f61535 t2502	Sri Lanka v Ireland
	Ireland in Sri Lanka 2022/23 (1st Test)
Venue	Galle International Stadium, Galle on 16th, 17th, 18th April 2023 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sri Lanka won by an innings and 280 runs
Umpires	HDPK Dharmasena, AT Holdstock (South Africa)
TV umpire	PR Reiffel (Australia)
Referee	J Srinath (India)
Reserve Umpire	RMPJ Rambukwella
Close of play day 1	Sri Lanka (1) 386/4 (Chandimal 18*, Jayasuriya 12*; 88 overs)
Close of play day 2	Ireland (1) 117/7 (Tucker 21*, McBrine 5*; 45 overs)
Player of the Match	NGRP Jayasuriya

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
KNM Fernando	c Tucker b Campher	29	48	67	4	-	34
*FDM Karunaratne	c Tucker b Adair	179	235	372	15	-	120
BKG Mendis	lbw b Dockrell	140	193	251	18	1	119
AD Mathews	c Tucker b White	0	3	11	-	-	3
LD Chandimal	not out	102	155	242	12	-	99
NGRP Jayasuriya	lbw b Campher	16	23	25	3	-	18
DM de Silva	lbw b McBrine	12	16	27	3	-	13
+WSR Samarawickrama	not out	104	114	156	11	-	54
RTM Wanigamuni	did not bat
AM Fernando	did not bat
MVT Fernando	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 584 minutes, 131 overs)	591
Fall of wickets:
1-64 (KNM Fernando, 14.5 ov), 2-345 (Mendis, 73.6 ov), 3-348 (Mathews, 76.2 ov), 4-373 (Karunaratne, 84.1 ov), 5-390 (Jayasuriya, 89.6 ov), 6-408 (de Silva, 95.1 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Adair	24.3	3	95	1	1	-	97	11	-
Campher	21	2	84	2	-	-	85	11	-
McBrine	40	2	162	1	-	-	144	15	1
White	22	0	119	1	-	1	68	15	-
Dockrell	21.3	0	112	1	-	-	63	13	-
Tector	2	0	12	0	-	-	3	1	-

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Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JA McCollum	b Jayasuriya	35	85	110	5	-	69
MK Commins	b MVT Fernando	0	1	6	-	-	1
*A Balbirnie	c KNM Fernando b MVT Fernando	4	4	4	1	-	3
HT Tector	c de Silva b Jayasuriya	34	59	89	2	1	42
C Campher	c Wanigamuni b Jayasuriya	0	2	2	-	-	2
PJ Moor	c Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	14	29	33	2	-	22
+LJ Tucker	lbw b Jayasuriya	45	73	105	7	-	52
GH Dockrell	lbw b Jayasuriya	2	24	33	-	-	22
AR McBrine	lbw b Wanigamuni	7	35	55	1	-	31
MR Adair	st Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	0	2	1	-	-	2
BC White	not out	0	3	6	-	-	3
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 225 minutes, 52.3 overs)	143
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Commins, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Balbirnie, 1.5 ov), 3-74 (Tector, 23.1 ov), 4-74 (Campher, 23.3 ov), 5-85 (McCollum, 25.5 ov), 6-92 (Moor, 31.4 ov), 7-108 (Dockrell, 39.3 ov), 8-143 (Tucker, 51.1 ov), 9-143 (Adair, 51.3 ov), 10-143 (McBrine, 52.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
AM Fernando	5	2	9	0	-	-	24	1	-
MVT Fernando	9	2	38	2	-	-	42	8	-
Jayasuriya	23	10	52	7	-	-	112	6	-
Wanigamuni	14.3	3	40	1	-	2	65	2	1
de Silva	1	0	4	0	-	-	5	1	-

