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

Best performances - Batsmen

BKG Mendis

245(291) 18x4 - 11x6

Control %96%

Productive Shot
pull
55 runs
1x4 - 7x6

KNM Fernando

205(339) 22x4 - 1x6

Control %89%

Productive Shot
cover drive
32 runs
2x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

RTM Mendis

O27

R64

Eco2.37

RHB
OFFLEG


1W
	2W

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

LHB
LEGOFF



		1W	1W

NGRP Jayasuriya

O58.3

M13

R174

Eco2.97

RHB
OFFLEG


	2W
	1W	1W

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

LHB
LEGOFF



		1W

Partnerships

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

Ireland - 1st - Innings

PJ Moor5 (7)

JA McCollum6 (15)

A Balbirnie26 (22)

JA McCollum4 (13)

A Balbirnie28 (38)

HT Tector18 (44)

115*

A Balbirnie37 (90)

PR Stirling74 (133)

A Balbirnie4 (13)

LJ Tucker20 (20)

C Campher27 (64)

LJ Tucker60 (76)

PR Stirling29 (48)

C Campher30 (58)

AR McBrine35 (59)

C Campher52 (99)

GI Hume0 (9)

C Campher2 (8)

GI Hume6 (14)

MJ Humphreys1 (11)

B White0 (11)

MJ Humphreys6 (12)

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

228

FDM Karunaratne115 (133)

KNM Fernando104 (159)

268

BKG Mendis164 (219)

KNM Fernando101 (180)

133

AD Mathews51 (78)

BKG Mendis81 (72)

22*

AD Mathews9 (8)

LD Chandimal13 (14)

53*

AD Mathews40 (28)

DM de Silva12 (17)

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

PJ Moor0 (10)

JA McCollum10 (16)

A Balbirnie9 (25)

PJ Moor19 (29)

22*

A Balbirnie15 (36)

HT Tector7 (30)

PR Stirling1 (2)

HT Tector7 (1)

LJ Tucker13 (23)

HT Tector2 (31)

C Campher12 (33)

HT Tector13 (34)

A Balbirnie22 (40)

HT Tector18 (32)

AR McBrine10 (19)

HT Tector6 (19)

GI Hume0 (8)

HT Tector2 (4)

HT Tector37 (38)

MJ Humphreys4 (31)

B White0 (1)

MJ Humphreys0 (0)

Match Coverage

All Match News

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"
Mendis, Madushka double tons give Sri Lanka a chance to push for victory
Angelo Mathews also tonned up before Ramesh Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya put Ireland two wickets down
Karunaratne, Madushka tons ease Sri Lanka into control
Hosts put on 276 runs in 59 overs on a rain-curtailed day

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
JA McCollum	bowled	10	16
PJ Moor	caught	19	39
A Balbirnie	caught	46	101
HT Tector	bowled	85	189
PR Stirling	caught	1	5
LJ Tucker	bowled	13	23
C Campher	caught	12	33
AR McBrine	caught	10	19
GI Hume	caught wk	0	8
MJ Humphreys	not out	4	31
B White	bowled	0	1
EXTRAS	(lb 2)
TOTAL	202 (all out; 77.3 ovs)

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MVT Fernando	6.0	1	15	0	2.50
NGRP Jayasuriya	32.0	9	88	2	2.75
RTM Mendis	27.0	6	64	5	2.37
AM Fernando	11.3	3	30	3	2.60
DM de Silva	1.0	0	3	0	3.00

Ireland 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	10	PJ Moor	JA McCollum
2nd	28	A Balbirnie	PJ Moor
3rd	22	A Balbirnie	HT Tector
3rd	1	PR Stirling	HT Tector
4th	17	LJ Tucker	HT Tector
5th	25	C Campher	HT Tector
6th	40	A Balbirnie	HT Tector
7th	16	AR McBrine	HT Tector
8th	2	GI Hume	HT Tector
9th	41	HT Tector	MJ Humphreys
10th	0	B White	MJ Humphreys

Ireland - 1st - Innings

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

Ireland - 2nd - Innings

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

Mendis, Madushka double tons give Sri Lanka a chance to push for victory

Karunaratne, Madushka tons ease Sri Lanka into control