da poker： Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh out for 197 to wrap up the second Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo by an innings and 69 runs
The Bulletin by Charlie Austin22-Sep-2005
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How they were out
Chaminda Vaas took the early wickets on the third day before the Sri Lankan spinners took over © Getty Images
Sri Lanka’s bowlers clinched victory on the third morning of the secondTest, capturing the last six Bangladesh wickets for 66 runs to complete an innings-and-69-run win and a 2-0 series whitewash.Chaminda Vaas started the final slide early on the third morning with aclever and supremely skillful spell of swing bowling on a flat pitch.Mohammad Ashraful (26) was set up with an inswinger and then dragged forward to one that nipped away just enough to catch the outside edge. Thilan Samaweera, the Man of the Match for his first innings 138, took a fine low catch at first slip.Shahadat Hossain, the nightwatchman, did not last long either as he too was outsmarted and lulled into a false sense of security by some outswingers and then bowled by a curling indipper as he offered no stroke. Vaas finished with 3 for 36 from 13 overs and then handed over the job to the spinners.Aftab Ahmed (25) and Khaled Mashud (18) battled away for a while beforeRangana Herath, spinning the ball sharply and bowling with a generous loop, found the outside edge of Ahmed’s bat. Muttiah Muralitharan followed up by pinning Mashud lbw and then Herath snapped up the tail to finish with 3 for 52.Bangladesh, bowled out for 191 and 197 in a total of just 105.2 overs, were left bitterly disappointed at the end, with Habibul Bashar, their captain, once again laying the blame squarely on the shoulders of the top order.”We really needed big runs from our top order but despite some of thebatters making good starts that did not happen – we are making it verydifficult for ourselves,” he told reporters after the match.Bangladesh’s four consecutive innings defeats before lunch on the third day will increase the pressure on the ICC toreview their current ten-year programme and perhaps reduce the numberof Tests Bangladesh are forced to play against the top Test nations.Sri Lanka’s win ended a long and successful home season. It proved to be a honeymoon start for Tom Moody, the new coach, but tougher times lie ahead now in India, New Zealand and Australia during the next four months.Mohammad Ashraful c Samaraweera b Vaas 26 (136 for 5)
Shahadat Hossain b Vaas 1 (139 for 6)
Aftab Ahmed c Samaraweera b Herath 25 (172 for 7)
Khaled Mashud lbw b Muralitharan 18 (194 for 8)
Mohammad Rafique b Herath 9 (196 for 9)
Syed Rasel c Jayasuriya b Herath 1 (197 all out)