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Kandy (ICC); Praveen Jayawickrama was the pick of the bowlers helping Sri Lanka to a 209-run win against Bangladesh in the second Test in Pallekele.
His figures of 11 for 178 made him the first Sri Lankan to claim a 10-wicket haul on debut and the first bowler to take a 10-wicket haul on debut since Australia’s Jason Krejza.
He is also the first bowler since Narendra Hirwani in 1988 to pick up two five-wicket hauls in his debut match.
The day began with Bangladesh resuming on 177/5, with Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan in the middle.
Bangladesh’s hopes of a chase suffered an early blow when Jayawickrama trapped Liton lbw in his second over of the day.