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06-Aug-2016 08:04:00 GMT
Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd Test, Galle, day 3

Sri Lanka Register Historic Series Win

Galle: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 229 runs in the second Test match at Galle. With this in they have already registered a historic win in the series with one more match to go.

The offspinner snared his maiden 10-wicket haul in a match to help the hosts seal the series 2-0 and secure the Warne-Muralitharan trophy.

Chasing 413 for victory, Australia were all out for 183 in their second innings in the afternoon session.

Overnight batsmen David Warner and skipper Steven Smith offered some resistance with their 51-run fourth wicket partnership but both of them fell to Perera's guile.

Warner, who tried to counter attack during his 31-ball 41, was trapped lbw off a straighter Perera delivery that hit the batsman on the front pad.

Smith (30), who used his feet well against the spinners during his 58-ball stay, was the next to go as he gave away a catch at backward short leg.

Perera, who also took two wickets on Friday, then bowled Adam Voges for 28 to register his fourth five-wicket haul in 11 Test matches.

But it was veteran spinner Rangana Herath who set up Sri Lanka's chances of victory after bagging his maiden Test hat-trick to help dismiss Australia for a record low of 106 in their first innings.

Herath and Perera shared four wickets between them on a chaotic second day which saw the fall of 21 wickets and put the match on the fast track.

The teams move to Colombo now for the third and final test from next Saturday.

Brief scores
Sri Lanka -
281 (Mendis 86, Mathews 54, Starc 5-44) and 237 (D Perera 64, Starc 6-50)
Australia - 106 (D Perera 4-29, Herath 4-35) and 183 (D Perera 6-70)
Result - Sri Lanka won by 229 runs


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