Sri Lanka win West Indies Test series 2-0
Sri Lankan cricketer Rangana Herath (3R)
Colombo - Arab Today
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 72 runs in the second and final Test in Colombo on Monday to sweep the series 2-0.
The tourists, who resumed on 20-1 chasing a victory target of 244, were shot out for 171 in the post-lunch session of the fifth day's play at the P. Sara Oval.
Left-arm spinners Rangana Herath and Milinda Siriwardana shared seven wickets to wreck the innings. Darren Bravo top-scored with 61.
Sri Lanka had won the first Test in Galle by an innings and six runs.
The two teams will next meet in three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 200 and 206; West Indies 163 and 171
Source: AFP
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