Pakistan complete record win over Sri Lanka to seal 2-0 Test series sweep

27.07.2023 - 15:23 thenationalnews.com

Left-arm spinner Noman Ali took seven wickets to help Pakistan crush Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs to clinch the second Test inside four days and sweep the series 2-0 on Thursday.

Ali took the first seven wickets and fast bowler Naseem Shah took the final three to bowl out Sri Lanka for 188 in the evening session in Colombo.

The spinner returned career-best figures of 7-70 in his 15th Test as Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest Test defeat at home. The innings and 222-run defeat eclipses Sri Lanka’s previous worst at home of an innings and 208 runs against South Africa at SSC in 1993.

It was also Pakistan's first Test series win since December 2021. "Very proud to win this series and all credit to the boys and support staff working very hard," Pakistan captain Babar Azam said. “We had some good camps before coming here and all our hard work paid off I must say on this tour.

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