Herath bowls Sri Lanka to victory

  Tonight, Sri Lanka this, especially after 1999. Like September 11, 1999, in which they beat Australia in a Test match is just like any other army in history. I Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas - it's full of great stars of the Sri Lanka victory with a candy XI. Win, the road PALLEKELE, noted most for his lack of such legends. This may create some new ones.

Kumar Sangakkara never played in the win over Australia, and was Sangakkara and seemed to be the end of an era of retirements Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene. And yet, the test found a way to overcome the No.1 team in the world from the bottom of the seventh in the rankings. Excitingly, men contributed. Kusal Mendis, turned the game with his seventh Test, dropping his jaw 176. debutant Lakshan of Sandakan bagged seven wickets with his left-arm wrist spin.

But there was a link to the win: Rangana Herath was the Candy in 1999, a 21-year-old sitting in the living room, waiting for the first snowflakes of a test will come in the next match. Seventeen years later, a 300-wicket bowler whose hair is flecked with gray, Herath played a key role in securing the victory. 54 in the second innings, his nine wickets in 5 matches including the right to claim the win sealed the game.

Steve O'Keefe, who was the stacked blocks from Legoland, leaned forward and tried to be bowled for delivery from Herath film 4 through 98 for the leg. Sri Lanka were happy. They not only Australia but the weather was beaten, noon, was worn as O'Keefe and Peter Nevill incredible battle had set up a partnership pending danger looming overhead of bad light.

Australia penultimate pair of four-run, O'Keefe, who batted together for 178 balls to a hamstring injury, scored by stopping the run. There were so many dots can Scorecard has been diagnosed with chicken pox, but it was Sri Lanka as the collection began to feel ill. Want to escape? Finally, it broke the stand when Nevill was Dhananjaya de Silva flashed out and was caught behind 9 115.

Until then, everything had conspired against Sri Lanka. In the 79th, O'Keefe has survived a shout for caught at bat pad of De Silva, turned down the appeal of Richard Kettleborough, but replays showed a thick inside edge. Although Sri Lanka, were the reviews. Two overs later, the reviews were replenished, and soon O'Keefe was lbw by Kettleborough. Although it's my review, then the inside edge of the display, and he was given.

Finally, there was no difference. Herath flying skills, the risk of continued accuracy and subtle variations, led Sri Lanka to victory ever existed, forcing intense concentration from Australia. Herath was rested after an attack on Australia was 268 looks vaguely comfortable in their pursuit of the only opportunities times. Captain Angelo Mathews did not last very long time sure.

When you consider the possible margin of 106 runs in the opening match of the most unusual. Sri Lanka skittled 117 in the first innings and were in danger of a humiliating defeat early in their second innings, was 6 to 2. They still need 80 runs to make Australia bat again only once. But Mendes walked to the crease and after that, it was a different game. The hundred first-class cricket will be remembered as one of the greatest of his second, Sri Lanka.

And Matthews as much Steven Smith Steve Waugh with'll just sit Sri as to lead them to defeat against Sri Lanka beat Australia and Sri Lanka captains in a test Jayasuriya will join. In particular, the reduction in Australia's first test under Smith's captaincy, and since his debut, England at Trent Bridge last August for about a year.