Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath claimed five wickets in helping bowl out Zimbabwe for 356 on the second day of the one-off Test in Colombo on Saturday (15).
The visitors, who resumed the day on 344-8, survived just 4.4 overs in the morning session at R Premadasa Stadium. Overnight centurion Craig Ervine top-scored with his Test best of 160.
Herath registered his 30th five-wicket haul in Tests and returned figures of 5-116. Pacemen Lahiru Kumara and Asela Gunaratne each took two wickets.
Upul Tharanga hit a brisk half-century to lead a strong Sri Lankan reply to Zimbabwe's first innings 356 on the second day of the one-off Test on Saturday. Sri Lanka were 77-0 at lunch with Tharanga on 53 and Dimuth Karunaratne on 23.
The hosts still trail Zimbabwe by 279 runs. Tharanga, who registered his seventh Test fifty, smashed seven fours and a six.
The BFG - production images Royal Shakespeare Company/(c) Marc Brenner 
BFG production images, directed by Daniel Evans. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, taken in November 2025.Royal Shakespeare Company/(c) Marc Brenner
BFG production images, directed by Daniel Evans. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, taken in November 2025.Royal Shakespeare Company/(c) Marc Brenner
