Lanka leave Bangla bleeding

It was Bangladesh8217;s 41st defeat in 47 matches since they gained Test status in 2000 with a lone win coming against Zimbabwe. Malinga took three of the last five wickets and Murali claimed the other two as Sri Lanka made short work of Bangladesh on the fourth morning. Murali, who took 5/15 in the first innings, now has 59 wickets in seven Tests against Bangladesh.

Scoreboard

Bangladesh 1st Innings:: 89

Sri Lanka 1st innings: 577/6 decl

Bangladesh 2nd Innings: Omar lb b Malinga 62, Nafees c and b Murali 38, Saleh c M. Jayawardene b Dilshan 51, Bashar c P Jayawardene b Vaas 17, Ashraful c Vaas b Murali 37, Hasan c Warnapura b Malinga 8, Mashud b Maliga 1, Mortaza lbw b Murali 9, Rafique b Malinga 0, Hossain st P Jayawardene b Murali 1, Razzak not out 0; Extras: b2, lb10, nb17, w1 30; Total in 87.1 over 254

Fall of wickets: 1-86, 2-126, 3-160, 4-227, 5-231, 6-238, 7-250, 8-252, 9-253.

Bowling: Vaas 12-3-36-1, Malinga 17-2-80-4, Muralitharan 36.1-12-87-4, Fernando 15-5-28-0, Dilshan 7-3-11-1.