- Sunday, November 27, 2022
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Sri Lanka completed a rare 3-0 sweep over Australia after left-arm spinner Rangana Herath spun the hosts to a comprehensive 163-run victory in the final Test in Colombo on Wednesday (August 17). Chasing 324 in a bid to salvage some pride, Australia surrendered to Herath’s guile and folded for 160 before tea to lose their number one ranking to India and slip to third place behind Pakistan. Herath (7-64) claimed a 13-wicket match haul to bag the man-of-the-match award while his 28 wickets from three Tests also made him the obvious choice for the man-of-the-series award. “What a fantastic moment,”…
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