Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2017: 1st Test, Day 1 – Statistical Highlights

The Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test series began on a slow note with the visiting side battling out 90 overs on the day for 227 runs to the loss of four wickets. Opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a brilliant 93 before getting run out while their captain Dinesh Chandimal scored 60 runs in the 184 balls he faced. Chandimal put on a 100-run stand for the 4th wicket with Karunaratne and a 66-run unbeaten stand with Niroshan Dickwella, who remained unbeaten on 42.

Here we look at all the stats and records created during the day’s play.

7 – Number of consecutive Test matches in UAE where Pakistan have won the toss before this game. Pakistan lost the toss in this game and had to field first. In the last 11 Test matches in the UAE before this game, Pakistan won a total of ten tosses and lost only one.

20 – Since 2014, Sri Lankan batsmen including Dimuth Karunaratne in this game have been dismissed run out in Tests on 20 occasions which is the most number for any team in this period in Tests.

27 – Matches Yasir Shah needed to complete 150 wickets in Test cricket. He is the joint 2nd fastest to complete the milestone and the quickest among spinners.

30y 129d – Sarfraz Ahmed is the youngest to lead Pakistan in a Test match since Salman Butt (25y 323d) in the Lord’s Test match in 2010 against England. Shahid Afridi (30y 134d) is next youngest Pakistani to lead them in a Test in these seven years.

93 – Dimuth Karunaratne is only the 3rd Sri Lankan to be run out in the 90s in Test cricket. Mahela Jayawardene against Windies in 2001 and Angelo Mathews against India in 2009 were run out on 99.

2003 – Runs Kaushal Silva has aggregated in Test cricket so far. He became the 17th Sri Lankan to score 2000 runs in Tests. His average of 29.89 at the moment is the 4th lowest among the 17 Sri Lankan players with 2000 Test runs.

2010 – The last instance when Pakistan played without both Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq in a Test was way back in 2010 at Lord’s against Australia. Pakistan played 57 consecutive Test matches with either one of the two legendary players in the playing XI before this game.