Spinners take 38/40 wickets in a match for 1st time in 2,327 Tests
Spinners took 38 of 40 wickets in the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Pallekele, which concluded on Sunday. This was the first time in 2,327 Test matches and 141-year Test history that spinners took 38 wickets in a match. The previous record of 37 wickets was set in a Test between India and New Zealand in 1969.