Muttiah Muralitharan gained his 600th wicket during the match

Sri Lanka completed the formalities to beat Bangladesh in the second Test in Bogra to win the series 2-0

At 77-0 overnight, the tourists only needed 43 more to win but rain held them up for seven hours on day four.

Finally, at 1630 local time Upul Tharanga and Michael Vandort resumed their innings and knocked off the required runs in eight overs.

The 10-wicket defeat for Bangladesh followed an eight-wicket reverse in the first Test of the series in Chittagong.

Vandort, who began 22 not out, continued to play a supporting role as Tharanga raced to 71 - including hitting a massive six off Enamul Haque.

Vandort finished on 40 not out to make up for his first innings duck, while Tharanga hit 236 runs in the match.

The match will chiefly be remembered for Muttiah Muralitharan's match haul of seven wickets which included his 600th in Test cricket.

Stand-in skipper Mahela Jayawardene was impressed by Sri Lanka's ability to win without several key players, including Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas.

"We came here without some main players, but at the end, we finished the series easily," he said.

"The young players showed a lot of character.