Rangana Herath celebrated his 35th birthday with a career-best 7-89 as Sri Lanka clinched the series against Bangladesh with a comfortable seven-wicket win in the second and final Test on Tuesday. Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan (57) and left-handed Kumar Sangakkara (55) put on 94 for the second wicket before Sri Lanka achieved a 160-run target on the penultimate day in Colombo. The opening Test ended in a draw in Galle.

Birthday boy Rangana Herath grabbed a career-best 7-89 to put Sri Lanka on course for victory in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Colombo on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, needing 160 to win the match and the series, were 103-1 in their second innings at tea on the fourth day. Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan was unbeaten on 52 with Kumar Sangakkara 33 not out. The opening Test ended in a draw in Galle. Bangladesh, trailing by 106 runs, were earlier bowled out for 265 in their second innings after adding 107 to their overnight total of 158-4.

Rangana Herath celebrated his 35th birthday with a career-best 7-89 as Sri Lanka dismissed Bangladesh for 265 in their second innings at lunch in the second and final Test in Colombo on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, who gained a 106-run lead, now need 160 to win the match and the series after the opening Test in Galle ended in a draw. Bangladesh added 107 to their overnight total of 158-4, with Herath taking four of the six wickets in the morning session. The Sri Lankan spinner, who bagged 5-68 in the first innings, also completed his third haul of 10 or more wickets in a Test.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tillakaratne Dilshan struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka, chasing 160 runs for a series-clinching victory, cruised to 103 for one wicket at tea on the fourth day of their second and final test against Bangladesh on Tuesday. Dilshan (52) was unbeaten after a brisk 57-ball knock that included six boundaries, having added 72 runs with Kumar Sangakkara who was batting on 33.