Pakistan won the final test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele by seven wickets chasing a total of 377 runs in the fourth innings of  the test to provide the ninth occasion of a team chasing 350 plus runs to win a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed in the descending order of the  runs scored  by a team to win the test.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Margin	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	418/7	128.5	4	won	3 wkts	Aus	St John’s	09 May 2003
2	SAF	414/4	119.2	4	won	6 wkts	Aus	Perth	17 Dec 2008
3	Ind	406/4	147.0	4	won	6 wkts	Win	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976
4	Aus	404/3	114.1	4	won	7 wkts	Eng	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
5	Ind	387/4	098.3	4	won	6 wkts	Eng	Chennai	11 Dec 2008
6	Pak	382/3	103.1	4	won	7 wkts	Srl	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015
7	Aus	369/6	113.5	4	won	4 wkts	Pak	Hobart	18 Nov 1999
8	Aus	362/7	101.0	4	won	3 wkts	Win	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
9	Srl	352/9	113.3	4	won	1 wkts	SAF	Col-PSS	04 Aug 2006

It was Pakistan’s second win chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test. Its previous chase was against Australia at Karachi in Oct 94. Set a target of 314, Pakistan had scored 315 for 9 to win the test by one wicket. Thus the chase of 377 in this test represent the record chase by Pakistan to win the test