Mendis, Fernando packed Ireland’s team to seal Sri Lanka’s innings victory
Sri Lanka secured an innings victory over Ireland at Galle in a Test match that saw some impressive performances from the Sri Lankan team. Prabath Jayasuriya made history by becoming the fastest spinner to reach 50 Test wickets, achieving the feat in just seven Tests. Ramesh Mendis also had an excellent game, taking a five-wicket haul and demonstrating superb control of the ball to find turn out of the rough.
Asitha Fernando also bowled impressively, using the bouncer to great effect and roughing up the Irish batsmen. Despite some resistance from Harry Tector and Andy Balbirnie, who was forced off the field briefly after being hit on the helmet, Ireland were unable to make Sri Lanka bat again and fell ten runs short of avoiding an innings defeat.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Highlights today, Friday 28-4-2023. 2nd Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka 2023, Galle International Stadium.
Ireland has won the toss and they will bat first.
Sri Lanka team: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando
Ireland team: Paul Stirling, James McCollum, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), PJ Moor, Curtis Campher, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Matthew Humphreys, Ben White
Head to Head In Test’s: 1
Sri Lanka Won: 1
Ireland Won: 0
Sri Lanka Test Rankings: 7th
Ireland Test Rankings: 12th
Form guide
(last five completed Tests, most recent first)
Sri Lanka WLLWL
Ireland LLLLL
Match Timings: 4:30 AM | 10:00 AM Local
Umpires – Kumar Dharmasena, Paul Reiffel
TV Umpire – Adrian Holdstock
Match Referee – Javagal Srinath
Reserve Umpire – Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match number – Test no. 2503