He was the third highest scorer in the Test series with 138 runs. Shakib struck two fifties in the first Test. In the T20 format, Shakib was the second-top scorer with 102 runs and also picked up a couple of wickets. Read Bangladesh clinch a clean sweep against West Indies in ODIs Tamim Iqbal M: 5 | Runs: 218 | HS: 50* Tamim had a quiet tour with the bat in the West Indies. He only had one half-century in seven innings. However, Tamim Iqbal’s performance as a captain in the ODI format was eye-catching. His leadership qualities and on-field decision-making were brilliant. That is why Tamim Iqbal’s captaincy was one of the major positive points for the Bangladesh campaign. Khaled Ahmed M: 2 | Wickets: 10 | BBI: 5/106 Khaled Ahmed's selection was not appreciated by some Bangladeshi cricket experts. However, Khaled showed in the Test series that he is possibly Bangladesh's best fast bowler in the longer-version format in overseas conditions. Khaled finished the Test series with 10 wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings of the second match. Read Tamim announces T20I retirement Taijul Islam M: 1 | Wickets: 5 | BBI: 5/28 Taijul Islam had to wait till the last fixture to finally play a match on the West Indies tour. The left-handed orthodox spinner seized the opportunity by picking up five wickets in the third ODI and helped Bangladesh whitewash the Windies in the limited-over series. It was Taijul Islam’s best bowling figure (5/28) in ODI cricket. Mehidy Hasan Miraz M: 5 | Runs: 33 | HS: 16* | Wickets: 14 | BBI: 4/29 Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz is considered a utility player for the Bangladesh national side. He is a very effective bowler in the Test and ODI formats and can bat a bit in the lower middle-order. Miraz didn’t make any impact with the bat, but he had a successful tour with the ball. Miraz didn’t play in the T20I series but picked up 14 wickets in the Test and ODI formats. Read: BAN vs WI Series 2022: How Bangladesh’s players fared in first Test Nasum Ahmed M: 5 | Wickets: 7 | BBI: 3/19   Nasum Ahmed made his ODI debut in the WI vs BAN Series 2022 and made an immediate impact for his side. Tamim Iqbal utilized him at the beginning of the innings, and Nasum’s spin caused a lot of problems for the Caribbean batters in the ODI series. The left-arm orthodox spinner picked up 7 wickets on the West Indies tour. Nurul Hasan Sohan M: 8 | Runs: 217 | HS: 64 Nurul Hasan Sohan once again proved that he is the best wicket-keeper batter in Bangladesh at the moment. Nurul had a good time with the gloves on the West Indies tour, picking up 10 catches and making 2 stumpings. Nurul’s highlight innings on the tour was when he made a 100-run partnership with captain Shakib Al Hasan in the second innings of the first Test. Besides, he was among the top run scorers for Bangladesh on the tour. Read SL vs PAK Test Series 2022: Fixtures, Venues, H2H Records Statistics on the top Bangladeshi performers in the WI vs BAN Series 2022 Player Match Runs Wickets Shakib Al Hasan 5 240 3 Tamim Iqbal 5 218 N/A Khaled Ahmed 2 N/A 10 Taijul Islam 1 N/A 5 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5 33 14 Nasum Ahmed 5 N/A 7 Nurul Hasan Sohan 8 217 N/A    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Way Forward Bangladesh lost two series and won one on their 2022 West Indies tour. Bangladesh players have a lot to take from this tour, which will be useful for better performance in the next series. Bangladesh team management should take note of these issues and take steps to improve the performance of the players. However, Bangladesh departed the West Indies with confidence after winning the ODI format in 2022. Otherwise, it would have been a disappointing tour for Bangladesh. Read 3rd ODI: Tremendous Taijul takes five as Bangladesh wrap WI for 178 On an individual level, not everyone had a great outing. However, the above-mentioned cricketers were the top seven players from Bangladesh in the WI vs BAN Series 2022.

