Player of the Match
Player of the Match

10.50am Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara hold on to the trophy as Sri Lanka pose in front of the board that rightly reads 'Champions'. It's been a fine win, ending a streak of five games without victory in Tests. It means they head into their nearly year-long hiatus from Tests with a good result on the board. For Bangladesh, a series that started so brightly, ends in a familiar feeling of disappointment. But that's all the action from this series. Here's Madushka's report to recap SL's win. It's been a lot of fun. Thank you for joining me, Madushka, Vairavan, Sudeep and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Join us again for the white-ball series between these two teams. Goodbye!

10.40am Time for the presentation ceremony.

Dhananjaya de Silva: "There was a difference between two matches. Bowlers and batters did well in the first innings here. Bowlers had their plans and executed well. That's a good morale booster for us, losing the toss and putting the opposition under pressure. Of course [Dinusha] has the ability to get some breakthroughs. [Young players] It's a very good sign when you have a strong bench putting pressure on the playing XI, that's the team I wanted. [On Nissanka] He's been performing in all three formats for a long time and I think he will continue to do that."

Najmul Hossain Shanto: "Very disappointing after how we finished the first Test, the way this one went. Way we batted in the first innings wasn't up to the mark. We had opportunities but we couldn't make those things. I still feel we should have batted first. The wicket is a little slower but the way we got out was not good enough. We always took easy options and made mistakes while batting. I think the way we bowled on Day 3 really nice to see in these kind of conditions."

Pathu, Nissanka is the Player of the Match. And the Player of the Series! Pathum said he is happy to have done well at home for the first time and he gave it his all, and spoke about the difference in pitches in Galle and Colombo.

Stay with us, we'll bring you quotes from the presentation soon...

Mayukha: "When was the last time SL won a test by an innings? " -- Their last win, against New Zealand in Galle. They played five Tests in between, losing four of those.

And Shubham Agarwal informs me of this stat -- Most innings victories for SL:

vs Bangladesh: 9* vs Zimbabwe: 5

10.32am Well, it's barely taken half an hour today for Prabath Jayasuriya to complete his five-for and Tharindu Ratnayake to add the finishing touches to another commanding victory. Nine wickets between the spinners this innings, with DDS taking a couple yesterday.

Sri Lanka lost the toss, but bowled well and Bangladesh folded cheaply. Then, Sri Lanka put on a masterful batting display, led by Pathum Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal. Kusal Mendis' charge on Day 3 all but ensured the hosts wouldn't have to bat again, and their spinners completed the job. A big game for Prabath Jayasuriya, who was indifferent in Galle. A fighting allround performance from Taijul Islam goes in vain, but I am sure it won't be forgotten by those who watched.

Akindu: "Huge confidence booster for Srilanka starting the WTC cycle, after a lean run toward the end of the previous one. Very unfortunate that the team cant continue the momentum this year, but instead have to wait till next year. Which means we wont see the team in whites till next year as well :("

NOOBIE: "Prabath is back with a banggggggggggggggggggggggggg..............................."

44.2
W
Ratnayake to Ebadot Hossain, OUT, Rapped on the back foot and it's given! But Ebadot reviews Pitching on a length outside off and Ebadot misses the line as he goes back to defend. It goes past the outside edge to hit him on the knee roll. And that's crashing into leg stump and Sri Lanka have won this by an innings and 78 runs, taking the series 1-0

Ebadot Hossain lbw b Ratnayake 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

44.1
4
Ratnayake to Ebadot Hossain, FOUR, Now, that's a shot! Tossed up full outside off and Ebadot gets his front foot forward and launches it down the ground! With mid-off up, this was a safe shot and he nails it

No. 11 Nahid Rana will start off at the non-striker's end

END OF OVER:
44 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 129/9

  • Ebadot Hossain2 (5b)
  • Prabath Jayasuriya18-2-56-5
  • Tharindu Ratnayake5-0-15-1
43.6
W
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, OUT, And that's the five-for for Prabath Jayasuriya! Taijul chips it back to the bowler for an easy return catch and Jayasuriya will be delighted with his returns in this innings! This is full outside off and Taijul skips out and wants to work this leg side. Closes the bat face early and the leading edge does him in. Sri Lanka just one wicket away now!

Taijul Islam c & b Jayasuriya 6 (15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40

43.5
0
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, no run, Full outside off, Taijul goes across to sweep but misses
43.4
2
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, 2 runs, Full outside off, this one goes with the angle and goes fine on the off side off the outside edge, allowing him to run two
43.3
0
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, no run, On a length outside off and spinning in, Taijul stays back and defends
43.2
0
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, no run, Full outside off and spinning in, Taijul defends
43.1
0
Jayasuriya to Taijul Islam, no run, Floated full, pushed out to the off side

Akindu: "Good to see yesterdays injury isnt affecting kusals keeping. Hes vital to srilankas white ball games as well"

END OF OVER:
43 | 1 Run | BAN: 127/8

  • Ebadot Hossain2 (5b)
  • Taijul Islam4 (9b)
  • Tharindu Ratnayake5-0-15-1
  • Prabath Jayasuriya17-2-54-4
42.6
0
Ratnayake to Ebadot Hossain, no run, Full on a fourth-stump line, it spins it to take the inside edge as Ebadot prods forward in defence
42.5
0
Ratnayake to Ebadot Hossain, no run, Full outside off, spinning in, Ebadot keeps it out

Tharindu will bowl right-arm over to Ebadot

42.4
1
Ratnayake to Taijul Islam, 1 run, Now Taijul drives this full ball out through cover for a single
42.3
0
Ratnayake to Taijul Islam, no run, Full outside off again, Taijul presses across to defend
42.2
0
Ratnayake to Taijul Islam, no run, Tossed up on off, Taijul defends
42.1
0
Ratnayake to Taijul Islam, no run, Full outside off, fended to the off side

Now Tharindu goes for right-arm spin

END OF OVER:
42 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 126/8

  • Ebadot Hossain2 (3b)
  • Taijul Islam3 (5b)
  • Prabath Jayasuriya17-2-54-4
  • Tharindu Ratnayake4-0-14-1
41.6
0
Jayasuriya to Ebadot Hossain, no run, Tossed up on the stumps, Ebadot defends on the front foot
41.5
2
Jayasuriya to Ebadot Hossain, 2 runs, Tossed up full on middle, Ebadot squirts it out through square leg and picks up a couple

Bangladesh 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31Anamul HaqueShadman Islam
2nd0Mominul HaqueShadman Islam
3rd32Mominul HaqueNajmul Hossain Shanto
4th7Mushfiqur RahimNajmul Hossain Shanto
5th30Mushfiqur RahimLitton Das
6th15Litton DasMehidy Hasan Miraz
7th2Litton DasNayeem Hasan
8th7Taijul IslamNayeem Hasan
9th5Taijul IslamEbadot Hossain
10th4Ebadot HossainNahid Rana