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Jayasuriya takes 5 wickets as Sri Lanka crushes Bangladesh

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28/06/2025

publish time

28/06/2025

Sri Lankan team members pose for photographers during the fourth day of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP )

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 28, (AP): 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.

Bangladesh was all out for 133 in its second innings, having made 247 in the first. Sri Lanka scored 458 in its 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).

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 bowling while off-spin bowler Tharindu Rathnayake ended the game trapping Ebadot Hossain (6) lbw.

Jayasuriya finished the innings with 5-56. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Rathnayake took two wickets each.

The first test in Galle ended in a draw.