Bangladesh completed a clean sweep against the West Indies in the three-match ODI series. On Saturday, the visitors won the third and final ODI of the series by four wickets at Guayana.  Taijul Islam, the left-arm spinner, bagged his maiden five wickets in the match— his first in two years— and guided Bangladesh to a comfortable win.  Taijul’s five for 28 is now the record for the best bowling in ODIs by a Bangladeshi spinner. He surpassed Abdur Razzak who scalped five for 29 in 2009 against Zimbabwe in Dhaka.  West Indies batted first after losing the toss and posted a below-par total of 178 with a fighting fifty from captain Nicholas Pooran (73). Bangladeshi spinners proved to be too good against the hosts’ batters. And left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman was also economic against the West Indies. Taijul, Mosaddek Hossain and Mustafizur bowled 29 overs together and conceded less than three runs per over.  In reply to West Indies’ 178, Bangladesh chased down the total in 48.3 overs with Liton Das hitting a fifty, Tamim Iqbal and Nurul Hasan scoring 34 and 32 respectively.  Also read: 3rd ODI: Tremendous Taijul takes five as Bangladesh wrap WI for 178 Gudakesh Motie, the left-arm orthodox spinner of the hosts, bagged four wickets conceding 23 runs in 10 overs. But his effort went in vain as the batters failed to put a big total on the board.  With this win, Bangladesh ended up the long tour that had started with defeats in Tests and T20Is.   

Tamim Iqbal retired from T20 International right after leading Bangladesh in an ODI series victory over West Indies on Saturday.  The left-handed batter announced his retirement through a short message on his official social media page. He wrote: “From today, consider me retired from T20 Internationals. Thank you, everyone.” Tamim had taken a six-month break from the format in January this year. Since then, there was speculation over his future in this format. While taking the break, Tamim said he is not retiring from T20Is.  Also Read: Shakib wants to see ‘team performance’ The batter has played his last T20I in 2020 against Zimbabwe in Mirpur. He later skipped the T20 World Cup that took place in the UAE and Oman— which was a surprising move from the batter.  While skipping the World Cup, Tamim said the younger players deserve more chances in the format to do well. Tamim’s decision had opened the door for Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar to try their hand at the top of the order. But both failed to cement their places.  It is expected that Tamim, one of the best batters that Bangladesh has ever produced, will continue to play T20s on the domestic circuit, though, he did not say a word about it.  Tamim played 78 T20Is for the Tigers and scored 1758 runs with a century and seven half-centuries. Tamim remained the only Bangladeshi batter to have scored a century in the T20Is— that came against Oman in the T20 World Cup 2016 in India.  

Taijul Islam, the left-arm spinner, recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs in his first match in two years, and riding on his tremendous bowling effort Bangladesh wrapped up the hosts West Indies for 178 runs for all in 48.4 overs in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Saturday in Guayana.  Taijul, often considered a Test bowler, was playing only his 10th ODI in seven years. He bagged his first wicket on Saturday removing Brandon King for eight. It was a beautiful delivery from the left-hander. The ball tossed up at the middle of the leg and middle stumps and turned to the off-stump and uprooted it.  Taijul never looked back after that. He ended up taking five wickets including the one of Nicholas Pooran who hit the highest (73) for the hosts conceding 28 runs.  Taijul’s five for 28 is now the best bowling record in ODI for Bangladeshi spinners. He surpassed Abdur Razzak who had taken five for 29 against Zimbabwe in 2009 in Mirpur.  Bangladesh won the toss in this match and opted to bowl first aiming to clean sweep the hosts.  Three of West Indies’ first five batters failed to reach a double-digit score. They lost the first three wickets inside 16 runs. But in the fourth-wicket stand, Keacy Carty and Pooran added 67 runs. The stand was broken by another left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed who ended up taking two for 39 runs.  Pooran was firm at one end of the wicket while the other batters failed to impress against the quality spin-attack of Bangladesh led by Taijul.  Mosaddek Hossain, the right-arm spinning allrounder, bowled 10 overs to take one wicket, but he conceded only 23 runs.  Bangladesh have already won the series, now the visitors are needing 179 runs to clean sweep the hosts.  Ahead of the ODIs, both teams locked horns in a two-match Test and three-match T20I series with Bangladesh losing all the matches except a T20I which ended in no-result due to bad weather. 

