Sri Lanka’s Jayasuriya took ten wickets in the Test match, leading his team to an innings victory as they rolled over Ireland.
Sri Lanka claimed a dominant victory over Ireland on day three in Galle. Ireland struggled to adapt to the unforgiving heat and unfamiliar conditions, losing 20 wickets for 311 after Sri Lanka had amassed 591 for 6. With only two fifty partnerships across both innings, Ireland’s highest individual score was 45. On day three, Ireland added only 23 runs to their overnight score before losing their last three wickets, with Jayasuriya taking two more wickets to secure a 10-wicket haul, while Ramesh Mendis also claimed his first wicket of the game. The final score was an innings-and-280-run victory for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Highlights today, Tuesday 18-4-2023. 1st Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka 2023, Galle International Stadium.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat! Sri Lanka team: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (c), 2 Nishan Madushka, 3 Kusal Mendis 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis 9 Prabath Jayasuriya 10 Vishwa Fernando 11 Asitha Fernando Ireland team: 1 Murray Commins, 2 James McCollum, 3 Andy Balbirnie (c), 4 Harry Tector, 5 PJ Moor, 6 Curtis Campher, 7 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 8 Mark Adair, 9 Andy McBrine, 10 George Dockrell, 11 Ben White
Head to Head In Test’s: 0 Sri Lanka Won: 0 Ireland Won: 0 Sri Lanka Test Rankings: 7th Ireland Test Rankings: 12th
Form guide (last five completed Tests, most recent first) Sri Lanka LLWLW Ireland LLLL
Match Timings: 4:30 AM | 10:00 AM Local Umpires – Adrian Holdstock, Kumar Dharmasena TV Umpire – Paul Reiffel Match Referee – Javagal Srinath Reserve Umpire – Prageeth Rambukwella Match number – Test no. 2502
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