{"id":6511,"date":"2011-12-30T01:04:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T23:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12\/cricket-herath-praises-team-effort-after-famous-win\/"},"modified":"2011-12-30T01:04:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T23:04:22","slug":"cricket-herath-praises-team-effort-after-famous-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-herath-praises-team-effort-after-famous-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Herath praises team effort after famous win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ken Borland<\/span><\/p>\n

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DURBAN, South Africa<\/span> Dec 29 (Reuters) – A delighted
\nRangana Herath praised the efforts of his team mates after
\nbowling Sri Lanka to their first test win in South Africa at
\nKingsmead on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The left-arm spinner took five for 79 as South Africa
\ncapitulated in their second innings to lose the second test by
\n208 runs after winning the first at Centurion by an innings.<\/p>\n

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“It was a whole team effort, that’s why we won. We’re very
\nhappy because we bowled them out for less than 170 and we played
\nour brand of cricket. We didn’t do anything different,” Herath
\ntold a news conference.<\/p>\n

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Herath, who took nine wickets in the match, said his success
\nhad been a result of “sticking to the basics”.<\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka captain Tillekaratne Dilshan said it had been one
\nof his career highlights to come to Durban and level the series
\nafter losing so emphatically at Centurion.<\/p>\n

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“It’s one of the greatest days for my career to beat South
\nAfrica in South Africa. It showed that if we can play our brand
\nof cricket, we can beat one of the best teams,” he said.<\/p>\n

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“It’s a fantastic feeling and great for Sri Lankan fans. As
\nthe captain, I am very proud, especially after losing the first
\ntest so badly. We will definitely celebrate, we can enjoy
\nourselves…it might be all night.”<\/p>\n

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South Africa captain Graeme Smith said the Sri Lankans had
\nadapted better to the pitch and executed their skills more
\naccurately than the hosts.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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