Pakistan reached 24 for two at stumps on day one in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 222 all out in the first Test Saturday. The visitors trail Sri Lanka by 198 runs with eight wickets in hand at Galle International Stadium. Having elected to bat first, Sri Lanka's batting collapsed as they slumped to 133 for eight but the lower order fought back to enable them to get to 222 on a good batting surface. Sri Lanka was in danger of being shot out for less than 150, but the last two wickets produced 89 runs to salvage some pride. Dinesh Chandimal, who had a career-best 206 not out earlier this week to inspire Sri Lanka's innings and 39-run win over Australia, came to the team's rescue again by top scoring with 76. The former captain added 44 runs for the ninth wicket with Maheesh Theekshana. The stand was broken when Chandimal was spectacularly caught by Yasir Shah off the bowling of Hasan Ali. Chandimal's 76 came in 115 deliveries with 10 fours and one six. "They are playing five specialist bowlers, so whenever someone comes on to bowl, he's fresh," Chandimal said of the disciplined Pakistani attack. "This pitch is something in between what we had got for the first and second Tests against Australia," he added. "When you have got to 30 or 40, when the ball pitches in certain areas, it's easier for you to go for your shots. On this wicket, even when you are settled, you can't play with too much confidence." Read: SL vs PAK Test Series 2022: Fixtures, Venues, H2H Records After Chandimal's dismissal, Theekshana added 45 runs with No. 11 Kasun Rajitha. Theekshana was the last man dismissed when he was caught behind. He made 35 off 65 deliveries with four fours and a six. It was the No. 10's career-best score in first-class cricket. Shaheen Afridi bowled superbly to finish with four for 58. The left-arm quick, who dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne (1) cheaply, provided the breakthrough when a partnership was building between Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva (14). His pace was too much for Sri Lanka's batsmen as both Karunaratne and de Silva dragged deliveries onto their stumps. The very next over after claiming the wicket of de Silva, Shaheen had wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella caught at gully. As the last pair provided stubborn resistance, he was called up again and he broke the stand with the first delivery of his new spell.   Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali finished with two wickets apiece. Leg-spinner Yasir is making a comeback after injuries sidelined him since August last year. After posting a record total of 554 earlier in the week against Australia at the same venue, Sri Lanka's batting flopped Saturday as they lost four wickets each in the first two sessions before a fine rearguard action by the tail. During Pakistan's innings, Sri Lanka got off to a good start as Kasun Rajitha trapped Imam-ul-Haq leg before wicket for two. Left-arm orthodox spinner Prabath Jayasuriya deceived Abdullah Shafique with a straight one to have him leg before wicket for 13. The two-match series got underway in the southern coastal town of Galle despite Sri Lanka's economic crisis. There are severe shortages of essential items like fuel, cooking gas and medicine while there are long hours of power cuts throughout the island. There have been nationwide protests, which forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and resign as president. With Parliament set to meet next week to elect a new president, more protests are expected in the capital Colombo and cricket officials were looking at the possibility of shifting the second Test from Colombo to Galle.

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third and final ODI of the three-match series against hosts West Indies at Guyana Saturday. Bangladesh did not include Anamul Haque Bijoy in the squad for the third ODI. The batter recently scored more than 1,100 runs in a single List-A event, which helped him return to the national side after a long gap. However, Anamul failed to impress while playing a Test and three T20Is in the ongoing tour. Bangladesh won the first ODI match by six wickets. Mehidy Hasan won the player of the match award after taking three wickets for 36 runs. The Tigers won the second match by nine wickets, and Mehidy picked up four wickets. Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed bagged three wickets in the match and became the player of the match. Before the ODIs, both teams locked horns in a two-match Test and three-match T20I series. Bangladesh lost all the matches except a T20I which was a no result one because of rain with the West Indies in charge. Read: WI vs BAN ODI Series 2022: Bangladesh eye West Indies whitewash Bangladesh playing XI  Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (w), Mehidy Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taijul Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman West Indies playing XI Shai Hope(w), Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, and Alzarri Joseph.

