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Sri Lanka
591/6
Ireland
143/10 & 168/10
Sri Lanka won by 280 runs
Ireland v Sri Lanka 2023 · 1st Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
16–18 Apr 2023
Summary
Scorecard
How hard each side found the batting
Uneven — Ireland had it far tougher than Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
1.09×
+9%
Ireland
0.89×
-11%
harder to score
typical
easier
The lead
Sri Lanka's margin flattered them — conditions did some of the work.
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Sri Lanka 591
Ireland 143
Ireland 168
Who won it · by value
Runs, and what they were worth in these conditions
FDM Karunaratne
Sri Lanka
179
+182
BKG Mendis
Sri Lanka
140
+141
LD Chandimal
Sri Lanka
102
+129
S Samarawickrama
Sri Lanka
104
+127
HT Tector
Ireland
76
+101
Best bowling
Top match figures
NGRP Jayasuriya
7/52
RTM Mendis
4/76
NGRP Jayasuriya
3/56
MVT Fernando
2/3
Top score
179
FDM Karunaratne · Sri Lanka
Biggest stand
281
2nd wkt · Sri Lanka
Worst collapse
3
–18
3 wkts for 18 · Ireland
Match facts
Toss
Sri Lanka, bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 280 runs
Length
3 days
Sri Lanka
591/6
Ireland
143/10
Ireland
168/10
Sri Lanka
591
/6
(131.0 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
KNM Fernando
c L Tucker b C Campher
29
48
4
0
60.42
FDM Karunaratne
c L Tucker b MR Adair
179
235
15
0
76.17
BKG Mendis
lbw b GH Dockrell
140
193
18
1
72.54
AD Mathews
c L Tucker b B White
0
3
0
0
0.00
LD Chandimal
*
not out
102
155
12
0
65.81
NGRP Jayasuriya
lbw b C Campher
16
23
3
0
69.57
DM de Silva
lbw b AR McBrine
12
16
3
0
75.00
S Samarawickrama
*
not out
104
114
11
0
91.23
Extras
9
(b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)
Total
591/6 (131.0 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
MR Adair
24.3
3
95
1
3.88
C Campher
21.0
2
84
2
4.00
AR McBrine
40.0
2
162
1
4.05
B White
22.0
0
119
1
5.41
GH Dockrell
21.3
1
112
1
5.21
HT Tector
2.0
0
12
0
6.00
Fall of wickets
1
-64
(KNM Fernando, 14.5)
·
2
-345
(BKG Mendis, 73.6)
·
3
-348
(AD Mathews, 76.2)
·
4
-373
(FDM Karunaratne, 84.1)
·
5
-390
(NGRP Jayasuriya, 89.6)
·
6
-408
(DM de Silva, 95.1)
Ireland
143
/10
(52.3 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
JA McCollum
b NGRP Jayasuriya
35
85
5
0
41.18
M Commins
b MVT Fernando
0
1
0
0
0.00
A Balbirnie
c KNM Fernando b MVT Fernando
4
4
1
0
100.00
HT Tector
c DM de Silva b NGRP Jayasuriya
34
59
2
1
57.63
C Campher
c RTM Mendis b NGRP Jayasuriya
0
2
0
0
0.00
PJ Moor
c S Samarawickrama b NGRP Jayasuriya
14
29
2
0
48.28
L Tucker
lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya
45
73
7
0
61.64
GH Dockrell
lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya
2
24
0
0
8.33
AR McBrine
lbw b RTM Mendis
7
35
1
0
20.00
MR Adair
st S Samarawickrama b NGRP Jayasuriya
0
2
0
0
0.00
B White
*
not out
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
2
(nb 2)
Total
143/10 (52.3 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
AM Fernando
5.0
2
9
0
1.80
MVT Fernando
9.0
2
38
2
4.22
NGRP Jayasuriya
23.0
10
52
7
2.26
RTM Mendis
14.3
4
40
1
2.76
DM de Silva
1.0
0
4
0
4.00
Fall of wickets
1
-0
(M Commins, 1.1)
·
2
-4
(A Balbirnie, 1.5)
·
3
-74
(HT Tector, 23.1)
·
4
-74
(C Campher, 23.3)
·
5
-85
(JA McCollum, 25.5)
·
6
-92
(PJ Moor, 31.4)
·
7
-108
(GH Dockrell, 39.3)
·
8
-143
(L Tucker, 51.1)
·
9
-143
(MR Adair, 51.3)
·
10
-143
(AR McBrine, 52.3)
Ireland
168
/10
(54.1 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
JA McCollum
c DM de Silva b NGRP Jayasuriya
8
28
0
0
28.57
M Commins
c RTM Mendis b MVT Fernando
0
3
0
0
0.00
A Balbirnie
c DM de Silva b MVT Fernando
6
16
1
0
37.50
HT Tector
run out (FDM Karunaratne)
42
95
4
0
44.21
L Tucker
lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya
6
10
1
0
60.00
PJ Moor
c KNM Fernando b RTM Mendis
0
5
0
0
0.00
C Campher
c KNM Fernando b RTM Mendis
30
73
5
0
41.10
GH Dockrell
lbw b RTM Mendis
32
54
6
0
59.26
AR McBrine
c BKG Mendis b RTM Mendis
10
11
2
0
90.91
MR Adair
*
not out
23
29
3
0
79.31
B White
lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya
1
2
0
0
50.00
Extras
10
(b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)
Total
168/10 (54.1 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
NGRP Jayasuriya
24.1
7
56
3
2.32
MVT Fernando
4.0
2
3
2
0.75
RTM Mendis
20.0
1
76
4
3.80
AM Fernando
3.0
0
15
0
5.00
DM de Silva
3.0
0
10
0
3.33
Fall of wickets
1
-0
(M Commins, 1.3)
·
2
-8
(A Balbirnie, 5.1)
·
3
-24
(JA McCollum, 10.1)
·
4
-32
(L Tucker, 12.6)
·
5
-40
(PJ Moor, 15.1)
·
6
-100
(C Campher, 36.4)
·
7
-108
(HT Tector, 39.5)
·
8
-131
(AR McBrine, 44.3)
·
9
-167
(GH Dockrell, 53.5)
·
10
-168
(B White, 54.1)
