Herath finished with figures of 6-68 off 33 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath never had a lot of success with the ball when playing against the West Indies in the past as he had taken eight wickets in five Tests. However, he nearly doubled his wicket tally against the men from the Caribbean on the third day of the first Test in Galle as he claimed six wickets in the first innings and one in the second to leave the West Indies reeling.
Sri Lanka celebrate after India were reduced to 7/3 in the sixth over
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Sri Lanka claimed three quick wickets before rain ended play early on the third day of the third Test against India in Colombo.
Pujara celebrates after scoring his seventh Test century
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India opener Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten 135 to ensure his side were not bowled out for a dismal score on the second day of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Herath finished with figures of 7-48 off 21 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath stole the spotlight on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle as he ripped through India’s batting line-up with seven wickets to carry his side to an astonishing 63-run win.
Dhawan celebrates after scoring his fourth Test century
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 134 and captain Virat Kohli made 103 as the tourists continued to punish Sri Lanka on the second day of the first Test in Galle.
Pakistan celebrate after winning a Test series in Sri Lanka for the first Test since 2006
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Pakistan chased down their highest score in Test history with some much-needed help from Younis Khan, who scored 171 not out, and captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who made an unbeaten 59, to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Pallekele.
Mathews hit six boundaries and a six during his unbeaten knock of 77
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews scored an unbeaten 77 as his side built a commanding lead on the third day of the third Test against Pakistan.
Prasad finished with figures of 3-78 off 19 overs
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Sri Lanka’s pace duo of Nuwan Pradeep and Dhammika Prasad ripped through Pakistan’s batting line-up with three wickets apiece to leave them in all sorts of trouble at the end of the second day of the third Test in Pallekele.
Karunaratne celebrates after scoring his second Test century
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Sri Lanka found themselves in a disadvantageous position against Pakistan on the first day of the third Test in Pallekele despite opener Dimuth Karunaratne scoring 130.
Sanagakkara will not feature in the third Test against Pakistan
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan have both been forced to reshuffle their squads ahead of the third and final Test in Pallekele.