Wasim Akram Test record against Sri Lanka
1985-10-16 – 2000-06-28 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 18 Test matches against Sri Lanka with recorded batting or bowling figures: 22 batting innings and 32 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 22 | 545 | 19 | 28.68 | - |
| Bowling | 32 | 1,340 | 63 | 21.26 | 51.96 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.45 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 3,274.
Batting milestones in this sample: 1 centuries and 3 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: -.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 19859 runs
- 198630 runs
- 199120 runs
- 199267 runs
- 199449 runs
- 199564 runs
- 199929 runs
- 2000277 runs
- 19858 wickets
- 19868 wickets
- 19911 wickets
- 19925 wickets
- 199413 wickets
- 19959 wickets
- 199910 wickets
- 20009 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | 5 | 277 | 100 | 69.25 | 54.42 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 509 | 6 | 9 | 26.88 | 2.47 | 65.11 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 9.66 | 50.87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 14.70 | 3.39 | 26.00 |
| 1995 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 36 | 21.33 | 55.65 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 3 | 9 | 12.22 | 2.55 | 28.66 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 37 | 24.50 | 48.51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 101 | 4 | 13 | 13.46 | 2.32 | 34.76 |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 54 | 33.50 | 44.37 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 151 | 2 | 5 | 26.60 | 3.32 | 48.00 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | N/A | 46.51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 78.00 | 1.73 | 270.00 |
| 1986 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 7.50 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 8 | 25.50 | 2.09 | 73.12 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9.00 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | 31.37 | 2.41 | 77.87 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 12 | 260 | 26.00 | - | 15 | 28 | 23.17 |
| Away | 8 | 9 | 277 | 34.62 | - | 15 | 30 | 20.43 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 57.14 | 2 | 5 | 15.60 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Sri Lanka · Iqbal Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 5/43
Test v Sri Lanka · P Sara Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 100 runs
Test v Sri Lanka · Galle International Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Sri Lanka · Asgiriya Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-28 | Asgiriya Stadium | 1 | - | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 3 | - | - | 2 | 53 |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 2 | 100 | 89 | - | - |
| 2000-06-21 | Galle International Stadium | 1 | - | - | 1 | 40 |
| 2000-06-14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 4 | 20 | 63 | - | - |
| 2000-06-14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | - | - | 5 | 45 |
| 2000-06-14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2 | 78 | 204 | - | - |
| 2000-06-14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1 | - | - | 1 | 55 |
| 2000-02-26 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 79 | 146 | - | - |
| 2000-02-26 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2 | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| 2000-02-26 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 1999-03-12 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 3 | - | - | 3 | 33 |
| 1999-03-12 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| 1999-03-12 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1 | - | - | 2 | 45 |
| 1999-03-04 | Gaddafi Stadium | 4 | - | - | 1 | 39 |
| 1999-03-04 | Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | 17 | 32 | - | - |
| 1999-03-04 | Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | - | - | 4 | 30 |
| 1999-03-04 | Gaddafi Stadium | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| 1995-09-15 | Iqbal Stadium | 4 | 26 | 40 | - | - |
| 1995-09-15 | Iqbal Stadium | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.