GALLE: Rangana Herath’s 7 wickets in fourth innings turns India’s Independence Day jubilation turned into mourning as Sri Lanka win the first Test by 63 runs at Galle international stadium, Galle.
It was a complete turn around as India had dominated four days of the game with its brilliant batting and bowling, but Sri Lankan left arm spinner Rangana Herath has spoiled their party by taking 7 wickets in 4th innings of Galle test.
India all out on 112 run in chasing target of 176 runs. This defeat has spoiled the Independence Day celebrations of Indian players.
After having made 300 look like 150 against Pakistan recently, Sri Lanka were back to their ways of making targets of under-200 look like 350-plus by choking the life out of India’s chase.
Their bowlers had failed to build any pressure in the first innings, but on the fourth day, with the win a possibility, they hardly released it. India needed 153 to win with nine wickets in hand at the start of the day, but Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal had other ideas, bowling the home side to a sensational win.
Dropped in the last match and lacking the bite in the first innings, Herath put more body into the ball, bowled hardly a bad ball in 21 overs, went past Bishan Bedi to become the third-most successful left-arm spinner in Test history, and registered the second-best figures in Galle.
It is a developing story, will be updated accordingly
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