GALLE (Sri Lanka): Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chandimal hit unbeaten centuries sooner than Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a five-for as Sri Lanka put guests Ireland to the sword on the second one day of the 1st Test in Galle on Monday.
Sri Lanka declared their first innings on a mammoth 591–6 sooner than lowering Ireland to 117–7, nonetheless desiring any other 274 to steer clear of the follow-on.
Lorcan Tucker used to be batting on 21 on the shut, with Andy McBrine along him on 5.
Playing most effective their fifth-ever Test, and looking for their first win since reaching the standing in 2017, Ireland may just most effective reveal their weak point in opposition to a staff ranked 7th on the earth within the five-day layout.
Left arm seamer Vishwa Fernando — taking part in his first Test in 10 months — brushed aside Murray Cummins for a golden duck and captain Andy Balbirnie in simply the second one over of the Ireland innings.
Harry Tector (34) and James McCollum (35) put in combination a 70-run partnership sooner than left-arm orthodox spinner Jayasuriya wreaked havoc with a double wicket maiden, claiming the scalps of Tector and Curtis Campher.
In his subsequent over, Jayasuriya wiped clean up best scorer McCollum with a peach of a supply that pitched on heart stump, spun previous the bat and clipped best of off-stump.
Jayasuriya subsequent had Peter Moore Caught at the back of and finished his 5th five-wicket haul when George Dockrell used to be trapped leg sooner than wicket.
Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman Samarawickrama celebrated his go back to Test cricket with a maiden hundred after ultimate that includes in a Test in 2017.
His 104 now not out used to be the 1st time a Sri Lankan wicketkeeper has made a century in Test-match cricket in seven years, the former being Kusal Perera in 2016.
Chandimal used to be unbeaten along him on 102 on the declaration, posting his 14th Test ton in opposition to drained Irish bowlers who toiled in sizzling stipulations.
The pair added an unbroken 183 runs for the 7th wicket, after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (179) and Kusal Mendis (140) posted centuries previous within the innings.
Chandimal, 18 in a single day, used to be the 1st to achieve 3 figures with a sublime punch for 4 thru additional quilt.
The 27-year-old Samarawickrama joined him within the subsequent over, his 104 the best ranking by way of a Sri Lankan quantity 8.
The event is the first-ever Test between Sri Lanka and Ireland, who’ve misplaced all 4 in their earlier Tests, together with in opposition to Bangladesh this month.
Sri Lanka declared their first innings on a mammoth 591–6 sooner than lowering Ireland to 117–7, nonetheless desiring any other 274 to steer clear of the follow-on.
Lorcan Tucker used to be batting on 21 on the shut, with Andy McBrine along him on 5.
Playing most effective their fifth-ever Test, and looking for their first win since reaching the standing in 2017, Ireland may just most effective reveal their weak point in opposition to a staff ranked 7th on the earth within the five-day layout.
Left arm seamer Vishwa Fernando — taking part in his first Test in 10 months — brushed aside Murray Cummins for a golden duck and captain Andy Balbirnie in simply the second one over of the Ireland innings.
Harry Tector (34) and James McCollum (35) put in combination a 70-run partnership sooner than left-arm orthodox spinner Jayasuriya wreaked havoc with a double wicket maiden, claiming the scalps of Tector and Curtis Campher.
In his subsequent over, Jayasuriya wiped clean up best scorer McCollum with a peach of a supply that pitched on heart stump, spun previous the bat and clipped best of off-stump.
Jayasuriya subsequent had Peter Moore Caught at the back of and finished his 5th five-wicket haul when George Dockrell used to be trapped leg sooner than wicket.
Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman Samarawickrama celebrated his go back to Test cricket with a maiden hundred after ultimate that includes in a Test in 2017.
His 104 now not out used to be the 1st time a Sri Lankan wicketkeeper has made a century in Test-match cricket in seven years, the former being Kusal Perera in 2016.
Chandimal used to be unbeaten along him on 102 on the declaration, posting his 14th Test ton in opposition to drained Irish bowlers who toiled in sizzling stipulations.
The pair added an unbroken 183 runs for the 7th wicket, after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (179) and Kusal Mendis (140) posted centuries previous within the innings.
Chandimal, 18 in a single day, used to be the 1st to achieve 3 figures with a sublime punch for 4 thru additional quilt.
The 27-year-old Samarawickrama joined him within the subsequent over, his 104 the best ranking by way of a Sri Lankan quantity 8.
The event is the first-ever Test between Sri Lanka and Ireland, who’ve misplaced all 4 in their earlier Tests, together with in opposition to Bangladesh this month.