Jayasuriya takes 5 wickets as Sri Lanka crushes Bangladesh by an innings and 78 runs in 2nd test
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took 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 cricket test and a 1-0 series victory in the two-match series.
The fourth day started with Bangladesh struggling on 115 for six 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.
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