SL’s best test wins : Through the eyes of a Sri Lankan fan
Recently Sri Lanka played its 250th test match and I thought it’s the best time to discuss about some great test wins. To this date Sri Lanka has played 261 test matches where they could win 78 matches and have lost 89 matches and 70 matches with no results. Within the 78 wins, let’s try spot out few of them. There is no rating for the won matches. Also the matches discussed here were selected from my watched match list and selection was based on some criteria. Venue, opponent, best way to win a match, memorable moments, specialty of win and the key contributions to the win are few of the criteria. Again, I recon these wins are best wins; someone may critic on the selection which is his/her perspective. And the matches are listed in the played order where the old one is listed first. First Ever Test Win in England Soil First among the list was played at Oval, in 1998 against England. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Though Murali could pick up 7 wickets for...