Birthday to remember for Herath in Colombo
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March 20, 2013, Wednesday
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RANGANA Herath returned career-best match figures of 12-157 to propel Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the second test and 1-0 series victory.
Chasing 160 to win yesterday, Sri Lanka reached the target losing three wickets, led by Tillakaratne Dilshan (57) and Kumar Sangakkara (55).
Herath made it a 35th birthday to remember with his 200th test wicket, and career-best match and innings figures. He was man of the match at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
"After Murali, Herath has been the man for us," Angelo Mathews said after his first series win as captain, alluding to ace spinner Muttaiah Muralitharan.
"We have a lot to improve upon and lot to learn. Bangladesh played really well and put us under pressure, but I never really doubted my team."
Bangladesh, 143-2 in its second innings at the close on Monday, was all out for 265 by lunch yesterday.
Left-arm spinner Herath, who took two wickets in two balls in Monday's last session, took the first four yesterday morning, starting in the day's first over.
When he had Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim caught at slip by his skipper Mathews, Herath had 4-25 off 7.1 overs in the session and brought up his 200th wicket in his 47th test.
At the end of the innings, he'd posted 7-89 off 36 overs. In the first innings he took 5-68. It was the third time he's taken 10 wickets or more in a test, improving on his 12-171 against England at Galle last year.
Dilshan and Shaminda Eranga grabbed the last Bangladesh wickets, then Dilshan opened the batting after lunch.
Chasing 160 to win yesterday, Sri Lanka reached the target losing three wickets, led by Tillakaratne Dilshan (57) and Kumar Sangakkara (55).
Herath made it a 35th birthday to remember with his 200th test wicket, and career-best match and innings figures. He was man of the match at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
"After Murali, Herath has been the man for us," Angelo Mathews said after his first series win as captain, alluding to ace spinner Muttaiah Muralitharan.
"We have a lot to improve upon and lot to learn. Bangladesh played really well and put us under pressure, but I never really doubted my team."
Bangladesh, 143-2 in its second innings at the close on Monday, was all out for 265 by lunch yesterday.
Left-arm spinner Herath, who took two wickets in two balls in Monday's last session, took the first four yesterday morning, starting in the day's first over.
When he had Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim caught at slip by his skipper Mathews, Herath had 4-25 off 7.1 overs in the session and brought up his 200th wicket in his 47th test.
At the end of the innings, he'd posted 7-89 off 36 overs. In the first innings he took 5-68. It was the third time he's taken 10 wickets or more in a test, improving on his 12-171 against England at Galle last year.
Dilshan and Shaminda Eranga grabbed the last Bangladesh wickets, then Dilshan opened the batting after lunch.
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