The Sri Lankan team managed to win by an innings and 280 runs in the first test match against the visiting Irish team this (18) evening.
Batting first in the match held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, the Sri Lankan team scored 591 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. With four more wickets in hand, the Sri Lankan players, who entrusted the Irish team to bat, did not allow them to succeed.
Accordingly, Ireland’s first innings were limited to 143 runs. Accordingly, the Irish players who came to play the second innings after enforcing follow-on were bowled out for 168 runs this evening.
For the Sri Lankan team, captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored 179 runs, Kusal Mendis scored 140 runs, Dinesh Chandimal and Sadheera Samarawickrama scored 102 runs and 104 runs respectively. In bowling, Prabhath Jayasuriya took 7 wickets for 52 runs in the first innings. It is special that he took 3 wickets for 56 runs in the second innings and took 10 wickets in this match.
Ramesh Mendis took one wicket in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings for 76 runs. He equaled the record of the fastest Sri Lankan player to take 50 Test wickets in this match. This record was previously held by Dilruwan Perera.
Accordingly, the Sri Lankan team managed to advance 1-0 in the two-match Test series.
