Misbah confident of solving Herath's spin riddle

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes that his side will successfully be able to defend and play against Sri Lankan spin mystery Rangana Herath in the upcoming three-match Test series beginning on Wednesday.

Herath has been Pakistan's tormentor-in-chief as he has claimed 88 wickets in just 17 matches against them, making him the third most successful bowler against the team.

Misbah said that they have an answer for Herath this time as everybody is working hard on how to defend him. He insisted that they only struggled against him because the Sri Lankan had got a good hold of the conditions, the Dawn reported.

The skipper added that it is important for them to play Herath well in order to get a better result.

Sri Lanka will host Pakistan for a series of three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty 20 matches, with the first Test starting at Galle.

Herath requires only three more wickets to surpass Shane Warne, and only 12 more scalps to become the first bowler in the world to pick up 100 wickets in Tests against Pakistan.