24/04Result
2nd Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Apr 24-28 2023
Sri Lanka won by an inns & 10 runs
Player of the Match
Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka
24/04Result
2nd Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Apr 24-28 2023
Sri Lanka won by an inns & 10 runs
Player of the Match
Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka

  • Ireland 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JA McCollum
    10
    28
    52
    2
    0
    35.71
    9.3 edged and taken! Jayasuriya breaks through! Tossed up devilishly on a length just outside off stump. The ball drifts in before spinning away sharply. He has a nibble at it and gets a feather through to Samarawickrama, who makes a sharp chance look relatively easy! 43/2
    PJ Moor
    5
    7
    22
    1
    0
    71.42
    3.4 huge appeal, not given! Full delivery slanted into off stump. On pitching, it decks back further and breezes past Moor's defensive prod before smashing into the pads. The umpire says no but Sri Lanka want to have another look! The ball hit him flush on the knee roll and with Moor getting a good stride in, height could be a factor. No bat involved, and height is not an issue at all. Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have thundered into middle and off stump, and Moor has to go! 12/1
    A Balbirnie (c)
    95
    163
    275
    14
    0
    58.28
    67.3 Oh no, what have you done, Balbirnie? Length ball on middle and leg, he looked for a paddle sweep, the bounces has done him in slightly here, gets this one on the back of the bat and Dhananjaya at slip gobbles up a simple chance. The skipper goes for a superb 95 232/4
    HT Tector
    18
    44
    54
    3
    0
    40.90
    23.1 rush of blood brings about the end of Tector's innings. He advances down the track and looks to loft this lenght delivery over mid-on, where Chandimal times his jump to perfection and gets both hands to it to cup it without a mistake 89/3
    PR Stirling
    103
    181
    237
    9
    4
    56.90
    108.2 Stirling has fallen for the bait! Short ball again, Stirling looks to hook it over the fine leg boundary, but only manages to find Dhananjaya de Silva on the boundary. End of an outstanding knock from Stirling, but a big blow for Ireland at this stage 385/6
    LJ Tucker †
    80
    106
    131
    10
    0
    75.47
    90.4 knocks him over with an absolute corker! Length delivery that starts in the channel outside off stump before decking back off the surface. Tucker is down the track again and goes searching for this one a touch. The ball goes through the slight gap between bat and pad and smashes into the top of off stump! 321/5
    C Campher
    111
    229
    311
    15
    2
    48.47
    137.3 what a ripper! Taken sensationally at first slip! Given plenty of air on a full length on middle and off stump. Campher's eyes light up and he tries to drive through the line. The ball, though, just grips and spins enough to take the outside edge. The ball floats through to first slip, where de Silva leaps to his right like a salmon and gobbles it up! It needed a catch like that to end Campher's resistance! 476/8
    AR McBrine
    35
    59
    113
    3
    1
    59.32
    134.4 taken at gully! Vishwa gets the breakthrough! Length delivery hung outside off stump again. McBrine throws his hands at it but gets it off the outside half of the bat. The ball flies towards gully, where substitute fielder Hemantha makes no mistake, holding onto a sharp catch above his head! 474/7
    GI Hume
    6
    23
    35
    1
    0
    26.08
    141.4 huge appeal, and given! Hume reviews! Length delivery on off stump that does not turn and goes through with the arm. Hume is caught on the crease and plays down the wrong line as the ball pins him on the flap of the back pad. If there is no bat involved, this could be curtains for Hume. No bat involved, and three reds on Ball Tracking, Hume has to go! 483/9
    MJ Humphreys
    7
    23
    36
    1
    0
    30.43
    145.3 And that is that! Ireland are bowled out, as Humphreys looks to loft a drive off a full ball outside off stump, it skews off the leading edge to extra cover, who completes a comfortable catch 492/10
    B White
    not out
    0
    11
    16
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    22 (b 9, lb 11, nb 1, w 1)
    TOTAL
    492 all out (145.3 Overs, RR: 3.38)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Peter Moor, 3.4 ov), 2-43 (James McCollum, 9.3 ov), 3-89 (Harry Tector, 23.1 ov), 3-204* (Paul Stirling, retired not out ), 4-232 (Andy Balbirnie, 67.3 ov), 5-321 (Lorcan Tucker, 90.4 ov), 6-385 (Paul Stirling, 108.2 ov), 7-474 (Andy McBrine, 134.4 ov), 8-476 (Curtis Campher, 137.3 ov), 9-483 (Graham Hume, 141.4 ov), 10-492 (Matthew Humphreys, 145.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MVT Fernando2419223.8300
    AM Fernando2247823.5410
    NGRP Jayasuriya58.31317452.9700
    RTM Mendis27410814.0001
    DM de Silva1452001.4200

