Sri Lanka's players posing with the series trophy after winning the second and last Test match against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday — AFP CHATTOGRAM, Apr 03 (Agencies): Lahiru Kumara finished with 4-50 to help Sri Lanka thump Bangladesh by 192 runs in the second Test and sweep the two-match series 2-0 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh dropped to equal seventh on the updated World Test Championship (WTC) standings after being swept in the two-match Test series.
They started the series, sitting at fourth position and the chance came to their way to bolster it further but they failed to do so.
Bangladesh currently have 12 points with a 25 percentage point from one win in four matches. They have drawn one and lost two in the current Test Championship cycle.
However, the victory sees Sri Lanka overtake Pakistan and move up to fourth place on the updated standings.
The fast bowler dismissed last man Khaled Ahmed to wrap up a one-sided contest before lunch on the fifth day in Chattogram.
Hosts Bangladesh, chasing a mammoth 511 in their second innings, added just 50 after resuming on 268-7.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz staged a lone fight to stay unbeaten on 81 after completing his sixth Test half-century.
With a Sri Lankan triumph all but inevitable when the day began, Mehidy played some positive strokes to bring up his fifty off 68 balls.
He lost overnight partner Taijul Islam for 14 when the batsman drove off-spinner Kamindu Mendis to Nishan Madushka at gully.
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