Sri Lanka has not only failed to record a single victory in the six Tests played there, but have also a habit of being bowled out for small totals.
Their worst batting performance was in August 1994 - the last time a Test was played there - when they succumbed to Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis to be shot out for their lowest total in Test cricket - 71.
Prior to that dismal performance, Sri Lanka has been dismissed for totals of 97 by New Zealand in 1983-84, and 109 and 101 by Pakistan in 1986.
Of the six Test venues in Sri Lanka, Asgiriya Stadium and Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa are two grounds where Sri Lanka have yet to record a Test victory.
Of special interest is that the present manager of the Sri Lanka team and chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis and national selector Roy Dias figured in the only double century partnership on this ground - a match-saving 216 for the fourth wicket against India in 1985.
Another national selector, Saliya Ahangama has the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on this ground.
Sri Lanka's Australian-born coach Bruce Yardley took 5 for 88 (match bag of 7 for 166) to help rout Sri Lanka by an innings in the inaugural Test match played at Asgiriya in 1983.
TEST MATCHES AT ASGIRIYA IN FIGURES
Tests played : 6, Won 0, Lost 4, Drawn 2.
Highest Innings Total : Sri Lanka 307-7 v India, 1985 Opponents 514-4decl by Australia, 1983
Lowest Innings Total : Sri Lanka 71 v Pakistan, 1994 Opponents 230 by Pakistan, 1986
Highest Individual Score : Sri Lanka : 124 by L.R.D. Mendis v India, 1985 Opponents : 143 (n.o.) by D.W. Hookes of Australia, 1983
Total Number of Centuries: Sri Lanka 2 Opponents 4
Best Innings Analysis : Sri Lanka : 5-52 by F.S. Ahangama v India, 1985 Opponents : 6-34 by Waqar Younis of Pakistan, 1994
Best Match Analysis : Sri Lanka : 8-124 by F.S. Ahangama v India, 1985 Opponents : 11-119 by Waqar Younis of Pakistan, 1994
Five Wickets in an Innings: Sri Lanka 2 Opponents 6
Ten Wickets in a Match : Sri Lanka 0 Opponents 1
Century Partnerships :
216 for 4th wkt - R.L. Dias (106)/L.R.D. Mendis (124) v India, 1985
170 for 2nd wkt - K.C. Wessels (141)/G.N. Yallop (98) for Australia, 1983
155* for 5th wkt - D.W. Hookes (143*)/A.R. Border (47*) for Australia, 1983
131 for 7th wkt - H.P. Tillekeratne (83*)/R.S. Kalpage (62) v Pakistan, 1994
104 for 2nd wkt - R.J. Shastri (81)/M. Amarnath (116*) for India, 1985
102 for 5th wkt - Mudassar Nazar (81)/Salim Malik (54) for Pakistan, 1986
Highest for other wickets:
97 for 1st wkt - G.P. Howarth (62)/J.G.Wright (45) for New Zealand, 1984
77 for 3rd wkt - K.C. Wessels (141)/G.S. Chappell (66) for Australia, 1983
98 for 6th wkt - Basit Ali (53)/Inzamam-ul-Haq (100*) for Pakistan, 1994
42 for 8th wkt - A. Ranatunga (51)/R.J. Ratnayake (12) v New Zealand, 1984
60 for 9th wkt - Inzamam-ul-Haq (100*)/Waqar Younis (20) for Pakistan, 1994
60 for 10th wkt - V.B. John (27*)/A.M.J.G. Amerasinghe (34) v New Zealand, 1984