Match Details
Date & Time:
16th Apr 2023, 10:00 AM
Match Number:
1st Test
Match Results:
SL Won By an Innings and 280 runs
Sri Lanka vs Ireland
SL vs IRE Test 1st Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 - Match Info
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by an innings and 280 runs
Player of the match
Prabath Jayasuriya - SL
Match Summary
Player of the Match
591/6 (131.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Dimuth Karunaratne
179(235)
Kusal Mendis
140(193)
Curtis Campher
2-84(21)
Mark Adair
1-95(24.3)
143/10 (52.3 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Lorcan Tucker
45(73)
James McCollum
35(85)
Prabath Jayasuriya
7-52(23)
Vishwa Fernando
2-38(9)
168/10 (54.1 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Harry Tector
42(95)
George Dockrell
32(54)
Ramesh Mendis
4-76(20)
Prabath Jayasuriya
3-56(24.1)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
SL
IRE
IRE
That concludes this match! These two will meet again on the 24th of this month for the final Test. A chance for Ireland to draw things. Do join us at 1000 IST (0430 GMT). Do join us early for the build up. Cheers!
Dimuth Karunaratne says he wanted to make sure he gets a big one. Adds he has been getting starts but not a big score and he got that here. Says Ireland is a good team, they are a side which is learning and they’ll improve. States the wicket was a good one to bat on early on and they know how to bat here and they used that to their advantage. Credits the way Sadeera Samarawickrama played and hopes he continues to do well and also says the fielding was good overall. Ends by saying Prabath Jayasuriya always does well and he hopes he keeps doing his job.
Andy Balbirnie says they are happy to play Test cricket, it has not been easy but they’ll learn from it and will try to do better going ahead. Mentions they played one in Bangladesh but he feels it is not enough but they need to find a way to compete. States they need to find a way to adapt to the longer format.
Prabath Jayasuriya is the Man of the Match. He says he always tries to give his 100 percent and tries to stick to the basics. Adds this wicket was similar to the one they played on against Australia and Pakistan.
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In reply, Ireland were bowled out for just 143. A few batters got off to starts but none went onto make it big. Prabath Jayasuriya was the star with the ball for the hosts with a seven-fer. Sri Lanka then enforced the ball and it took them just over 54 overs to bowl the Irish out for the second time. This time the wickets were shared between the two spinners, Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis. They took 7 in total with Jayasuriya taking 10 in the whole game. Quite a one-sided win for the hosts to take a 1-0 lead in this series.
An emphatic win for the Lankans and to be honest, this was quite expected. Anything other than a convincing win for the Lankans would have surely been a surprise. They have dominated the Test right from Day 1. After electing to bat, they batted for around 130 overs and scored 9 short of 600 before declaring. 4 of their batters scored tons. Dimuth Karunaratne was the top scorer with 179.
168/10 (54.1)
Over 55
W
Benjamin White*
1 (2)
Mark Adair
23 (29)
Prabath Jayasuriya
3/56 (24.1)
IRE
168/10
W
54.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Benjamin White ,OUT! LBW! That should do it! White though takes the review. Tossed up angling on middle. White defends with his bat in front of the pads and gets beaten on the outside edge to get hit on the back pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. No bat on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows three reds yet again. Out it is. Sri Lanka win by an innings and 280 runs.
Over 54
1
W
1
0
1
1
Benjamin White*
1 (1)
Mark Adair
23 (29)
Ramesh Mendis
4/76 (20)
IRE
168/9
1
53.6
Ramesh Mendis to Benjamin White ,Full and around off. White inside edges his push to square leg for one.
W
53.5
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,OUT! LBW! Dockrell is given out but he will review this one! Tossed up, full and on off, it lands and spins in. Dockrell leans to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. No bat involved. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS. Wonderful bowling from Mendis who gets rid of Dockrell.
1
53.4
Ramesh Mendis to Mark Adair ,Full and outside off. Adair works it to long off for one.
0
53.3
Ramesh Mendis to Mark Adair ,Down the leg side. Adair lets it go.
1
53.2
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,On middle, this is hit to square leg for one.
1
53.1
Ramesh Mendis to Mark Adair ,On middle, tucked to square leg for one.
Over 53
0
4
0
0
0
0
George Dockrell*
31 (52)
Mark Adair
21 (26)
Prabath Jayasuriya
2/56 (24)
IRE
164/8
0
52.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,This is full and outside off. Dockrell looks to defend but gets an outside edge just wide of the man at short gully.
4
52.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up, outside off. Dockrell slams it past mid on for four.
0
52.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,On middle, defended out.
0
52.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,Full and on off, blocked.
0
52.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,On off, kept out.
0
52.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to George Dockrell ,Shorter and on off, punched to cover.
Over 52
1
4
0
0
0
0
George Dockrell*
27 (46)
Mark Adair
21 (26)
Ramesh Mendis
3/72 (19)
IRE
160/8
1
51.6
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,A single to end the over as this is hit to mid-wicket.
4
51.5
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,FOUR! Too much width! Full and outside off. Dockrell powers it down to long on for a boundary.
0
51.4
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,Tossed up on middle. Dockrell defends.
0
51.3
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,Full and on off, pushed to cover.
0
51.2
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,Flat and on off, kept out.
0
51.1
Ramesh Mendis to George Dockrell ,On middle, tucked to mid-wicket.
Over 51
0
0
4
1
0
0
Mark Adair*
21 (26)
George Dockrell
22 (40)
Dhananjaya de Silva
0/10 (3)
IRE
155/8
0
50.6
Dhananjaya de Silva to Mark Adair ,Full and on off, Adair skips down and hits it back to the bowler.
0
50.5
Dhananjaya de Silva to Mark Adair ,Full and on middle, blocked.
4
50.4
Dhananjaya de Silva to Mark Adair ,FOUR! This is flat and on middle. Adair reverse sweeps it through point for a boundary.
1
50.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to George Dockrell ,Full and on middle. Dockrell works it to square leg for one.
0
50.2
Dhananjaya de Silva to George Dockrell ,Full and on off, kept out.
0
50.1
Dhananjaya de Silva to George Dockrell ,On middle, blocked.
Over 50
0
0
1
0
0
0
Mark Adair*
17 (23)
George Dockrell
21 (37)
Prabath Jayasuriya
2/52 (23)
IRE
150/8
0
49.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Mark Adair ,Around off, punched to mid on.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
IRE vs SL
*Last 3 years
2
No. of Matches
0
IRE
2
SL
0
Tie
Last Overs
over 55
W
Runs 0
over 54
1
1
0
1
W
1
Runs 4
over 53
0
0
0
0
4
0
Runs 4
over 52
0
0
0
0
4
1
Runs 5
over 51
0
0
1
4
0
0
Runs 5
Venue/Pitch Details
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Bowling Friendly
Second Batting Friendly
Spin Friendly
285
1st Batting Average
344
Highest Score Chased
8
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
38%
2nd Batting
62%
Wicket Split
Pacer
18.18% | 48W
Spin
81.82% | 216W
News
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12 Apr 2023Informed selectors about my intention to resign from captaincy: Karunaratne
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20 Mar 2023Match Officals
Umpire:
Adrian Holdstock (SA), Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Third Umpire:
Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee:
Javagal Srinath (IND)
