Ramesh Mendis took five wickets and Prabath Jayasuriya became the fastest-ever spinner to 50 Test wickets Friday as Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an innings and 10 runs in the second Test.
The host swept the two-match series in Galle 2-0, recording ts 100th Test win and leaving the tourist still seeking a first victory in cricket’s longest format.
Harry Tector fought a lone last-day rearguard action to try to bat out a draw, scoring 85 and mounting a 41-run stand for the ninth wicket, but Mendis took 5-64 as Ireland were bowled out for 202 in their second innings.
Asitha Fernando bowled Tector with a yorker to end the resistance and accounted for last man Ben White with the very next ball to wrap up another emphatic win in style.
The visitor posted 492 in their first innings — among the highest-ever scores to be followed by an innings defeat.
After Sri Lanka declared on 704-3, Ireland resumed its second innings on 54-2, hoping to hold on for a draw on a track still good for batting.
But Jayasuriya dismissed Paul Stirling in the fourth over of the morning to become the quickest-ever spinner to take 50 wickets, in just seven Tests.
Ireland 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McCollum | c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya | 10 | 28 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Peter Moor | lbw b AM Fernando | 5 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Andy Balbirnie (c) | c de Silva b RTM Mendis | 95 | 163 | 275 | 14 | 0 | 58.28 |
| Harry Tector | c Chandimal b Jayasuriya | 18 | 44 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 40.90 |
| Paul Stirling | c de Silva b AM Fernando | 103 | 181 | 237 | 9 | 4 | 56.90 |
| Lorcan Tucker † | b MVT Fernando | 80 | 106 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 75.47 |
| Curtis Campher | c de Silva b Jayasuriya | 111 | 229 | 311 | 15 | 2 | 48.47 |
| Andy McBrine | c sub (MADI Hemantha) b MVT Fernando | 35 | 59 | 113 | 3 | 1 | 59.32 |
| Graham Hume | lbw b Jayasuriya | 6 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 26.08 |
| Matthew Humphreys | c RTM Mendis b Jayasuriya | 7 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Ben White | not out | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 11, nb 1, w 1) | 22 | |||||
| TOTAL | 145.3 Ov (RR: 3.38) | 492 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Peter Moor, 3.4 ov), 2-43 (James McCollum, 9.3 ov), 3-89 (Harry Tector, 23.1 ov), 3-204 (60.2 ov), 4-232 (Andy Balbirnie, 67.3 ov), 5-321 (Lorcan Tucker, 90.4 ov), 6-385 (Paul Stirling, 108.2 ov), 7-474 (Andy McBrine, 134.4 ov), 8-476 (Curtis Campher, 137.3 ov), 9-483 (Graham Hume, 141.4 ov), 10-492 (Matthew Humphreys, 145.3 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 24 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Asitha Fernando | 22 | 4 | 78 | 2 | 3.54 | 1 | 0 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 58.3 | 13 | 174 | 5 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 27 | 4 | 108 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 14 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | lbw b McBrine | 205 | 339 | 22 | 1 | 60.47 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (c) | c Humphreys b Campher | 115 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 86.46 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Humphreys b Hume | 245 | 291 | 18 | 11 | 84.19 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 100 | 114 | 6 | 4 | 87.71 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | retired hurt | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.85 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 70.58 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 8, nb 2, w 2) | 14 | ||||
| TOTAL | 151 Ov (RR: 4.66) | 704/3d | ||||
| Did not bat: Sadeera Samarawickrama †, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-228 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 48.4 ov), 2-496 (Nishan Madushka, 114.6 ov), 3-629 (Kusal Mendis, 139.5 ov), 3-651* (Dinesh Chandimal, retired hurt) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hume | 22 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 57 | 8 | 191 | 1 | 3.35 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 20 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 5.05 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Humphreys | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben White | 34 | 1 | 203 | 0 | 5.97 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Tector | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.62 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McCollum | b RTM Mendis | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Peter Moor | c Mathews b Jayasuriya | 19 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 48.71 |
| Andy Balbirnie (c) | c Mathews b RTM Mendis | 46 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 45.54 |
| Harry Tector | b AM Fernando | 85 | 189 | 8 | 3 | 44.97 |
| Paul Stirling | c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Lorcan Tucker † | b AM Fernando | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Curtis Campher | c BKG Mendis b RTM Mendis | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Andy McBrine | c de Silva b RTM Mendis | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Graham Hume | c †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Humphreys | not out | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 12.90 |
| Ben White | b AM Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2) | 2 | ||||
| TOTAL | 77.3 Ov (RR: 2.60) | 202 | ||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-10 (James McCollum, 4.2 ov), 2-38 (Peter Moor, 13.2 ov), 2-60 (24.2 ov), 3-61 (Paul Stirling, 25.2 ov), 4-78 (Lorcan Tucker, 34.2 ov), 5-103 (Curtis Campher, 45.3 ov), 6-143 (Andy Balbirnie, 57.3 ov), 7-159 (Andy McBrine, 63.5 ov), 8-161 (Graham Hume, 65.5 ov), 9-202 (Harry Tector, 77.2 ov), 10-202 (Ben White, 77.3 ov) • DRS |
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 32 | 9 | 88 | 2 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 27 | 6 | 64 | 5 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Asitha Fernando | 11.3 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
day 1 – Ireland 1st innings 319/4 (Lorcan Tucker 78*, Curtis Campher 27*, 90 ov)
day 2 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 81/0 (Nishan Madushka 41*, Dimuth Karunaratne 39*, 18.1 ov)
day 3 – Sri Lanka 1st innings 357/1 (Nishan Madushka 149*, Kusal Mendis 83*, 77 ov)
day 4 – Ireland 2nd innings 54/2 (Andy Balbirnie 18*, Harry Tector 7*, 22 ov) – end of match
day 5
- A Balbirnie retired hurt at 60/2 (24, 24.2 overs)
- Drinks: Ireland – 78/4 in 34.2 overs (HT Tector 9)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 43.2 overs (260 balls), Extras 2
- A Balbirnie retired hurt at 24* from 60/2 (24.2) to 103/5 (45.3)
- Lunch: Ireland – 121/5 in 52.0 overs (A Balbirnie 29, HT Tector 35)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 60.4 overs (364 balls), Extras 2
- Over 68.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – PR Reiffel, Batter – MJ Humphreys (Struck down)
- Drinks: Ireland – 166/8 in 69.0 overs (HT Tector 49, MJ Humphreys 4)
- HT Tector: 50 off 159 balls (5 x 4)
- Over 69.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – MJ Humphreys (Struck down)
- Ireland: 200 runs in 75.6 overs (456 balls), Extras 2
