Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2017: 1st Test, 5 Talking Points

#4 Rangana Herath is a beast at home

Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath were destructive for Lanka

Sri Lanka know that they are virtually unbeatable at home. Much of that credit goes to the skill of Rangana Herath, who became the highest left-arm wicket taker amongst spinners with 366 scalps, overtaking Daniel Vettori's record.

When Sri Lanka did not declare until late on day 4, there was criticism levied at the stand-in skipper, Herath. But the veteran cricketer knew that a final day pitch at Galle was impossible to survive on, especially when he had two more spinners in the side apart from himself.

The judgement proved to be correct as Perera and Herath ran through the Bangladesh top order to reduce them to 104/5 from 67/0 overnight. The skipper ended up with six wickets in the second innings; Herath picked up three in the first innings as well.