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Important SN update for SouthlandSri Lanka crush Bangladesh for Test series win
Krishan Francis • June 28th, 2025 7:27 pm
Prabath Jayasuriya salutes after taking five wickets as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the 2nd Test | Photo: AP
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket to lead Sri Lanka to a dominating win over Bangladesh by an innings and 78 runs in the second Test and a 1-0 series victory in the two-match series.
The fourth day started with Bangladesh struggling on 115/6, needing 97 more runs to make Sri Lanka bat again.
But the match lasted less than 30 minutes as Jayasuriya polished off the tail by taking three of the last four wickets at the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday.
Bangladesh were all out for 133 in their second innings having made 247 in the first.
Sri Lanka scored 458 in their first innings dominated by a brilliant century from opener Pathum Nissanka and backed up by half-centuries from Dinesh Chandimal (93) and Kusal Mendis (84).
After resuming on Saturday, Litton Das (14) edged Jayasuriya to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis with one run added to the overnight score.
Jayasuriya lured Nayeem Hasan (5) for a drive and he was stumped by Kusal Mendis. Jayasuriya caught Taijul Islam (6) off his own bowling while off spin bowler Tharindu Rathnayake ended the game trapping Ebadot Hossain (6) LBW.
Jayasuriya finished the innings with 5 for 56. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Rathnayake took two wickets each.
The first Test in Galle ended in a draw.
"Bowlers and batters did well in the first innings here," said de Silva. "Bowlers had their plans and executed well. That's a good morale booster for us, losing the toss and putting the opposition under pressure."
De Silva had high praise for Nissanka, who was named player of the match and series.
"He's been performing in all three formats for a long time and I think he will continue to do that," de Silva said of Nissanka.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said his side's batting "wasn't up to the mark."
"We had opportunities but we couldn't make those things happen," he said.
"The wicket is a little slower but the way we got out was not good enough. We always took easy options and made mistakes while batting."
- AP
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