Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the Galle Test to take the lead in the two-match series.
Today’s Test match, which ended in Pakistan’s victory, is surprisingly very similar to the Test match played last year.
The Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka started on July 16 in Galle and ended on its last (fifth) day today.
Exactly one year ago today, the two teams played a Test match at the same ground between July 16 and 20.
Surprisingly, in both the Test matches played in 2023 and 2022, Pakistan won by 4 wickets in the fourth innings.
Apart from the ground and the teams, another similarity between these two Test matches was that both times Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first.
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