AFP, Colombo :
Sri Lanka completed a 2-0 Test sweep of South Africa on Monday to record their first series win over the Proteas since 2006 after an emphatic 199-run victory in the second Test.
Rangana Herath claimed six wickets with his left-arm spin to help bowl out the visitors, who were chasing 490 for victory, for 290 in the second session of day four in Colombo.
It was also South Africa’s first Test whitewash since they went down in the island nation 2-0 in a two-match series almost 12 years ago.
Scoreboard
Final scoreboard of the second Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo on Monday:
Sri Lanka first innings 338 (de Silva 60, Gunathilaka 57, Karunaratne 53; Maharaj 9-129)
South Africa first innings 124 (Dananjaya 5-52)
Sri Lanka second innings 275/5 dec (Karunaratne 85, Mathews 71; Maharaj 3-154)
South Africa 2nd innings (target 490, overnight 139-5)
D. Elgar lbw b Perera 37
A. Markram lbw b Herath 14
T. de Bruyn b Herath 101
H. Amla b Herath 6
F. du Plessis c Mathews b Dananjaya 7
K. Maharaj lbw b Dananjaya 0
T. Bavuma c Dickwella b Herath 63
Q. de Kock lbw b Herath 8
K. Rabada c Mathews b Perera 18
D. Steyn c Gunathilaka b Herath 6
L. Ngidi not out 4
Extras (b16, lb5, nb4, w1) 26
Total (all out; 86.5 overs) 290
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Markram), 2-80 (Elgar), 3-100 (Amla), 4-113 (du Plessis), 5-113 (Maharaj), 6-236 (Bavuma, 7-246 (de Kock), 8-280 (de Bruyn), 9-280 (Rabada), 10-290 (Steyn)
Bowlers: Herath 32.5-5-98-6, Perera 30-4-90-2 (3nb), Dananjaya 19-2-67-2 (1nb), Lakmal 2-0-8-0, de Silva 2-0-5-0 (w1), Gunathilaka 1-0-1-0
Toss: Sri Lanka
Result: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 199 runs
Series: Sri Lanka win two-match series 2-0
Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG), Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)
