Men's Test · Ireland tour of Sri Lanka · Match 1

Sri Lanka v Ireland

16 Apr 2023 to 18 Apr 2023 · Galle International Stadium

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 280 runs

Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: NGRP Jayasuriya

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Sri Lanka (1)	591/6d	131.0
Ireland (2)	143	52.3
Ireland (3)	168	54.1

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Ireland168 all out (54.1 ov)

Ireland batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JA McCollumcaught b NGRP Jayasuriya	caught b NGRP Jayasuriya	8	28	0	0	28.6
M Comminscaught b MVT Fernando	caught b MVT Fernando	0	3	0	0	0.0
A Balbirniecaught b MVT Fernando	caught b MVT Fernando	6	16	1	0	37.5
HT Tectorrun out	run out	42	95	4	0	44.2
L Tuckerlbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	6	10	1	0	60.0
PJ Moorcaught b RTM Mendis	caught b RTM Mendis	0	5	0	0	0.0
C Camphercaught b RTM Mendis	caught b RTM Mendis	30	73	5	0	41.1
GH Dockrelllbw b RTM Mendis	lbw b RTM Mendis	32	54	6	0	59.3
AR McBrinecaught b RTM Mendis	caught b RTM Mendis	10	11	2	0	90.9
MR Adair*not out	not out	23	29	3	0	79.3
B Whitelbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	1	2	0	0	50.0
Extras	10 (b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 1)
Total	168 all out (54.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (M Commins, 1.3 ov), 2-8 (A Balbirnie, 5.1 ov), 3-24 (JA McCollum, 10.1 ov), 4-32 (L Tucker, 12.6 ov), 5-40 (PJ Moor, 15.1 ov), 6-100 (C Campher, 36.4 ov), 7-108 (HT Tector, 39.5 ov), 8-131 (AR McBrine, 44.3 ov), 9-167 (GH Dockrell, 53.5 ov), 10-168 (B White, 54.1 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
NGRP Jayasuriya	24.1	6	56	3	2.32	0	0
MVT Fernando	4	2	3	2	0.75	0	0
RTM Mendis	20	1	76	4	3.80	0	1
AM Fernando	3	0	15	0	5.00	1	0
DM de Silva	3	0	10	0	3.33	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.