Seven sessions of grind
Test matches in the UAE tend to unravel after three days of slow cricket, and the Pakistan-Sri Lanka encounter is no different

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Test | Season | Venue, Country | Slow Sessions |
Pak v SL | 2017-18 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 7 |
Pak v NZ | 2014-15 | Sharjah, UAE | 6 |
Pak v SL | 2013-14 | Dubai, UAE | 6 |
Zim v Pak | 2011-12 | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 6 |
Country | Tests | Slow sessions | Total Sessions (overs >=28) | %age slow sessions | Slow sessions/Test |
UAE | 17 | 55 | 135 | 40.74 | 3.2 |
WI | 18 | 40 | 115 | 34.78 | 2.2 |
ZIM | 9 | 25 | 77 | 32.46 | 2.8 |
SA | 22 | 32 | 110 | 29.09 | 1.5 |
NZ | 21 | 39 | 144 | 27.08 | 1.9 |
IND | 27 | 54 | 223 | 24.21 | 2.0 |
SL | 25 | 42 | 179 | 23.46 | 1.7 |
BAN | 18 | 25 | 119 | 21.00 | 1.4 |
AUS | 27 | 33 | 177 | 18.64 | 1.2 |
ENG | 34 | 33 | 186 | 17.74 | 1.0 |
Country | 5-day wins | Tests won | Mats | % 5-day wins | Win %age |
UAE | 11 | 13 | 16 | 84.6 | 81.3 |
ZIM | 6 | 9 | 9 | 66.7 | 100.0 |
SL | 15 | 23 | 25 | 65.2 | 92.0 |
WI | 8 | 16 | 19 | 50.0 | 84.2 |
BAN | 5 | 11 | 18 | 45.5 | 61.1 |
IND | 10 | 23 | 27 | 43.5 | 85.2 |
AUS | 9 | 21 | 27 | 42.9 | 77.8 |
NZ | 5 | 14 | 21 | 35.7 | 66.7 |
ENG | 10 | 30 | 35 | 33.3 | 85.7 |
RSA | 6 | 18 | 22 | 33.3 | 81.8 |
Shiva Jayaraman is a senior stats analyst at ESPNcricinfo.com. @shiva_cricinfo