Is Sri Lanka Pakistan's bogey team in Tests?

[Nikhil_cric]

Over the last decade ,Sri Lanka have dominated Pakistan in test cricket. 13 of the matches between these two teams have had results with Pakistan winning 4 and SL winning 9. Do SL have the mental edge over Pakistan? Discuss

 

[sachin100]

Sl has won 16 tests against Pakistan the most they have won against any team

 

[sachin100]

It dispells the theory that pak players r the best against spin.
If they come across quality spin they fold like pack of cards.

Even greats younis and misbah couldn't do anything

 

[Varun]

I don't think Pakistan is that good in the first place.

Which decent side loses to the likes of the West Indies and New Zealand and Lanka at home?

 

[Sidilicious]

The thing is Sri Lankans have generally had good spinners, which the Pakistani batsmen haven't been good at playing. Pakistan's strength has been fast bowling (up until the last decade) which is negated in Sri Lanka due to the pitch and the kookaburra ball.

The reason Pakistan do better against India is because our pitches and the SG ball has offered something for the fast bowlers in terms of conventional and reverse swing. If it was a straight shoot out between batting vs spin, India would have generally won as we have generally had a better spin attack (not just one spinner, but a full attack) than Pakistan, and of course better batting.

 

[Bilal7]

They're an awfully boring side and there is no motivation to to pound them into the ground like there is with some other subcontinent teams.

 

[Bilal7]

Pakistan's bogey team has always been Australia.

 

[sachin100]

They're an awfully boring side and there is no motivation to to pound them into the ground like there is with some other subcontinent teams.

Yes and there is no dearth of excuses for it

 

[waleed88]

Sangakarra and Herath, and before that Muralitharan have made sure Pakisttan have always struggled against them.

Before Wahab Riaz bounced him out and he inevitably on a decline, Sanga was invincible and Saeed Ajmal was clueless against him, he's had an insane amount of double 100s against us.

 

[sachin100]

They're an awfully boring side and there is no motivation to to pound them into the ground like there is with some other subcontinent teams.

But sl team likes to pound u into submission

 

[Mamoon]

It has been Pakistan's great fortune that they haven't played Test cricket with India in this decade and as of today, still hold a lead in head to head encounters.

 

[SLcric123]

Yes.

 

[Hasan123]

Our bogey side is Australia

 

[jnaveen1980]

3rd away series win for SL against Pakistan. When you think SL has not even won a single test let alone series in India you could say it is their bogey team.

 

[CadPakFan]

It dispells the theory that pak players r the best against spin.
If they come across quality spin they fold like pack of cards.

Even greats younis and misbah couldn't do anything

We chased down 382 on day 4 and 5 with Misbah and Younis.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Sanga was a brilliant player of spin and Pakistan has always struggled against left arm spin bowlers. This is the main reason SL has won a lot of games against Pakistan.

 

[sachin100]

We chased down 382 on day 4 and 5 with Misbah and Younis.

Chasing one or two is an abberation because overall record is in favour of sl

 

[Buffet]

Over the last decade ,Sri Lanka have dominated Pakistan in test cricket. 13 of the matches between these two teams have had results with Pakistan winning 4 and SL winning 9. Do SL have the mental edge over Pakistan? Discuss

In the last 10 years, Pakistan has losing record against SL, NZ, Aus, SA and Ind. I thought a bogey team tag is justified if just one team manages to do well against you and you do well against others.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Herath is bogey for Pakistan

 

[khurram39]

Most of SL players like to play against Pakistan as some of Pakistani too. But Pakistan had individual performances.