The race for the ICC Test Championship 2021–2023 finals has intensified after Sri Lanka's 1-1 series draw with Australia. The Australian Test side has moved down to the second spot after drawing the series with Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Sri Lanka have moved up to the third spot with a 54.17 percentage, while Pakistan have moved down to the fourth spot with a 52.38 percentage. The SL vs PAK Test Series 2022 can change the scenario of the points table. Both teams can improve their positions in the Test Championship points standings. Let’s take a look at the series fixtures and head-to-head Test records between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Test Series 2022: Venues Statistics The two matches of the SL vs PAK Test Series 2022 will be held in the cities of Galle and Colombo, respectively. Here are some notable Test statistics of the venues. Test stats: Galle International Stadium, Galle Matches Played: 39 | Batting first (won): 21 | Fielding first (won): 12 | Highest Individual Innings: 333 (Chris Gayle) | Best Bowling (Innings): 7/46 (Muttiah Muralitharan) | Highest Team innings: 638 | Lowest Team Innings: 73 Read Anamul needs to wait more to make a comeback, says Domingo Test stats: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Matches Played: 9 | Batting first (won): 2 | Fielding first (won): 3 | Highest Individual Innings: 340 (Sanath Jayasuriya) | Best Bowling (Innings): 7/89 (Rangana Herath) | Highest Team innings: 952/6d | Lowest Team Innings: 86 2022 SL vs PAK Test Series: Fixtures The Galle International Stadium in Galle is hosting the series-opening Test, while R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the second Test match. First Test: July 16-20 | Venue: Galle international Stadium | Start Time: 10.30 a.m. (BST) Second Test: July 24-28 | Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium | Start Time: 10.30 a.m. (BST) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Head-to-Head Test Records Sri Lanka first met Pakistan in a Test match in 1982 at the Karachi National Cricket Stadium. Pakistan won the contest by 204 runs. Since then, both sides have met each other in 55 Test matches, where Pakistan have led the head-to-head battle with 20 wins. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have won 16 matches while 19 matches have ended in a draw. Overall, Pakistan have won nine bilateral Test series, while Sri Lanka have won six bilateral series. Read WI vs BAN ODI Series 2022: Bangladesh eye West Indies whitewash           Notable Test records between Sri Lanka and Pakistan   Sri Lanka Pakistan Matches Played (55) 16 wins 20 wins Most Runs Kumar Sangakkara (2,911 runs in 45 innings) Younis Khan (2,286 runs in 48 innings) Highest Score Sanath Jayasuriya (253) Younis Khan (313) Most Hundreds Kumar Sangakkara (10) Younis Khan (8) Most Wickets Rangana Herath (106 wickets in 40 innings) Saeed Ajmal (66 wickets in 28 innings) Best Bowling Figures Rangana Herath (9/127) Imran Khan (8/58) Most Matches Mahela Jayawardene (29) Younis Khan (29) Highest Partnership Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera (437) Qasim Umar and Javed Miandad (397) Most Catches Mahela Jayawardene (37) Younis Khan (33) Most Dismissals Prasanna Jayawardene (29) Moin Khan (40)           Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Sabbir, Soumya added to Bangladesh A team for WI tour Aftermath In the ICC Test rankings, Pakistan are in sixth place while Sri Lanka are in seventh position. However, both sides are in a much better place in the ongoing ICC Test Championship and are currently fighting for the number three spot in the standings. Sri Lanka’s recent Test victory over Australia will boost their confidence to show a more concrete performance against Pakistan. On the other hand, Pakistan’s recent Test performances have been impressive. Therefore, the SL vs PAK Test Series 2022 promises to be an exciting affair.