Herath the hero as Sri Lanka beats England
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March 30, 2012, Friday
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LEFT-ARM spinner Rangana Herath claimed a career-best match haul of 12 wickets to bowl Sri Lanka to a 75-run victory in the first test in Galle yesterday as England slumped to its fourth defeat in a row.
The world's top-ranked side, beaten 0-3 by Pakistan in its most recent series and chasing 340 for victory here, was bowled out for 264.
Man of the match Herath took six for 97 to add to his first-innings return of six for 74.
Jonathan Trott's century gave England a great chance to pull off an unlikely win until the match took a dramatic turn in the last 20 minutes before tea when it lost three wickets for seven in 24 balls.
It was 259 for eight at the interval and Sri Lanka wrapped up victory in seven deliveries after tea.
Herath's spin partner Suraj Randiv had James Anderson (5) caught behind before removing last man Monty Panesar for a duck with the next ball.
The 34-year-old Herath picked up his first 10-wicket haul in his 36-test career but Sri Lanka was indebted to three outstanding catches yesterday. Randiv had the defiant Trott (112) brilliantly caught low down at leg slip by Tillakaratne Dilshan. Trott had mixed caution with aggression, hitting 10 fours in his 266-ball vigil.
He survived a caught and bowl chance off Herath on 62 when the spinner failed to hold on to a leading edge.
Herath broke a threatening fifth-wicket partnership of 81 between Trott and Matt Prior (41) when he had the England wicketkeeper superbly caught at short-leg by Lahiru Thirimanne.
Prior attempted a sweep but the ball got stuck in the fielder's midriff and he hung on for the catch.
Samit Patel was then expertly caught for nine by Dilshan at cover and Herath followed up by trapping Graeme Swann lbw for one in the last over before tea.
Earlier, England lost Kevin Pietersen (30) and Ian Bell (13) in the morning session after resuming on 111 for two.
The world's top-ranked side, beaten 0-3 by Pakistan in its most recent series and chasing 340 for victory here, was bowled out for 264.
Man of the match Herath took six for 97 to add to his first-innings return of six for 74.
Jonathan Trott's century gave England a great chance to pull off an unlikely win until the match took a dramatic turn in the last 20 minutes before tea when it lost three wickets for seven in 24 balls.
It was 259 for eight at the interval and Sri Lanka wrapped up victory in seven deliveries after tea.
Herath's spin partner Suraj Randiv had James Anderson (5) caught behind before removing last man Monty Panesar for a duck with the next ball.
The 34-year-old Herath picked up his first 10-wicket haul in his 36-test career but Sri Lanka was indebted to three outstanding catches yesterday. Randiv had the defiant Trott (112) brilliantly caught low down at leg slip by Tillakaratne Dilshan. Trott had mixed caution with aggression, hitting 10 fours in his 266-ball vigil.
He survived a caught and bowl chance off Herath on 62 when the spinner failed to hold on to a leading edge.
Herath broke a threatening fifth-wicket partnership of 81 between Trott and Matt Prior (41) when he had the England wicketkeeper superbly caught at short-leg by Lahiru Thirimanne.
Prior attempted a sweep but the ball got stuck in the fielder's midriff and he hung on for the catch.
Samit Patel was then expertly caught for nine by Dilshan at cover and Herath followed up by trapping Graeme Swann lbw for one in the last over before tea.
Earlier, England lost Kevin Pietersen (30) and Ian Bell (13) in the morning session after resuming on 111 for two.
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