South Africa's second innings. With that, Sri Lanka won the match by 199 runs and sealed the series 2–0. This was his 12th fifer in a fourth innings of a match, more than any other bowler in the history. Retirement In July 2018, Herath hinted that he thinks to retire from international cricket in November, after the England series. On 22 October, he announced that he retire from Test cricket after the first Test against England at Galle. He is the last Test cricketer to retire after making his debut in the 20th century. He played his last Test match at his favorite venue Galle International Stadium on 6 November 2018. He scored 14 runs in the first innings and 5 runs in the second innings, until he run out as the last victim in Sri Lanka innings. Even Sri Lanka lost the match by 221 runs, Herath took the wicket of Joe Root as his 100th wicket in Galle International Stadium. With that, he became only the second Sri Lankan, third bowler and first left arm bowler to take 100 Test wickets at a single venue. In the second innings, Herath took two wickets and finished his 19 years of career. As said by skipper Chandimal, the match was dedicated to Herath. The ground was covered by many tributes to Herath highlighting that "Good Bye Legend Herath", and "Thank You Herath". Until his retirement from Tests, Herath is the 8th highest wicket taker of all time. In November 2020, Herath was nominated for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award. International five-wicket hauls His best bowling figures are 9/127 against Bangladesh in 2014, 18th time in Test cricket a bowler took 9 or more wickets in an innings. His best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. As of May 2022, Herath's 34 five-wicket hauls in Tests and one in a T20Is, ranks him seventh among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, and second in the equivalent list for Sri Lanka, behind Muttiah Muralitharan. Key Test five-wicket hauls Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls Coaching career In June 2021, Herath was appointed as the spin bowling consultant of the Bangladesh national cricket team by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). He replaced Daniel Vettori who served as spin bowling coach from July 2019. Records and achievements Most wickets by a left-arm bowler (433) in Test cricket