Galle: Sri Lankan spin bowler Rangana Herath's 10-wicket match haul helped the hosts crush the West Indies by an innings and six runs on Saturday to decisively win the first Test at Galle with a day to spare.


Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath (left) celebrates West Indies Devendra Bishoo's dismissal with teammate Lahiru Thirimanna in Galle on Saturday. Pic/AFP

The visitors were bowled out for 227 in the second innings, just an hour and 15 minutes after lunch on the fourth day of a Test which saw Herath wreak havoc throughout.