Sri Lanka shot out the West Indies for 132 to win the second Test in Galle today by 164 runs with a session to spare. Spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis took all ten wickets
Chasing an improbable target of 297, the West Indies lost only two wickets in the first session and looked determined to save the Test match. However, in a sensational collapse, they lost eight wickets for 40 runs after lunch to surrender the match to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka retained the Sobers-Tissera Trophy and moved up to seventh in the ICC Test rankings.
Sri Lanka also collected 24 points on offer in the ICC Test Championship by winning both games. They had won the first Test by 187 runs.
The Player of the match was Dhananjaya de Silva and the player of the series was Ramesh Mendis.
Scores: Sri Lanka 204 & 345/9 dec.
West Indies: 253 & 132
