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16 Tests between Sri Lanka and Pakistan since the beginning of 2009. Only Australia and England (20 Tests) have played each other more often during this period. Sri Lanka have the upper hand with a 6-2 win-loss record in these 16 Tests.

5-0 Sri Lanka's win-loss record against Pakistan in home Tests since the beginning of 2009. In eight Tests they've won five and drawn three; before 2009, they had a 1-6 win-loss record against them at home. The last time Pakistan won a Test in Sri Lanka was in April 2006, in Kandy.

191 Runs Kumar Sangakkara needs to complete 3000 Test runs against Pakistan. Currently he has scored 2809 runs from 20 Tests against them, at an average of 80.25. At home, Sangakkara has done even better against Pakistan, averaging 89.50 from ten Tests.

7 Batsmen who've scored 3000 Test runs against a single opposition team. Among them, only Don Bradman's average against England (89.78) is better than Sangakkara's current average against Pakistan.

2640 Runs scored by the rest of the current Sri Lankan squad in Tests against Pakistan, which is 169 fewer than what Sangakkara alone has scored against them.

52.46 Azhar Ali's average from nine Tests against Sri Lanka, in which he has scored four hundreds. Against all other teams he averages 42.07, with four hundreds from 32 matches.

5 Five-fors for Junaid Khan in Tests against Sri Lanka, which equals the highest for any bowler against them - only Shane Warne has taken as many five-fors against Sri Lanka. Of his 70 wickets from 20 Tests, 49 have come in 11 matches against Sri Lanka. He averages 25.95 against them, and 38.14 against the other teams (21 wickets in nine Tests).

88 Wickets for Rangana Herath against Pakistan, the most for any bowler in Tests between these two teams. Herath's 88 wickets have come from 17 Tests, at an average of 28.19; Muttiah Muralitharan took 80 from 16 Tests, at an average of 25.46. Herath's six five-fors is also the most by any bowler in Tests between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

60 Wickets for Herath from 11 Tests in Galle, at an average of 25.10. Only Muralitharan, with 111 from 15 Tests, has taken more wickets in Galle. In his last three Tests against Pakistan in Galle, Herath has taken 19 wickets at 18.52.

5-0 Sri Lanka's win-loss record in six Tests when batting first in Galle since the beginning of 2009. When fielding first they have a 2-2 record from five Tests. Against Pakistan, Sri Lanka have a 3-1 record in Galle, with wins in each of the last three Tests.