Dilruwan Perera laid bare Australia's spin frailties again on Saturday to spin Sri Lanka to a series-clinching 229-run victory inside three days of the second test in Galle. The 34-year-old claimed 6-70 as the world's top-ranked test team folded for 183 in their pursuit of an improbable 413-run victory target. Perera also became the fastest Sri Lankan to claim 50 test wickets, achieving the feat in his 11th match, and won the man-of-the-match award for his all-round brilliance. The off-spinner became the first Sri Lankan player to score a fifty and claim 10 wickets in the same match as the hosts clinched their first test series victory over Australia since 1999. Sri Lankan spinners claimed 18 of the 20 Australian wickets to fall in the contest, underlying the tourists' struggle on turning tracks.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 06, 2016 09:00 UTC