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Sri Lanka closed out a tense final session in Galle to seal the result in front of a packed home crowd.","\u003Cp>Sri Lanka closed out a tense final session in Galle to seal the result in front of a packed home crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coaching staff say the squad’s depth has been key to managing a packed fixture list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cp>We stuck to our processes and trusted the plan — that’s what got us over the line.\u003C\u002Fp>Team Captain\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Ticket sales for the next home fixture opened this morning\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The player of the match award went to the standout all-rounder\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Veteran players praised the squad’s discipline under pressure\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Youth development programmes are credited with the recent talent pipeline\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fee344cfc-f9e8-4be0-9980-5cf9a0c02bfd\u002Foriginal.jpg\" alt=\"Sports illustration\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Sports — file photo\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>Fans are already looking ahead to the next fixture, which is expected to sell out within days.\u003C\u002Fp>",[30],[91,35],"6a88f1651984b727d3b0ad24",[38],[],"2026-08-05T00:46:29.890Z",{"views":96,"uniqueViews":97,"shares":98,"comments":47,"likes":99,"trendScore":100},1307,1020,11,44,103,[],{"id":103,"lang":21,"title":104,"subtitle":105,"slug":106,"excerpt":107,"html":108,"readingTimeSec":27,"seo":11,"type":28,"status":29,"primaryCategoryId":30,"categoryIds":109,"tagIds":110,"authorIds":112,"coverMediaId":39,"galleryMediaIds":113,"videoUrl":11,"publishedAt":114,"isBreaking":55,"isFeatured":3,"isPinned":55,"allowComments":3,"visibility":42,"location":11,"stats":115,"relatedArticleIds":120},"6a88f165ae8b28c3f2a590cc","Sri Lanka Clinches Series Win Over Bangladesh in Thrilling Finish","A last-over chase capped off a series that went down to the final ball.","sri-lanka-clinches-series-win-over-bangladesh-in-thrilling-finish","A last-over chase capped off a series that went down to the final ball. 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