Sri Lanka set to win a historic test
Sri Lanka were dismissed for 96 in the third innings of the test against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai {DSC}. At the end of the fourth day of the test Pakistan had scored 198 for 5 and need 119 runs to win the test. If Sri Lanka wins this test, it would provide the fourth occasion of a team winning the test after being dismissed all out for a total less than 99 in the third innings of a test. Two wins of these three occasions were in 1888 and 1896 respectively and third win was in 1902. Thus if Sri Lanka carves a win in this test, the win in this category of stats will be after 115 years.
| Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result` | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| Sri Lanka | 96 | 26.0 | 316 | 3 | – | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 06 Oct 2017 |
| Australia | 60 | 29.2×4 | 123 | 3 | won | v England | Lord’s | 16 Jul 1888 |
| England | 84 | 49.0×5 | 110 | 3 | won | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| Australia | 86 | 47.4 | 123 | 3 | won | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |