COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 18 - Sri Lanka's much anticipated 100th cricket Test was turned into disaster by just one man - Wasim Akram of Pakistan.
Expectations were high for Sri Lanka to repeat their success over Pakistan three months ago when they won a Test series 2-1.
But the brilliant all-rounder, putting the allegations of match-fixing behind him, came up with a splendid performance that brought a premature end to the Test, which finished inside four days on Saturday.
Akram's extraordinary contributions of 79 and 20 not out and five wickets in the second innings, the first of which gave him his 400th Test wicket, spoilt whatever hopes Sri Lanka had of making the centenary Test a memorable one.
