Sri Lanka have a marginally better record when it comes to results in the last Test of a series. Since 2000, they've won 15 final Tests, lost 13 and drawn only five, while India have drawn and lost 10 each and won 11. Sri Lanka had won their last series at home against India 2-1, in 2001, by winning the final Test. The average runs per wicket at the PSS is 33.53. The average per wicket across the first three innings is 34.17, 35.25 and 33.08, and drops to 28 for the fourth innings. No Tests were played at the PSS between 1994 and 2002 and, in six Tests after, the average per wicket has been similar - 33.48. The innings averages, however, show a change: the average for the first innings is 36.1, the second rises to 41.2, the third drops sharply to 23.2 and the fourth is 32.9 Fast bowlers have taken 98 wickets at an average of 35.16 and strike-rate of 58.8 in the last six Tests at the PSS. In comparison, spinners have taken 82 wickets at 30.98 apiece at a strike-rate of 60.2. Sri Lanka's middle order has proved solid at the PSS. The average partnership for the third wicket is 45.76 with three century partnerships and it rises to 62.06 for the fourth and 85.46 for the fifth. Even the sixth wicket has managed to add 44.20 on average. Visiting sides in comparison average 33.60, 44.78, and 34.70 for the third, fourth and fifth wicket.
