Rangana Herath became only the second Sri Lankan cricketer to get a test hat-trick. The architect of Sri Lanka's Pallekele win and their top-scorer in the first innings, however, made only seven runs before Starc (6-50) sent him back. Herath had tormented Australia in the first test at Pallekele, exposing their vulnerability against spin bowling and claiming nine wickets in Sri Lanka's 106-run victory. Former paceman Nuwan Zoysa was the first Sri Lankan to achieve the feat, against Zimbabwe in a 1999 match in Harare. He struck Mitchell Starc's pad with his next delivery and home captain Angelo Mathews successfully reviewed the original not-out decision as Herath (4-35) became only the second Sri Lankan cricketer to get a test hat-trick.

Source: dna August 05, 2016 12:52 UTC