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Sri Lanka beat the touring Bangladeshi’s by 209 runs to win the second Test played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 493/7 dec (Thiriamanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Fernando 81, Dickwella 77no, Mendis 33, Nissanka 30, Ahmed 4/127, T. Islam 1/83, S. Islam 1/91, Miraz 1118) Bangladesh, 1st Innings – 251 (Iqbal 92, Haque 49, Rahim 40,  Jayawickrama 6/92, Lakmal 2/30, Mendis 2/86) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 194/9 dec (Karunaratne 66, de Silva 41, Nissanka 24, Dickwella 24, T.Islam 5/72, Miraz 2/66, Hassan 1/22, Ahmed 1/26) Bangladesh, 2nd Innings – 227 (Rahim 40, Miraz 39, Hassan 34, Haque 32, Jayawickrama 5/86, Mendis 4/103, de Silva 1/19) Sri Lanka won the 2-match series, 1-0 Points: Sri Lanka 60, Bangladesh 0. Player of the Match: Praveen Jayawickrama (Sri Lanka) Player of the Series: Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) Test Debut: Praveen Jayawickrama (Sri Lanka)  and  Shoriful Islam ...