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Hello. Here’s how it usually works in Galle: the team that wins the toss bats first and wins the match. Good job everyone, thanks for coming. On a pitch that deteriorates like no other in world cricket, batting second is a huge disadvantage – and one that, for touring teams in particular, has been almost impossible to overcome.
The away side has won only two of the 21 Galle Tests in which they have fielded first. Pakistan were the victorious team on both occasions, in 2000 and 2015. Since then, India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh have all lost the toss and then the match.
