For many years Rangana Herath was the ideal foil for Murali, but over the last four years he has become Sri Lanka's strike bowler

The first two Investec Tests were even, but India were swept aside in the last three so thoroughly that the overall series stats look pretty lopsided

Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's comprehensive Test win by 105 runs at the SSC

Stats highlights from an eventful third day, when a bowler took nine wickets in an innings for the first time in 12 years, and a Pakistan wicketkeeper got a Test hundred for the first time since February 2009

Mahela Jayawardene had his problems overseas, but in home conditions he was outstanding, and for Sri Lanka he was a constant at No. 4 for 17 years

Stats highlights from a day which was completely dominated by Kumar Sangakkara

The average opening partnership has fallen significantly in the last three years, and in 2014 it's lower than the averages for all the other wickets except the ninth and the tenth

James Anderson and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been the leading bowlers in the series so far with similar stats, but in their head-to-head battles Bhuvneshwar is ahead

Few players can boast the sort of numbers that Jacques Kallis achieved in ODIs; plus, he was Man-of-the-Match in the final when South Africa won their only ICC tournament

Only 15 times in Test history has a player achieved the double of 300 runs and 20 wickets in a Test series. Going on current form, Bhuvneshwar could well be the 16th

Stats highlights from the Lord's Test, the last day of which was dominated by Ishant Sharma's seven-wicket haul

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Galle, when Sri Lanka made a strong start in their chase of 370

Stats highlights from the third day in Galle, which was dominated by Dale Steyn

Lower-order partnership stats have remained remarkably constant over the last five decades, but there's been a huge leap in the first seven months of 2014

Stats highlights from the Trent Bridge Test, a match in which all kinds of lower-order batting feats were eclipsed

In 16 previous ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, there'd been only one century for South Africa; in three matches in this series, there were four

In the last three-and-half-years, India's opening combinations have averaged 18 per partnership overseas, with only one 50-plus stand in 35 attempts

Stats highlights from the opening day at Trent Bridge, when Murali Vijay scored his first overseas Test century

Trent Bridge has been one of the very best grounds for fast bowlers over the last decade, with James Anderson taking 49 wickets at 17.34. It is also a venue where England have won each of their last five Tests

South Africa have a superb overseas record in the last few years, but in Sri Lanka their batsmen and spinners have struggled