  • Sri Lanka 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    KNM Fernando
    205
    339
    22
    1
    60.47
    114.6 Big appeal! And after 115 overs, in the 690th legal delivery of the innings, we have the first review of the innings. Length ball pitching around the leg stump area, hits the batter in front. This will depend on where exactly the ball has pitched... It has pitched in line, and the tracker shows three reds, Madushka has to go. A deserved wicket for McBrine who has toiled hard. An absolutely superb knock comes to an end 496/2
    FDM Karunaratne (c)
    115
    133
    15
    0
    86.46
    48.4 Karunaratne perishes to the short ball two balls before lunch! That is a soft dismissal. Banged in short again. Karunaratne shapes up for pull, but does not control it at all. Gets a top-edge and Humphreys at deep fine leg does not make any mistake. That will be lunch as well. 228/1
    BKG Mendis
    245
    291
    18
    11
    84.19
    139.5 Mendis tries to go for another six, but Humphreys has denied him by taking an excellent catch at long off! Was in the arc for Mendis outside off, who stays still and gets a good piece on it. But, Mendis did not get as much elevation as he would have liked. Humphreys jumps up to take the catch, and on realising that he is going over the ropes, throws the ball up and then comes back into the field of play to complete the catch. Mendis falls for 245 off 291 balls, his innings laced with 11 sixes, one short of the all-time record. Maiden Test wicket for Hume. 629/3
    AD Mathews
    not out
    100
    114
    6
    4
    87.71
    LD Chandimal
    13
    14
    2
    0
    92.85
    143.3 Wayward throw lets Chandimal off the hook, but he's clutching his shoulder in pain. Length ball on leg stump, he pushed it towards midwicket, the bowler sprinted to it and got to it, there was no single there but Chandimal was halfway down, White's throw was nowhere near the stumps, Chandimal's on the floor after jarring his shoulder while diving. 651/3
    DM de Silva
    not out
    12
    17
    2
    0
    70.58
    Extras
    14 (b 2, lb 8, nb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    704/3d (151 Overs, RR: 4.66)
    Did not bat: S Samarawickrama †, RTM Mendis, NGRP Jayasuriya, AM Fernando, MVT Fernando
    Fall of wickets: 1-228 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 48.4 ov), 2-496 (Nishan Madushka, 114.6 ov), 3-629 (Kusal Mendis, 139.5 ov), 3-651* (Dinesh Chandimal, retired not out )
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    GI Hume2238713.9500
    AR McBrine57819113.3510
    C Campher20110115.0511
    MJ Humphreys1006706.7000
    B White34120305.9701
    HT Tector804505.6200

