Prabath Jayasuriya has taken 50 wickets in seven Tests to claim the record for reaching the mark in fewer matches than any other spinner.

Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya smashed a 71-year-old record when he dismissed Ireland’s Paul Stirling to claim his 50th Test wicket on the final day of the second Test in Galle

Jayasuriya hit the 50-wicket mark in just his seventh Test to snatch the record from West Indies’ Alf Valentine as the spinner to reach the milestone in the fewest matches.