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Ireland second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JA McCollum	c de Silva b Jayasuriya	8	28	44	-	-	24
MK Commins	c Wanigamuni b MVT Fernando	0	3	4	-	-	3
*A Balbirnie	c de Silva b MVT Fernando	6	16	16	1	-	13
HT Tector	run out (Karunaratne->Samarawickrama)	42	95	145	4	-	69
+LJ Tucker	lbw b Jayasuriya	6	10	12	1	-	7
PJ Moor	c KNM Fernando b Wanigamuni	0	5	9	-	-	5
C Campher	c KNM Fernando b Wanigamuni	30	73	85	5	-	58
GH Dockrell	lbw b Wanigamuni	32	54	64	6	-	40
AR McBrine	c Mendis b Wanigamuni	10	11	17	2	-	7
MR Adair	not out	23	29	37	3	-	19
BC White	lbw b Jayasuriya	1	2	4	-	-	1
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 223 minutes, 54.1 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Commins, 1.3 ov), 2-8 (Balbirnie, 5.1 ov), 3-24 (McCollum, 10.1 ov), 4-32 (Tucker, 12.6 ov), 5-40 (Moor, 15.1 ov), 6-100 (Campher, 36.4 ov), 7-108 (Tector, 39.5 ov), 8-131 (McBrine, 44.3 ov), 9-167 (Dockrell, 53.5 ov), 10-168 (White, 54.1 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Jayasuriya	24.1	6	56	3	-	-	122	9	-
MVT Fernando	4	2	3	2	-	-	22	-	-
Wanigamuni	20	1	76	4	-	1	78	10	-
AM Fernando	3	0	15	0	1	-	11	2	-
de Silva	3	0	10	0	-	-	12	1	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 119/1 (Karunaratne 54*, Mendis 33*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 245/1 (Karunaratne 114*, Mendis 94*; 56 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 503/6 (Chandimal 66*, Samarawickrama 52*; 116 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Ireland (1) 27/2 (McCollum 18*, Tector 5*; 8 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Ireland (2) 41/5 (Tector 12*, Campher 1*; 16 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Ireland (2) 135/8 (Dockrell 19*, Adair 4*; 46 overs)
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 23.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 37.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 48.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 250 in 56.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 300 in 65.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 350 in 76.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 400 in 91.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 450 in 103.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 500 in 114.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 550 in 124.4 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 50 in 17.1 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 100 in 35.4 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 50 in 19.3 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 100 in 35.6 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 150 in 49.4 overs
--> MK Commins made his last appearance in Test matches
--> GH Dockrell made his last appearance in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 50 in 69 balls with 5 fours
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 100 in 139 balls with 7 fours
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 150 in 190 balls with 13 fours
--> BKG Mendis (1) 50 in 81 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> BKG Mendis (1) 100 in 142 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> LD Chandimal (1) 50 in 87 balls with 5 fours
--> LD Chandimal (1) 100 in 152 balls with 12 fours
--> NGRP Jayasuriya (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Test matches
--> WSR Samarawickrama (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Test matches
--> WSR Samarawickrama (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> WSR Samarawickrama (1) 50 in 62 balls with 6 fours
--> WSR Samarawickrama (1) 100 in 112 balls with 11 fours
--> GH Dockrell (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> LJ Tucker made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> JA McCollum made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MR Adair made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> HT Tector made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> BC White made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> BC White made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MK Commins made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> MK Commins made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> WSR Samarawickrama made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> C Campher made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> C Campher made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> KNM Fernando made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> AR McBrine made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> AR McBrine made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> GH Dockrell made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> GH Dockrell made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> NGRP Jayasuriya achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MR Adair in the Ireland first innings (previous best was 6-59)
--> RTM Wanigamuni reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed AR McBrine, his 3rd wicket in the Ireland second innings
--> MVT Fernando reached 250 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed MK Commins, his 1st wicket in the Ireland second innings

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Sri Lanka (1) 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (KNM Fernando 22, FDM Karunaratne 28)
Sri Lanka (1) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (FDM Karunaratne 20, BKG Mendis 28)
Sri Lanka (1) 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (FDM Karunaratne 40, BKG Mendis 58)
Sri Lanka (1) 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 215 balls (FDM Karunaratne 64, BKG Mendis 83)
Sri Lanka (1) 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 267 balls (FDM Karunaratne 93, BKG Mendis 102)
Sri Lanka (1) 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 323 balls (FDM Karunaratne 116, BKG Mendis 127)
Sri Lanka (1) 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (LD Chandimal 23, WSR Samarawickrama 27)
Sri Lanka (1) 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (LD Chandimal 47, WSR Samarawickrama 53)
Sri Lanka (1) 7th Wicket: 150 runs in 189 balls (LD Chandimal 68, WSR Samarawickrama 84)
Ireland (1) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (JA McCollum 27, HT Tector 22)
Ireland (2) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (HT Tector 22, C Campher 28)
Over 66.1: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
Over 73.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - BKG Mendis (decision upheld)
Over 108.5: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - LD Chandimal (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 0.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JA McCollum (decision upheld)
Over 9.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - HT Tector (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 13.6: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - JA McCollum (decision overturned)
Over 39.3: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - GH Dockrell (decision upheld)
Over 51.1: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - LJ Tucker (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 52.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - AR McBrine (Upheld)
Over 1.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - A Balbirnie (decision upheld)
Over 6.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JA McCollum (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 12.6: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - LJ Tucker (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 53.5: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - GH Dockrell (decision upheld)
Over 54.1: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - B White (decision upheld)