Prabath Jayasuriya claims his third Test fifer against Australia: Stats
What's the story
Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was the star performer on the third day of the second Test against Australia in Galle.
The left-arm spinner picked up five wickets, including that of Mitchell Starc, which was his fifth wicket in the first innings.
Jayasuriya's brilliant bowling helped restrict Australia to 414/10. As the hosts made 257/10 batting first, the visitors earned a 157-run lead.
Meanwhile, this was Jayasuriya's third Test fifer against Australia.
Spell
Jayasuriya's decisive delivery ends Starc's innings
The match's turning point arrived in the 104th over when Jayasuriya bowled a tossed-up delivery that Starc missed, leaving the ball to hit the off-stump.
This was Jayasuriya's fifth wicket in this innings.
Apart from Starc, he also got centurions Alex Carey and Steve Smith, as well as Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Inglis.
Performance
Jayasuriya's performance in the series
Jayasuriya, who had taken just three wickets in the first Test, has made a brilliant bounce back. Besides him, Nishan Peiris took three wickets.
Despite Sri Lanka's innings and 242-run loss in the first match, Jayasuriya's performance remains instrumental for the team's chances in this ongoing series against Australia.
Match progress
Australia's batting performance and Sri Lanka's response
Despite Jayasuriya's brilliance with the ball, Australia posted a mammoth 414/10 in the first innings.
Carey was the top scorer with 156 runs off 188 balls, while Smith scored a solid 131 off 254 deliveries.
The duo shared a mammoth fourth-wicket partnership of 259 runs.
Sri Lanka were all out for 257 in their first innings with Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal scoring fifties.
Stats
11th fifer for Jayasuriya in Tests
Jayasuriya's 5/151 from 38 overs saw him get to a total of 115 scalps across 20 Tests at 30.17.
He picked his 11th five-wicket haul. Jayasuriya also owns two 10-wicket match hauls.
As per ESPNcricinfo, he owns 462 scalps in First-Class cricket. He picked his 36th fifer.
This was his third five-wicket haul against the Aussies as he now owns 20 wickets against them at 26.05. 89 of his Test wickets have come at home at 25.38.