  • Ireland 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JA McCollum
    10
    16
    2
    0
    62.50
    4.2 Bowled 'im with an absolute ripper! That's a dream dismissal for an off-spinner. Loops this on a length outside off, it dips, then turns sharply back in, raps McCollum on the gloves and goes onto the stumps. 10/1
    PJ Moor
    19
    39
    1
    2
    48.71
    13.2 Wicket No. 49 for Jayasuriya in Tests and Moor departs! A top catch by short extra cover diving forward and Moor is disconsolate. Jayasuriya flights the length ball on middle and leg. Moor drives inside out, but is unable to keep the ball down. Mathews dives and picks up an excellent catch. The third umpire is called for to check the catch, but Mathews had his fingers underneath the ball. All smiles in the SL camp. 38/2
    A Balbirnie (c)
    46
    101
    5
    0
    45.54
    57.3 that's such a soft dismissal for Balbirnie. Full ball outside off stump, pitches in the rough, turns back in a touch, Balbirnie goes for the big drive, but only manages to lob it straight to mid-off, where Mathews takes an easy catch 143/6
    HT Tector
    85
    189
    8
    3
    44.97
    77.2 Yorker, right on the base of middle stump and Asitha is absolutely pumped up! Tails it in the blockhole, as Tector backs away looking for another wild swing. He misses, the bowler doesn't and his stumps are left in a mess. But, that is one heck of an innings from Tector, who falls for 85. 202/9
    PR Stirling
    1
    5
    0
    0
    20.00
    25.2 superb catch diving forward by Mendis! Prabath Jayasuriya becomes the fastest Sri Lankan and joint-second fastest in the world to get to 50 Test wickets. This was flighted well and full outside off stump, Stirling played the cover drive but played it uppishly, and Mendis dived forward at extra cover to complete an excellent low catch! 61/3
    LJ Tucker †
    13
    23
    2
    0
    56.52
    34.2 Asitha gets his reward finally for plugging away all morning! Short ball into the ribcage from over the wicket, it strikes Tucker on the body and it dribbles on to the stumps. Asitha has rattled the Irish batters all morning, and the wicket is the least he deserved 78/4
    C Campher
    12
    33
    2
    0
    36.36
    45.3 The sweep brings about Campher's downfall. Oh, he was going so well. But a rush of blood sees him depart. Length just on and outside off and meeting him on middle. Campher looks for a hard sweep, but his execution isn't up to mark. The ball catches his glove and pops to leg slip, who takes a good catch. 103/5
    AR McBrine
    10
    19
    2
    0
    52.63
    63.5 this time, it's taken at slip! Mendis floats this fuller on off stump and gets just enough turn to induce the outside edge, the defensive stroke is with hard hands, so the edge carries comfortably to Dhananjaya at first slip, who makes no mistake 159/7
    GI Hume
    0
    8
    0
    0
    0.00
    65.5 Five-wicket haul for Ramesh Mendis! This is another absolute beauty! Flights it just on a length on off stump, it turned away, kissed the outside edge, and Samarawickrama made no mistake. 161/8
    MJ Humphreys
    not out
    4
    31
    1
    0
    12.90
    B White
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    77.3 And, that's that! Asitha cleans up White and Sri Lanka win the second Test by an innings and ten runs. Full-length ball tailing into the batter, who gets an inside-edge back onto the stumps. Asitha celebrates, and with that Sri Lanka complete their 100th Test win. 202/10
    Extras
    2 (lb 2)
    TOTAL
    202 all out (77.3 Overs, RR: 2.6)
    Fall of wickets: 1-10 (James McCollum, 4.2 ov), 2-38 (Peter Moor, 13.2 ov), 2-60* (Andy Balbirnie, retired not out ), 3-61 (Paul Stirling, 25.2 ov), 4-78 (Lorcan Tucker, 34.2 ov), 5-103 (Curtis Campher, 45.3 ov), 6-143 (Andy Balbirnie, 57.3 ov), 7-159 (Andy McBrine, 63.5 ov), 8-161 (Graham Hume, 65.5 ov), 9-202 (Harry Tector, 77.2 ov), 10-202 (Ben White, 77.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MVT Fernando611502.5000
    NGRP Jayasuriya3298822.7500
    RTM Mendis2766452.3700
    AM Fernando11.333032.6000
    DM de Silva10303.0000

Match Details

Galle International Stadium

Series

Ireland tour of Sri Lanka

Toss

Ireland , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Sri LankaPrabath Jayasuriya

Player Of The Series

Sri LankaKusal Mendis

Series result

Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Test no. 2503

Season

2023

Hours of play (local time)

10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

24,25,26,27,28 April 2023 (5-day match)

Test debut

undefinedMatthew Humphreys

Umpires

Sri LankaKumar DharmasenaAustraliaPaul Reiffel

TV Umpires

South AfricaAdrian Holdstock

Reserve Umpire

Sri LankaRuchira Palliyaguruge

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

Close of Play

  • Mon, 24 Apr - day 1 - Ireland 1st innings 319/4 (LJ Tucker 78*, C Campher 27*, 90 ov)
  • Tue, 25 Apr - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 81/0 (KNM Fernando 41*, FDM Karunaratne 39*, 18.1 ov)
  • Wed, 26 Apr - day 3 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 357/1 (KNM Fernando 149*, BKG Mendis 83*, 77 ov)
  • Thu, 27 Apr - day 4 - Ireland 2nd innings 54/2 (A Balbirnie 18*, HT Tector 7*, 22 ov)
  • Fri, 28 Apr - day 5 - Ireland 2nd innings 202 (77.3 ov) - end of match

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Ireland 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10PJ MoorJA McCollum
2nd28A BalbirniePJ Moor
3rd22A BalbirnieHT Tector
3rd1PR StirlingHT Tector
4th17LJ TuckerHT Tector
5th25C CampherHT Tector
6th40A BalbirnieHT Tector
7th16AR McBrineHT Tector
8th2GI HumeHT Tector
9th41HT TectorMJ Humphreys
10th0B WhiteMJ Humphreys