Scrappy in Sri Lanka

Pakistan toured Sri Lanka later in the same season (1985-86 season)

At Kandy, March 2

At Moratuwa, March 8

At Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, March 11

At Kandy, February 23, 24, 25, 27

Kuruppuarachchi, a left-arm medium-fast bowler and one of three new caps, gave Sri Lanka the start they needed when he dismissed Mudassar with his third ball in Test cricket; and De Mel backed up Mendis's decision to insert Pakistan on a green pitch

Sri Lanka fought bravely to keep the series level, the nineteen-year-old Gurusinha, in only his third Test, and the 21-year-old Ranatunga batting throughout the fifth day, which began with Sri Lanka 83 for three

A strong Pakistani team, with a popular and tactful manager in Salim Asghar Mian, toured Sri Lanka from February to April, the longest stay of any visiting side