Last week we had a wonderfully competitive Test Match in Antigua where West Indies’ final pair of batsmen just managed to hold on for a draw. This week a very different kind of draw is being fought out in Karachi, Pakistan. The match is between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and it is being played on a pitch that gives no help to bowlers whatsoever. The result long since ceased to be a question, but the match is fascinating nonetheless because of the records being broken.

Earlier in the game, Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera of Sri Lanka put on 437 together, setting a new world record for a 4th wicket partnership. Cricket lovers will doubtless know that Jayawardene, along with Kumar Sangakkara, also holds the record for the highest partnership ever – 624 for the 3rd wicket against South Africa in Colombo in 2006. But the Pakistan team did not fold under the pressure of Sri Lanka’s massive first innings total of 644-7 declared. They have fought back, and at the end of day four were 574-5. Younus Khan finished the day on 306 not out. With one day to play he has his sights on Brian Lara’s word record of 400 for a single innings. If the pitch keeps playing the way it has, he’s in with a chance.

You can find a BBC report and the full scorecard here.