Colombo: Rangana Herath's 14-wicket match haul helped ensure former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene retired from test cricket with a series sweep against Pakistan on Monday.
Herath took 5-57 in the second innings to propel Sri Lanka to a 105-run victory on the final morning of the second test after Pakistan was dismissed for 165 chasing 271 at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
He finished with a career-best 14-184 for
Scoreboard
Sri Lanka 1st Innings: 320
Pakistan 1st Innings: 332
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings: 282
Pakistan 2nd Innings
(Overnight: 127-7)
Khurram Manzoor c Dickwella b Prasad 10
Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Prasad 8
Azhar Ali c Jayawardene b Herath 10
Younis Khan lbw b Herath 8
Misbah-ul-Haq c Jayawardene b Herath 3
Asad Shafiq st. Dickwella b Herath 32
Sarfraz Ahmed c Sangakkara b Welegedara 55
Abdul Rehman lbw b Perera 5
Wahab Riaz c Silva b Herath 17
Saeed Ajmal not out 3
Junaid Khan absent hurt
Extras: (4b, 7lb, 3nb) 14
TOTAL: (All Out) 165
Overs: 52.1
Batting time: 231 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-21, 3-31, 4-39, 5-50, 6-105, 7-122, 8-151, 9-165.
Bowling: Chanaka Welegedara 9-4-22-1, Dhammika Prasad 8-0-29-2 (3nb), Rangana Herath 22.1-2-57-5, Dilruwan Perera 13-1-46-1.
Umpires: Ian Gould, England, and Richard Illingworth, England.
TV Umpire: Bruce Oxenford, Australia. Match Referee: Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe.
Toss: Won by Sri Lanka.
Result: Sri Lanka win by 105 runs
Series: Sri Lanka wins two-match series 2-0.
