16/04Result

1st Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Apr 16-18 2023

Sri Lanka won by an inns & 280 runs

Player of the Match

Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka

Best performances - Batsmen

FDM Karunaratne

179(235) 15x4 - 0x6

Control %90%

Productive Shot
flick
56 runs
4x4 - 0x6

BKG Mendis

140(193) 18x4 - 1x6

Control %95%

Productive Shot
pull
37 runs
7x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

NGRP Jayasuriya

O23

M10

R52

Eco2.26

RHB
OFFLEG


1W	2W	2W
	1W	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

RTM Mendis

O20

R76

Eco3.80

RHB
OFFLEG


	1W
	1W		1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF


		1W

Partnerships

SL - 1st
IRE - 1st
IRE - 2nd

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

FDM Karunaratne34 (41)

KNM Fernando29 (48)

281

FDM Karunaratne134 (163)

BKG Mendis140 (193)

AD Mathews0 (3)

FDM Karunaratne3 (11)

FDM Karunaratne8 (20)

LD Chandimal17 (27)

LD Chandimal1 (12)

NGRP Jayasuriya16 (23)

LD Chandimal5 (15)

DM de Silva12 (16)

183*

LD Chandimal79 (101)

S Samarawickrama104 (114)

Ireland - 1st - Innings

JA McCollum0 (6)

M Commins0 (1)

A Balbirnie4 (4)

JA McCollum0 (0)

JA McCollum34 (71)

HT Tector34 (59)

JA McCollum0 (0)

C Campher0 (2)

PJ Moor10 (6)

JA McCollum1 (8)

PJ Moor4 (23)

LJ Tucker3 (12)

GH Dockrell2 (24)

LJ Tucker14 (23)

AR McBrine7 (32)

LJ Tucker28 (38)

AR McBrine0 (0)

MR Adair0 (2)

AR McBrine0 (3)

B White0 (3)

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

JA McCollum0 (6)

M Commins0 (3)

A Balbirnie6 (16)

JA McCollum2 (6)

JA McCollum6 (16)

HT Tector7 (14)

LJ Tucker6 (10)

HT Tector2 (7)

PJ Moor0 (5)

HT Tector3 (9)

C Campher30 (73)

HT Tector29 (56)

GH Dockrell6 (10)

HT Tector1 (9)

GH Dockrell13 (17)

AR McBrine10 (11)

GH Dockrell13 (27)

MR Adair23 (29)

MR Adair0 (0)

B White1 (2)

Ireland in Sri Lanka 2023 News

Does Ireland's Ben White hold the record for the most sixes conceded in a Test innings?
And who has the highest Test batting average without ever scoring a century?
Fakhar Zaman reaches No. 2 behind Babar Azam in ODI batting rankings
Their success in the two Tests against Ireland has pushed Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis up in the bowlers' rankings
Has any side made more than Ireland's 492 in a Test and still lost by an innings?
Also: have any non-openers scored double-centuries in ODIs?
Mendis, Fernando skittle Ireland to seal Sri Lanka's innings victory
Harry Tector provided some resistance but could not prevent a record-breaking defeat for Ireland
Balbirnie: Ireland 'not too down' despite innings defeat
"It's the first time we've played five full days... we got into the middle session on the fifth day, still believing we could get a draw"

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
JA McCollum	caught	8	28
M Commins	caught	0	3
A Balbirnie	caught	6	16
HT Tector	run out	42	95
LJ Tucker	lbw	6	10
PJ Moor	caught	0	5
C Campher	caught	30	73
GH Dockrell	lbw	32	54
AR McBrine	caught	10	11
MR Adair	not out	23	29
B White	lbw	1	2
EXTRAS	(b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	168 (all out; 54.1 ovs)

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
NGRP Jayasuriya	24.1	6	56	3	2.31
MVT Fernando	4.0	2	3	2	0.75
RTM Mendis	20.0	1	76	4	3.80	(1nb)
AM Fernando	3.0	0	15	0	5.00	(1w)
DM de Silva	3.0	0	10	0	3.33

Ireland 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	JA McCollum	M Commins
2nd	8	A Balbirnie	JA McCollum
3rd	16	JA McCollum	HT Tector
4th	8	LJ Tucker	HT Tector
5th	8	PJ Moor	HT Tector
6th	60	C Campher	HT Tector
7th	8	GH Dockrell	HT Tector
8th	23	GH Dockrell	AR McBrine
9th	36	GH Dockrell	MR Adair
10th	1	MR Adair	B White

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

Ireland - 1st - Innings

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

Does Ireland's Ben White hold the record for the most sixes conceded in a Test innings?

Fakhar Zaman reaches No. 2 behind Babar Azam in ODI batting rankings

Has any side made more than Ireland's 492 in a Test and still lost by an innings?

Mendis, Fernando skittle Ireland to seal Sri Lanka's innings victory

Balbirnie: Ireland 'not too down' despite innings defeat