After only 6.1 overs on the fifth day of the
second Test in Kandy, Australia, thanks to
Shane Warne had not only bowled out
Sri Lanka but also clinched the 3 Test series, 2 - 0 after only 2 tests. Warne again starred taking his 2nd 5 wicket haul for the match, 5-90 in the second innings following his 5-65 in the first.This meant that he had taken five wickets in all four innings thus far in his comeback series (20 wickets at 15.70). It was his eighth ten-wicklet haul in Tests, and it rushed his career tally to 511, giving him an opportunity to break Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 in the final match of the series, in Colombo. The first Test also saw him become only the second test player ever to reach 500 wickets.