Persistent Permaul overwhelmed by maiden 5-for

Veerasammy Permaul bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in Test Cricket.

After waiting six years and five months to once again represent the West Indies at the Test level, Veerasammy Permaul did not disappoint, grabbing his maiden five-wicket haul, a feat he is overwhelmed on achieving.

The 32-year-old left-arm spinner, bagged 5-35 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing second Test at Galle, Sri Lanka to help bundle out the hosts for 204.

After the close of the second day, Permaul said: “I’m very overwhelmed by getting my first Test five-wicket haul. I think over the years I’ve been working hard to get back into the team and now it really paid off.”