Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne hailed his happy, united team after they completed an historic 2-0 series triumph against South Africa at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis propelled Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win on Day Three of the second Test, playing exactly the sort of cricket that Karunaratne wanted. "We told them, 'play your normal game, if you can hit over the fielder go for it'," said Karunaratne after Sri Lanka became the first team from Asia to win a Test series in South Africa.